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The 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 77th season of play for the Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Leafs opened the regular season with ten consecutive wins, and finished in second place in the Central Division with a record of 43 wins, 29 losses and 12 ties for 98 points. The team qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, returning to the Conference Finals. They defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the Conference Quarterfinals, then eliminated the San Jose Sharks in a seven-game Conference Semifinal series. However, they lost the Western Conference Finals in five games to the Vancouver Canucks.

Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
1993–94 record43–29–12
Home record23–15–4
Quick facts Toronto Maple Leafs, Division ...
1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
1993–94 record43–29–12
Home record23–15–4
Road record20–14–8
Goals for280
Goals against243
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachPat Burns
CaptainWendel Clark
Alternate captainsDoug Gilmour
Bob Rouse
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Minor league affiliateSt. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsDave Andreychuk (53)
AssistsDoug Gilmour (84)
PointsDoug Gilmour (111)
Penalty minutesKen Baumgartner (185)
Plus/minusSylvain Lefebvre (+33)
WinsFelix Potvin (34)
Goals against averageDamian Rhodes (2.62)
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Off-season

The NHL re-organized in the off-season, and the Leafs were placed in the new Central Division.

Preseason

The Leafs played a pair of preseason games at Wembley Arena in London versus the New York Rangers on September 12 and 13, 1993.[1] The Leafs lost both games and the prize money of $50,000.[2]

More information Date, Venue ...
DateVenueTeamTeamScore
September 11Wembley Arena, LondonToronto Maple LeafsNew York Rangers3–5
September 12New York RangersToronto Maple Leafs3–1
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Regular season

The Leafs started the season with a ten-game winning streak, an NHL record they currently share with the 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres.

Doug Gilmour ranked fourth in the NHL in scoring with 111 points.[3]

During the regular season, the Maple Leafs had the most power-play opportunities (459) out of all 26 teams.[4]

Season standings

More information No., CR ...
Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings8446308356275100
22Toronto Maple Leafs8443291228024398
34Dallas Stars8442291328626597
45St. Louis Blues8440331127028391
56Chicago Blackhawks843936925424087
612Winnipeg Jets842451924534457
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[5] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

More information R, Div ...
Western Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference beginning their playoff run against number six Chicago Blackhawks. After defeating Chicago, the Leafs would go on to play the eighth seed San Jose Sharks in the conference semifinals. With the win in game seven against San Jose, Toronto would go on to play the Vancouver Canucks, who would end their playoff run.

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
1993–94 regular season[7]
October: 10–1–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 7, 19936–3Dallas Stars (1993–94)1–0–0W
2October 9, 19932–1Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)2–0–0W
3October 10, 19935–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)3–0–0W
4October 13, 19937–1Washington Capitals (1993–94)4–0–0W
5October 15, 19936–3Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)5–0–0W
6October 16, 19932–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)6–0–0W
7October 19, 19937–2Hartford Whalers (1993–94)7–0–0W
8October 21, 19934–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)8–0–0W
9October 23, 19932–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)9–0–0W
10October 28, 19934–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)10–0–0W
11October 30, 19932–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)10–1–0L
November: 7–4–4 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12November 1, 19933–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)10–1–1T
13November 3, 19936–3Florida Panthers (1993–94)11–1–1W
14November 4, 19933–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)11–1–2T
15November 6, 19935–3Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)12–1–2W
16November 9, 19932–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)12–1–3T
17November 11, 19932–3@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)12–2–3L
18November 13, 19932–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)12–3–3L
19November 15, 19935–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)12–3–4T
20November 17, 19934–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)13–3–4W
21November 18, 19933–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)14–3–4W
22November 20, 19933–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)15–3–4W
23November 22, 19935–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)16–3–4W
24November 24, 19933–5@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)16–4–4L
25November 27, 19934–2Boston Bruins (1993–94)17–4–4W
26November 29, 19930–3Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)17–5–4L
December: 4–7–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27December 1, 19934–2St. Louis Blues (1993–94)18–5–4W
28December 2, 19935–4@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)19–5–4W
29December 4, 19933–4New York Rangers (1993–94)19–6–4L
30December 8, 19934–5Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)19–7–4L
31December 11, 19933–1Calgary Flames (1993–94)20–7–4W
32December 12, 19933–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)20–7–5T
33December 15, 19930–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)20–8–5L
34December 17, 19932–6@ New York Islanders (1993–94)20–9–5L
35December 18, 19934–1Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)21–9–5W
36December 22, 19932–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (1993–94)21–9–6T
37December 23, 19932–3@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)21–10–6L
38December 27, 19932–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)21–11–6L
39December 29, 19930–4@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)21–12–6L
January: 7–2–4 (home: 4–2–2; road: 3–0–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40January 1, 19944–7Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)21–13–6L
41January 2, 19943–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)21–13–7T
42[a]January 4, 19940–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)21–14–7L
43January 6, 19946–3Ottawa Senators (1993–94)22–14–7W
44January 8, 19945–3Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)23–14–7W
45January 10, 19943–0@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)24–14–7W
46January 11, 19942–1@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)25–14–7W
47January 13, 19944–3 OTDallas Stars (1993–94)26–14–7W
48January 15, 19945–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)27–14–7W
49January 18, 19943–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)27–14–8T
50January 19, 19943–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)27–14–9T
51January 26, 19944–3New York Islanders (1993–94)28–14–9W
52January 29, 19944–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)28–14–10T
February: 6–5–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53February 1, 19944–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)28–14–11T
54February 5, 19943–4Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)28–15–11L
55February 7, 19941–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)28–16–11L
56February 11, 19943–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)29–16–11W
57February 12, 19942–3@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)29–17–11L
58February 15, 19945–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1993–94)30–17–11W
59February 17, 19942–1New Jersey Devils (1993–94)31–17–11W
60February 19, 19943–2Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)32–17–11W
61February 21, 19946–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)33–17–11W
62February 23, 19943–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)33–18–11L
63February 26, 19940–3Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)33–19–11L
64February 28, 19944–1@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)34–19–11W
March: 6–7–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65March 4, 19946–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)35–19–11W
66March 5, 19941–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)35–20–11L
67March 7, 19942–3St. Louis Blues (1993–94)35–21–11L
68March 9, 19944–2Dallas Stars (1993–94)36–21–11W
69March 10, 19944–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)37–21–11W
70March 12, 19943–1Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)38–21–11W
71March 16, 19941–4Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)38–22–11L
72March 18, 19944–2St. Louis Blues (1993–94)39–22–11W
73March 20, 19943–6Calgary Flames (1993–94)39–23–11L
74[a]March 23, 19941–1 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)39–23–12T
75March 24, 19941–2San Jose Sharks (1993–94)39–24–12L
76March 26, 19946–3Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)40–24–12W
77March 28, 19942–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)40–25–12L
78March 31, 19943–5@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)40–26–12L
April: 3–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79April 2, 19941–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)40–27–12L
80April 5, 19946–4@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)41–27–12W
81April 8, 19943–5@ New York Rangers (1993–94)41–28–12L
82April 10, 19947–0Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)42–28–12W
83April 12, 19943–4Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)42–29–12L
84April 14, 19946–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)43–29–12W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)
Notes: a Neutral site game played at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Playoffs

More information 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[7]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks – Maple Leafs win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 18, 19945–1Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 1–0W
2April 20, 19941–0 OTChicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 2–0W
3April 23, 19944–5@ Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 2–1L
4April 24, 19943–4 OT@ Chicago BlackhawksSeries tied 2–2L
5April 26, 19941–0Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 3–2W
6April 28, 19941–0@ Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs win 4–2W
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (8) San Jose Sharks: Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1May 2, 19942–3San Jose SharksSharks lead 1–0L
2May 4, 19945–1San Jose SharksSeries tied 1–1W
3May 6, 19942–5@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 2–1L
4May 8, 19948–3@ San Jose SharksSeries tied 2–2W
5May 10, 19942–5@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 3–2L
6May 12, 19943–2 OTSan Jose SharksSeries tied 3–3W
7May 14, 19944–2San Jose SharksMaple Leafs win 4–3W
Western Conference Finals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks: Canucks win 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1May 16, 19943–2 OTVancouver CanucksMaple Leafs lead 1–0W
2May 18, 19943–4Vancouver CanucksSeries tied 1–1L
3May 20, 19940–4@ Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 2–1L
4May 22, 19940–2@ Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 3–1L
5May 24, 19943–4 2OT@ Vancouver CanucksCanucks win 4–1L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, GP ...
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Doug Gilmour832784111105251013
Dave Andreychuk8353469998222158
Wendel Clark64463076115102108
Dave Ellett6873643426501
Dmitri Mironov7692736785300
Glenn Anderson7317183550-6503
Nikolai Borschevsky45142034106701
John Cullen5313173067-2204
Rob Pearson67121830189-6104
Jamie Macoun8232730115-5101
Todd Gill4542428448201
Mark Osborne73915241452112
Bill Berg838111993-3001
Mike Eastwood5481018282102
Peter Zezel418816195000
Kent Manderville677916635001
Bob Rouse63511161018110
Mike Gartner10661249100
Mike Krushelnyski54561128-5101
Sylvain Lefebvre8429117933000
Drake Berehowsky49281063-3202
Ken Baumgartner64448185-6000
Yanic Perreault1333601200
Chris Govedaris12224144000
Mark Greig13224101000
Felix Potvin6604440000
Guy Larose1012310-2000
Ken McRae9112361000
David Sacco41124-2100
Alexei Kudashov251014-3000
Matt Martin1201160000
Greg Smyth1101138-2000
Patrik Augusta200000000
Frank Bialowas3000120000
Mike Foligno400040000
David Harlock60000-2000
Eric Lacroix300020000
Damian Rhodes2200020000
Chris Snell20002-1000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin388366342291872.89320101823.907
Damian Rhodes121322973532.620541488.902
Team:5096844329122402.83325512311.906
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, GP ...
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Doug Gilmour186222842501
Dave Ellett183151831300
Wendel Clark18971624201
Dmitri Mironov1869156600
Mike Gartner18561114103
Dave Andreychuk18551016310
Mark Osborne1842652021
Peter Zezel182468001
Todd Gill1815637001
Mike Eastwood1832512101
Nikolai Borschevsky152244100
Bill Berg1812310000
Sylvain Lefebvre1803316000
Bob Rouse1803329000
Jamie Macoun1811212000
Kent Manderville121014010
Rob Pearson1410132000
Ken Baumgartner1000018000
John Cullen30000000
Chris Govedaris20000000
Darby Hendrickson20000000
Mike Krushelnyski60000000
Eric Lacroix20000000
Ken McRae60004000
Felix Potvin180004000
Damian Rhodes10000000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Felix Potvin11241899462.463520474.912
Damian Rhodes110000.00000
Team:11251899462.453520474.912
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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1993-94 season.

Trades

August 3, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Dave Tomlinson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
August 12, 1993 To Winnipeg Jets
Kevin McClelland
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
August 25, 1993 To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Daniel Jardemyr
September 2, 1993 To Calgary Flames
Jeff Perry
Brad Miller
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Todd Gillingham
Paul Holden
November 5, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Mike Foligno
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
December 7, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Greg Smyth
January 25, 1994 To Hartford Whalers
Ted Crowley
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Greig
6th round pick in 1995 – Doug Bonner
February 21, 1994 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Pat Jablonski
March 18, 1994 To Hartford Whalers
9th round pick in 1994 – Matt Ball
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Belanger
March 21, 1994 To New York Rangers
Glenn Anderson
Scott Malone
4th round pick in 1994 – Alexander Korobolin
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Gartner
June 28, 1994 To New York Islanders
2nd round pick in 1995 – D. J. Smith
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 1994 – Fredrik Modin
June 28, 1994 To Quebec Nordiques
Wendel Clark
Sylvain Lefebvre
Landon Wilson
1st round pick in 1994 – Jeff Kealty
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mats Sundin
Garth Butcher
Todd Warriner
1st round pick in 1994 – Nolan Baumgartner
June 28, 1994 To Washington Capitals
Rob Pearson
1st round pick in 1994 – Nolan Baumgartner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Ridley
1st round pick in 1994 – Eric Fichaud

Waivers

October 3, 1993 To Ottawa Senators
Dave McLlwain
January 1, 1994 To Calgary Flames
Guy Larose
January 8, 1994 To Chicago Blackhawks
Greg Smyth

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Chris SnellBuffalo Sabres
Rich ChernomazCalgary Flames
Bruce RacinePittsburgh Penguins
David HarlockNew Jersey Devils
Chris GovedarisHartford Whalers
Marcel CousineauBoston Bruins
Frank BialowasUndrafted Free Agent
Mark KolesarUndrafted Free Agent
PlayerNew team
Todd HawkinsPittsburgh Penguins
Bob HalkidisDetroit Red Wings
Bob McGillNew York Islanders
Rob CimettaChicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[10]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
112Kenny Jonsson SwedenRögle BK (Sweden)
119Landon Wilson United StatesDubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
5123Zdenek Nedved Czech RepublicSudbury Wolves (OHL)
6149Paul Vincent United StatesCushing Academy (USHS–MA)
7175Jeff Andrews CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
8201David Brumby CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
10253Kyle Ferguson CanadaMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
11279Mikhail Lapin RussiaWestern Michigan University (CCHA)
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