# 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 63rd season, the franchise's 69th. The Red Wings started the 1994–95 season and finished it equally strong, compiling a record of 33–11–4 for 70 points in 48 games. With the league's best regular-season record, they earned the Presidents' Trophy. They tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most power-play goals with 52 and had the second-best power-play in the league (24.64%). Veteran forward Ray Sheppard netted 30 goals on just 125 shots.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
| 2 | 2 | St. Louis Blues | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
| 3 | 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
| 4 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
| 5 | 8 | Dallas Stars | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
| 6 | 10 | Winnipeg Jets | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
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

## Playoffs

The Red Wings dominated the first three rounds of the 1995 NHL playoffs, going 12–2 and outscoring their opponents 54–28 during that span. On Sunday, June 11, the Red Wings advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1966 with a thrilling 2–1 double-overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals. Forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second overtime period.
However, the Red Wings were stunned in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, suffering a four-game sweep at the hands of the underdog New Jersey Devils, whose neutral-zone trap system held Detroit to just seven goals in the series.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1994–95 regular season :
January: 5–1–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WJanuary 20, 19954–1Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)1–0–0Recap
2LJanuary 22, 19951–4Calgary Flames (1994–95)1–1–0Recap
3WJanuary 24, 19956–3Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)2–1–0Recap
4WJanuary 26, 19955–1Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–1–0Recap
5WJanuary 28, 19955–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)4–1–0Recap
6WJanuary 30, 19954–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)5–1–0Recap :
February: 7–4–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
7LFebruary 1, 19951–2@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)5–2–0Recap
8WFebruary 3, 19955–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)6–2–0Recap
9LFebruary 4, 19953–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)6–3–0Recap
10WFebruary 7, 19956–0San Jose Sharks (1994–95)7–3–0Recap
11LFebruary 10, 19951–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)7–4–0Recap
12TFebruary 12, 19954–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1994–95)7–4–1Recap
13WFebruary 15, 19955–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)8–4–1Recap
14WFebruary 17, 19954–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)9–4–1Recap
15WFebruary 20, 19954–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)10–4–1Recap
16WFebruary 22, 19954–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)11–4–1Recap
17WFebruary 23, 19954–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)12–4–1Recap
18LFebruary 25, 19952–3St. Louis Blues (1994–95)12–5–1Recap :
March: 10–2–1 (home: 7–0–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19WMarch 2, 19956–1Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)13–5–1Recap
20LMarch 5, 19952–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)13–6–1Recap
21WMarch 6, 19955–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)14–6–1Recap
22TMarch 9, 19954–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)14–6–2Recap
23WMarch 12, 19952–1@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)15–6–2Recap
24WMarch 14, 19955–2Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)16–6–2Recap
25WMarch 16, 19955–4Dallas Stars (1994–95)17–6–2Recap
26WMarch 17, 19953–1Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)18–6–2Recap
27WMarch 22, 19956–3Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)19–6–2Recap
28LMarch 24, 19952–3@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)19–7–2Recap
29WMarch 25, 19952–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)20–7–2Recap
30WMarch 28, 19956–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)21–7–2Recap
31WMarch 30, 19953–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)22–7–2Recap :
April: 10–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 7–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32WApril 1, 19953–2@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)23–7–2Recap
33TApril 2, 19953–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1994–95)23–7–3Recap
34WApril 5, 19955–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)24–7–3Recap
35WApril 7, 19954–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)25–7–3Recap
36WApril 9, 19954–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)26–7–3Recap
37WApril 11, 19954–1@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)27–7–3Recap
38WApril 13, 19953–0San Jose Sharks (1994–95)28–7–3Recap
39WApril 14, 19953–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)29–7–3Recap
40LApril 16, 19955–6@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)29–8–3Recap
41TApril 19, 19955–5 OTWinnipeg Jets (1994–95)29–8–4Recap
42WApril 21, 19956–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)30–8–4Recap
43WApril 23, 19955–1@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)31–8–4Recap
44LApril 25, 19951–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)31–9–4Recap
45LApril 27, 19953–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)31–10–4Recap
46WApril 29, 19954–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)32–10–4Recap
47LApril 30, 19950–4Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)32–11–4Recap :
May: 1–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48WMay 3, 19953–2@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)33–11–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Dallas Stars: Detroit won 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WMay 7, 19954–3Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 9, 19954–1Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 11, 19955–1@ Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4LMay 14, 19951–4@ Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 3–1Recap
5WMay 15, 19953–1Dallas StarsRed Wings win 4–1Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) San Jose Sharks: Detroit won 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WMay 21, 19956–0San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 23, 19956–2San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 25, 19956–2@ San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4WMay 27, 19956–2@ San Jose SharksRed Wings win 4–0Recap :
Western Conference Finals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit won 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WJune 1, 19952–1 OTChicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2WJune 4, 19953–2Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WJune 6, 19954–3 2OT@ Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4LJune 8, 19952–5@ Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 3–1Recap
5WJune 11, 19952–1 2OTChicago BlackhawksRed Wings win 4–1Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E5) New Jersey Devils: New Jersey won 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LJune 17, 19951–2New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 1–0Recap
2LJune 20, 19952–4New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–0Recap
3LJune 22, 19952–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–0Recap
4LJune 24, 19952–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–0Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Red Wings only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 77 | Paul Coffey | D | 45 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 18 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 10 |
| 91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 42 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 22 | Dino Ciccarelli | RW | 42 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 11 | −4 | 22 |
| 55 | Keith Primeau | C | 45 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 17 | 99 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 45 |
| 26 | Ray Sheppard | RW | 43 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −6 | 5 |
| 19 | Steve Yzerman | C | 47 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −2 | 0 |
| 13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 46 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| 5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 43 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Doug Brown | RW | 45 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 21 | Bob Errey† | LW | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Shawn Burr | LW | 42 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| 44 | Viacheslav Fetisov† | D | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 101 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 88 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 20 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Greg Johnson | C | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kris Draper | C | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −2 | 12 |
| 12 | Mike Sillinger‡ | C | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Bob Rouse | D | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Mark Howe | D | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Krushelnyski | LW | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Tim Taylor | C | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 12 |
| 2 | Terry Carkner | D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mike Ramsey | D | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Jason York‡ | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Bob Halkidis‡ | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Aaron Ward | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Mark Ferner† | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Stu Grimson† | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Andrew McKim | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 29 | Mike Vernon | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | 18 | 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 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 29 | Mike Vernon | 30 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 710 | 76 | 2.52 | .893 | 1 | 1807 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 370 | 41 | 2.31 | .889 | 1 | 1063 |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 496 | 41 | 2.26 | .917 | 1 | 1087 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1.78 | .920 | 0 | 68 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (annual) | James Norris Memorial Trophy | Paul Coffey | |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star team | Paul Coffey (Defense) | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
| 1,000th game played | Mike Ramsey | February 20, 1995 | |
| 1,000th game played | Dino Ciccarelli | March 28, 1995 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 29, 1994 | To Calgary Flames Steve Chiasson | To Detroit Red Wings Mike Vernon |

## Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 23 | Yan Golubovsky (D) | Russia | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 2 | 49 | Mathieu Dandenault (RW) | Canada | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 75 | Sean Gillam (D) | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 5 | 114 | Frederic Deschenes (G) | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 127 | Doug Battaglia (LW) | Canada | Brockville Braves (CJHL) |
| 6 | 153 | Pavel Agarkov (RW) | Russia | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
| 8 | 205 | Jason Elliott (G) | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 9 | 231 | Jeff Mikesch (C) | United States | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
| 10 | 257 | Tomas Holmstrom (LW) | Sweden | Bodens BK (Sweden) |
| 11 | 283 | Toivo Suursoo (RW) | Estonia | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |