1994–95 New Jersey Devils season

The 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 13th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] Although they played an abbreviated 48-game season, shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the Devils won their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

1994–95 New Jersey Devils
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference5th Eastern
1994–95 record22–18–8
Home record14–4–6
Road record8–14–2
Goals for136
Goals against121
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsBruce Driver
John MacLean
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Average attendance16,379
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany River Rats (AHL)
Raleigh IceCaps (ECHL)
Flint Generals (UHL)
Team leaders
GoalsStephane Richer (23)
AssistsNeal Broten
Scott Stevens (20)
PointsStephane Richer (39)
Penalty minutesMike Peluso (167)
Plus/minusScott Niedermayer (+19)
WinsMartin Brodeur (19)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.45)

The Devils entered the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs as the second seed in the Atlantic Division. The Devils eventually swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Off-season

Preseason

After a 5–2–2 preseason record, the Devils, along with the rest of NHL players, were locked-out from October 1, 1994 to January 11, 1995.

Regular season

During the regular season, the Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (22) and had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL, with just 164. They were also the least penalized team, being shorthanded only 149 times.[2]

Standings
Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Philadelphia Flyers482816415013260
25New Jersey Devils482218813612152
36Washington Capitals482218813612052
48New York Rangers482223313913447
59Florida Panthers482022611512746
612Tampa Bay Lightning481728312014437
713New York Islanders481528512615835

[3]

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.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

Pre-season
1994 pre-season
Pre-season: 5–2–2 (home: 2–0–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 11New Jersey5–4Philadelphia1–0–0
2September 12New Jersey1–3Pittsburgh1–1–0
3[a]September 15New Jersey3–2Boston2–1–0
4September 16New Jersey3–4N.Y. Rangers2–2–0
5September 20New Jersey4–1N.Y. Islanders3–2–0
6September 21Philadelphia1–4New Jersey4–2–0
7September 23N.Y. Islanders1–4New Jersey5–2–0
8September 25New Jersey3–3HartfordOT5–1–0
9September 27N.Y. Rangers2–2New JerseyOT5–2–2

Notes:
a Game was played at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.

Legend:

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

Regular season
1994–95 regular season[5]
January: 1–3–1 (home: 1–1–2; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1January 22New Jersey2–2HartfordOTBrodeur12,0540–0–11Recap
2January 25New Jersey1–2BuffaloBrodeur16,2320–1–11Recap
3January 26New Jersey0–1BostonOTTerreri13,8420–2–11Recap
4January 28New Jersey1–5MontrealBrodeur16,3540–3–11Recap
5January 31Buffalo1–2New JerseyBrodeur16,3111–3–13Recap
February: 6–4–3 (home: 4–2–3; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
6February 2Quebec4–5New JerseyBrodeur12,0962–3–15Recap
7February 4New Jersey0–2QuebecTerreri13,2202–4–15Recap
8February 5Pittsburgh3–3New JerseyOTBrodeur15,2802–4–26Recap
9February 9N.Y. Rangers1–4New JerseyBrodeur19,0403–4–28Recap
10February 11Philadelphia3–1New JerseyTerreri19,0403–5–28Recap
11February 12New Jersey4–2FloridaBrodeur14,3754–5–210Recap
12February 15Washington2–4New JerseyBrodeur11,9705–5–212Recap
13February 17N.Y. Islanders2–2New JerseyOTBrodeur18,5015–5–313Recap
14February 18New Jersey2–3N.Y. IslandersTerreri15,6715–6–313Recap
15February 20New Jersey2–0WashingtonBrodeur10,7616–6–315Recap
16February 23Boston3–2New JerseyBrodeur15,4116–7–315Recap
17February 25Washington3–3New JerseyOTBrodeur16,8326–7–416Recap
18February 27Montreal1–6New JerseyTerreri14,0057–7–418Recap
March: 7–6–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–5–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
19March 2New Jersey2–7BostonTerreri14,4487–8–418Recap
20March 4Florida1–6New JerseyBrodeur18,0058–8–420Recap
21March 6New Jersey3–6QuebecBrodeur13,1788–9–420Recap
22March 8New Jersey4–6N.Y. RangersBrodeur18,2008–10–420Recap
23March 10New Jersey3–2Tampa BayBrodeur23,6499–10–422Recap
24March 12New Jersey3–4PhiladelphiaBrodeur17,3809–11–422Recap
25March 14Ottawa2–4New JerseyBrodeur13,23410–11–424Recap
26March 16Hartford2–2New JerseyOTBrodeur16,03210–11–525Recap
27March 18Tampa Bay2–1New JerseyBrodeur17,69010–12–525Recap
28March 19Boston3–4New JerseyOTTerreri16,17211–12–527Recap
29March 22New Jersey5–2N.Y. RangersBrodeur18,20012–12–529Recap
30March 24New Jersey2–5PittsburghBrodeur17,18112–13–529Recap
31March 26New Jersey5–5N.Y. IslandersOTTerreri15,41812–13–630Recap
32March 29New Jersey4–2OttawaBrodeur9,58213–13–632Recap
33March 30New Jersey4–3PhiladelphiaBrodeur17,38014–13–634Recap
April: 8–4–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
34April 1Montreal1–4New JerseyBrodeur19,04015–13–636Recap
35April 4Tampa Bay1–1New JerseyOTTerreri13,73515–13–737Recap
36April 5New Jersey2–0OttawaBrodeur9,25116–13–739Recap
37April 9N.Y. Rangers0–2New JerseyBrodeur19,04017–13–741Recap
38April 10New Jersey1–2MontrealBrodeur16,47917–14–741Recap
39April 12New Jersey2–1WashingtonBrodeur13,24818–14–743Recap
40April 14N.Y. Islanders3–6New JerseyBrodeur19,04019–14–745Recap
41April 16Hartford2–3New JerseyBrodeur13,61320–14–747Recap
42April 18New Jersey2–3Tampa BayTerreri18,20220–15–747Recap
43April 20New Jersey0–1FloridaBrodeur14,38920–16–747Recap
44April 22Philadelphia4–3New JerseyOTBrodeur19,04020–17–747Recap
45April 26Pittsburgh3–3New JerseyOTBrodeur17,17420–17–848Recap
46April 28Florida1–3New JerseyBrodeur16,67621–17–850Recap
47April 30Quebec2–4New JerseyBrodeur16,12922–17–852Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
48May 3New Jersey4–5BuffaloTerreri15,30422–18–852Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Devils win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 7New Jersey5–0BostonBrodeur14,448Devils lead 1–0Recap
2May 8New Jersey3–0BostonBrodeur14,448Devils lead 2–0Recap
3May 10Boston3–2New JerseyBrodeur16,523Devils lead 2–1Recap
4May 12Boston0–1New JerseyOTBrodeur19,040Devils lead 3–1Recap
5May 14New Jersey3–2BostonBrodeur14,448Devils win 4–1Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Pittsburgh Penguins – Devils win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 20New Jersey2–3PittsburghBrodeur16,643Penguins lead 1–0Recap
2May 22New Jersey4–2PittsburghBrodeur16,817Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 24Pittsburgh1–5New JerseyBrodeur18,139Devils lead 2–1Recap
4May 26Pittsburgh1–2New JerseyOTBrodeur19,040Devils lead 3–1Recap
5May 28New Jersey4–1PittsburghBrodeur17,187Devils win 4–1Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (2) Philadelphia Flyers – Devils win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 3New Jersey4–1PhiladelphiaBrodeur17,380Devils lead 1–0Recap
2June 5New Jersey5–2PhiladelphiaBrodeur17,380Devils lead 2–0Recap
3June 7Philadelphia3–2New JerseyOTBrodeur19,040Devils lead 2–1Recap
4June 10Philadelphia4–2New JerseyBrodeur19,040Series tied 2–2Recap
5June 11New Jersey3–2PhiladelphiaBrodeur17,380Devils lead 3–2Recap
6June 13Philadelphia2–4New JerseyBrodeur19,040Devils win 4–2Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W1) Detroit Red Wings – Devils win 4–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 17New Jersey2–1DetroitBrodeur19,875Devils lead 1–0Recap
2June 20New Jersey4–2DetroitBrodeur19,875Devils lead 2–0Recap
3June 22Detroit2–5New JerseyBrodeur19,040Devils lead 3–0Recap
4June 24Detroit2–5New JerseyBrodeur19,040Devils 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 Devils only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
44Stephane RicherRW45231639810196152192
15John MacLeanRW4617122913322051318814
9Neal Broten†C30820289202071219136
12Bill GuerinRW48121325672203811630
4Scott StevensD4822022456201781024
16Bobby HolikC4810102091820448722
22Claude LemieuxLW456131928620133161220
27Scott NiedermayerD484151919182047111110
17Tom ChorskeLW4210818−41617156−24
14Brian RolstonC4071118517621364
19Bob CarpenterC4151116−11917145−16
23Bruce DriverD4141216−11817167138
6Tommy AlbelinD48510159202017852
18Sergei BrylinC2668141281212314
21Randy McKayRW3357121044198412511
8Mike PelusoLW46291151672012348
20Alexander Semak‡C19268−413——————
29Shawn Chambers†D21257262045922
10Corey Millen‡C1723528——————
11Jim DowdC10145−501121338
20Danton Cole†LW12123081000−10
3Ken DaneykoD2512345420101922
25Valeri ZelepukinLW41233618123112
7Chris McAlpineD24033417——————
30Martin BrodeurG400222200116
28Kevin DeanD1701164302200
24David EmmaRW6011−20——————
2Viacheslav Fetisov‡D4011−20——————
29Ben Hankinson‡RW8000−67——————
5Jaroslav ModryD11000−10——————
33Reid SimpsonLW9000−127——————
26Jason SmithD2000−30——————
31Chris TerreriG15000010000

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Martin Brodeur403919116908892.44.90232,184:252020164463341.67.92731,221:58
31Chris Terreri159372309312.53.9000734:001000200.001.00007:45

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Conn Smythe Trophy Claude Lemieux [6]
League
(in-season)		 NHL Player of the Week Martin Brodeur (April 3–9) [7]
Team Devils' Players' Player Chris Terreri [8]
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Tommy Albelin [8]
Most Valuable Devil Stephane Richer [8]
Three-Star Award Stephane Richer [8]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
600th assist Neal Broten April 4, 1995 [9]
1,000th game played Neal Broten April 28, 1995 [10]

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades
Date Details
June 29, 1994 To Calgary Flames
1994 3rd-round pick (#77 overall)
1994 VAN pick (#91 overall)
1994 OTT 5th-round pick (#107 overall)		 To New Jersey Devils
1994 3rd-round pick (#71 overall)
January 30, 1995 To Chicago Blackhawks
Dean Malkoc		 To New Jersey Devils
Rob Conn
February 27, 1995 To Dallas Stars
Corey Millen		 To New Jersey Devils
Neal Broten
March 14, 1995 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ben Hankinson
Alexander Semak		 To New Jersey Devils
Shawn Chambers
Danton Cole
April 3, 1995 To Detroit Red Wings
Viacheslav Fetisov		 To New Jersey Devils
1995 3rd-round pick (#78 overall)

Free agents
DatePlayerTeam
July 10, 1994 (1994-07-10)Bryan Helmer
August 26, 1994 (1994-08-26)Jason Millerto Detroit Red Wings
January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26)Kent Nilssonto Edmonton Oilers

Draft picks
See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 1994.

Round # Player Nationality Pos College/Junior/Club team (League) Notes
1 25 Vadim Sharifijanov  Russia LW Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
2 51 Patrik Elias  Czech Republic LW HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3 71 Sheldon Souray  Canada D Tri-City Americans (WHL) [lower-alpha 1](from Calgary)
4 103 Zdenek Skorepa  Czech Republic LW HC Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Extraliga)
5 129 Christian Gosselin  Canada D Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
6 134 Ryan Smart  United States F Meadville High School (Pennsylvania) [lower-alpha 2](from Winnipeg)
6 155 Luciano Caravaggio  Canada G Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
7 181 Jeff Williams  Canada LW Guelph Storm (OHL)
8 207 Eric Bertrand  Canada LW Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
9 233 Steve Sullivan  Canada C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10 259 Scott Swanjord  United States G Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
11 269 Mike Hanson  United States C Minot High School (North Dakota) [lower-alpha 3](from Quebec)

Media

Television coverage of the season was carried on SportsChannel New York and SportsChannel New York Plus, with Mike Emrick and Spencer Ross handling play-by-play duties and Peter McNab providing color commentary. On the radio, the games were broadcast on WABC–AM 770, with Mike Miller describing the play and Sherry Ross providing color commentary.

Notes
  1. The Devils acquired the 1994 third-round pick from Calgary for the Devils' original third-round pick (used on Chris Clark), Vancouver's 1994 fourth-round pick (used on Ryan Duthie) and Ottawa's 1994 fifth-round pick (used on Nils Ekman) on June 29, 1994.
  2. The Devils acquired the 1994 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg for Brent Severyn on September 30, 1993.
  3. The Devils acquired the 1994 eleventh-round pick from Quebec for Stephane Yelle and the Devils' original eleventh-round pick (used on Steven Low) on June 3, 1994.

References
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  6. "Conn Smythe Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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  8. Levine, Mike (ed.), 2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide, New Jersey Devils Hockey Club, p. 225
  9. "NHL / Usher Conked By Helmet / Incident mars Buffalo's win". San Francisco Chronicle. April 5, 1995. Retrieved September 11, 2023. Stephane Richer scored on a deflection with 13 seconds left in the third period, giving Neal Broten his 600th assist
  10. Yannis, Alex (April 29, 1995). "HOCKEY; An Owner's Thumbs Up As Devils Clinch Berth". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2023. NEAL BROTEN of the Devils was honored before the game for playing in his 1,000th National Hockey League game.
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