1994–95 St. Louis Blues season

The 1994–95 St. Louis Blues season was the 28th in franchise history. The season started with good fortunes for the Blues, as Mike Keenan, who had coached the 1993–94 New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup, signed with the team in the off-season. The Blues also acquired four players from the Cup-winning Rangers: Glenn Anderson, Greg Gilbert, Doug Lidster and Esa Tikkanen. On April 16, 1995, captain Brett Hull had his first-ever four-goal game in a 6–5 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

1994–95 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
1994–95 record28–15–5
Home record16–6–2
Road record12–9–3
Goals for178
Goals against135
Team information
General managerMike Keenan
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainBrett Hull
ArenaKiel Center
Average attendance19,469
Minor league affiliate(s)Peoria Rivermen
Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
GoalsBrett Hull (29)
AssistsSteve Duchesne (26)
PointsBrett Hull (50)
Penalty minutesBrendan Shanahan (136)
Plus/minusSteve Duchesne (+29)
WinsCurtis Joseph (20)
Goals against averageJon Casey (2.75)

The Blues played strong all season and finished third in the Conference. They powered their way to fourth place in scoring in the league with 178 goals.

Off-season

The Blues moved from their home in the arena where they had played since their inception to the newly built Kiel Center. The inaugural game was set to be played against their rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, but the NHL lockout kept this game from being played. The first official game wasn't played until January 1995. The regular season was shortened to 48 games.

Regular season

The Blues scored 135 even-strength goals during the regular season, the most among all 26 NHL teams and tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed (2).[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

With all its firepower and playoff experience, St. Louis was heavily favored to beat 6th place Vancouver in the first round of the 1995 NHL playoffs. However, after winning game 1, the Blues dropped the next two games and never regained the series lead. After a tough overtime loss in game 5, the Blues fought back in game 6 with an explosive 8–2 victory at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver to tie the series at 3–3. In game 7 at the Kiel Center, the Blues outshot the Canucks 44–22, but Vancouver goaltender Kirk McLean was solid in net, making 41 saves; St. Louis goaltender Curtis Joseph struggled, allowing 4 goals on only 21 shots. Pavel Bure added an empty-net goal with 22 seconds remaining in the third period to give the Canucks a 5–3 win and the series 4 games to 3.

Schedule and results

Regular season
1994–95 regular season[4]
January: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WJanuary 20, 19955–2@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)1–0–0Recap
2WJanuary 21, 19957–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)2–0–0Recap
3LJanuary 24, 19954–6@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)2–1–0Recap
4WJanuary 26, 19953–1Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)3–1–0Recap
5LJanuary 28, 19951–3Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)3–2–0Recap
6WJanuary 31, 19957–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)4–2–0Recap
February: 8–3–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
7WFebruary 2, 19955–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)5–2–0Recap
8WFebruary 4, 19957–4Dallas Stars (1994–95)6–2–0Recap
9TFebruary 7, 19955–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (1994–95)6–2–1Recap
10LFebruary 9, 19950–5Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)6–3–1Recap
11LFebruary 11, 19952–3Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)6–4–1Recap
12WFebruary 13, 19954–2Calgary Flames (1994–95)7–4–1Recap
13WFebruary 17, 19954–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)8–4–1Recap
14LFebruary 18, 19951–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)8–5–1Recap
15WFebruary 20, 19954–0Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)9–5–1Recap
16WFebruary 22, 19954–3San Jose Sharks (1994–95)10–5–1Recap
17WFebruary 25, 19953–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)11–5–1Recap
18WFebruary 27, 19953–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)12–5–1Recap
March: 7–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19LMarch 5, 19951–2@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)12–6–1Recap
20WMarch 7, 19956–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)13–6–1Recap
21WMarch 9, 19955–1Calgary Flames (1994–95)14–6–1Recap
22LMarch 12, 19951–2Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)14–7–1Recap
23LMarch 14, 19955–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)14–8–1Recap
24TMarch 16, 19952–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)14–8–2Recap
25WMarch 19, 19954–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)15–8–2Recap
26LMarch 20, 19953–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)15–9–2Recap
27LMarch 22, 19953–4@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)15–10–2Recap
28WMarch 26, 19955–1Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)16–10–2Recap
29WMarch 27, 19953–2@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)17–10–2Recap
30WMarch 29, 19953–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)18–10–2Recap
31WMarch 31, 19954–1San Jose Sharks (1994–95)19–10–2Recap
April: 8–4–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32TApril 2, 19953–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)19–10–3Recap
33WApril 3, 19955–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)20–10–3Recap
34WApril 5, 19956–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)21–10–3Recap
35LApril 9, 19952–3Dallas Stars (1994–95)21–11–3Recap
36WApril 11, 19957–5Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)22–11–3Recap
37LApril 13, 19952–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)22–12–3Recap
38WApril 16, 19956–5Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)23–12–3Recap
39WApril 18, 19954–1Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)24–12–3Recap
40TApril 19, 19952–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)24–12–4Recap
41WApril 21, 19953–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)25–12–4Recap
42TApril 23, 19952–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1994–95)25–12–5Recap
43WApril 25, 19958–4@ Dallas Stars (1994–95)26–12–5Recap
44LApril 27, 19952–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)26–13–5Recap
45LApril 28, 19951–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)26–14–5Recap
46WApril 30, 19954–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)27–14–5Recap
May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
47WMay 1, 19955–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)28–14–5Recap
48LMay 3, 19952–3Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)28–15–5Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 7, 19952–1Vancouver CanucksBlues lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 9, 19953–5Vancouver CanucksSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 11, 19951–6@ Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 13, 19955–2@ Vancouver CanucksSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 15, 19955–6 OTVancouver CanucksCanucks lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 17, 19958–2@ Vancouver CanucksSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LMay 19, 19953–5Vancouver CanucksCanucks win 4–3Recap
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 Blues only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16Brett HullRW482921501310762800
19Brendan ShanahanLW4520214171365459214
28Steve DuchesneD471226382936704402
10Esa TikkanenLW4312233513227224−120
20Adam CreightonC4814203417747202−116
2Al MacInnisD328202819437156−310
22Ian LaperriereRW3713142712857044321
9[lower-alpha 1]Glenn Anderson†RW361214269376112049
7Greg GilbertLW461114252211703306
5Jeff Norton†D282182021337112111
33Bill HoulderD41513181620411260
27Denis ChasseRW477916121337178723
21Guy CarbonneauC42511161116712336
25[lower-alpha 2]Patrice TardifC2731013429——————
15[lower-alpha 3]David RobertsLW1965112106000−54
12Vitali KaramnovLW263710714200002
6Doug LidsterD37279912400062
15Craig Janney‡C825730——————
14Kevin Miller‡C1525740——————
23Craig JohnsonLW1533646100002
14Todd Elik†C1324654743712
4Rick ZomboD231457243000−12
34Murray BaronD39055993711222
17Basil McRaeLW21055472721344
18Tony TwistLW28303089100006
32Donald DufresneD220332103000−14
26Peter StastnyC611210——————
31Curtis JosephG36011070110
29Geoff SarjeantG40112——————
37[lower-alpha 4]Jeff BattersD10000−521——————
36Philippe BozonLW100000——————
30Jon CaseyG19000020000
9Denny FelsnerLW3000−12——————
44Terry HollingerD5000−12——————
41Daniel Laperriere‡D4000115——————
25Vitali ProkhorovLW200010——————

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
31Curtis Joseph3620101904892.79.90211914733178243.68.8650392
30Jon Casey19754400402.75.90008722011024.02.800030
29Geoff Sarjeant41005263.00.8850120—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Lester Patrick Trophy Joe Mullen [5]

Transactions

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[6]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
368Stephane Roy CanadaVal-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
494Tyler Harlton CanadaVernon Lakers (BCHL)
5120Edvin Frylen SwedenVIK Västerås HK (Sweden)
7172Roman Vopat Czech RepublicChemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Republic)
8198Steve Noble CanadaStratford Cullitons (MOJHL)
9224Marc Stephan CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
10250Kevin Harper CanadaWexford Raiders (OJHL)
11276Scott Fankhouser United StatesUniversity of Massachusetts (Hockey East)

Notes
  1. Anderson wore number 36 through March 29.
  2. Tardif wore number 40 through March 22.
  3. Roberts wore number 12 in his first two games and number 37 in his next three games.
  4. Batters wore number 5 in his first six games.

References
  • "St. Louis Blues 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  • "1994-95 St. Louis Blues Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  1. "1994-95 NHL Summary".
  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 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  6. "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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