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1993–94 Washington Capitals
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
1993–94 record39–35–10
Home record17–16–9
Road record22–19–1
Goals for277
Goals against263
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachTerry Murray (Oct.–Jan.)
Jim Schoenfeld (Jan.–May)
CaptainKevin Hatcher
ArenaUSAir Arena
Average attendance14,527
Minor league affiliate(s)Portland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsDmitri Khristich (29)
AssistsMike Ridley (44)
PointsMike Ridley (70)
Penalty minutesCraig Berube (305)
Plus/minusSylvain Cote (+30)
WinsDon Beaupre (24)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (2.84)

The 1993–94 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 20th season of play.

Until 2018, this season was notable as the only time the Washington Capitals ever defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in a playoff series, as the Capitals would lose to the Penguins in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2016, and 2017 before finally beating the Penguins in 2018 on their way to their first Stanley Cup.

Offseason

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Regular season

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On January 27, head coach Terry Murray was fired and replaced by Jim Schoenfeld.[1]

Final standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New York Rangers 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
3 7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
4 8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
5 9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
6 10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
7 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71

[2] 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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers * 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins * 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71
13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[4]
October: 6–7–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 6, 1993 4–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 0–1–0 Recap
2 L October 8, 1993 3–6 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 0–2–0 Recap
3 L October 9, 1993 4–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 0–3–0 Recap
4 L October 11, 1993 2–5 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 0–4–0 Recap
5 L October 13, 1993 1–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 0–5–0 Recap
6 L October 15, 1993 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 0–6–0 Recap
7 W October 16, 1993 4–3 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 1–6–0 Recap
8 W October 22, 1993 6–3 Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 2–6–0 Recap
9 W October 24, 1993 3–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 3–6–0 Recap
10 L October 25, 1993 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 3–7–0 Recap
11 W October 27, 1993 4–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 4–7–0 Recap
12 W October 29, 1993 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 5–7–0 Recap
13 W October 30, 1993 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 6–7–0 Recap
November: 4–6–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 W November 5, 1993 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 7–7–0 Recap
15 W November 9, 1993 2–1 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 8–7–0 Recap
16 W November 11, 1993 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 9–7–0 Recap
17 L November 13, 1993 0–2 New York Rangers (1993–94) 9–8–0 Recap
18 L November 16, 1993 1–2 San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 9–9–0 Recap
19 L November 18, 1993 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 9–10–0 Recap
20 L November 20, 1993 3–4 @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 9–11–0 Recap
21 W November 24, 1993 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 10–11–0 Recap
22 T November 26, 1993 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 10–11–1 Recap
23 L November 28, 1993 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 10–12–1 Recap
24 L November 30, 1993 4–6 @ New York Islanders (1993–94) 10–13–1 Recap
December: 7–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 T December 3, 1993 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 10–13–2 Recap
26 W December 4, 1993 6–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 11–13–2 Recap
27 L December 7, 1993 1–6 Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 11–14–2 Recap
28 W December 9, 1993 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 12–14–2 Recap
29 W December 11, 1993 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 13–14–2 Recap
30 L December 13, 1993 3–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 13–15–2 Recap
31 W December 17, 1993 11–2 Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 14–15–2 Recap
32 L December 18, 1993 1–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 14–16–2 Recap
33 W December 21, 1993 4–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 15–16–2 Recap
34 L December 23, 1993 0–1 New York Rangers (1993–94) 15–17–2 Recap
35 W December 26, 1993 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 16–17–2 Recap
36 T December 28, 1993 3–3 OT Florida Panthers (1993–94) 16–17–3 Recap
37 W December 30, 1993 3–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 17–17–3 Recap
January: 5–7–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 3–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 T January 1, 1994 5–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 17–17–4 Recap
39 L January 2, 1994 2–8 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 17–18–4 Recap
40 W January 8, 1994 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 18–18–4 Recap
41 W January 9, 1994 4–0 @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 19–18–4 Recap
42 L January 11, 1994 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 19–19–4 Recap
43 L January 14, 1994 2–5 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 19–20–4 Recap
44 W January 15, 1994 4–0 @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 20–20–4 Recap
45 L January 17, 1994 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 20–21–4 Recap
46 L January 19, 1994 1–5 @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 20–22–4 Recap
47 L January 25, 1994 1–3 Boston Bruins (1993–94) 20–23–4 Recap
48 L January 27, 1994 2–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 20–24–4 Recap
49 W January 29, 1994 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 21–24–4 Recap
50 W January 30, 1994 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 22–24–4 Recap
February: 9–2–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 6–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 W February 2, 1994 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 23–24–4 Recap
52 L February 4, 1994 0–4 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 23–25–4 Recap
53 W February 5, 1994 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 24–25–4 Recap
54 W February 7, 1994 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 25–25–4 Recap
55 W February 10, 1994 4–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 26–25–4 Recap
56 W February 12, 1994 6–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 27–25–4 Recap
57 T February 15, 1994 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 27–25–5 Recap
58 W February 18, 1994 3–1 New York Islanders (1993–94) 28–25–5 Recap
59 T February 20, 1994 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 28–25–6 Recap
60 L February 21, 1994 0–4 @ New York Islanders (1993–94) 28–26–6 Recap
61 W February 24, 1994 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 29–26–6 Recap
62 W February 26, 1994 4–2 Florida Panthers (1993–94) 30–26–6 Recap
63 W February 27, 1994 3–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 31–26–6 Recap
March: 4–6–4 (home: 1–4–3; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 L March 1, 1994 3–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 31–27–6 Recap
65 T March 4, 1994 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 31–27–7 Recap
66 T March 6, 1994 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (1993–94) 31–27–8 Recap
67 L March 7, 1994 3–6 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 31–28–8 Recap
68 L March 9, 1994 5–7 New York Rangers (1993–94) 31–29–8 Recap
69 L March 12, 1994 3–4 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 31–30–8 Recap
70 W March 15, 1994 5–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 32–30–8 Recap
71 L March 18, 1994 2–6 @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 32–31–8 Recap
72 W March 20, 1994 3–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 33–31–8 Recap
73 W March 22, 1994 4–1 Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 34–31–8 Recap
74 T March 25, 1994 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 34–31–9 Recap
75 L March 27, 1994 4–6 Boston Bruins (1993–94) 34–32–9 Recap
76 T March 29, 1994 2–2 OT New York Islanders (1993–94) 34–32–10 Recap
77 W March 31, 1994 6–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 35–32–10 Recap
April: 4–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 W April 1, 1994 2–1 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 36–32–10 Recap
79 L April 3, 1994 3–6 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 36–33–10 Recap
80 L April 5, 1994 3–4 OT New York Islanders (1993–94) 36–34–10 Recap
81 L April 6, 1994 5–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 36–35–10 Recap
82 W April 9, 1994 8–4 Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 37–35–10 Recap
83 W April 12, 1994 4–3 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 38–35–10 Recap
84 W April 14, 1994 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 39–35–10 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Capitals win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 17, 1994 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 19, 1994 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 21, 1994 2–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 23, 1994 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 25, 1994 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 27, 1994 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (1) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 1, 1994 3–6 @ New York Rangers Rangers lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 3, 1994 2–5 @ New York Rangers Rangers lead 2–0 Recap
3 L May 5, 1994 0–3 New York Rangers Rangers lead 3–0 Recap
4 W May 7, 1994 4–2 New York Rangers Rangers lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 9, 1994 3–4 @ New York Rangers Rangers win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike Ridley C 81 26 44 70 24 15 10 2 4
Dmitri Khristich LW/C 83 29 29 58 73 -2 10 0 4
Sylvain Cote D 84 16 35 51 66 30 3 2 2
Michal Pivonka C 82 14 36 50 38 2 5 0 4
Al Iafrate D 67 10 35 45 143 10 4 0 3
Peter Bondra RW 69 24 19 43 40 22 4 0 2
Randy Burridge LW 78 25 17 42 73 -1 8 1 5
Calle Johansson D 84 9 33 42 59 3 4 0 1
Kevin Hatcher D 72 16 24 40 108 -13 6 0 3
Kelly Miller LW 84 14 25 39 32 8 0 1 3
Dale Hunter C 52 9 29 38 131 -4 1 0 1
Keith Jones RW 68 16 19 35 149 4 5 0 1
Todd Krygier LW 66 12 18 30 60 -4 0 1 3
Pat Peake C 49 11 18 29 39 1 3 0 1
Steve Konowalchuk LW 62 12 14 26 33 9 0 0 0
Dave Poulin C 63 6 19 25 52 -1 0 1 0
John Slaney D 47 7 9 16 27 3 3 0 1
Craig Berube LW 84 7 7 14 305 -4 0 0 0
Joe Juneau C 11 5 8 13 6 0 2 0 0
Alan May RW 43 4 7 11 97 -2 0 0 0
Shawn Anderson D 50 0 9 9 12 -1 0 0 0
Kevin Kaminski C 13 0 5 5 87 2 0 0 0
Joe Reekie D 12 0 5 5 29 7 0 0 0
Jason Woolley D 10 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0
Enrico Ciccone D 46 1 1 2 174 -2 0 0 0
Pat Elynuik RW 4 1 1 2 0 -3 1 0 0
Brian Curran D 26 1 0 1 61 -2 0 0 0
Todd Nelson D 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1
Jason Allison C 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Don Beaupre G 53 0 1 1 16 0 0 0 0
Keith Acton C 6 0 0 0 21 -4 0 0 0
Tim Bergland RW 3 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0
Byron Dafoe G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Johnson D 8 0 0 0 12 -1 0 0 0
Olaf Kolzig G 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Tabaracci G 32 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre 2853 53 24 16 8 135 2.84 2 1122 987 .880
Rick Tabaracci 1770 32 13 14 2 91 3.08 2 817 726 .889
Byron Dafoe 230 5 2 2 0 13 3.39 0 101 88 .871
Olaf Kolzig 224 7 0 3 0 20 5.36 0 128 108 .844
Team: 5077 84 39 35 10 259 3.06 4 2168 1909 .881

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mike Ridley C 11 4 6 10 6 0 0 0
Joe Juneau C 11 4 5 9 6 2 0 1
Kelly Miller LW 11 2 7 9 0 1 1 0
Sylvain Cote D 9 1 8 9 6 0 0 0
Michal Pivonka C 7 4 4 8 4 1 0 0
Kevin Hatcher D 11 3 4 7 37 0 1 0
Peter Bondra RW 9 2 4 6 4 0 0 1
Dmitri Khristich LW/C 11 2 3 5 10 0 0 0
Dave Poulin C 11 2 2 4 19 0 0 0
Calle Johansson D 6 1 3 4 4 0 0 1
Joe Reekie D 11 2 1 3 29 0 1 1
Dale Hunter C 7 0 3 3 14 0 0 0
Todd Krygier LW 5 2 0 2 10 0 0 0
John Slaney D 11 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Randy Burridge LW 11 0 2 2 12 0 0 0
Shawn Anderson D 8 1 0 1 12 0 0 0
Jason Woolley D 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1
Keith Jones RW 11 0 1 1 36 0 0 0
Steve Konowalchuk LW 11 0 1 1 10 0 0 0
Pat Peake C 8 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Don Beaupre G 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Craig Berube LW 8 0 0 0 21 0 0 0
Byron Dafoe G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Todd Nelson D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Tabaracci G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre 429 8 5 2 21 2.94 1 191 170 .890
Byron Dafoe 118 2 0 2 5 2.54 0 39 34 .872
Rick Tabaracci 111 2 0 2 6 3.24 0 50 44 .880
Team: 658 11 5 6 32 2.92 1 280 248 .886

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

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Washington's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[6]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Brendan Witt  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 17 Jason Allison  Canada London Knights (OHL)
3 69 Patrick Boileau  Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
6 147 Frank Banham  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7 173 Dan Hendrickson  United States St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
7 174 Andrew Brunette  Canada Hampton Roads Admirals (ECHL)
8 199 Joel Poirier  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
9 225 Jason Gladney  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
10 251 Marc Seliger  Germany Starbulls Rosenheim (Germany)
11 277 Dany Bousquet  Canada Penticton Panthers (BCJHL)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WASHINGTON CAPITALS FIRE COACH". Greensboro News and Record. January 27, 1994. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "1993-94 Washington Capitals Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "1993-94 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  6. ^ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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