1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 63rd season, the franchise's 69th. 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.

1994–95 Detroit Red Wings
Western Conference champions
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
1994–95 record33–11–4
Home record17–4–3
Road record16–7–1
Goals for180
Goals against117
Team information
General managerScotty Bowman (interim)
Jim Devellano (interim)
Ken Holland (interim)
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsPaul Coffey
Sergei Fedorov
Dino Ciccarelli
Bob Rouse
Mark Howe
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Team leaders
GoalsRay Sheppard (30)
AssistsPaul Coffey (44)
PointsPaul Coffey (58)
Penalty minutesVladimir Konstantinov (101)
Plus/minusPaul Coffey (18)
WinsMike Vernon (19)
Goals against averageChris Osgood (2.26)

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
123Yan Golubovsky (D) RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
249Mathieu Dandenault (RW) CanadaSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
375Sean Gillam (D) CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
5114Frederic Deschenes (G) CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
5127Doug Battaglia (LW) CanadaBrockville Braves (CJHL)
6153Pavel Agarkov (RW) RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
8205Jason Elliott (G) CanadaCornell University (ECAC)
9231Jeff Mikesch (C) United StatesMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
10257Tomas Holmstrom (LW) SwedenBodens BK (Sweden)
11283Toivo Suursoo (RW) EstoniaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)

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Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings483311418011770
22St. Louis Blues482815517813561
34 Chicago Blackhawks482419515611553
45Toronto Maple Leafs482119813514650
58Dallas Stars481723813613542
610Winnipeg Jets481625715717739

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN483311418011770
2x – Calgary FlamesPAC482417716313555
3St. Louis BluesCEN482815517813561
4Chicago BlackhawksCEN482419515611553
5Toronto Maple LeafsCEN482119813514650
6Vancouver CanucksPAC4818181215314848
7San Jose SharksPAC481925412916142
8Dallas StarsCEN481723813613542
9Los Angeles KingsPAC481623914217441
10Winnipeg JetsCEN481625715717739
11Edmonton OilersPAC481727413618338
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC481627512516437

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WJanuary 20, 19954–1Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)1–0–0
2LJanuary 22, 19951–4Calgary Flames (1994–95)1–1–0
3WJanuary 24, 19956–3Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)2–1–0
4WJanuary 26, 19955–1Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–1–0
5WJanuary 28, 19955–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)4–1–0
6WJanuary 30, 19954–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)5–1–0
7LFebruary 1, 19951–2@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)5–2–0
8WFebruary 3, 19955–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)6–2–0
9LFebruary 4, 19953–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)6–3–0
10WFebruary 7, 19956–0San Jose Sharks (1994–95)7–3–0
11LFebruary 10, 19951–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)7–4–0
12TFebruary 12, 19954–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1994–95)7–4–1
13WFebruary 15, 19955–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)8–4–1
14WFebruary 17, 19954–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)9–4–1
15WFebruary 20, 19954–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)10–4–1
16WFebruary 22, 19954–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)11–4–1
17WFebruary 23, 19954–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)12–4–1
18LFebruary 25, 19952–3St. Louis Blues (1994–95)12–5–1
19WMarch 2, 19956–1Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)13–5–1
20LMarch 5, 19952–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)13–6–1
21WMarch 6, 19955–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)14–6–1
22TMarch 9, 19954–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)14–6–2
23WMarch 12, 19952–1@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)15–6–2
24WMarch 14, 19955–2Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)16–6–2
25WMarch 16, 19955–4Dallas Stars (1994–95)17–6–2
26WMarch 17, 19953–1Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)18–6–2
27WMarch 22, 19956–3Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)19–6–2
28LMarch 24, 19952–3@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)19–7–2
29WMarch 25, 19952–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)20–7–2
30WMarch 28, 19956–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)21–7–2
31WMarch 30, 19953–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)22–7–2
32WApril 1, 19953–2@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)23–7–2
33TApril 2, 19953–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1994–95)23–7–3
34WApril 5, 19955–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)24–7–3
35WApril 7, 19954–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)25–7–3
36WApril 9, 19954–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)26–7–3
37WApril 11, 19954–1@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)27–7–3
38WApril 13, 19953–0San Jose Sharks (1994–95)28–7–3
39WApril 14, 19953–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)29–7–3
40LApril 16, 19955–6@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)29–8–3
41TApril 19, 19955–5 OTWinnipeg Jets (1994–95)29–8–4
42WApril 21, 19956–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)30–8–4
43WApril 23, 19955–1@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)31–8–4
44LApril 25, 19951–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)31–9–4
45LApril 27, 19953–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)31–10–4
46WApril 29, 19954–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)32–10–4
47LApril 30, 19950–4Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)32–11–4
48WMay 3, 19953–2@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)33–11–4

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Playoffs

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.

Detroit vs. Dallas
DateAwayHome
May 7Dallas 34 Detroit
May 9Dallas 14 Detroit
May 11Detroit 51 Dallas
May 14Detroit 14 Dallas
May 15Dallas 13 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–1
Detroit vs. San Jose
DateAwayHome
May 21San Jose 06 Detroit
May 23San Jose 26 Detroit
May 25Detroit 62 San Jose
May 27Detroit 62 San Jose
Detroit wins series 4–0
Western Conference
Detroit vs. Chicago
DateAwayHome
June 1Chicago 12 DetroitOT
June 4Chicago 23 Detroit
June 6Detroit 43 Chicago2OT
June 8Detroit 25 Chicago
June 11Chicago 12 Detroit2OT
Detroit wins series 4–1 and
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Stanley Cup Final

Detroit vs. New Jersey
DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
June 17New Jersey2Detroit1
June 20New Jersey4Detroit2
June 22Detroit2New Jersey5
June 24Detroit2New Jersey5
New Jersey wins series 4–0
and Stanley Cup
Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)
wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Paul CoffeyD451444587218412
Sergei FedorovC42203050246735
Dino CiccarelliRW421627433912603
Keith PrimeauC451527429917103
Ray SheppardRW4330104017111105
Steve YzermanC47122638406401
Vyacheslav KozlovLW461320334512503
Nicklas LidstromD43101626615700
Doug BrownRW45912211614112
Bob ErreyLW3061117319001
Shawn BurrLW/C4268146013003
Viacheslav FetisovD143111423300
Vladimir KonstantinovD473111410110000
Darren McCartyRW315813885102
Martin LapointeRW394610731001
Greg JohnsonC22358141200
Kris DraperC36268221000
Mike SillingerC1326823000
Bob RouseD481783614001
Mark HoweD1815610-3001
Mike KrushelnyskiLW/C2023563000
Tim TaylorC22044163000
Terry CarknerD20123217000
Mike RamseyD331232311000
Jason YorkD1012320000
Bob HalkidisD401162000
Aaron WardD101121000
Mark FernerD300000000
Stu GrimsonLW1100037-4000
Andrew McKimC200020000
Chris OsgoodG1900020000
Mike VernonG3000080000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mike Vernon1807301964762.521710634.893
Chris Osgood1087191450412.261496455.917
Team:289448331141172.43212061089.903

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Sergei FedorovC17717246300
Paul CoffeyD186121810210
Vyacheslav KozlovLW18971610104
Nicklas LidstromD18412168302
Doug BrownRW1848122011
Steve YzermanC1548120201
Dino CiccarelliRW16921122602
Keith PrimeauC1745945200
Viacheslav FetisovD1808814000
Ray SheppardRW174375200
Bob ErreyLW1815630100
Kris DraperC1841512011
Darren McCartyRW1832514000
Bob RouseD180338000
Vladimir KonstantinovD1811222001
Shawn BurrLW/C160226000
Stu GrimsonLW1110126000
Martin LapointeRW20118000
Mike RamseyD150114000
Tim TaylorC601112000
Mark HoweD30000000
Greg JohnsonC10000000
Mike KrushelnyskiLW/C80000000
Chris OsgoodG20000000
Mike VernonG180000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mike Vernon106318126412.311370329.889
Chris Osgood6820021.7602523.920
Team:113118126432.281395352.891

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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

  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. "1994–95 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  5. "1994-95 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
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