NHL 1994/95

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NHL 1994/95
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period January 20, 1995 to June 24, 1995
Teams 26th
Games / team 48
Draft
Event 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Top pick CanadaCanada Ed Jovanovski
Elected by Florida panthers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
MVP CanadaCanada Eric Lindros (Philadelphia)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Jaromír Jágr (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner New Jersey Devils
finalist Detroit Red Wings
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Claude Lemieux (New Jersey)
NHL seasons
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The 1994/95 NHL season was the 78th season in the National Hockey League . 26 teams played 48 games each. The Stanley Cup won the New Jersey Devils after a 4-0 win in the final series against the Detroit Red Wings . Due to the 103-day lockout , which only ended on January 11, 1995, the regular season did not begin until the end of January and had been shortened from 84 to 48 games.

It was to be the Québec Nordiques' final season . In the summer of 1995, it was announced that the team would be relocating to Denver , Colorado and renaming the Colorado Avalanche .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner,     = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers (3) 48 28 16 4th 150 132 60
New Jersey Devils (5) 48 22nd 18th 8th 136 121 52
Washington Capitals (6) 48 22nd 18th 8th 136 120 52
New York Rangers (8) 48 22nd 23 3 139 134 47
Florida Panthers (9) 48 20th 22nd 6th 115 127 46
Tampa Bay Lightning (12) 48 17th 28 3 120 144 37
New York Islanders (13) 48 15th 28 5 126 158 35
Northeast Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Québec Nordiques (1) 48 30th 13 5 185 135 65
Pittsburgh Penguins (2) 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
Boston Bruins (4) 48 27 18th 3 150 127 57
Buffalo Sabers (7) 48 22nd 19th 7th 130 119 51
Hartford Whalers (10) 48 19th 24 5 127 141 43
Montreal Canadiens (11) 48 18th 23 7th 125 148 43
Ottawa Senators (14) 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings (1) 48 33 11 4th 180 117 70
St. Louis Blues (2) 48 28 15th 5 178 135 61
Chicago Blackhawks (4) 48 24 19th 5 156 115 53
Toronto Maple Leafs (5) 48 21st 19th 8th 135 146 50
Dallas Stars (8) 48 17th 23 8th 136 135 42
Winnipeg Jets (10) 48 16 25th 7th 157 177 39
Pacific Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames (3) 48 24 17th 7th 163 135 55
Vancouver Canucks (6) 48 18th 18th 12 153 148 48
San Jose Sharks (7) 48 19th 25th 4th 129 161 42
Los Angeles Kings (9) 48 16 23 9 142 174 41
Edmonton Oilers (11) 48 17th 27 4th 136 183 38
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (12) 48 16 27 5 125 164 37

Best scorer

The best scorers were Jaromír Jágr and Eric Lindros with 70 points each. The top scorer, Peter Bondra , scored 34 times, but this did not even reach the top 25 scorers, as he only contributed nine assists. Ron Francis was the best in the templates with 48 and he also led the plus / minus rating with +30 . Ray Bourque tried 210 shots the most. Outnumbered Cam Neely was the best with 16 goals, while outnumbered Peter Bondra was successful with six goals. With an average of 24.5, almost every fifth shot by Ian Laperrière landed in the goal. The bad guy of the season was Enrico Ciccone with 225 penalty minutes. The most successful defender was Paul Coffey with 14 goals, 44 assists and 58 points.

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Jaromír Jágr Pittsburgh 48 32 38 70 +23 37
Eric Lindros Philadelphia 46 29 41 70 +27 60
Alexei Schamnow Winnipeg 48 30th 35 65 +5 20th
Joe Sakic Quebec 47 19th 43 62 +7 30th
Ron Francis Pittsburgh 44 11 48 59 +30 18th
Theors Fleury Calgary 47 29 29 58 +6 112
Paul Coffey Detroit 45 14th 44 58 +18 72
Mikael Renberg Philadelphia 47 26th 31 57 +20 20th
John LeClair Montreal / Philadelphia 46 26th 28 54 +20 30th
Mark Messier NY Rangers 46 14th 39 53 +8 40
Adam Oates Boston 48 12 41 53 −11 8th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = average goal conceded; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. T GA SO Sv% ATM
Dominik Hašek Buffalo 41 2416 19th 14th 7th 85 5 0.930 2.11
Rick Tabaracci Washington / Calgary 13 596 3 3 3 12 0 0.913 2.11
Jim Carey Washington 28 1604 18th 6th 3 57 4th 0.913 2.13
Chris Osgood Detroit 19th 1087 14th 5 0 41 1 0.917 2.26
Ed Belfour Chicago 42 2450 22nd 15th 3 93 5 0.906 2.28

Best rookie scorer

The best scorer among the rookies was Peter Forsberg with 50 points. He laid the foundation for this with 35 templates. Paul Kariya was the most successful striker with 18 goals. The plus / minus member and not of the rookies led Forsberg with +17. The bad guy among the rookies was Denis Chassé with 133 penalty minutes.

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Peter Forsberg Quebec 47 15th 35 50 +17 16
Paul Kariya Anaheim 47 18th 21st 39 −17 4th
David Oliver Edmonton 44 16 14th 30th −11 20th
Ian Laperriere St. Louis 37 13 14th 27 +12 85
Todd Marchant Edmonton 45 13 14th 27 −3 32

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  Québec Nordiques 2   2  Philadelphia Flyers 4th        
8th  New York Rangers 4th 8th  New York Rangers 0  
2  Philadelphia Flyers 4th Eastern Conference
7th  Buffalo Sabers 1
2  Philadelphia Flyers 2
  5  New Jersey Devils 4th  
3  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
6th  Washington Capitals 3
4th  Boston Bruins 1 3  Pittsburgh Penguins 1
5  New Jersey Devils 4th 5  New Jersey Devils 4th  
E5  New Jersey Devils 4th
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W1  Detroit Red Wings 0
1  Detroit Red Wings 4th   1  Detroit Red Wings 4th
8th  Dallas Stars 1 7th  San Jose Sharks 0  
2  Calgary Flames 3
7th  San Jose Sharks 4th
1  Detroit Red Wings 4th
  4th  Chicago Blackhawks 1  
3  St. Louis Blues 3
6th  Vancouver Canucks 4th Western Conference
4th  Chicago Blackhawks 4th 4th  Chicago Blackhawks 4th
5  Toronto Maple Leafs 3 6th  Vancouver Canucks 0  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award player team
Alka-Seltzer Plus Award : Ron Francis Pittsburgh Penguins
Art Ross Trophy : Jaromír Jágr Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy : Pat LaFontaine Buffalo Sabers
Calder Memorial Trophy : Peter Forsberg Québec 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 Québec 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
Lester Patrick Trophy : Joe Mullen
Brian Mullen
Bob Fleming
Vezina Trophy : Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabers
William M. Jennings Trophy : Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup New Jersey Devils

See also

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