1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season

1993–94 Los Angeles Kings
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
1993–94 record	27–45–12
Home record	18–19–5
Road record	9–26–7
Goals for	294
Goals against	322
Team information
General Manager	Nick Beverley
Coach	Barry Melrose
Captain	Wayne Gretzky
Arena	Great Western Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Luc Robitaille (44)
Assists	Wayne Gretzky (92)
Points	Wayne Gretzky (130)
Penalties in minutes	Warren Rychel (322)
Plus/minus	Wayne Gretzky (+25)
Wins	Kelly Hrudey (22)
Goals against average	Robb Stauber (3.41)
<1992–93 1994–95>

The 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season involved Wayne Gretzky becoming the all-time leading goal scorer.

Offseason

NHL Draft

In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Shayne Toporowski from the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Draft picks

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	Pos	RS	PO
1993	2	42	Shayne Toporowski	Canada	RW	3	0	0	0	7
1993	3	68	Jeff Mitchell	USA	RW	7	0	0	0	7
1993	4	94	Bob Wren	Canada	C	5	0	0	0	0
1993	5	105	Frederik Beaubien	Canada	G
1993	5	117	Jason Saal	USA	G
1993	5	120	Tomas Vlasak	Czech Republic	LW	10	1	3	4	2
1993	6	146	Jere Karalahti	Finland	D	149	8	19	27	97
1993	7	172	Justin Martin	USA	RW
1993	8	198	Travis Dillabough	Canada	LW
1993	9	224	Martin Strbak	Slovakia	D	49	5	11	16	46
1993	10	250	Kimmo Timonen	Finland	D	894	102	362	464	538
1993	11	276	Patrick Howald	Switzerland	LW

Wayne Gretzky’s goal scoring record

• March 23, 1994 – At 14:47 of the second period in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky scored the 802nd goal of his career. With that goal, Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. Unfortunately, it would come in a losing effort as the Canucks won the game 6-3.

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Calgary Flames	84	42	29	13	302	256	97
2	7	Vancouver Canucks	84	41	40	3	279	276	85
3	8	San Jose Sharks	84	33	35	16	252	265	82
4	9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	84	33	46	5	229	251	71
5	10	Los Angeles Kings	84	27	45	12	294	322	66
6	11	Edmonton Oilers	84	25	45	14	261	305	64

^[1] 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.

Western Conference^[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	y- Detroit Red Wings *	CEN	84	46	30	8	356	275	100
2	x- Calgary Flames *	PAC	84	42	29	13	302	256	97
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	84	43	29	12	280	243	98
4	Dallas Stars	CEN	84	42	29	13	286	265	97
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	84	40	33	11	270	283	91
6	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	84	39	36	9	254	240	87
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	84	41	40	3	279	276	85
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	84	33	35	16	252	265	82
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	84	33	46	5	229	251	71
10	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	84	27	45	12	294	322	66
11	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	84	25	45	14	261	305	64
12	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	84	24	51	9	245	344	57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 6, 1993	2–5	Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	0–1–0
2	W	October 9, 1993	10–3	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	1–1–0
3	W	October 10, 1993	5–2	San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	2–1–0
4	W	October 12, 1993	7–5	New York Islanders (1993–94)	3–1–0
5	T	October 14, 1993	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	3–1–1
6	W	October 16, 1993	8–4	Calgary Flames (1993–94)	4–1–1
7	T	October 19, 1993	2–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)	4–1–2
8	W	October 20, 1993	4–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	5–1–2
9	L	October 22, 1993	3–6	@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)	5–2–2
10	L	October 24, 1993	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1993–94)	5–3–2
11	L	October 26, 1993	0–7	@ New York Islanders (1993–94)	5–4–2
12	L	October 27, 1993	3–8	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	5–5–2
13	W	October 29, 1993	4–3 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	6–5–2
14	W	November 3, 1993	3–2	New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	7–5–2
15	W	November 6, 1993	8–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	8–5–2
16	L	November 9, 1993	2–3	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	8–6–2
17	L	November 10, 1993	0–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	8–7–2
18	W	November 13, 1993	6–3	St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	9–7–2
19	L	November 18, 1993	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)	9–8–2
20	L	November 20, 1993	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	9–9–2
21	L	November 21, 1993	4–7	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)	9–10–2
22	L	November 25, 1993	6–8	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	9–11–2
23	L	November 27, 1993	0–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	9–12–2
24	L	November 30, 1993	6–8	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	9–13–2
25	W	December 2, 1993	3–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	10–13–2
26	L	December 4, 1993	4–5	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	10–14–2
27	L	December 8, 1993	5–6	Florida Panthers (1993–94)	10–15–2
28	W	December 11, 1993	9–1	St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	11–15–2
29	L	December 13, 1993	2–5	@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	11–16–2
30	L	December 14, 1993	2–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	11–17–2
31	L	December 17, 1993	0–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)	11–18–2
32	L	December 18, 1993	1–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)	11–19–2
33	W	December 20, 1993	5–4 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	12–19–2
34	L	December 23, 1993	1–2	Dallas Stars (1993–94)	12–20–2
35	W	December 26, 1993	3–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	13–20–2
36	W	December 28, 1993	6–5	Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	14–20–2
37	T	December 31, 1993	4–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	14–20–3
38	W	January 1, 1994	7–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)	15–20–3
39	W	January 4, 1994	5–1	Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	16–20–3
40	L	January 8, 1994	3–6	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	16–21–3
41	T	January 11, 1994	2–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	16–21–4
42	W	January 12, 1994	6–4	Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	17–21–4
43	W	January 15, 1994	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	18–21–4
44	L	January 16, 1994	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	18–22–4
45	L	January 18, 1994	3–5	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)	18–23–4
46	T	January 24, 1994	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	18–23–5
47	T	January 25, 1994	4–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	18–23–6
48	L	January 27, 1994	4–5 OT	New York Rangers (1993–94)	18–24–6
49	W	January 29, 1994	5–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	19–24–6
50	L	January 31, 1994	1–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	19–25–6
51	L	February 2, 1994	4–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	19–26–6
52	L	February 5, 1994	4–5 OT	Calgary Flames (1993–94)	19–27–6
53	W	February 9, 1994	4–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	20–27–6
54	W	February 11, 1994	5–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	21–27–6
55	L	February 12, 1994	1–6	Washington Capitals (1993–94)	21–28–6
56	L	February 14, 1994	2–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1993–94)	21–29–6
57	L	February 18, 1994	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	21–30–6
58	L	February 19, 1994	3–4	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	21–31–6
59	L	February 21, 1994	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)	21–32–6
60	T	February 23, 1994	0–0 OT	Dallas Stars (1993–94)	21–32–7
61	T	February 25, 1994	5–5 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	21–32–8
62	L	February 26, 1994	2–4	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	21–33–8
63	T	February 28, 1994	3–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	21–33–9
64	W	March 2, 1994	4–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	22–33–9
65	L	March 3, 1994	4–6	@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)	22–34–9
66	T	March 6, 1994	3–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	22–34–10
67	L	March 9, 1994	0–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	22–35–10
68	L	March 12, 1994	3–5	Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)	22–36–10
69	W	March 15, 1994	7–0	Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	23–36–10
70	L	March 16, 1994	2–5	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	23–37–10
71	W	March 19, 1994	2–1	San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	24–37–10
72	T	March 20, 1994	6–6 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	24–37–11
73	L	March 23, 1994	3–6	Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	24–38–11
74	W	March 25, 1994	4–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	25–38–11
75	L	March 27, 1994	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	25–39–11
76	L	March 30, 1994	2–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	25–40–11
77	L	April 2, 1994	3–5	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	25–41–11
78	W	April 3, 1994	6–1	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	26–41–11
79	L	April 5, 1994	1–2	San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	26–42–11
80	L	April 7, 1994	2–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	26–43–11
81	L	April 9, 1994	3–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	26–44–11
82	L	April 10, 1994	1–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	26–45–11
83	W	April 13, 1994	6–4	Calgary Flames (1993–94)	27–45–11
84	T	April 14, 1994	2–2 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	27–45–12

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	81	38	92	130	20
Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille	83	44	42	86	86
Kurri, JariJari Kurri	81	31	46	77	48
Blake, RobRob Blake	84	20	48	68	137
Zhitnik, AlexeiAlexei Zhitnik	81	12	40	52	101
Donnelly, MikeMike Donnelly	81	21	21	42	34
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	51	17	24	41	59
Sydor, DarrylDarryl Sydor	84	8	27	35	94
Druce, JohnJohn Druce	55	14	17	31	50
Conacher, PatPat Conacher	77	15	13	28	71
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern	49	8	13	21	24
Granato, TonyTony Granato	50	7	14	21	150
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel	80	10	9	19	322
Lang, RobertRobert Lang	32	9	10	19	10
Huddy, CharlieCharlie Huddy	79	5	13	18	71
Carson, JimmyJimmy Carson	25	4	7	11	2
Todd, KevinKevin Todd	12	3	8	11	8
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley	18	4	6	10	55
Watters, TimTim Watters	60	1	9	10	67
Ward, DixonDixon Ward	34	6	2	8	45
Houda, DougDoug Houda	54	2	6	8	165
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	33	4	3	7	28
Shuchuk, GaryGary Shuchuk	56	3	4	7	30
Lavoie, DominicDominic Lavoie	8	3	3	6	2
McReynolds, BrianBrian McReynolds	20	1	3	4	4
Hardy, MarkMark Hardy	16	0	3	3	27
Currie, DanDan Currie	5	1	1	2	0
Paek, JimJim Paek	18	1	1	2	10
Crowe, PhilPhil Crowe	31	0	2	2	77
Redmond, KeithKeith Redmond	12	1	0	1	20
Thompson, BrentBrent Thompson	24	1	0	1	81
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	64	0	1	1	6
Jay, BobBob Jay	3	0	1	1	0
Leveque, GuyGuy Leveque	5	0	1	1	2
Murphy, RobRob Murphy	8	0	1	1	22
Dufresne, DonaldDonald Dufresne	9	0	0	0	10
Goverde, DavidDavid Goverde	1	0	0	0	0
Hocking, JustinJustin Hocking	1	0	0	0	0
Knickle, RickRick Knickle	4	0	0	0	0
Potvin, MarcMarc Potvin	3	0	0	0	26
Stauber, RobbRobb Stauber	22	0	0	0	18
Thomlinson, DaveDave Thomlinson	7	0	0	0	21

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	3713	64	22	31	7	228	3.68	2219	1991	.897	1
Stauber, RobbRobb Stauber	1144	22	4	11	5	65	3.41	706	641	.908	1
Knickle, RickRick Knickle	174	4	1	2	0	9	3.10	71	62	.873	0
Goverde, DavidDavid Goverde	60	1	0	1	0	7	7.00	37	30	.811	0
Team:	5091	84	27	45	12	309	3.64	3033	2724	.898	2

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Playoffs

The Kings missed the playoffs for the first time since 1986, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year.

Awards and honors

• Wayne Gretzky, Art Ross Trophy
• Wayne Gretzky, Lester Patrick Trophy^[4]

References

Sources

• Kings on Hockey Database

Notes

1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
2. "1993-1994 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
3. "1993-94 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
4. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.425, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6