1994–95 New York Islanders season

The 1994-95 New York Islanders season was the twenty-third season in the franchise's history.
==Offseason==
===NHL draft===
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	9 	Brett Lindros (RW) 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2 	38 	Jason Holland (Defence)	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html
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==Regular season==
After starting the season with a 4-2-1 record, the Islanders fell into a slump from which they couldn't recover. They would win only 11 of their remaining 41 games, going 11-26-4. The Islanders would finish 12 points out of 8th place and miss the playoffs for the first time since 1992.
Near the end of the failed season, general manager Don Maloney decided that the core of players he had left alone for three seasons should be totally revamped, and he undertook a rebuilding project. He traded Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov to Montreal for Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider, and Benoit Hogue was sent to Toronto for young goaltender Eric Fichaud. Additionally, Maloney allowed the team's leading scorer, Ray Ferraro, to depart as an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the season. Fans' displeasure at the GM for trading the popular Turgeon was magnified when Muller balked at joining a rebuilding team. He only played 45 games for the Islanders before being sent to the Maple Leafs.
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	January 21, 1995 	2–1 	Florida Panthers (1994–95) 	1–0–0
2 	T	January 22, 1995 	3–3 OT	Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 	1–0–1
3 	W	January 24, 1995 	4–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 	2–0–1
4 	L	January 27, 1995 	2–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)	2–1–1
5 	L	January 28, 1995 	1–4 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 	2–2–1
6 	W	January 31, 1995 	5–1 	@ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 	3–2–1
7 	W	February 2, 1995 	5–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)	4–2–1
8 	L	February 4, 1995 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 	4–3–1
9 	L	February 7, 1995 	2–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)	4–4–1
10 	L	February 9, 1995 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 	4–5–1
11 	W	February 11, 1995	2–1 	Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 	5–5–1
12 	L	February 14, 1995	2–3 	Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 	5–6–1
13 	T	February 17, 1995	2–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 	5–6–2
14 	W	February 18, 1995	3–2 	New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 	6–6–2
15 	L	February 20, 1995	2–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 	6–7–2
16 	T	February 22, 1995	3–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 	6–7–3
17 	L	February 23, 1995	1–4 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 	6–8–3
18 	W	February 25, 1995	3–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 	7–8–3
19 	W	February 28, 1995	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 	8–8–3
20 	L	March 2, 1995 	3–4 	Washington Capitals (1994–95) 	8–9–3
21 	L	March 5, 1995 	1–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 	8–10–3
22 	W	March 7, 1995 	3–1 	Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 	9–10–3
23 	L	March 9, 1995 	2–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)	9–11–3
24 	L	March 11, 1995 	1–2 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 	9–12–3
25 	L	March 14, 1995 	4–6 	@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 	9–13–3
26 	L	March 16, 1995 	3–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 	9–14–3
27 	L	March 18, 1995 	3–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1994–95) 	9–15–3
28 	W	March 23, 1995 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1994–95) 	10–15–3
29 	L	March 25, 1995 	1–5 	@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 	10–16–3
30 	T	March 26, 1995 	5–5 OT	New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 	10–16–4
31 	L	March 28, 1995 	3–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)	10–17–4
32 	L	March 30, 1995 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1994–95) 	10–18–4
33 	L	April 1, 1995 	1–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 	10–19–4
34 	L	April 4, 1995 	4–5 	Washington Capitals (1994–95) 	10–20–4
35 	W	April 7, 1995 	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1994–95) 	11–20–4
36 	T	April 8, 1995 	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (1994–95) 	11–20–5
37 	L	April 11, 1995 	2–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)	11–21–5
38 	W	April 12, 1995 	3–1 	@ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 	12–21–5
39 	L	April 14, 1995 	3–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 	12–22–5
40 	L	April 16, 1995 	2–3 	New York Rangers (1994–95) 	12–23–5
41 	W	April 18, 1995 	5–2 	Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 	13–23–5
42 	L	April 20, 1995 	1–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)	13–24–5
43 	L	April 22, 1995 	2–3 	Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 	13–25–5
44 	W	April 24, 1995 	5–3 	Boston Bruins (1994–95) 	14–25–5
45 	L	April 26, 1995 	5–6 	@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)	14–26–5
46 	W	April 28, 1995 	4–2 	@ New York Rangers (1994–95) 	15–26–5
47 	L	April 29, 1995 	3–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 	15–27–5
48 	L	May 2, 1995 	0–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 	15–28–5
==Player stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Ray Ferraro 	47	22	21	43 	30
Pierre Turgeon 	34	13	14	27 	
Patrick Flatley	45	7 	20	27 	
Steve Thomas 	47	11	15	26 	
Derek King 	43	10	16	26 	
Zigmund Palffy 	33	10	7 	17 	
Marty McInnis 	41	9 	7 	16 	
Travis Green 	42	5 	7 	12 	25
Benoit Hogue 	33	6 	4 	10 	34
Troy Loney 	26	5 	4 	9 	23
Kirk Muller 	12	3 	5 	8 	14
Brad Dalgarno 	22	3 	2 	5 	14
Chris Marinucci	12	1 	4 	5 	2
Ron Sutter 	27	1 	4 	5 	21
Brett Lindros 	33	1 	3 	4 	100
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000521995.html
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
Vladimir Malakhov 	26	3	13	16 	32
Scott Lachance 	26	6	7 	13 	26
Dennis Vaske 	41	1	11	12 	53
Mathieu Schneider 	13	3	6 	9 	30
Bob Beers 	22	2	7 	9 	6
Brent Severyn 	19	1	3 	4 	34
Chris Luongo 	47	1	3 	4 	36
Rich Pilon 	20	1	1 	2 	40
Dean Chynoweth 	32	0	2 	2 	77
Darius Kasparaitis	13	0	1 	1 	22
Jason Widmer 	1 	0	0 	0 	0
Milan Tichy 	2 	0	0 	0 	2
Gord Dineen 	9 	0	0 	0 	2
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	GP	MIN 	W	L 	T	SO	GAA
Tommy Salo 	6 	358 	1	5 	0	0 	3.02
Tommy Soderstrom	26	1350	8	12	3	1 	3.11
Jamie McLennan 	21	1185	6	11	2	0 	3.39
==References==
*Islanders on Hockey Database
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