1994–95 NHL season

The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 48 games, a shortened season, due to a lockout of the players by the owners. For the first time since the 1969–70 NHL season, no team averaged more than four goals scored per game. A total of 60 shutouts happened in the 624 regular-season games.

The New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings. An unusually high number of shorthanded goals (28) were scored in the 81 playoff games of 1995. In addition, 7 hat-tricks were recorded in the 1995 Playoffs.

Regular season

The shortened season ended much later than usual. For the first and, as of 2007, the only time in NHL history, the Stanley Cup Finals concluded after the Summer Solstice. Despite the late end to the playoffs, only 79 total playoff games were held, the lowest number to date under the "16 wins" playoff format.

Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference
 Northeast Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Quebec Nordiques  48  30  13  5  185  134  65 Pittsburgh Penguins  48  29  16  3  181  158  61 Boston Bruins  48  27  18  3  150  127  57 Buffalo Sabres  48  22  19  7  130  119  51 Hartford Whalers  48  19  24  5  127  141  43 Montreal Canadiens  48  18  23  7  125  148  43 Ottawa Senators  48  9  34  5  117  174  23

 Atlantic Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Philadelphia Flyers  48  28  16  4  150  132  60 New Jersey Devils  48  22  18  8  136  121  52 Washington Capitals  48  22  18  8  136  120  52 New York Rangers  48  22  23  3  139  134  47 Florida Panthers  48  20  22  6  115  127  46 Tampa Bay Lightning  48  17  28  3  120  144  37 New York Islanders  48  15  28  5  126  158  35

Western Conference

 Central Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Detroit Red Wings  48  33 11  4  180  117  70 St. Louis Blues  48  28  15  5  178  135  61 Chicago Blackhawks  48  24  19  5  156  115  53 Toronto Maple Leafs  48  21  19  8  135  146  50 Dallas Stars  48  17  23  8  136  135  42 Winnipeg Jets  48  16  25  7  157  177  39

 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

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
 Player Team GP G A PTS Jaromir Jagr  Pittsburgh  48  32  38  70 Eric Lindros  Philadelphia  46  29  41  70 Alexei Zhamnov  Winnipeg  48  30  35  65 Joe Sakic  Quebec  47  19  43  62 Ron Francis  Pittsburgh  44  11  48  59 Theoren Fleury  Calgary  47  29  29  58 Paul Coffey  Detroit  45  14  44  58 Mikael Renberg  Philadelphia  47  26 31  57 John LeClair  Montreal/Philadelphia  46  26  28  54 Mark Messier  NY Rangers  46  14  39  53

Stanley Cup playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
 Quebec vs. NY Rangers Date  Away  Home May 6  NY Rangers 4  5 Quebec May 8  NY Rangers 8  3 Quebec May 10  Quebec 3  4 NY Rangers May 12  Quebec 2  3 NY Rangers  OT May 14  NY Rangers 2  4 Quebec May 16  Quebec 2  4 NY Rangers NY Rangers wins series 4–2 Pittsburgh vs. Washington Date  Away  Home May 6  Washington 5  4 Pittsburgh May 8  Washington 3  5 Pittsburgh May 10  Pittsburgh 2  6 Washington May 12  Pittsburgh 2  6 Washington May 14  Washington 5  6 Pittsburgh  OT May 16  Pittsburgh 7  1 Washington May 18  Washington 0  3 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh wins series 4–3 Philadelphia vs. Buffalo Date  Away  Home May 7  Buffalo 3  4 Philadelphia  OT May 8  Buffalo 1  3 Philadelphia May 10  Philadelphia 1  3 Buffalo May 12  Philadelphia 4  2 Buffalo May 14  Buffalo 4  6 Philadelphia Philadelphia wins series 4–1 Boston vs. New Jersey Date  Away  Home May 7  New Jersey 5  0 Boston May 8  New Jersey 3  0 Boston May 10  Boston 3  2 New Jersey May 12  Boston 0  1 New Jersey  OT May 14  New Jersey 3  2 Boston New Jersey wins series 4–1

Western Conference
 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 St. Louis vs. Vancouver Date  Away  Home May 7  Vancouver 1  2 St. Louis May 9  Vancouver 5  3 St. Louis May 11  St. Louis 1  6 Vancouver May 13  St. Louis 5  2 Vancouver May 15  Vancouver 6  5 St. Louis  OT May 17  St. Louis 8  2 Vancouver May 19  Vancouver 5  3 St. Louis Vancouver wins series 4–3 Chicago vs. Toronto Date  Away  Home May 7  Toronto 5  3 Chicago May 9  Toronto 3  0 Chicago May 11  Chicago 3  2 Toronto May 13  Chicago 3  1 Toronto May 15  Toronto 2  4 Chicago May 17  Chicago 4  5 Toronto  OT May 19  Toronto 2  5 Chicago Chicago wins series 4–3 Calgary vs. San Jose Date  Away  Home May 7  San Jose 5  4 Calgary May 9  San Jose 5  4 Calgary  OT May 11  Calgary 9  2 San Jose May 13  Calgary 6  4 San Jose May 15  San Jose 0  5 Calgary May 17  Calgary 3  5 San Jose May 19  San Jose 5  4 Calgary  2OT San Jose wins series 4–3

Conference semifinals
+ Eastern Conference Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey Date  Away  Home May 20  New Jersey 2  3 Pittsburgh May 22  New Jersey 4  2 Pittsburgh May 24  Pittsburgh 1  5 New Jersey May 26  Pittsburgh 1  2 New Jersey OT May 28  New Jersey 4  1 Pittsburgh New Jersey win series 4–1 Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers Date  Away  Home May 21  NY Rangers 4  5 Philadelphia OT May 22  NY Rangers 3  4 Philadelphia OT May 24  Philadelphia 5  2 NY Rangers May 26  Philadelphia 4  1 NY Rangers Philadelphia wins series 4–0

+ Western Conference 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 Chicago vs. Vancouver Date  Away  Home May 21  Vancouver 1  2 Chicago  OT May 23  Vancouver 0  2 Chicago May 25  Chicago 3  2 Vancouver  OT May 27  Chicago 4  3 Vancouver  OT Chicago wins series 4–0

Conference finals
+ Eastern Conference Philadelphia vs. New Jersey Date  Away  Home June 3  New Jersey 4  1 Philadelphia June 5  New Jersey 5  2 Philadelphia June 7  Philadelphia 3  2 New Jersey OT June 10  Philadelphia 4  2 New Jersey June 11  New Jersey 3  2 Philadelphia June 13  Philadelphia 2  4 New Jersey New Jersey wins series 4–2and Prince of Wales Trophy+ Western Conference 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

Finals

 Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils 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 Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
 Player  Team  GP  G  A  Pts Sergei Fedorov  Detroit  17  7  17  24 Stephane Richer  New Jersey  19  6  15  21 Neal Broten  New Jersey  20  7  12  19 Ron Francis  Pittsburgh  12  6  13  19 Denis Savard  Chicago  16  7  11  18 Paul Coffey  Detroit  18  6  12  18 John MacLean  New Jersey  20  5  13  18 Claude Lemieux  New Jersey  20  13  3  16 Vyacheslav Kozlov  Detroit  18  9  7  16 Nicklas Lidstrom  Detroit  18  4  12  16

NHL Awards
The NHL Awards presentation took place on July 6, 1995.
 Presidents' Trophy:  Detroit Red Wings Prince of Wales Trophy:  New Jersey Devils Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:  Detroit Red Wings Art Ross Memorial Trophy:  Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres Calder Memorial Trophy:  Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques Conn Smythe Trophy:  Claude Lemieux, New Jersey Devils Frank J. Selke Trophy:  Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins Hart Memorial Trophy:  Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers Jack Adams Award:  Marc Crawford, Quebec Nordiques James Norris Memorial Trophy:  Paul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings King Clancy Memorial Trophy:  Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins Lester B. Pearson Award:  Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers NHL Plus/Minus Award:  Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins Vezina Trophy:  Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres William M. Jennings Trophy:  Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks Lester Patrick Trophy:  Joe Mullen, Brian Mullen, Bob Fleming

All-Star teams
 First Team    Position    Second TeamDominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres GEd Belfour, Chicago BlackhawksPaul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings DRay Bourque, Boston BruinsChris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks DLarry Murphy, Pittsburgh PenguinsEric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers CAlexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg JetsJaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins RWTheoren Fleury, Calgary FlamesJohn LeClair, Montreal/Philadelphia LWKeith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets

First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1994–95 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):
Paul Kariya, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Manny Fernandez, Dallas Stars
Ryan Smyth, Edmonton Oilers
Adam Deadmarsh, Quebec Nordiques
Peter Forsberg, Quebec Nordiques
Sergei Gonchar, Washington Capitals

Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1994–95 (listed with their last team):
Mats Naslund, Boston Bruins
Mark Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Peter Stastny, St. Louis Blues
Rich Sutter, Toronto Maple Leafs

1995 Trading Deadline
 Trading Deadline: APRIL 7, 1995 http://www.habsinsideout.com/main/3969 
April 7, 1995: D Petr Svoboda traded from Buffalo to Philadelphia for D Garry Galley.
April 7, 1995: C Troy Murray and D Norm Maciver traded from Ottawa to Pittsburgh for RW Martin Straka.
April 7, 1995: D Gord Kruppke traded from Toronto to Detroit for other considerations.
April 7, 1995: RW Russ Courtnall traded from Dallas to Vancouver for LW Greg Adams and RW Dan Kesa and Vancouver's 5th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: G Corey Hirsch traded from New York Rangers to Vancouver for C Nathan Lafayette.
April 7, 1995: D Gerald Diduck traded from Vancouver to Chicago for RW Bogdan Savenko and Hartford's 3rd round pick in 1995 Entry Draft (previously acquired).
April 7, 1995: G Rick Tabaracci traded from Washington to Calgary for a conditional 5th round draft pick.
April 7, 1995: LW Gaetan Duchesne traded from San Jose to Florida for Florida's 6th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: G Craig Billington traded from Ottawa to Boston for other considerations.
April 7, 1995: LW Bill Huard traded from Ottawa to Quebec for D Mika Stromberg and Quebec's 4th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: D Daniel Laperriere and St. Louis' 9th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft traded from St. Louis to Ottawa for Ottawa's 9th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: RW Roman Oksiuta traded from Edmonton to Vancouver for D Jiri Slegr.
April 7, 1995: LW Alan May traded from Dallas to Calgary for Calgary's 8th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: C Mike Eastwood and Toronto's 3rd round pick in 1995 Entry Draft traded from Toronto to Winnipeg for RW Tie Domi.
April 7, 1995: D Grant Jennings traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto for D Drake Berehowsky.
April 7, 1995: D Igor Ulanov and C Mike Eagles traded from Winnipeg to Washington for Washington's 3rd and 5th round draft picks in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: LW Scott Pearson traded from Edmonton to Buffalo for D Ken Sutton.
April 7, 1995: D Greg Brown traded from Pittsburgh to Winnipeg for a conditional 8th round draft pick in 1996 Entry Draft.
April 7, 1995: C Ed Olczyk traded from NY Rangers to Winnipeg for Winnipeg's 5th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
April 5, 1995 - Montreal Canadiens obtain Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov from the New York Islanders for Kirk Muller, Mathieu Schneider and Craig Darby.

References

Other websites
Hockey Database
NHL.com

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