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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 and finished it equally strong, compiling a record of 33–11–4 for 70 points in 48 games. With the league's best regular-season record, they earned 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 netted 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
Jim Devellano
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsDino Ciccarelli
Paul Coffey
Sergei Fedorov
Mark Howe
Bob Rouse
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance19,779
Minor league affiliatesAdirondack Red Wings
Toledo Storm
Detroit Falcons
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)

Regular season

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Season standings

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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[2]
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

Playoffs

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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 Finals for the first time since 1966 with a thrilling 2–1 double-overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals. Forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second overtime period.

However, the Red Wings were stunned in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, suffering a 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.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1994–95 regular season[3]
January: 5–1–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1January 20, 19954–1Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)1–0–0W
2January 22, 19951–4Calgary Flames (1994–95)1–1–0L
3January 24, 19956–3Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)2–1–0W
4January 26, 19955–1Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–1–0W
5January 28, 19955–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)4–1–0W
6January 30, 19954–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)5–1–0W
February: 7–4–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
7February 1, 19951–2@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)5–2–0L
8February 3, 19955–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)6–2–0W
9February 4, 19953–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)6–3–0L
10February 7, 19956–0San Jose Sharks (1994–95)7–3–0W
11February 10, 19951–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)7–4–0L
12February 12, 19954–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1994–95)7–4–1T
13February 15, 19955–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)8–4–1W
14February 17, 19954–2Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)9–4–1W
15February 20, 19954–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)10–4–1W
16February 22, 19954–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)11–4–1W
17February 23, 19954–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)12–4–1W
18February 25, 19952–3St. Louis Blues (1994–95)12–5–1L
March: 10–2–1 (home: 7–0–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19March 2, 19956–1Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)13–5–1W
20March 5, 19952–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)13–6–1L
21March 6, 19955–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)14–6–1W
22March 9, 19954–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)14–6–2T
23March 12, 19952–1@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)15–6–2W
24March 14, 19955–2Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)16–6–2W
25March 16, 19955–4Dallas Stars (1994–95)17–6–2W
26March 17, 19953–1Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)18–6–2W
27March 22, 19956–3Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)19–6–2W
28March 24, 19952–3@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)19–7–2L
29March 25, 19952–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)20–7–2W
30March 28, 19956–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)21–7–2W
31March 30, 19953–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)22–7–2W
April: 10–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 7–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32April 1, 19953–2@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)23–7–2W
33April 2, 19953–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1994–95)23–7–3T
34April 5, 19955–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)24–7–3W
35April 7, 19954–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)25–7–3W
36April 9, 19954–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)26–7–3W
37April 11, 19954–1@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)27–7–3W
38April 13, 19953–0San Jose Sharks (1994–95)28–7–3W
39April 14, 19953–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)29–7–3W
40April 16, 19955–6@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)29–8–3L
41April 19, 19955–5 OTWinnipeg Jets (1994–95)29–8–4T
42April 21, 19956–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)30–8–4W
43April 23, 19955–1@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)31–8–4W
44April 25, 19951–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)31–9–4L
45April 27, 19953–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)31–10–4L
46April 29, 19954–2Dallas Stars (1994–95)32–10–4W
47April 30, 19950–4Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)32–11–4L
May: 1–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48May 3, 19953–2@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)33–11–4W

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

Playoffs

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1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Dallas Stars: Detroit won 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1May 7, 19954–3Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 1–0W
2May 9, 19954–1Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 2–0W
3May 11, 19955–1@ Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 3–0W
4May 14, 19951–4@ Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 3–1L
5May 15, 19953–1Dallas StarsRed Wings win 4–1W
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) San Jose Sharks: Detroit won 4–0
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1May 21, 19956–0San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 1–0W
2May 23, 19956–2San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 2–0W
3May 25, 19956–2@ San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 3–0W
4May 27, 19956–2@ San Jose SharksRed Wings win 4–0W
Western Conference Finals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit won 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1June 1, 19952–1 OTChicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 1–0W
2June 4, 19953–2Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 2–0W
3June 6, 19954–3 2OT@ Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 3–0W
4June 8, 19952–5@ Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 3–1L
5June 11, 19952–1 2OTChicago BlackhawksRed Wings win 4–1W
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E5) New Jersey Devils: New Jersey won 4–0
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1June 17, 19951–2New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 1–0L
2June 20, 19952–4New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–0L
3June 22, 19952–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–0L
4June 24, 19952–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–0L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
77Paul CoffeyD4514445818721861218410
91Sergei FedorovC422030506241771724136
22Dino CiccarelliRW421627431239169211−422
55Keith PrimeauC45152742179917459−245
26Ray SheppardRW43301040111717437−65
19Steve YzermanC47122638640154812−20
13Vyacheslav KozlovLW4613203312451897161210
5Nicklas LidstromD43101626156184121648
17Doug BrownRW45912211416184812142
21Bob Errey†LW306111793118156030
11Shawn BurrLW426814136016022−26
44Viacheslav Fetisov†D14311143218088114
16Vladimir KonstantinovD47311141010118112622
25Darren McCartyRW31581358818325314
20Martin LapointeRW394610173201118
23Greg JohnsonC22358114100010
33Kris DraperC3626812218415−212
12Mike Sillinger‡C1326832——————
3Bob RouseD4817814361803328
4Mark HoweD18156−310300020
18Mike KrushelnyskiLW2023536800010
37Tim TaylorC220443166011−412
2Terry CarknerD20123721——————
15Mike RamseyD3312311231501124
27[a]Jason York‡D1012302——————
21Bob Halkidis‡D401126——————
8Aaron WardD101112——————
27[b]Mark Ferner†D300000——————
32Stu Grimson†LW11000−43711101026
14Andrew McKimC200002——————
30Chris OsgoodG19000220000
29Mike VernonG300008180000

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29Mike Vernon301964710762.52.8931180718126370412.31.88911063
30Chris Osgood191450496412.26.917110872002521.78.920068

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 James Norris Memorial Trophy Paul Coffey [4]
NHL First All-Star team Paul Coffey (Defense) [5]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Mike Ramsey February 20, 1995 [6]
Dino Ciccarelli March 28, 1995 [7]

Transactions

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Draft picks

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Detroit's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[8]

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)

Notes

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  1. ↑ York wore number 40 in his first five games.
  2. ↑ Ferner wore number 21 in his first two games.

References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. 1 2 "1994-95 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Clark, Cammy (February 26, 1995). "Why sign Naslund? Goal hopes". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 12, 2023. Maple Leaf Gardens has seen two players reach their 1,000th games within nine days. Right winger Jari Kurri of the Kings hit the milestone Feb. 11 against the Leafs, followed by Detroit defenseman Mike Ramsey on Feb. 20. Ramsey was the 99th player in league history to reach 1,000.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "NHL / Bruins Defeat Flyers; Gretzky Still On Fire". sfgate.com. March 29, 1995. Retrieved September 12, 2023. Detroit's Dino Ciccarelli became the 100th NHL player to play in 1,000 career games.
  8. ↑ "1994 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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