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Being on their guard was the right thing for the Flyers to do when it came to the Montreal Canadiens. Historically, it has been a wise course of action, considering the Canadiens' virtually unbreakable record for most Stanley Cups won in franchise history. And yet, though the Habs were just two seasons removed from their last title, the squad of 1994-95 seemed to signal a changing of the guard, and not in a good way. In a strike-shortened 48-game season, Montreal missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, though their record would have been good enough to qualify in the Western conference as the 8th seed (and was actually a game better than the Dallas Stars, who earned that respective seed). Now missing important members of the 1992-93 squad that won the Stanley Cup (including Denis Savard, Stephan Lebeau, Kevin Haller, and captain Guy Carbonneau), they would win only 3 of 24 games on the road, and tied with the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators--expansion teams that entered the NHL within the last two seasons--for the fewest shorthanded (empty-net) goals scored during the regular season (one). This didn't bode well for their odds of beating a Flyers team that had their way with them in three of the 4 regular season meetings that took place during the 1994-95 season. Among the lowlights were a 7-0 blowout loss at the Forum and an 8-4 beating at the CoreStates Spectrum, in games where they barely resembled the courageous group that had prevented Wayne Gretzky from becoming the first player to captain two teams to a Stanley Cup (which would ultimately be achieved by Mark Messier a season later, with the New York Rangers). Initially, it looked like the Flyers were on the fast track to another 'defense,' taking a 2-0 advantage that would remain unblemished until 3:38 remained in the first period. From then on, the Canadiens didn't look back, putting up three more goals and holding the Flyers scoreless to the end of the contest as they emerged with a 4-2 victory. Future Hall of Famer Patrick Roy was truly electric on the ice, his 76 saves of a possible 78 yielding a 97% success rate against the Flyers' offense (including their top weapon, Eric Lindros). Speaking of Eric--who is also in the Hall--he finished with one goal (and one point) while taking twelve shots on goal and never being penalized. Teammate Mikael Renberg, who earned the "Class Guy Award" and "Viking Award" at the conclusion of regular season play, contributed the second of Philadelphia's two goals, plus an assist (for two points), while taking twelve shots on the goal and never being penalized either. Now back in the Forum, Montreal sought victory yet again, this time against the Dallas Stars. Though the two teams did not meet during the 1994-95 season, Montreal viewed them as a relatively soft touch despite their having qualified for the postseason; they finished with a slightly inferior 17-23-8 record, compared to 18-23-7 for the Habs. However, despite their rather unimpressive record, they boasted a weapon in veteran Dave Gagner, the former 12th overall pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft who led the team in goals (14), assists (28), and points (42) during the 1994-95 season. And sure enough, Gagner would help the Stars emerge victorious, as Dallas came back from an early deficit with two straight goals to take a 2-1 victory. The somewhat obscure Darcy Wakaluk, one of the forgotten greats of the NHL, notably has starter duties in "NHL '96" as he is ranked higher on the Stars' goaltending depth chart than Andy Moog, a much more recognizable name by virtue of having won three Stanley Cups (and various performance awards) during his long NHL career (from whom he took over starting duties at the beginning of the 1994 playoffs, including winning the last game ever played at the historic St. Louis Arena). It was a good day for Darcy, whose 89 saves of a possible 90 gave him a 98% success rate against the Montreal offense. Brian Bellows, a former three-time NHL All-Star Game selection (and a member of Montreal's 1992-93 championship squad), scored the lone goal for the Habs (and earned a point as a result), while taking eight shots on the goal and being penalized just once (for two in the box). Stars of the show once more, Dallas welcomed a division rival in the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Reunion Arena. Dallas would go just 1-3-1 against Toronto in five regular season meetings, but to their credit kept all of the games quite close; only one was decided by multiple goals, and it is advantageous to consider that it was a home meeting where they won 6-4. Keeping that in mind, the Stars played their hearts out against a Toronto team that wanted to capture victory just as badly. What turned out to be their first of several meetings ended, rather poetically, in a 3-3 deadlock. Undoubtedly, Mats Sundin turned out to be a bigger Star than any of the Dallas players, as he was singlehandedly responsible for all three of Toronto's goals (and earned three points), scoring a hat trick on a mere eleven shots on the goal and never being penalized. A career day for the future Hall of Famer, who led the Maple Leafs in goals [23] and points [47] during the 1994-95 regular season, and a statue of whom can now be found standing proudly outside the most venerable Scotiabank Arena. An ensuing rematch saw the teams get no closer to determining which one could truly be considered as superior; incredibly, they ended up tying each other again, with each scoring one extra goal apiece to yield a 4-4 draw. Captain Doug Gilmour, who made it into the Hall in 2011, scored two goals (and earned two points), while taking 18 shots on the goal and being sent to the box twice for a total of four minutes altogether. Mike Donnelly, an NCAA legend who won the 1986 Division I championship with Michigan State, contributed two goals for Dallas (and earned two points) while taking ten shots on the goal and never going to the box himself. Still yearning for a clear answer as to which team was subjectively the far better of the two--and they were both determined to make it as indisputably evident as possible--the Stars, still unable to fend off the pesky Maple Leafs, faced them a third straight time at the Reunion Arena. This time, they ended up on the losing end of a shellacking, as Toronto cruised to a 4-0 victory, propelled by an immaculate goaltending performance from Felix Potvin, who proved he was "The Cat" for more than one reason. Two men came together to score the four goals for Toronto, each achieving two apiece: Gilmour again scored two goals (and earned two points), while taking 16 shots on the goal and never being sent to the box. Assisting him this time was Mike Ridley, who led the Maple Leafs in assists (27) during the 1994-95 regular season, and was a few years removed from his sole NHL All-Star Game appearance, and is still seen as one of Manitoba's all-time ice hockey greats. For his part, Ridley scored two goals (and earned two points), while taking eleven shots on the goal and never seeing the box. Soon to come for the Maple Leafs is the challenge of the Calgary Flames, champions of the Pacific Division (and the second seed in the Western conference). It favors Toronto, but is very winnable for the Flames, who still had a few pieces of their 1989 squad left on the team.