# 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 16th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a tough 1993–94 season, when they finished the year 25–45–14, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the 2nd straight season.
The 1994–95 season was nearly cancelled due to a lockout, however, on January 11, 1995, an agreement was made between the NHL owners and the players, and a shortened 48 game schedule was used for the season.
The Oilers named George Burnett as head coach of the club, as Burnett coached the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers for the previous 2 seasons, including leading the team to the Calder Cup in 1993. Edmonton got off to a solid start, and 27 games into the season, the Oilers sat in 2nd place in the Pacific Division with 26 points, only 3 behind the division leading Calgary Flames. The Oilers then went on a 10-game winless streak, costing Burnett his job, as former Oilers goaltender Ron Low replaced him. It was too little too late, as Edmonton would finish the season 17–27–4, earning 38 points, and missed the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.
Offensively, Doug Weight led the team with 40 points, while David Oliver was the Oilers goal scoring leader with 16. Jason Arnott had another solid season, scoring 15 goals and earning 37 points. Defenseman Igor Kravchuk led the blueline with 18 points in 36 games, while Bryan Marchment had a club high 184 penalty minutes.
In goal, Bill Ranford played in 40 games, winning 15 of them, with a 3.62 GAA and 2 shutouts along the way. However, the Oilers allowed a league-high 183 goals and Oilers goaltenders combined for a league-low .877 save percentage.
The Oilers had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 259. They also allowed the most power-play goals, with 52.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
| 2 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
| 3 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
| 4 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
| 5 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
| 6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
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 :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
| 2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
| 3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
| 6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
| 7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
| 8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
| 10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
| 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

## Schedule and results

1994–95 regular season :
January: 2–4–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1January 20Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford14,9671–0–02Recap
2January 22Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Los Angeles KingsRanford13,1602–0–04Recap
3January 23Edmonton Oilers4 – 5Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOTRanford17,1742–1–04Recap
4January 25Edmonton Oilers1 – 5Chicago BlackhawksRanford20,5362–2–04Recap
5January 28Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Detroit Red WingsBrathwaite2–3–04Recap
6January 30Detroit Red Wings4 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,1202–4–04Recap :
February: 5–6–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
7February 1Chicago Blackhawks7 – 0Edmonton OilersRanford10,4922–5–04Recap
8February 3Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 5Edmonton OilersBrathwaite14,3073–5–06Recap
9February 7Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Vancouver CanucksOTRanford12,3473–5–17Recap
10February 8Winnipeg Jets3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford10,3083–5–28Recap
11February 10San Jose Sharks1 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford11,5554–5–210Recap
12February 12Mighty Ducks of Anaheim0 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,4875–5–212Recap
13February 15Edmonton Oilers4 – 1Toronto Maple LeafsRanford15,7466–5–214Recap
14February 17Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Detroit Red WingsRanford19,8756–6–214Recap
15February 19Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Chicago BlackhawksBrathwaite20,5366–7–214Recap
16February 20Edmonton Oilers0 – 4St. Louis BluesRanford17,1196–8–214Recap
17February 22Dallas Stars1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford10,2427–8–216Recap
18February 25Los Angeles Kings4 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford16,9457–9–216Recap
19February 28Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Calgary FlamesBrathwaite19,1277–10–216Recap :
March: 5–7–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
20March 1Dallas Stars5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford9,5027–11–216Recap
21March 3Chicago Blackhawks5 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,2487–12–216Recap
22March 5Detroit Red Wings2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford12,7808–12–218Recap
23March 8Edmonton Oilers5 – 2San Jose SharksRanford17,1909–12–220Recap
24March 12Vancouver Canucks5 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,7689–13–220Recap
25March 14St. Louis Blues5 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford10,70710–13–222Recap
26March 17San Jose Sharks3 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford12,36911–13–224Recap
27March 20Calgary Flames2 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford14,06012–13–226Recap
28March 22Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Dallas StarsOTBrathwaite16,49412–13–327Recap
29March 23Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Dallas StarsRanford16,92412–14–327Recap
30March 26Edmonton Oilers1 – 5St. Louis BluesRanford20,18512–15–327Recap
31March 27Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Toronto Maple LeafsBrathwaite15,74612–16–327Recap
32March 31Calgary Flames6 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford17,01312–17–327Recap :
April: 5–8–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
33April 1Vancouver Canucks5 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford14,46512–18–327Recap
34April 3Edmonton Oilers2 – 7Los Angeles KingsRanford16,00812–19–327Recap
35April 5Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOTRanford17,17412–20–327Recap
36April 7Edmonton Oilers0 – 5San Jose SharksRanford17,19012–21–327Recap
37April 9San Jose Sharks5 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford12,18512–22–327Recap
38April 13Edmonton Oilers6 – 4Vancouver CanucksBrathwaite13,29013–22–329Recap
39April 15Calgary Flames4 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford16,12113–23–329Recap
40April 17Edmonton Oilers6 – 5Winnipeg JetsRanford14,50114–23–331Recap
41April 19Los Angeles Kings0 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford15,40315–23–333Recap
42April 21Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Los Angeles KingsOTRanford15,62415–23–434Recap
43April 22Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Vancouver CanucksRanford14,27515–24–434Recap
44April 25Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Winnipeg JetsRanford12,99416–24–436Recap
45April 27St. Louis Blues2 – 3Edmonton OilersOTRanford12,65517–24–438Recap
46April 29Winnipeg Jets5 – 1Edmonton OilersBrathwaite15,21917–25–438Recap :
May: 0–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
47May 1Toronto Maple Leafs6 – 5Edmonton OilersGage14,04417–26–438Recap
48May 3Edmonton Oilers3 – 5Calgary FlamesGage18,85117–27–438Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 39 | Doug Weight | C | 48 | 7 | 33 | 40 | −17 | 69 |
| 7 | Jason Arnott | C | 42 | 15 | 22 | 37 | −14 | 128 |
| 9 | Shayne Corson | LW | 48 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −17 | 86 |
| 20 | David Oliver | RW | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | −11 | 20 |
| 26 | Todd Marchant | C | 45 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −3 | 32 |
| 16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 82 |
| 17 | Scott Thornton | LW | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −4 | 89 |
| 21 | Igor Kravchuk | D | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −15 | 29 |
| 25 | Mike Stapleton | RW | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −12 | 21 |
| 28 | Roman Oksiuta‡ | RW | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | −14 | 8 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −6 | 40 |
| 18 | Kirk Maltby | RW | 47 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −11 | 49 |
| 32 | Dean Kennedy | D | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Fredrik Olausson | D | 33 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −4 | 20 |
| 2 | Boris Mironov | D | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −9 | 40 |
| 27 | Peter White | C | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bryan Marchment | D | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −11 | 184 |
| 28 | Jiri Slegr† | D | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −5 | 14 |
| 34 | Len Esau‡ | D | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −8 | 15 |
| 33 | Scott Pearson‡ | RW | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −11 | 54 |
| 6 | Ken Sutton† | D | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 12 |
| 8 | Zdeno Ciger | LW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| 38 | Iain Fraser† | C | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Louie DeBrusk | LW | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 93 |
| 6 | Gord Mark | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −9 | 35 |
| 30 | Bill Ranford | G | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 23 | Jason Bonsignore | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kent Nilsson† | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| 19 | Tyler Wright | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Micah Aivazoff | LW | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| 1 | Joaquin Gage | G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
| 36 | Ralph Intranuovo | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Dennis Bonvie | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Fred Brathwaite | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Dean McAmmond | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 34 | Ryan McGill† | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 8 |
| 10 | Ryan Smyth | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 33 | Marko Tuomainen | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Bill Ranford | 40 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1134 | 133 | 3.62 | .883 | 2 | 2203 |
| 31 | Fred Brathwaite | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 292 | 40 | 4.00 | .863 | 0 | 601 |
| 1 | Joaquin Gage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 4.25 | .825 | 0 | 99 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| Team | Community Service Award | Bill Ranford |
| Team | Defenceman of the Year | Luke Richardson |
| Team | Molson Cup | Bill Ranford |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Kirk Maltby |
| Team | Top Defensive Forward | Kelly Buchberger |
| Team | Top First Year Oiler | Todd Marchant |
| Team | Unsung Hero | David Oliver |
| Team | Zane Feldman Trophy | Jason Arnott |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| David Oliver | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | January 20, 1995 |
| Igor Kravchuk | 100th NHL Game | January 22, 1995 |
| Ryan Smyth | 1st NHL Game | January 22, 1995 |
| Todd Marchant | 1st NHL Goal | January 28, 1995 |
| Dean Kennedy | 1,100th NHL PIM | January 30, 1995 |
| Shayne Corson | 400th NHL Point | February 19, 1995 |
| Bryan Marchment | 800th NHL PIM | February 19, 1995 |
| Mike Stapleton | 300th NHL Game | February 22, 1995 |
| Jason Arnott | 200th NHL PIM | February 25, 1995 |
| Scott Thornton | 200th NHL PIM | February 25, 1995 |
| Scott Pearson | 500th NHL PIM | February 25, 1995 |
| Dean Kennedy | 700th NHL Game | March 8, 1995 |
| Jason Arnott | 100th NHL Game | March 12, 1995 |
| Jason Arnott | 1st NHL Hat-trick | March 20, 1995 |
| David Oliver | 1st NHL Hat-trick | March 22, 1995 |
| Luke Richardson | 100th NHL Point | March 22, 1995 |
| Boris Mironov | 100th NHL Game | March 23, 1995 |
| Bryan Marchment | 900th NHL PIM | March 26, 1995 |
| Ralph Intranuovo | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | March 27, 1995 |
| Kirk Maltby | 100th NHL Game 100th NHL PIM | April 1, 1995 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 1,200th NHL PIM | April 3, 1995 |
| Shayne Corson | 600th NHL Game | April 7, 1995 |
| Marko Tuomainen | 1st NHL Game | April 19, 1995 |
| Louie DeBrusk | 600th NHL PIM | April 15, 1995 |
| Jason Arnott | 100th NHL Point | April 17, 1995 |
| Dennis Bonvie | 1st NHL Game | April 19, 1995 |
| Bill Ranford | 10th NHL Shutout | April 19, 1995 |
| Doug Weight | 200th NHL PIM | April 21, 1995 |
| Shayne Corson | 1,300th NHL PIM | April 22, 1995 |
| Joaquin Gage | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | May 1, 1995 |
| Jason Bonsignore | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | May 3, 1995 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| March 13, 1995 | To Philadelphia FlyersBrad Zavisha 6th round pick in 1995 | To Edmonton OilersRyan McGill |
| April 7, 1995 | To Buffalo SabresScott Pearson | To Edmonton OilersKen Sutton |
| April 7, 1995 | To Vancouver CanucksRoman Oksiuta | To Edmonton OilersJiri Slegr |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team |
| August 25, 1994 (1994-08-25) | Dennis Bonvie | Cape Breton Oilers (AHL) |
| January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26) | Kent Nilsson | Vålerenga Ishockey (Eliteserien) |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team |
| May 27, 1994 (1994-05-27) | Jeff Chychrun | Hartford Whalers |
| July 7, 1994 (1994-07-07) | Brent Grieve | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 27, 1994 (1994-07-27) | Shjon Podein | Philadelphia Flyers |
| August 18, 1994 (1994-08-18) | Steven Rice | Hartford Whalers |
| August 29, 1994 (1994-08-29) | Bob Beers | New York Islanders |
| September 18, 1994 (1994-09-18) | Ilya Byakin | San Jose Sharks |
| November 17, 1994 (1994-11-17) | Tim Tisdale | Fredericton Canadiens (AHL) |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team |
| January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18) | Micah Aivazoff | from Pittsburgh Penguins |
| January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18) | Len Esau | from Calgary Flames |
| January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18) | Dean Kennedy | from Winnipeg Jets |
| March 3, 1995 (1995-03-03) | Iain Fraser | from Dallas Stars |
| March 7, 1995 (1995-03-07) | Len Esau | to Calgary Flames |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 4 | Jason Bonsignore | United States | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Smyth | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Mike Watt | Canada | Stratford Cullitons (MOJHL) |
| 3 | 53 | Corey Neilson | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 3 | 60 | Brad Symes | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 4 | 79 | Adam Copeland | Canada | Burlington Cougars (OPJHL) |
| 4 | 95 | Jussi Tarvainen | Finland | KalPa (Finland) |
| 5 | 110 | Jon Gaskins | United States | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
| 6 | 136 | Terry Marchant | United States | Niagara Scenics (NAJHL) |
| 7 | 160 | Curtis Sheptak | Canada | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) |
| 7 | 162 | Dmitri Sulga | Belarus | Tivali Minsk (Russia) |
| 7 | 179 | Chris Wickenheiser | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 8 | 185 | Rob Guinn | Canada | Newmarket Royals (OHL) |
| 8 | 188 | Jason Reid | Canada | St. Andrew's College (High school) |
| 9 | 214 | Jeremy Jablonski | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 11 | 266 | Ladislav Benýšek | Czech Republic | Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic) |
| S | 6 | Chad Dameworth | United States | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |