1993–94 New Jersey Devils season

New Jersey Devils

Industry	Professional ice hockey
Founded	June 11, 1974 (1974-06-11)
Headquarters	Newark , United States
Products	Ice hockey team

The 1993–94 season for the New Jersey Devils represented the 20th year of the franchise's existence and their 12th campaign since moving from Colorado in 1982. For the fourth consecutive season, the Devils secured a playoff berth, reaching the Eastern Conference Final and narrowly missing a spot in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Rookie goaltender Martin Brodeur was honored with the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top newcomer, while head coach Jacques Lemaire earned the Jack Adams Award for his coaching excellence.

Regular season

Starting the 1993–94 campaign, New Jersey opened with an impressive seven-game winning streak and ultimately set franchise highs with 47 victories and 106 points. The team ranked second league-wide in both offensive production and goaltending performance. Captain Scott Stevens led all NHL players with a remarkable +53 plus/minus rating.

On the defensive side, the Devils allowed the fewest goals at even strength (141) and faced the least number of power-play opportunities against (333), highlighting their disciplined approach centered on defense.

Regular season

|- |1||October 6, 1993||2–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 8, 1993||6–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||2–0–0 || |- |3||October 9, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||3–0–0 || |- |4||October 12, 1993||7–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets||4–0–0 || |- |5||October 16, 1993||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders||5–0–0 || |- |6||October 20, 1993||4–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||6–0–0 || |- |7||October 23, 1993||2–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers||7–0–0 || |- |8||October 26, 1993||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens||7–1–0 || |- |9||October 30, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||8–1–0 || |- |10||October 31, 1993||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||8–2–0 ||

|- |11||November 3, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings||8–3–0 || |- |12||November 5, 1993||6–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||9–3–0 || |- |13||November 7, 1993||2–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks||10–3–0 || |- |14||November 10, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders||11–3–0 || |- |15||November 11, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||12–3–0 || |- |16||November 13, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks||12–4–0 || |- |17||November 17, 1993||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||13–4–0 || |- |18||November 18, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||14–4–0 || |- |19||November 20, 1993||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||14–5–0 || |- |20||November 23, 1993||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques||14–5–1 || |- |21||November 24, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres||15–5–1 || |- |22||November 26, 1993||6–6 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues||15–5–2 || |- |23||November 30, 1993||1-3 || align="left"| New York Rangers||15-6-2 ||

Legend:

Playoff Series

|- | 1 || April 17, 1994 || 0–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || Sabres take 1–0 lead || |- | 2 || April 19, 1994 || 2–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || Series even at 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1994 || 2–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres || Devils ahead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1994 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres || Tied series at 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1994 || 5–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || Devils lead series 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27, 1994 || 0–1 (4OT) || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres || Series tied again at 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 29, 1994 || 2–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || Devils win series 4–3 ||

|- |1|| May 1, 1994 || 1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Bruins take early series lead, 1–0 || |- |2|| May 3, 1994 || 5–6 OT || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Bruins extend lead to 2–0 || |- |3|| May 5, 1994 || 4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Bruins hold a narrow series lead at 2–1 || |- |4|| May 7, 1994 || 5–4 OT || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Series tied evenly at 2–2 || |- |5|| May 9, 1994 || 2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Devils regain series advantage || |- |6|| May 11, 1994 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Devils clinch the series ||

|- |1|| May15,1994||4–3 (2OT)||align="left"|@ New York Rangers||Devils start with a series lead of 1–0|| |-

|2||May17,1994||0–4||align="left"|@ New York Rangers||Series tied at 1–1|| 
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|3||May19,1994||2–3 (2OT)||align="left"|New York Rangers||Rangers take a series lead of 2–1|| 
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|4||May21,1994||3–1||align="left"|New York Rangers||Series even at 2–2|| 
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|5||May23,1994||4–1||align="left"|@ New York Rangers||Devils regain the series lead 3–2|| 
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|6||May25,1994||2–4||align="left"|New York Rangers||Series tied once more at 3–3|| 
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|7||May27,1994||1–2 (2OT)||align="left"|@ New York Rangers||Rangers advance with a 4–3 series victory||

Key to results: {{legend2|#cfc|Victory|} Template:Legend2

Regular Season

Offensive Performance

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Template:Sortname	D	83	18	60	78	112	53	5	1	4
Template:Sortname	RW	80	36	36	72	16	31	7	3	9
Template:Sortname	RW	80	37	33	70	95	30	8	0	4
Template:Sortname	LW	82	26	31	57	70	36	8	0	0
Template:Sortname	C	78	20	30	50	52	24	4	0	3
Template:Sortname	C 61 19 27 46 86 24 3 0 1
Template:Sortname 81 10 36 46 42 34 5 0 2
Template:Sortname 81 25 19 44 101 14 2 0 3
Template:Sortname 79 18 26 44 86 13 5 0 5
Template:Sortname 76 21 20 41 32 14 1 1 4
Template:Sortname 70 13 20 33 72 28 2 0 3
Template:Sortname 76 10 23 33 51 7 0 2 1
Template:Sortname66 8 24 32 63 29 3 1 0
Template:Sortname54 12 17 29 22 6 2 2 2
Template:Sortname78 12 15 27 244 24 0 0 1
Template:Sortname69 4 16 20 238 19 0 0 0
Template:Sortname62 2 17 19 36 20 1 0 1
Template:Sortname41 2 15 17 18 10 2 0 0
Template:Sortname15 5 10 15 0 8 2 0 0
Template:Sortname52 1 14 15 30 14　0　0　0
Template:Sortname15　5　5　10　2　0　1　0　2
Template:Sortname78　1　9　10　176　27　0　0　1

Goaltender Statistics

Playoffs

Offensive Statistics

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Template:Sortname	RW	20	7	11	18	44	0	0	2
Template:Sortname	RW	20	6	10	16	22	2	0	1
Template:Sortname	C	16	4	9	13	28	2	1	0
Template:Sortname	RW	20	7	5	12	6	3	0	2
Template:Sortname	D	20	2	9	11	42	2	0	1
Template:Sortname	D	20	3	5	8	12	2	0	0
Template:Sortname	C	19	2	6	8	8	0	0	0
Template:Sortname	C	20	1	7	8	20	0	0	0
Template:Sortname	LW	20	5	2	7	14	1	0	0
Template:Sortname	LW	20	4	3	7	0	0	0	1
Template:Sortname	D	20	2	5	7	14	1	0	1
Template:Sortname	D	20	2	2	4	8	1	0	0
Template:Sortname	RW	17	2	1	3	35	0	0	1
Template:Sortname	RW	20	1	2	3	24	0	0	0

Goaltenders' Performance

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Template:Sortname	1171	17	8	9	38	1.95	1	531	493	.928
Template:Sortname	200	4	3	0	9	2.70	0	(111)	(102)	( .919)
Team Totals: 1371 20 11 9 47 2.06 1 642 595 .927

Abbreviations: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Honors

Regular Season

Athlete	Honor	Timing
Martin Brodeur	Calder Memorial Trophy	Conclusion of regular season
Martin Brodeur	NHL All-Rookie Team – Goaltender	Conclusion of regular season
Jacques Lemaire	Jack Adams Trophy	Conclusion of regular season
Scott Stevens	NHL Plus-Minus Award	Conclusion of regular season
Scott Stevens	NHL First All-Star Team – Defense	Conclusion of regular season

Finalists

Regular Season

Athlete	Honor	Result
Scott Stevens	James Norris Memorial Trophy	Second place

Draft selections

The New Jersey Devils' picks during the 1993 NHL entry draft, conducted at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round #	Overall Pick #	Player	Nationality	Position	Previous Team (League)	Remarks
1	13	Denis Pederson	Canada	Center	Prince Albert Raiders (Western Hockey League)
2	32	Jay Pandolfo	United States	Left Wing	Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey (Hockey East)
2	39	Brendan Morrison	Canada	Center	Penticton Panthers (British Columbia Junior Hockey League)
3	65	Krzysztof Oliwa	Template:Flagcountry	Left Wing	Welland Jr. Canadians (Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League)
4	91	'No selection in fourth round'
5	110	John Guirestante	Canada	Right Wing	London Knights (Ontario Hockey League)
6	143	Steve Brûlé	Canada	Right Wing	Saint-Jean Lynx (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
7	169	Nikolai Zavarukhin	Template:Flagcountry	Center	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russian Superleague)
8	195	Thom Cullen	Canada	Defenseman	Wexford Raiders (Metro Junior A Hockey League)
9	221	Judd Lambert	Canada	Chilliwack Chiefs (1990–2006) (British Columbia Junior Hockey League)
10	247	Jimmy Provencher	Canada	Right Wing	St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
11	273	Mike Legg	Canada	Right Wing	London (MOJHL)

See also

• 1993–94 NHL season