NHL 1995/96
NHL 1995/96 | |
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league | National Hockey League |
Period | October 5, 1995 to June 10, 1996 |
Teams | 26th |
Games / team | 82 |
Draft | |
Event | 1995 NHL Entry Draft |
Top pick | Bryan Berard |
Elected by | Ottawa Senators |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
MVP | Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh) |
Top scorer | Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh) |
Playoffs | |
Stanley Cup winner | Colorado Avalanche |
finalist | Florida panthers |
Playoff MVP | Joe Sakic (Colorado) |
NHL seasons | |
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The 1995/96 NHL season was the 79th season in the National Hockey League . 26 teams played 82 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Colorado Avalanche after a 4-0 win in the final series against the Florida Panthers . The German defender Uwe Krupp scored the winning goal for Colorado in the third extension of the fourth and final game of the series. He became the first German player to win the Stanley Cup. The same success came 15 years later Dennis Seidenberg , who followed him up with the Boston Bruins in the 2010/11 season .
It was the first season ever for the Colorado Avalanche, which had previously played under the name Québec Nordiques in Québec , Canada . At the same time, it was the final season for the Winnipeg Jets , which then relocated to Phoenix , Arizona and were renamed Phoenix Coyotes . Canada, the motherland of ice hockey, lost two NHL teams within a year.
The Detroit Red Wings achieved an NHL record with 131 points (62 wins, 13 losses, 7 draws) in the regular season, but were eliminated in the play-off semifinals against eventual cup winners Colorado.
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 |
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Philadelphia Flyers (1) | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
New York Rangers (3) | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14th | 272 | 237 | 96 |
Florida Panthers (4) | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
Washington Capitals (7) | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
Tampa Bay Lightning (8) | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
New Jersey Devils (9) | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
New York Islanders (12) | 82 | 22nd | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 52 |
Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Pittsburgh Penguins (2) | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4th | 362 | 284 | 102 |
Boston Bruins (5) | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
Montreal Canadiens (6) | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
Hartford Whalers (10) | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
Buffalo Sabers (11) | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7th | 247 | 262 | 73 |
Ottawa Senators (13) | 82 | 18th | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Western Conference
Central Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Detroit Red Wings (1) | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7th | 325 | 181 | 131 |
Chicago Blackhawks (3) | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14th | 273 | 220 | 94 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (4) | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
St. Louis Blues (5) | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
Winnipeg Jets (8) | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6th | 275 | 291 | 78 |
Dallas Stars (11) | 82 | 26th | 42 | 14th | 227 | 280 | 66 |
Pacific Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Colorado Avalanche (2) | 82 | 47 | 25th | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
Calgary Flames (6) | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
Vancouver Canucks (7) | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15th | 278 | 278 | 79 |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (9) | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8th | 234 | 247 | 78 |
Edmonton Oilers (10) | 82 | 30th | 44 | 8th | 240 | 304 | 68 |
Los Angeles Kings (12) | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18th | 256 | 302 | 66 |
San Jose Sharks (13) | 82 | 20th | 55 | 7th | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Best scorer
The best scorer was Mario Lemieux . He led the three scoring categories with 69 goals, 92 assists and 161 points. Only when it came to the templates did he have to share the top position with Ron Francis . Lemieux was the best with 31 goals outnumbered and 8 outnumbered. Jaromír Jágr tried it the most with 403 shots. With an average of 26.2, more than every fourth shot by Gary Roberts ended up in goal. The Plus / Minus led Vladimir Konstantinov with +60. The bad guy of the season was Matthew Barnaby with 335 penalty minutes. The most successful defender was Brian Leetch with 70 assists and 85 points. Ray Bourque and Gary Suter scored 20 goals each.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh | 70 | 69 | 92 | 161 | +10 | 54 |
Jaromír Jágr | Pittsburgh | 82 | 62 | 87 | 149 | +31 | 96 |
Joe Sakic | Colorado | 82 | 51 | 69 | 120 | +14 | 44 |
Ron Francis | Pittsburgh | 77 | 27 | 92 | 119 | +25 | 56 |
Peter Forsberg | Colorado | 82 | 30th | 86 | 116 | +26 | 47 |
Eric Lindros | Philadelphia | 73 | 47 | 68 | 115 | +26 | 163 |
Paul Kariya | Anaheim | 82 | 50 | 58 | 108 | +9 | 20th |
Teemu Selänne | Winnipeg / Anaheim | 79 | 40 | 68 | 108 | +5 | 22nd |
Alexander Mogilny | Vancouver | 79 | 55 | 52 | 107 | +14 | 16 |
Sergei Fyodorov | Detroit | 78 | 39 | 68 | 107 | +49 | 48 |
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 |
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Ron Hextall | Philadelphia | 53 | 3102 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 112 | 4th | 0.915 | 2.17 |
Chris Osgood | Detroit | 50 | 2933 | 39 | 6th | 5 | 106 | 5 | 0.927 | 2.17 |
Jim Carey | Washington | 71 | 4069 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 153 | 9 | 0.906 | 2.26 |
Mike Vernon | Detroit | 32 | 1855 | 21st | 7th | 2 | 70 | 3 | 0.903 | 2.26 |
Martin Brodeur | New Jersey | 77 | 4434 | 34 | 30th | 12 | 173 | 6th | 0.927 | 2.34 |
Best rookie scorer
The best scorer among the rookies was Daniel Alfredsson with 61 points. He laid the foundation for this with 35 templates. Éric Dazé was the most successful striker with 30 goals. The plus / minus rating of the rookies led Colorado's Kyle McLaren with +16. The bad guy among the rookies was Scott Daniels with 254 penalty minutes.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Daniel Alfredsson | Ottawa | 82 | 26th | 35 | 61 | −18 | 28 |
Eric Dazé | Chicago | 80 | 30th | 23 | 53 | +16 | 18th |
Vitaly Yachmenev | los Angeles | 80 | 19th | 34 | 53 | −3 | 16 |
Saku Koivu | Montreal | 82 | 20th | 25th | 45 | −7 | 40 |
Valery Bure | Montreal | 77 | 22nd | 20th | 42 | +10 | 28 |
Petr Sýkora | New Jersey | 63 | 18th | 24 | 42 | +7 | 32 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Stanley Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | ||||||||||||
8th | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 4th | Florida panthers | 4th | ||||||||||||
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
7th | Washington Capitals | 2 | |||||||||||||||
4th | Florida panthers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | |||||||||||||||
3 | New York Rangers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
6th | Canadiens de Montréal | 2 | |||||||||||||||
4th | Florida panthers | 4th | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | ||||||||||||
5 | Boston Bruins | 1 | 3 | New York Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Florida panthers | 0 | |||||||||||||||
(The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | |||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||
8th | Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | |||||||||||||||
7th | Vancouver Canucks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | |||||||||||||||
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4th | |||||||||||||||
6th | Calgary Flames | 0 | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | ||||||||||||
5 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 |
NHL Awards and trophies awarded
- Main article: NHL Awards 1996
See also
Web links
- The 1995-96 NHL season at hockeydb.com