1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 28th season in the National Hockey League. It 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.

1994–95 Los Angeles Kings
Division4th Pacific
Conference9th Western
1994–95 record16-23-9
Home record7-11-6
Road record9-12-3
Goals for142
Goals against174
Team information
General managerSam McMaster
CoachBarry Melrose and Rogatien Vachon
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsRob Blake
Rick Tocchet
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Team leaders
GoalsRick Tocchet (18)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (37)
PointsWayne Gretzky (48)
Penalty minutesMichel Petit (84)
Plus/minusTony Granato (+9)
WinsKelly Hrudey (14)
Goals against averageKelly Hrudey (3.14)

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 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
See also: 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
17Jamie Storr (G) CanadaOwen Sound Platers (OHL)
233Matt Johnson (LW) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
359Vitali Yachmenev (RW) RussiaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
5111Chris Schmidt (C) CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7163Luc Gagne (RW) CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
8189Andrew Dale (C) CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
9215Jan Nemecek (D) Czech RepublicHC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
10241Sergei Shalamai (LW) RussiaHC Irkutsk (Russia)
S7Quinn Fair (D) CanadaKent State University (NCAA)

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Regular season

Final standings
Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Calgary Flames482417716313555
26Vancouver Canucks4818181215314848
37San Jose Sharks481925412916142
49Los Angeles Kings481623914217441
511Edmonton Oilers481727413618338
612Mighty Ducks of Anaheim481627512516437

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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
1TJanuary 20, 19953–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)0–0–1
2LJanuary 22, 19953–4Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)0–1–1
3LJanuary 24, 19952–4Dallas Stars (1994–95)0–2–1
4LJanuary 26, 19951–3@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)0–3–1
5WJanuary 28, 19954–2Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)1–3–1
6LJanuary 29, 19953–6Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)1–4–1
7WFebruary 4, 19954–3Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)2–4–1
8LFebruary 5, 19952–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)2–5–1
9TFebruary 7, 19955–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)2–5–2
10WFebruary 11, 19955–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)3–5–2
11TFebruary 12, 19954–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)3–5–3
12WFebruary 15, 19953–1@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)4–5–3
13LFebruary 17, 19950–2San Jose Sharks (1994–95)4–6–3
14LFebruary 18, 19952–6Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)4–7–3
15LFebruary 20, 19952–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)4–8–3
16TFebruary 23, 19953–3 OTCalgary Flames (1994–95)4–8–4
17WFebruary 25, 19954–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)5–8–4
18LFebruary 28, 19954–8Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)5–9–4
19LMarch 4, 19954–5Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)5–10–4
20LMarch 6, 19952–8@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)5–11–4
21WMarch 9, 19954–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)6–11–4
22WMarch 11, 19954–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)7–11–4
23WMarch 13, 19954–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)8–11–4
24LMarch 14, 19952–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)8–12–4
25TMarch 16, 19952–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1994–95)8–12–5
26LMarch 18, 19953–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)8–13–5
27WMarch 20, 19955–3St. Louis Blues (1994–95)9–13–5
28TMarch 21, 19953–3 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)9–13–6
29LMarch 25, 19951–3San Jose Sharks (1994–95)9–14–6
30WMarch 26, 19957–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)10–14–6
31WMarch 28, 19955–3@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)11–14–6
32LMarch 29, 19952–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)11–15–6
33TApril 1, 19957–7 OTWinnipeg Jets (1994–95)11–15–7
34WApril 3, 19957–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)12–15–7
35WApril 6, 19953–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)13–15–7
36LApril 7, 19954–7@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)13–16–7
37LApril 9, 19951–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)13–17–7
38LApril 12, 19951–4Calgary Flames (1994–95)13–18–7
39LApril 16, 19950–2@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)13–19–7
40LApril 17, 19952–5@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)13–20–7
41LApril 19, 19950–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)13–21–7
42TApril 21, 19953–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1994–95)13–21–8
43TApril 23, 19952–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)13–21–9
44WApril 25, 19955–1Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)14–21–9
45LApril 28, 19950–4@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)14–22–9
46WApril 30, 19952–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)15–22–9
47WMay 2, 19952–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)16–22–9
48LMay 3, 19951–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)16–23–9

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky481137486
Rick Tocchet3618173570
Dan Quinn4414173132
Jari Kurri3810192924
Tony Granato3313112468
John Druce431552020
Randy Burridge38415198
Eric Lacroix45971654
Pat Conacher48791612
Robert Lang3648124
Kevin Todd33381112
Gary Shuchuk223696
Yanic Perreault2625720
Kevin Brown2323518
Rob Brown20000
Warren Rychel700019

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Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Darryl Sydor48491336
Marty McSorley413182183
Michel Petit405121784
Rob Blake24471138
Chris Snell3227922
Rob Cowie3227920
Alexei Zhitnik1125727
Tim Watters10000

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 Jaks14000003.00
Kelly Hrudey3518941413503.14
Jamie Storr526313103.88
Grant Fuhr1469817304.04
Robb Stauber11600007.50

Playoffs
  • The Kings did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

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. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000401995.html
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