1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 78th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th Central
Conference5th Western
1994–95 record21–19–8
Home record15–7–2
Road record6–12–6
Goals for135
Goals against146
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachPat Burns
CaptainDoug Gilmour
Alternate captainsDave Andreychuk
Dave Ellett
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Average attendance15,744
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (23)
AssistsMike Ridley (27)
PointsMats Sundin (47)
Penalty minutesWarren Rychel (101)
Plus/minusRandy Wood (+7)
WinsFelix Potvin (15)
Goals against averageDamian Rhodes (2.68)

Prior to the 1994–95 season, franchise player and fan favourite Wendel Clark was sent to the Quebec Nordiques in a blockbuster trade. Clark, along with defenceman Sylvain Lefebvre and Toronto's second pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Landon Wilson, were traded to the Nordiques on June 28, 1994, in exchange for forward Mats Sundin, defenceman Garth Butcher and Quebec's first pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, Todd Warriner. In Clark's absence, the gritty and dependable veteran forward Doug Gilmour was named team captain.

After finishing fourth in 1992–93 and third in 1993–94, the Maple Leafs fell to fifth place in the Western Conference in 1994–95 and, for the first time in three seasons, they allowed more goals than they scored. Throughout the regular season, Toronto never won more than two games in a row, and finished just two games above .500. In addition, no Toronto player recorded a hat trick. To toughen up their lineup, the Leafs signed Warren Rychel from the Los Angeles Kings midway through the regular season, and on April 7, 1995, they traded center Mike Eastwood and a third-round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for right wing Tie Domi.

Toronto was the only Western Conference team to score at least one goal in all 48 of its regular-season games in 1994–95 (the Quebec Nordiques and the Buffalo Sabres were the only Eastern Conference teams to accomplish this feat in 1994–95). The Maple Leafs finished sixth in the league in penalty-killing (84.86%) and allowed the most empty-net goals of any team in the league (8).

Offseason

Regular season

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

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

[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

Although the Maple Leafs were the underdogs against the fourth-place Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, they won the first two games of the series at the United Center and went home to Maple Leaf Gardens for game three with two-games-to-none series lead. However, the Blackhawks played determinedly and won Games 3 and 4 in Toronto to regain home-ice advantage in the series. Chicago then won Game 5, 4–2, and looked to clinch the series in Game 6 back in Toronto. The Maple Leafs played a spirited game, going up 4–1 in the third period. The Blackhawks fought back with three consecutive goals to tie the game. At 10:00 of the first overtime period, Randy Wood scored his second goal of the game to give the Maple Leafs a 5–4 win. The victory tied the series at three games apiece and forced game seven back in Chicago. In Game 7, Joe Murphy scored twice and Ed Belfour made 22 saves as Chicago advanced to the second round for the first time in three years with a 5–2 win.

Schedule and results

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

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

Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Blackhawks win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 7, 19955–3@ Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 9, 19953–0@ Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 11, 19952–3Chicago BlackhawksMaple Leafs lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 13, 19951–3Chicago BlackhawksSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 15, 19952–4@ Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawks lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 17, 19955–4 OTChicago BlackhawksSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LMay 19, 19952–5@ Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawks win 4–3Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Maple Leafs only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Mats SundinC47232447−5147549−24
14Dave AndreychukLW48221638−7347325325
7Mike RidleyC481027371147314−32
93Doug GilmourC44102333−526706626
23Todd GillD4772532−8647033−46
24Randy WoodLW481311247347202−26
11Mike GartnerRW381282006522442
15Dmitri MironovD33512176286213−12
4Dave EllettD3351015−6267022−50
9Mike CraigRW375510−2112201102
32Mike Eastwood‡C365510−1232——————
34Jamie MacounD462810−675712308
19Kenny JonssonD39279−8164000−20
2Garth ButcherD45178−559700008
21Warren Rychel†LW2616711013000−20
10Bill BergLW32516−11267011−34
32[lower-alpha 1]Benoit Hogue†LW12336007000−46
25Terry YakeRW1932512——————
16Nikolai Borschevsky‡RW1905530——————
20Rich Sutter†RW18033−7104000−32
12Dixon WardRW22033−431——————
25Paul DiPietro†C12112−667112−30
55Drake Berehowsky‡D25022−1015——————
3Grant Jennings†D10022−674000−30
28[lower-alpha 2]Tie Domi†RW90111317101−20
16[lower-alpha 3]Darby HendricksonC801104——————
18Kent MandervilleLW36011−2227000−36
22Ken BaumgartnerLW200005——————
43Ken BelangerLW300009——————
28David HarlockD1000−10——————
33Matt MartinD15000213——————
45Zdenek NedvedRW100002——————
29Felix PotvinG36000470000
1Damian RhodesG130004——————
8Todd WarrinerLW5000−30——————

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
29Felix Potvin361513711201042.91.90702144734253202.83.9211424
1Damian Rhodes13661404342.69.9160760—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL All-Rookie Team Kenny Jonsson (Defence) [5]
Team Molson Cup Mats Sundin [6]

Transactions

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

Trades
July 11, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Yanic Perreault		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1996 (Mikael Simons)
August 10, 1994 To Dallas Stars
Peter Zezel
Grant Marshall		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Compensation for Mike Craig
September 28, 1994 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
David Sacco		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry Yake
October 3, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Eric Lacroix
Chris Snell
4th round pick in 1996 (Eric Belanger)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dixon Ward
Guy Leveque
Shayne Toporowski
Kelly Fairchild
February 10, 1995 To Washington Capitals
4th round pick in 1995 (Sebastien Charpentier)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Warren Rychel
February 17, 1995 To Detroit Red Wings
Chris Govedaris		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Future considerations
March 13, 1995 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rich Sutter
April 6, 1995 To Calgary Flames
Nikolai Borschevsky		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 1996 (Chris Bogas)
April 6, 1995 To New York Islanders
Eric Fichaud		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Benoit Hogue
3rd round pick in 1995 (Ryan Pepperall)
5th round pick in 1996 (Brandon Sugdon)
April 6, 1995 To Montreal Canadiens
4th round pick in 1996 (Kim Staal)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Paul DiPietro
April 7, 1995 To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Gord Kruppke
April 7, 1995 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Drake Berehowsky		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Grant Jennings
April 7, 1995 To Winnipeg Jets
Mike Eastwood
3rd round pick in 1995 (Brad Isbister)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tie Domi
July 8, 1995 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dmitri Mironov
2nd round pick in 1996 (Josh DeWolf)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Larry Murphy
July 8, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th round pick in 1996 (Per-Ragnar Bergquist)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rob Zettler
July 8, 1995 To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Ridley		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergio Momesso

Waivers
January 18, 1995 From Buffalo Sabres
Randy Wood

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
Mike CraigDallas Stars
Jamie HewardUndrafted free agent
PlayerNew team
Mike KrushelnyskiDetroit Red Wings
John CullenPittsburgh Penguins
Mark GreigCalgary Flames

Draft picks

Toronto's 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
116Eric Fichaud (G) CanadaChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
248Sean Haggerty (LW) United StatesDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)
364Fredrik Modin (LW) SwedenTimrå IK (Sweden)
5126Mark Deyell (C) CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
6152Kam White (D) United StatesNewmarket Royals (OHL)
7178Tommi Rajamaki (D) FinlandÄssät (Finland)
8204Rob Butler (LW) CanadaNiagara Falls Canucks (GHJHL)
10256Sergei Berezin (LW) RussiaKhimik Voskresensk (Russia)
11282Doug Nolan (LW) United StatesCatholic Memorial High School (USHS–MA)

Farm teams

Notes
  1. Hogue wore number 28 in his first two games.
  2. Domi wore number 8 in his first two games.
  3. Hendrickson wore number 37 in his first six games.

References
  • "Toronto Maple Leafs 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  1. "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 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 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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  6. Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
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