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 would name 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 would get 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 would then go on a 10 game winless streak, costing Burnett his job, as former Oilers goaltender Ron Low would replace him. It was too little too late, as Edmonton would finish the season 17–27–4, earning 38 points, and missing the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.
Offensively, Doug Weight would lead the team with 40 points, while David Oliver would be 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 would play in 40 games, winning 15 of them, with a 3.62 GAA and 2 shutouts along the way. However, the Oilers would allow a league-high 183 goals and Oilers goaltenders would combine for a league-low .877 save percentage.
==Season standings==
Pacific Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Calgary Flames 	48	24	17	7 	163	135	55
Vancouver Canucks 	48	18	18	12	153	148	48
San Jose Sharks 	48	19	25	4 	129	161	42
Los Angeles Kings 	48	16	23	9 	142	174	41
Edmonton Oilers 	48	17	27	4 	136	183	38
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	48	16	27	5 	125	164	37
==Game log==
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	January 20 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–0–0 	2
2 	January 22 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	2–0–0 	4
3 	January 23 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–5 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2–1–0 	4
4 	January 25 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2–2–0 	4
5 	January 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–3–0 	4
6 	January 30 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4–0 	4
7 	February 1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	7–0 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5–0 	4
8 	February 3 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–5–0 	6
9 	February 7 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	3–5–1 	7
10	February 8 	Winnipeg Jets 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–5–2 	8
11	February 10	San Jose Sharks 	1–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–5–2 	10
12	February 12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	0–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–5–2 	12
13	February 15	Edmonton Oilers 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	6–5–2 	14
14	February 17	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	6–6–2 	14
15	February 19	Edmonton Oilers 	1–4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	6–7–2 	14
16	February 20	Edmonton Oilers 	0–4 	St. Louis Blues 	6–8–2 	14
17	February 22	Dallas Stars 	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–8–2 	16
18	February 25	Los Angeles Kings 	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–9–2 	16
19	February 28	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Calgary Flames 	7–10–2 	16
20	March 1 	Dallas Stars 	5–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–11–2 	16
21	March 3 	Chicago Blackhawks 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–12–2 	16
22	March 5 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	8–12–2 	18
23	March 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–2 	San Jose Sharks 	9–12–2 	20
24	March 12 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	9–13–2 	20
25	March 14 	St. Louis Blues 	5–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	10–13–2	22
26	March 17 	San Jose Sharks 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	11–13–2	24
27	March 20 	Calgary Flames 	2–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	12–13–2	26
28	March 22 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Dallas Stars 	12–13–3	27
29	March 23 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Dallas Stars 	12–14–3	27
30	March 26 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–5 	St. Louis Blues 	12–15–3	27
31	March 27 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	12–16–3	27
32	March 31 	Calgary Flames 	6–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	12–17–3	27
33	April 1 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	12–18–3	27
34	April 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–7 	Los Angeles Kings 	12–19–3	27
35	April 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–4 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	12–20–3	27
36	April 7 	Edmonton Oilers 	0–5 	San Jose Sharks 	12–21–3	27
37	April 9 	San Jose Sharks 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	12–22–3	27
38	April 13 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	13–22–3	29
39	April 15 	Calgary Flames 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	13–23–3	29
40	April 17 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–5 	Winnipeg Jets 	14–23–3	31
41	April 19 	Los Angeles Kings 	0–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–23–3	33
42	April 21 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	15–23–4	34
43	April 22 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–6 	Vancouver Canucks 	15–24–4	34
44	April 25 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–3 	Winnipeg Jets 	16–24–4	36
45	April 27 	St. Louis Blues 	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	17–24–4	38
46	April 29 	Winnipeg Jets 	5–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	17–25–4	38
47	May 1 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	6–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	17–26–4	38
48	May 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–5 	Calgary Flames 	17–27–4	38
==Season stats==
===Scoring leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Doug Weight 	48	7 	33	40 	69
Jason Arnott 	42	15	22	37 	128
Shayne Corson	48	12	24	36 	86
David Oliver 	44	16	14	30 	20
Todd Marchant	45	13	14	27 	32
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	Save %	GAA
Bill Ranford 	40	2203	15	20	3	133	2 	.883 	3.62
Fred Brathwaite	14	601 	2 	5 	1	40 	0 	.863 	3.99
Joaquin Gage 	2 	99 	0 	2 	0	7 	0 	.825 	4.24
==Transactions==
====Trades====
March 13, 1995	To Philadelphia FlyersBrad Zavisha6th round pick in 1995 - Jamie Sokolsky	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
====Free agents====
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	New Team
D Jeff Chychrun	Hartford Whalers
F Brent Grieve 	Chicago Blackhawks
F Shjon Podein 	Philadelphia Flyers
F Steven Rice 	Hartford Whalers
D Bob Beers 	New York Islanders
D Ilya Byakin 	San Jose Sharks
====Draft picks====
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	4 	Jason Bonsignore 	 	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
1 	6 	Ryan Smyth 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 	32 	Mike Watt 	 	Stratford Cullitons (MOJHL)
3 	53 	Corey Neilson 	 	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3 	60 	Brad Symes 	 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4 	79 	Adam Copeland 	 	Burlington Cougars (OPJHL)
4 	95 	Jussi Tarvainen 	 	Kalpa Kuopio (Finland)
5 	110	Jon Gaskins 	 	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6 	136	Terry Marchant 	 	Niagara Scenics (NAJHL)
7 	160	Curtis Sheptak 	 	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
7 	162	Dimitrius Sulba 	 	Tivali Minsk (Russia)
7 	179	Chris Wickenheiser	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8 	185	Rob Guinn 	 	Newmarket Royals (OHL)
8 	188	Jason Reid 	 	St. Andrew's College (High school)
9 	214	Jeremy Jablonski 	 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
11 	266	Ladislav Benysek 	 	Olomouc (Czech.)
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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