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.

1995 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration January 20 – June 24, 1995
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
Season MVP Eric Lindros (Philadelphia)
Top scorer Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Eastern champions New Jersey Devils
  Eastern runners-up Philadelphia Flyers
Western champions Detroit Red Wings
  Western runners-up Chicago Blackhawks
Playoffs MVP Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup champions New Jersey Devils
  Runners-up Detroit Red Wings
NHL seasons

← 1993–94

1995–96 →

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

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

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

Stanley Cup playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

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 4–2
and 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 4–0
and Stanley Cup
Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)
wins Conn Smythe Trophy

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 Team
Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres G Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Coffey, Detroit Red Wings D Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks D Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers C Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins RW Theoren Fleury, Calgary Flames
John LeClair, Montreal/Philadelphia LW Keith 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):

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):

1995 Trading Deadline

  • Trading Deadline: APRIL 7, 1995 [1]
  • 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.

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