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The 1994 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested between the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers and Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks.
The Islanders won the series 2–1 as they beat the Rangers 4–3 11 seconds into overtime on J. P. Parise's goal at the Garden. The teams squared off again in the playoffs, but this time in the semifinals. The Rangers took game one on the road, but the Islanders tied the series with an overtime win. The Rangers took game three at home, but ...
This was the eighth playoff series between these two rivals, with the Islanders winning five of the previous seven series. They last met in the 1990 Patrick Division Semifinals which the Rangers won in five games. The Islanders won the season series earning six of ten points during this year's five game regular season series. [5]
The 1993–94 New York Islanders season was the 22nd season in the franchise's history and the final one with Al Arbour as head coach. For the second consecutive year, four Islanders reached the 30-goal plateau. [1] [2] In the playoffs, the Islanders were swept in four straight by their rival New York Rangers en route to winning the Stanley Cup.
Let's examine one key question for the Rangers, Devils, Flyers and Islanders as they play in this weekend's NHL Stadium Series 2024.
On February 21, 1994, Tony Amonte scored just eight seconds into the overtime period to win the game to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [4] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 regular season.
The Rangers capped a comeback from a three-goal deficit with a walk-off goal in the opening seconds of overtime for a 6-5 win over the Islanders in front of nearly 80,000 fans at MetLife Stadium.
New York Rangers' Chris Kreider celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)