1994–95 New Jersey Devils season

The 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 13th season in New Jersey. Although the Devils played an abbreviated 48-game season, shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the Devils won their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

1994–95 New Jersey Devils
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference5th Eastern
1994–95 record22–18–8
Home record14–4–6
Road record8–14–2
Goals for136
Goals against121
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsBruce Driver
John MacLean
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Average attendance16,379
Total: 393,106 (24 games)
Team leaders
GoalsStephane Richer (23)
AssistsNeal Broten
Scott Stevens (20)
PointsStephane Richer (39)
Penalty minutesMike Peluso (167)
Plus/minusScott Niedermayer (+19)
WinsMartin Brodeur (19)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.45)

The Devils struggled in the first half, going 9–11–4, but improved drastically in the second half, going 13–7–4 to finish with 52 points and fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Devils eventually swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Preseason

After a 5–2–2 preseason record, the Devils along with the rest of NHL went on Lockout that lasted from October 1, 1994 to January 11, 1995.

Regular season

During the regular season, the Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (22) and had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL, with just 164. They were also the least penalized team, being shorthanded only 149 times.[1]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Philadelphia Flyers482816415013260
25New Jersey Devils482218813612152
36Washington Capitals482218813612052
48New York Rangers482223313913447
59Florida Panthers482022611512746
612Tampa Bay Lightning481728312014437
713New York Islanders481528512615835

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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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Media

Television coverage of the season was carried on SportsChannel New York and SportsChannel New York Plus, with Mike Emrick and Spencer Ross handling play-by-play duties and Peter McNab providing color commentary. On the radio, the games were broadcast on WABC–AM 770, with Mike Miller describing the play and Sherry Ross providing color commentary.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; 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

Goaltenders

Note: 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

Regular season
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur21844019116892.453908819.902
Chris Terreri73415372312.530309278.900
Team:291848221881202.47312171097.901
Playoffs
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur122220164341.673463429.927
Chris Terreri810000.000221.000
Team:123020164341.663465431.927

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Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Martin Brodeur[5]NHL Player of the WeekApril 39 1995
Playoffs
PlayerAwardAwarded
Claude Lemieux[6]Conn Smythe TrophyJune 24, 1995

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Roster

1994–95 New Jersey Devils
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Front office

Coaches

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Draft picks

The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 25 Vadim Sharifijanov  Russia LW Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
2 51 Patrik Elias  Czech Republic LW HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3 71 Sheldon Souray  Canada D Tri-City Americans (WHL) [8](from Calgary)
4 103 Zdenek Skorepa  Czech Republic LW HC Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Extraliga)
5 129 Christian Gosselin  Canada D Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
6 134 Ryan Smart  United States F Meadville High School (Pennsylvania) [9](from Winnipeg)
6 155 Luciano Caravaggio  Canada G Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
7 181 Jeff Williams  Canada LW Guelph Storm (OHL)
8 207 Eric Bertrand  Canada LW Granby Bisons (QMJHL) [10]
9 233 Steve Sullivan  Canada C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10 259 Scott Swanjord  United States G Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
11 269 Mike Hanson  United States C Minot High School (North Dakota) [11](from Quebec)

See also

References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.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 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. "Devils' Award Winners" (PDF). devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  6. "Devils' Award Winners" (PDF). devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  7. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/1995.html
  8. The Devils acquired the 1994 third-round pick from Calgary for the Devils' original third-round pick (used on Chris Clark), Vancouver's 1994 fourth-round pick (used on Ryan Duthie) and Ottawa's 1994 fifth-round pick (used on Nils Ekman) on June 29, 1994.
  9. The Devils acquired the 1994 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg for Brent Severyn on September 30, 1993.
  10. Bertrand was later traded to Atlanta in a deal involving Jeff Williams, the player selected before Bertrand by the Devils, on November 1, 1999.
  11. The Devils acquired the 1994 eleventh-round pick from Quebec for Stephane Yelle and the Devils' original eleventh-round pick (used on Steven Low) on June 3, 1994.
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