1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 72nd season. The Red Wings started the 1994–95 season strong, and finished it strong, going 33–11–4 for 70 points in 48 games. Having the league's best regular-season record, they were awarded 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 scored 30 goals on just 125 shots.
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 Final, their first Finals appearance since 1966 with a 2–1 double-overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in game five of the 1995 Western Conference Final. Forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second overtime period. 
The Red Wings were stunned in the 1995 Stanley Cup Final in 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. 
==Offseason==
===NHL Draft===
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	23 	Yan Golubovsky (Defence) 	 	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2 	49 	Mathieu Dandenault (Right wing)	 	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	January 20, 1995 	4–1 	Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	1–0–0
2 	L	January 22, 1995 	1–4 	Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	1–1–0
3 	W	January 24, 1995 	6–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	2–1–0
4 	W	January 26, 1995 	5–1 	Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	3–1–0
5 	W	January 28, 1995 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	4–1–0
6 	W	January 30, 1995 	4–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	5–1–0
7 	L	February 1, 1995 	1–2 	@ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	5–2–0
8 	W	February 3, 1995 	5–2 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)	6–2–0
9 	L	February 4, 1995 	3–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 	6–3–0
10 	W	February 7, 1995 	6–0 	San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	7–3–0
11 	L	February 10, 1995	1–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	7–4–0
12 	T	February 12, 1995	4–4 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 	7–4–1
13 	W	February 15, 1995	5–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	8–4–1
14 	W	February 17, 1995	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	9–4–1
15 	W	February 20, 1995	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	10–4–1
16 	W	February 22, 1995	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	11–4–1
17 	W	February 23, 1995	4–2 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	12–4–1
18 	L	February 25, 1995	2–3 	St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	12–5–1
19 	W	March 2, 1995 	6–1 	Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	13–5–1
20 	L	March 5, 1995 	2–4 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	13–6–1
21 	W	March 6, 1995 	5–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	14–6–1
22 	T	March 9, 1995 	4–4 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)	14–6–2
23 	W	March 12, 1995 	2–1 	@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	15–6–2
24 	W	March 14, 1995 	5–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 	16–6–2
25 	W	March 16, 1995 	5–4 	Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	17–6–2
26 	W	March 17, 1995 	3–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	18–6–2
27 	W	March 22, 1995 	6–3 	Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	19–6–2
28 	L	March 24, 1995 	2–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	19–7–2
29 	W	March 25, 1995 	2–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	20–7–2
30 	W	March 28, 1995 	6–4 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 	21–7–2
31 	W	March 30, 1995 	3–2 	Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	22–7–2
32 	W	April 1, 1995 	3–2 	@ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	23–7–2
33 	T	April 2, 1995 	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	23–7–3
34 	W	April 5, 1995 	5–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	24–7–3
35 	W	April 7, 1995 	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	25–7–3
36 	W	April 9, 1995 	4–1 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	26–7–3
37 	W	April 11, 1995 	4–1 	@ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	27–7–3
38 	W	April 13, 1995 	3–0 	San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	28–7–3
39 	W	April 14, 1995 	3–1 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	29–7–3
40 	L	April 16, 1995 	5–6 	@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	29–8–3
41 	T	April 19, 1995 	5–5 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	29–8–4
42 	W	April 21, 1995 	6–5 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 	30–8–4
43 	W	April 23, 1995 	5–1 	@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	31–8–4
44 	L	April 25, 1995 	1–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 	31–9–4
45 	L	April 27, 1995 	3–4 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	31–10–4
46 	W	April 29, 1995 	4–2 	Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	32–10–4
47 	L	April 30, 1995 	0–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	32–11–4
48 	W	May 3, 1995 	3–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	33–11–4
==Playoffs==
Detroit vs. Dallas 	Detroit vs. Dallas 	Detroit vs. Dallas 	Detroit vs. Dallas
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 7 	Dallas 3 	4 Detroit 	
May 9 	Dallas 1 	4 Detroit 	
May 11 	Detroit 5 	1 Dallas 	
May 14 	Detroit 1 	4 Dallas 	
May 15 	Dallas 1 	3 Detroit 	
Detroit wins series 4–1	Detroit wins series 4–1	Detroit wins series 4–1	Detroit wins series 4–1
Detroit vs. San Jose 	Detroit vs. San Jose 	Detroit vs. San Jose 	Detroit vs. San Jose
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 21 	San Jose 0 	6 Detroit 	
May 23 	San Jose 2 	6 Detroit 	
May 25 	Detroit 6 	2 San Jose 	
May 27 	Detroit 6 	2 San Jose 	
Detroit wins series 4–0	Detroit wins series 4–0	Detroit wins series 4–0	Detroit wins series 4–0
 Western Conference
Detroit vs. Chicago 	Detroit vs. Chicago 	Detroit vs. Chicago 	Detroit vs. Chicago
Date 	Away 	Home 	
June 1 	Chicago 1 	2 Detroit 	OT
June 4 	Chicago 2 	3 Detroit 	
June 6 	Detroit 4 	3 Chicago 	2OT
June 8 	Detroit 2 	5 Chicago 	
June 11 	Chicago 1 	2 Detroit 	2OT
Detroit wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Detroit wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Detroit wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Detroit wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
===Stanley Cup Final===
Detroit vs. New Jersey 	Detroit vs. New Jersey 	Detroit vs. New Jersey 	Detroit vs. New Jersey 	Detroit vs. New Jersey 	Detroit vs. New Jersey
Date 	Away 	Score 	Home 	Score 	Notes
June 17 	New Jersey 	2 	Detroit 	1 	
June 20 	New Jersey 	4 	Detroit 	2 	
June 22 	Detroit 	2 	New Jersey 	5 	
June 24 	Detroit 	2 	New Jersey 	5 	
New Jersey wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup
Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	D 	45	14	44	58 	72 	18 	4 	1 	2
 	C 	42	20	30	50 	24 	6 	7 	3 	5
 	RW 	42	16	27	43 	39 	12 	6 	0 	3
 	C 	45	15	27	42 	99 	17 	1 	0 	3
 	RW 	43	30	10	40 	17 	11 	11 	0 	5
 	C 	47	12	26	38 	40 	6 	4 	0 	1
 	LW 	46	13	20	33 	45 	12 	5 	0 	3
 	D 	43	10	16	26 	6 	15 	7 	0 	0
 	RW 	45	9 	12	21 	16 	14 	1 	1 	2
 	LW 	30	6 	11	17 	31 	9 	0 	0 	1
 	LW/C	42	6 	8 	14 	60 	13 	0 	0 	3
 	D 	14	3 	11	14 	2 	3 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	47	3 	11	14 	101	10 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	31	5 	8 	13 	88 	5 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	39	4 	6 	10 	73 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	22	3 	5 	8 	14 	1 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	36	2 	6 	8 	22 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	2 	6 	8 	2 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	48	1 	7 	8 	36 	14 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	18	1 	5 	6 	10 	-3 	0 	0 	1
 	LW/C	20	2 	3 	5 	6 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	22	0 	4 	4 	16 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	20	1 	2 	3 	21 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	33	1 	2 	3 	23 	11 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	1 	2 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	1 	1 	6 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11	0 	0 	0 	37 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	19	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	30	0 	0 	0 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	1807	30	19	6 	4	76 	2.52	1 	710 	634 	.893
 	1087	19	14	5 	0	41 	2.26	1 	496 	455 	.917
Team: 	2894	48	33	11	4	117	2.43	2 	1206	1089	.903
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	17	7	17	24 	6 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	18	6	12	18 	10 	2 	1 	0
 	LW 	18	9	7 	16 	10 	1 	0 	4
 	D 	18	4	12	16 	8 	3 	0 	2
 	RW 	18	4	8 	12 	2 	0 	1 	1
 	C 	15	4	8 	12 	0 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	16	9	2 	11 	22 	6 	0 	2
 	C 	17	4	5 	9 	45 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	18	0	8 	8 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	17	4	3 	7 	5 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	18	1	5 	6 	30 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	18	4	1 	5 	12 	0 	1 	1
 	RW 	18	3	2 	5 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	0	3 	3 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	1	1 	2 	22 	0 	0 	1
 	LW/C	16	0	2 	2 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11	1	0 	1 	26 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	1 	1 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	0	1 	1 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	1 	1 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	8 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	1063	18	12	6	41	2.31	1 	370	329	.889
 	68 	2 	0 	0	2 	1.76	0 	25 	23 	.920
Team: 	1131	18	12	6	43	2.28	1 	395	352	.891
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage; 
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 29, 1994	To Calgary Flames Steve Chiasson	To Detroit Red Wings Mike Vernon
==References==
*Red Wings on Hockey Database
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Detroit Red Wings season, 1994–95
Detroit Red Wings season, 1994–95