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Checking the clock on my computer, I see it is a shade--actually, six shades, now seven--past 7:00pm. The 'boys of winter' have officially made a comeback, as we are now a few minutes into a doubleheader that features the Pittsburgh Penguins traveling to Buffalo to do battle against the Sabres, and the Dallas Stars defending their home ice against the St. Louis Blues. Though it has been a while since I last touched one of the many great hockey games for the Sega Genesis, I decided to bring back an old favorite, "NHL '95," to get back into the spirit. While most sports fans are probably indifferent to hockey, my passion for Canadian culture has helped to ignite a love in my heart for it; it certainly doesn't hurt matters that my beloved Florida Panthers will be entering the 2024-25 NHL season as the defending Stanley Cup champions, for the first time in franchise history. "NHL '95" is considered by most gamers as the 'black sheep' of EA Sports' NHL video game series, and upon an initial inspection it's not hard to see why. While at its core it retains the same solid gameplay engine that had been in use since the original "NHL Hockey" came out in 1991, in what turned out to be the final evolution of its development before the engine was rewritten from scratch for "NHL '96," it was given a unique coat of paint compared to the three games that had preceded it; this new look would only be used for "NHL '95," as along with the gameplay engine being changed, the core look was given another overhaul in "NHL '96." Many people tend to skip '95 and either go straight to '96 or stick with the iconic '94 (which is still seen as not only the pinnacle of the franchise but one of the greatest video games of all time), and it is unfortunate because when you get past the 'quirks' what you are left with is an incredibly solid game. In my opinion, if it had the same 'look' as the first three NHL Genesis games, most people would probably take it over '94, as it improves on that game in a variety of ways such as adding a full 84-game season mode (complete with authentic season awards including the Hart, Ross and Vezina trophies), the ability to trade or create players, faster gameplay, new player animations, and new play modes (including a cool 2-on-2 mode a la NBA Jam, with four skaters battling for supremacy). In my humble opinion, even without the inclusion of fighting, "NHL '95" is the peak of the series. It is also one of the last games to have the Quebec Nordiques (before they moved to Colorado and won a 'secret' Stanley Cup for Canada in their first season in Denver, at my Panthers' expense), with "NHL '96" being the true last. And with that, I decided to kick off my own series of "NHL '95" matchups, with the Vancouver Canucks opening as the de facto 'home' team against the Chicago Blackhawks. The game was up for grabs all the way to the end, as the Blackhawks were only up 2-0 before the Canucks got on the board, with 5:53 left to play. Alas, Vancouver could not tie it up, and Chicago had come out with the victory, 2-1. Ed Belfour, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011, was nearly perfect on goaltending for Chicago, with 49 saves out of a possible 50 (a 98% success rate). Jeremy Roenick, who will be inducted into the Hall this November, finished with one goal, one point, nine shots on goal, and two penalties (for a total of four minutes in the box). Kirk McLean also did an admirable job for Vancouver on goaltending, finishing with 74 saves out of a possible 76 (for 97% accuracy against shots). Jimmy Carson scored the only goal of the game for Vancouver, finishing with 1 goal, 1 point, 5 shots on goal, and no penalty minutes. Chicago elected to face the Penguins next; with the game still looking quite winnable once Chicago got on the board to make it 2-1 Pittsburgh with 1:18 left in the first period, things quickly got out of hand, and the Penguins took it 7-4. Mario Lemieux--a 1997 inductee into the Hall who had the normal waiting period waived, a two-time Stanley Cup champion who is still considered one of the greatest to ever play the game--set fire to the ice in a performance that must have made his family back home in Montreal quite proud, as the big man scored a hat trick and change. Lemieux finished with four goals/points, 22 shots on the goal, and no penalty minutes. Rick Tocchet, who is not in the Hall but did win a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 1992, finished with one goal, one assist, two points, four shots on goal, and no minutes in the box. Christian Ruuttu led the Blackhawks in scoring with two goals, two points, eleven shots on the goal, and one penalty (for two minutes in the box). Dirk Graham, who won the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1991 (for his outstanding defense at the forward position), added a goal plus one assist for a total of two points, and had six shots on the goal, while never being sent to the box. Buffalo was next up to face Pittsburgh, but ultimately their 'sabre dance' proved ineffective, for they too wound up on the losing end 5-1. The Sabres got on the board with 5:28 left in the second period, but were still down 2-1; Pittsburgh added three more goals to put the game out of reach. Tom Barrasso--who was inducted into the Hall in 2023--was nearly perfect on goaltending for Pittsburgh, finishing with 54 saves out of a possible 55 (for a 98% success rate against shots). Tocchet and Lemieux combined for two goals, one assist, three points, 15 shots on the goal, and one penalty (sustained by Tocchet, who spent two minutes in the box). Donald Audette, a journeyman forward who bounced around the league and played for six different teams (including the Panthers), scored the sole goal for Buffalo, finishing with one goal, one point, ten shots on the goal, and no minutes in the box. It looked like the good times were going to keep on rolling against the St. Louis Blues...that is, until they were not. One goal turned into two, two goals turned into three, and by the time the first period ended, St. Louis was already up 4-0. They added another goal in the second period, and were on their way to a potential shutout when Pittsburgh finally got on the board with 2:55 left in the third. Alas, it was far too little, far too late, and the Blues had humiliated Pittsburgh on their own ice, taking it 5-1 in a game that never felt competitive at any point. Curtis Joseph, the winningest goaltender at the time of his retirement to never play on a Stanley Cup-winning team, was nearly perfect with 68 saves out of a possible 69 (finishing with a 98% success rate against shots). Steve Duchesne, who is not in the Hall but did win a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002, achieved a 100% success rate for shots on goal (one goal, one assist, two points, one SOG, and no penalty minutes). Brendan Shanahan, a 2013 Hall inductee who won three Stanley Cups with Detroit, did not score once in his eight shots on the goal, but did have two assists (good for two points), and never went to the box. Ron Francis, inducted in 2007, scored the sole goal for Pittsburgh and finished with one goal, one point, 14 shots on the goal and two penalties (for four minutes in the box). As St. Louis prepares for their next game, against Dallas, I reflect on having seen "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" at the Cinemark Palace 20 this afternoon. A good film, highly entertaining, but it feels like it would have worked better in the 90s than now.