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 strong, and finished it strong, going 33–11–4 for 70 points in 48 games. Having the league's best regular-season record, they were awarded 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 scored 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 (interim)
Jim Devellano (interim)
Ken Holland (interim)
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsDino Ciccarelli
Paul Coffey
Sergei Fedorov
Mark Howe
Bob Rouse
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance19,779
Minor league affiliate(s)Adirondack 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)

Offseason

Regular season

Season 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

[1]

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

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, their first Finals appearance since 1966 with a 2–1 double-overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in game five of the 1995 Western Conference Finals. Forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second overtime period.

The Red Wings were stunned in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals in 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

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

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

Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Dallas Stars: Detroit won 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WMay 7, 19954–3Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 9, 19954–1Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 11, 19955–1@ Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4LMay 14, 19951–4@ Dallas StarsRed Wings lead 3–1Recap
5WMay 15, 19953–1Dallas StarsRed Wings win 4–1Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) San Jose Sharks: Detroit won 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WMay 21, 19956–0San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 23, 19956–2San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 25, 19956–2@ San Jose SharksRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4WMay 27, 19956–2@ San Jose SharksRed Wings win 4–0Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit won 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WJune 1, 19952–1 OTChicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 1–0Recap
2WJune 4, 19953–2Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WJune 6, 19954–3 2OT@ Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 3–0Recap
4LJune 8, 19952–5@ Chicago BlackhawksRed Wings lead 3–1Recap
5WJune 11, 19952–1 2OTChicago BlackhawksRed Wings win 4–1Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E5) New Jersey Devils: New Jersey won 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LJune 17, 19951–2New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 1–0Recap
2LJune 20, 19952–4New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–0Recap
3LJune 22, 19952–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–0Recap
4LJune 24, 19952–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–0Recap
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 Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos 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[lower-alpha 1]Jason York‡D1012302——————
21Bob Halkidis‡D401126——————
8Aaron WardD101112——————
27[lower-alpha 2]Mark Ferner†D300000——————
32Stu Grimson†LW11000−43711101026
14Andrew McKimC200002——————
30Chris OsgoodG19000220000
29Mike VernonG300008180000

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
29Mike Vernon301964710762.52.8931180718126370412.31.88911063
30Chris Osgood191450496412.26.917110872002521.78.920068

Awards and records

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

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

Transactions

Trades
June 29, 1994 To Calgary Flames
Steve Chiasson		 To Detroit Red Wings
Mike Vernon

Draft picks

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

References
  • "Detroit Red Wings 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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  2. "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "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.
  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.
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