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. (N2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the 23rd playoff series meeting between these two teams. Both teams split the prior 22 playoff meetings. Detroit won the most recent meeting in six games in the 1988 Norris Division Semifinals. In a revival of the heated Original Six rivalry, Nikolai Borschevsky's game seven overtime goal gave Toronto the series and made them the sixth club to eliminate a team with a better regular season record in the first round of the playoffs. This was also Toronto's first playoff series win over Detroit since the Maple Leafs beat the Red Wings in the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals. Until 2009, this was the last Clarence Campbell/Western Conference playoff series to be played entirely within the Eastern Time Zone. Clarence Campbell Conference Norris Division Chicago Blackhawks, Norris Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 106 points Detroit Red Wings – 103 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 99 points St. Louis Blues – 85 points April 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–6 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap April 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap April 23 Detroit Red Wings 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap April 25 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap April 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap April 29 Detroit Red Wings 7–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap May 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap Toronto won series 4–3