1994–95 Dallas Stars season

The 1994–95 Dallas Stars season was the 28th season in franchise history and the second in Dallas, Texas. Injuries to forward Mike Modano caused him to miss 18 games, more than a third of the 48-game regular season, and finished with 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists). As a result, the Stars didn't have the same offensive power they had had in 1993–94, when Modano scored a career-high 50 goals and relied on Dave Gagner to pick up the slack, which he did, leading the team in goals, assists and points. Despite finishing the season on a 4-game losing streak for a 17-23-8 record, Dallas still scored more goals (136) than they allowed (135).

1994–95 Dallas Stars
Division5th Central
Conference8th Western
1994–95 record17–23–8
Home record9–10–5
Road record8–13–3
Goals for136
Goals against135
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachBob Gainey
CaptainMark Tinordi (Oct-Jan)
Neal Broten (Jan-Feb)
Derian Hatcher (Feb-Apr)
ArenaReunion Arena
Average attendance16,729
Minor league affiliate(s)Kalamazoo Wings
Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
GoalsDave Gagner (14)
AssistsDave Gagner (28)
PointsDave Gagner (42)
Penalty minutesShane Churla (186)
Plus/minusPaul Cavallini (+8)
WinsAndy Moog (10)
Goals against averageAndy Moog (2.44)

Offseason

Regular season

The Stars tied the Hartford Whalers and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the lowest shooting percentage during the regular season, with just 135 goals on 1,520 shots (8.9%).[1]

Final standings
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

[2]

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

Playoffs

Despite having a 17-23-8 record, the Stars clinched the number eight seed in the Western Conference, thus making the playoffs for the second consecutive year. They lost to Detroit in the first round 4–1.

Schedule and results

Regular season
1994–95 regular season[4]
January: 2–2–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TJanuary 20, 19951–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)0–0–1Recap
2WJanuary 24, 19954–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)1–0–1Recap
3WJanuary 25, 19954–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)2–0–1Recap
4LJanuary 28, 19952–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)2–1–1Recap
5LJanuary 30, 19951–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)2–2–1Recap
February: 3–8–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
6WFebruary 1, 19959–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)3–2–1Recap
7LFebruary 2, 19951–2San Jose Sharks (1994–95)3–3–1Recap
8LFebruary 4, 19954–7@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)3–4–1Recap
9TFebruary 8, 19953–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)3–4–2Recap
10LFebruary 11, 19950–6Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–5–2Recap
11LFebruary 13, 19954–7Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)3–6–2Recap
12LFebruary 15, 19951–3Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)3–7–2Recap
13LFebruary 18, 19952–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–8–2Recap
14WFebruary 20, 19952–1@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)4–8–2Recap
15LFebruary 22, 19951–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)4–9–2Recap
16TFebruary 24, 19953–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1994–95)4–9–3Recap
17LFebruary 26, 19951–2Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)4–10–3Recap
18WFebruary 28, 19954–0@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)5–10–3Recap
March: 6–5–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19WMarch 1, 19955–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)6–10–3Recap
20WMarch 3, 19954–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)7–10–3Recap
21WMarch 5, 19952–1St. Louis Blues (1994–95)8–10–3Recap
22WMarch 6, 19958–2Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)9–10–3Recap
23LMarch 8, 19952–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)9–11–3Recap
24LMarch 10, 19953–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)9–12–3Recap
25TMarch 12, 19954–4 OTCalgary Flames (1994–95)9–12–4Recap
26WMarch 13, 19954–2Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)10–12–4Recap
27LMarch 16, 19954–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)10–13–4Recap
28TMarch 22, 19954–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1994–95)10–13–5Recap
29WMarch 23, 19952–1Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)11–13–5Recap
30LMarch 27, 19952–3St. Louis Blues (1994–95)11–14–5Recap
31LMarch 30, 19952–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)11–15–5Recap
April: 6–7–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32LApril 1, 19952–3Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)11–16–5Recap
33WApril 2, 19952–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)12–16–5Recap
34TApril 4, 19952–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)12–16–6Recap
35LApril 6, 19952–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)12–17–6Recap
36WApril 7, 19952–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)13–17–6Recap
37WApril 9, 19953–2@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)14–17–6Recap
38LApril 11, 19951–4Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)14–18–6Recap
39LApril 14, 19951–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)14–19–6Recap
40WApril 16, 19952–0Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)15–19–6Recap
41TApril 17, 19952–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1994–95)15–19–7Recap
42TApril 19, 19955–5 OTSan Jose Sharks (1994–95)15–19–8Recap
43WApril 22, 19956–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)16–19–8Recap
44WApril 23, 19955–2Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)17–19–8Recap
45LApril 25, 19954–8St. Louis Blues (1994–95)17–20–8Recap
46LApril 27, 19951–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)17–21–8Recap
47LApril 29, 19952–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)17–22–8Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48LMay 1, 19951–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)17–23–8Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 7, 19953–4Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 9, 19951–4Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 11, 19951–5@ Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4WMay 14, 19954–1@ Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 15, 19951–3Detroit Red WingsRed Wings win 4–1Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • 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 Stars only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15Dave GagnerC48142842242511204
9Mike ModanoC3012172978——————
4Kevin HatcherD47101929−4665213−42
11[lower-alpha 1]Mike Donnelly†LW35111425329501106
22Trent KlattRW47121022−226510100
10Todd HarveyRW4011920−3675000−18
39Mike KennedyC44612184335000−19
12Grant LedyardD38513186203000−22
6Corey Millen†C28315184285101−12
26Russ Courtnall‡RW3271017−813——————
21Paul BrotenRW477916−7365123−22
2Derian HatcherD43511163105——————
16Dean EvasonC4787153485123112
41Brent GilchristLW329413−3165011−12
14Paul CavalliniD4411112828502226
25Peter ZezelC306511−619310100
3Craig LudwigD47279−661401152
23Greg Adams†LW12336−44520210
5Doug ZmolekD42055−6675000−210
27Shane ChurlaRW2713401865000−120
7Neal Broten‡C17044−84——————
23Alan May‡RW271121106——————
11Jarkko VarvioRW511210——————
24Richard MatvichukD14022−7145022−34
43Gord DonnellyD16101152——————
29Grant MarshallRW201110——————
35Andy MoogG310111450002
37Zac BoyerRW100000200000
30Manny FernandezG10000——————
20Iain Fraser†‡C4000−30——————
18Mike LalorD1200009300022
20[lower-alpha 2]Jamie LangenbrunnerRW200002——————
38Mark LawrenceRW200000——————
28Travis RichardsD200000——————
1Mike TorchiaG60000——————
34Darcy WakalukG15000410000

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Andy Moog3110127846722.44.91521770514169163.47.9050277
34Darcy Wakaluk15480341403.18.8832754100913.00.889020
1Mike Torchia6321172183.30.8950327—————————
30Manny Fernandez10102733.05.889059—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
Team Star of the Game Award Andy Moog [5]

Transactions
  • April 7, 1995: RW Russ Courtnall traded from Dallas to Vancouver for LW Greg Adams and RW Dan Kesa and Vancouver's fifth round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.[6]

Draft picks

Dallas' draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[7]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
120Jason Botterill (LW) CanadaUniversity of Michigan (NCAA)
246Lee Jinman (C) CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
498Jamie Wright (LW) CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
5124Marty Turco (G) CanadaCambridge Winterhawks (MWJHL)
6150Evgeny Petrochinin (D) RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)
9228Marty Flichel (RW) CanadaTacoma Rockets (WHL)
10254Jimmy Roy (C) CanadaThunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
11280Chris Szysky (RW) CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)

Notes
  1. Donnelly wore number 6 in his first five games.
  2. Langenbrunner wore number 32 in his first game.

References
  • "Dallas Stars 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Dallas Stars Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  1. "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  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 Dallas Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
  6. NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "1994 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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