NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Canucks @ Jets "1992 Smythe Division Semifinal' game 3
The 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began after the conclusion of the 1992–93 NHL season on April 18 and ended with the Montreal Canadiens defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one to win the Stanley Cup on June 9. These playoffs featured an NHL record 28 overtime games, of which the Canadiens set a playoff record for most overtime games won and consecutively in a single postseason with ten. The Canadiens also won 11 consecutive games during the playoffs, tying an NHL record. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Pittsburgh Penguins, who had won the Stanley Cup the previous two years, were the favourite to repeat. However, both conferences saw numerous upsets as the third place team in every division reached their respective conference finals. This was the first time since the 1979 NHL-WHA merger that the Edmonton Oilers had missed the playoffs. It was also the first time that longtime Oilers and then-New York Rangers captain Mark Messier had missed the playoffs in his career. This was the only year between 1984 and 1994 that the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens did not face each other in the playoffs. This was the last time that the New York Islanders won a playoff round before 2016. It was also the first time in the post-1967 expansion era that no team with a losing record qualified for the playoffs. Montreal's Cup championship remains the last time that a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup. Smythe Division Vancouver Canucks, Smythe Division champions – 101 points Calgary Flames – 97 points Los Angeles Kings – 88 points Winnipeg Jets – 87 points (S1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (S4) Winnipeg Jets This was the second overall playoff series between these two teams and was a rematch of last year's Smythe Division Semifinals, which Vancouver won in seven games. Vancouver managed to defeat the Jets in six games and eliminate them in the first round for a second consecutive year. Game six was not without controversy as Greg Adams scored the first goal for the Canucks, however video replay showed the goal was clearly scored with a high-stick, the goal was allowed to stand. Adams went on to score the game winner in overtime and once again the goal was surrounded with controversy as video replay showed Adams crashing into the net and goalie Bob Essensa. This sent the puck into the net with the back of Essensa's skate. The goal also counted and Jet fans in attendance began to throw debris onto the ice in frustration with the call. April 19 Winnipeg Jets 2–4 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum Recap April 21 Winnipeg Jets 2–3 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum Recap April 23 Vancouver Canucks 4–5 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap April 25 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap April 27 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 OT Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum Recap April 29 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 OT Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap Vancouver won series 4–2
