1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 16-23-9, for 41 points. Defense proved to be problematic for the Kings, as they allowed a league-high 1,668 shots (34.8 per game) and finished tied for 23rd overall in goals allowed, with 174. Their offense was more reliable, as the Kings averaged nearly 3 goals scored per game. Despite missing a quarter of the season, Rick Tocchet still led the team in goals with 18. 
On May 2, the Dallas Stars were in 7th place in the Western Conference with 42 points while the Kings were tied with the San Jose Sharks for 8th place with 41 points (16-22-9). However, the Kings lost the final game of the season on May 3 to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5-1. Meanwhile, the Sharks came from behind to tie the Vancouver Canucks 3-3 in their final game of the season and, in doing so, jumped up to 7th place while the Stars fell into to 8th place. The Sharks' win combined with the Kings' loss meant that the Kings would finish in 9th place and therefore miss the playoffs.
==Offseason==
===NHL Draft===
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	7 	Jamie Storr (Goaltender)	 	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
2 	33 	Matt Johnson (Left wing)	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T	January 20, 1995 	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	0–0–1
2 	L	January 22, 1995 	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	0–1–1
3 	L	January 24, 1995 	2–4 	Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	0–2–1
4 	L	January 26, 1995 	1–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	0–3–1
5 	W	January 28, 1995 	4–2 	Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	1–3–1
6 	L	January 29, 1995 	3–6 	Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	1–4–1
7 	W	February 4, 1995 	4–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 	2–4–1
8 	L	February 5, 1995 	2–3 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 	2–5–1
9 	T	February 7, 1995 	5–5 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	2–5–2
10 	W	February 11, 1995	5–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	3–5–2
11 	T	February 12, 1995	4–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 	3–5–3
12 	W	February 15, 1995	3–1 	@ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	4–5–3
13 	L	February 17, 1995	0–2 	San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	4–6–3
14 	L	February 18, 1995	2–6 	Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	4–7–3
15 	L	February 20, 1995	2–8 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	4–8–3
16 	T	February 23, 1995	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	4–8–4
17 	W	February 25, 1995	4–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	5–8–4
18 	L	February 28, 1995	4–8 	Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	5–9–4
19 	L	March 4, 1995 	4–5 	Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	5–10–4
20 	L	March 6, 1995 	2–8 	@ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	5–11–4
21 	W	March 9, 1995 	4–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	6–11–4
22 	W	March 11, 1995 	4–2 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	7–11–4
23 	W	March 13, 1995 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	8–11–4
24 	L	March 14, 1995 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 	8–12–4
25 	T	March 16, 1995 	2–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	8–12–5
26 	L	March 18, 1995 	3–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 	8–13–5
27 	W	March 20, 1995 	5–3 	St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 	9–13–5
28 	T	March 21, 1995 	3–3 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)	9–13–6
29 	L	March 25, 1995 	1–3 	San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	9–14–6
30 	W	March 26, 1995 	7–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	10–14–6
31 	W	March 28, 1995 	5–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	11–14–6
32 	L	March 29, 1995 	2–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 	11–15–6
33 	T	April 1, 1995 	7–7 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	11–15–7
34 	W	April 3, 1995 	7–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	12–15–7
35 	W	April 6, 1995 	3–2 	Dallas Stars (1994–95) 	13–15–7
36 	L	April 7, 1995 	4–7 	@ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	13–16–7
37 	L	April 9, 1995 	1–5 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)	13–17–7
38 	L	April 12, 1995 	1–4 	Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	13–18–7
39 	L	April 16, 1995 	0–2 	@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	13–19–7
40 	L	April 17, 1995 	2–5 	@ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 	13–20–7
41 	L	April 19, 1995 	0–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	13–21–7
42 	T	April 21, 1995 	3–3 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 	13–21–8
43 	T	April 23, 1995 	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 	13–21–9
44 	W	April 25, 1995 	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 	14–21–9
45 	L	April 28, 1995 	0–4 	@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 	14–22–9
46 	W	April 30, 1995 	2–1 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 	15–22–9
47 	W	May 2, 1995 	2–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 	16–22–9
48 	L	May 3, 1995 	1–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 	16–23–9
==Player stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky 	48	11	37	48 	6
Rick Tocchet 	36	18	17	35 	70
Dan Quinn 	44	14	17	31 	32
Jari Kurri 	38	10	19	29 	24
Tony Granato 	33	13	11	24 	68
John Druce 	43	15	5 	20 	20
Randy Burridge 	38	4 	15	19 	8
Eric Lacroix 	45	9 	7 	16 	54
Pat Conacher 	48	7 	9 	16 	12
Robert Lang 	36	4 	8 	12 	4
Kevin Todd 	33	3 	8 	11 	12
Gary Shuchuk 	22	3 	6 	9 	6
Yanic Perreault	26	2 	5 	7 	20
Kevin Brown 	23	2 	3 	5 	18
Rob Brown 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Warren Rychel 	7 	0 	0 	0 	19
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000401995.html
===Defencemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
Darryl Sydor 	48	4	9 	13 	36
Marty McSorley	41	3	18	21 	83
Michel Petit 	40	5	12	17 	84
Rob Blake 	24	4	7 	11 	38
Chris Snell 	32	2	7 	9 	22
Rob Cowie 	32	2	7 	9 	20
Alexei Zhitnik	11	2	5 	7 	27
Tim Watters 	1 	0	0 	0 	0
===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
Pauli Jaks 	1 	40 	0 	0 	0	0 	3.00
Kelly Hrudey	35	1894	14	13	5	0 	3.14
Jamie Storr 	5 	263 	1 	3 	1	0 	3.88
Grant Fuhr 	14	698 	1 	7 	3	0 	4.04
Robb Stauber	1 	16 	0 	0 	0	0 	7.50
==Playoffs==
* The Kings did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
==Transactions==
==References==
* Kings on Hockey Database
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Los Angeles Kings season, 1994–95
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