1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
The 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season National Hockey League . It saw the Kings finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 16–23–9, for 41 points. Defense proved to be problematic for the Kings, as they allowed a league-high 1,668 shots (34.8 per game) and finished tied for 23rd overall in goals allowed, with 174. Their offense was more reliable, as the Kings averaged nearly three goals scored per game. Despite missing a quarter of the season, Rick Tocchet still led the team in goals with 18.
On May 2, the Dallas Stars were in seventh place in the Western Conference with 42 points while the Kings were tied with the San Jose Sharks for eighth place with 41 points (16–22–9). However, the Kings lost the final game of the season on May 3 to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5–1, finishing in ninth place and therefore missed the playoffs and both San Jose and Dallas clinch playoff berths. After that, the Sharks came from behind to tie the Vancouver Canucks 3–3 in their final game of the season and, in doing so, jumped up to seventh place while the Stars fell to eighth place.[ 1]
Offseason
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Regular season
On April 21, head coach Barry Melrose was fired after six consecutive losses and replaced by Kings president Rogie Vachon .[ 2]
Final standings
[ 3]
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
1994–95 regular season[ 5]
January: 1–4–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–1–0)
February: 4–5–3 (home: 1–4–1; road: 3–1–2)
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
Recap
7
W
February 4, 1995
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 ) 2–4–1
Recap
8
L
February 5, 1995
2–3
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 ) 2–5–1
Recap
9
T
February 7, 1995
5–5 OT
@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95 )
2–5–2
Recap
10
W
February 11, 1995
5–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95 )
3–5–2
Recap
11
T
February 12, 1995
4–4 OT
@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 )
3–5–3
Recap
12
W
February 15, 1995
3–1
@ Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
4–5–3
Recap
13
L
February 17, 1995
0–2
San Jose Sharks (1994–95 ) 4–6–3
Recap
14
L
February 18, 1995
2–6
Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 ) 4–7–3
Recap
15
L
February 20, 1995
2–8
@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 )
4–8–3
Recap
16
T
February 23, 1995
3–3 OT
Calgary Flames (1994–95 ) 4–8–4
Recap
17
W
February 25, 1995
4–3
@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 )
5–8–4
Recap
18
L
February 28, 1995
4–8
Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 ) 5–9–4
Recap
March: 6–6–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 5–3–1)
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
Recap
19
L
March 4, 1995
4–5
Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 ) 5–10–4
Recap
20
L
March 6, 1995
2–8
@ Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
5–11–4
Recap
21
W
March 9, 1995
4–3
@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 )
6–11–4
Recap
22
W
March 11, 1995
4–2
@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 )
7–11–4
Recap
23
W
March 13, 1995
4–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95 )
8–11–4
Recap
24
L
March 14, 1995
2–5
@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 )
8–12–4
Recap
25
T
March 16, 1995
2–2 OT
St. Louis Blues (1994–95 ) 8–12–5
Recap
26
L
March 18, 1995
3–5
Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95 ) 8–13–5
Recap
27
W
March 20, 1995
5–3
St. Louis Blues (1994–95 ) 9–13–5
Recap
28
T
March 21, 1995
3–3 OT
@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 )
9–13–6
Recap
29
L
March 25, 1995
1–3
San Jose Sharks (1994–95 ) 9–14–6
Recap
30
W
March 26, 1995
7–3
@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
10–14–6
Recap
31
W
March 28, 1995
5–3
@ Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
11–14–6
Recap
32
L
March 29, 1995
2–5
@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 )
11–15–6
Recap
April: 4–7–3 (home: 4–1–3; road: 0–6–0)
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
Recap
33
T
April 1, 1995
7–7 OT
Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 ) 11–15–7
Recap
34
W
April 3, 1995
7–2
Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 ) 12–15–7
Recap
35
W
April 6, 1995
3–2
Dallas Stars (1994–95 ) 13–15–7
Recap
36
L
April 7, 1995
4–7
@ Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
13–16–7
Recap
37
L
April 9, 1995
1–5
@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 )
13–17–7
Recap
38
L
April 12, 1995
1–4
Calgary Flames (1994–95 ) 13–18–7
Recap
39
L
April 16, 1995
0–2
@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
13–19–7
Recap
40
L
April 17, 1995
2–5
@ Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
13–20–7
Recap
41
L
April 19, 1995
0–2
@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 )
13–21–7
Recap
42
T
April 21, 1995
3–3 OT
Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 ) 13–21–8
Recap
43
T
April 23, 1995
2–2 OT
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 ) 13–21–9
Recap
44
W
April 25, 1995
5–1
Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 ) 14–21–9
Recap
45
L
April 28, 1995
0–4
@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
14–22–9
Recap
46
W
April 30, 1995
2–1
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 ) 15–22–9
Recap
May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
Legend Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)
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 Kings only. ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Goaltending
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Awards and records
Awards
Milestones
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.[ 9]
Trades
June 25, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings 1995 – Benoit Larose
To Ottawa Senators Jim Paek
July 11, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Yanic Perreault
To Toronto Maple Leafs 1996 – Mikael Simons
July 26, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Sean O'Donnell
To Buffalo Sabres Doug Houda
July 29, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Rick Tocchet 1995 – Pavel Rosa
To Pittsburgh Penguins Luc Robitaille
August 8, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Ruslan Batyrshin 1996 – Marian Ciser 1996 – Brian Willsie
To Winnipeg Jets Brent Thompson 1996 – Robert Esche
October 3, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Eric Lacroix Chris Snell 1996 – Eric Belanger
To Toronto Maple Leafs Dixon Ward Guy Leveque Shayne Toporowski Kelly Fairchild
February 10, 1995
To Los Angeles Kings Randy Burridge
To Washington Capitals Warren Rychel
February 14, 1995
To Los Angeles Kings Philippe Boucher Denis Tsygurov Grant Fuhr
To Buffalo Sabres Alexei Zhitnik Robb Stauber Charlie Huddy 1995 – Marian Menhart
February 17, 1995
To Los Angeles Kings 1996 – Justin Davis
To Dallas Stars Mike Donnelly 1996 – Eoin McInerney
March 27, 1995
To Los Angeles Kings Arto Blomsten
To Winnipeg Jets 1995 – Fredrik Lovén
Free agent signings
Free agents lost
Waivers
Draft picks
Los Angeles' draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford , Connecticut .[ 10]
Notes
^ Tocchet wore number 92 through March 14.
References
^ Dillman, Lisa (May 4, 1995). "Kings' Shortest Season Is Ended : Hockey: They lose to Blackhawks, 5-1, and miss playoffs for the second time in a row. Gretzky says he won't play anywhere but Los Angeles next season" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 1, 2024 . ^ "NHL NOTES / Kings Fire Melrose As Coach" . sfgate.com . April 22, 1995. Retrieved September 11, 2023 .^ 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
^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings" . NHL.^ "1994-95 Los Angeles Kings Schedule" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved September 11, 2023 .^ a b c d e f g h i Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201–03
^ "1994-95 NHL Debuts" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved October 5, 2024 .^ Dillman, Lisa (February 12, 1995). "Kings Finally Savor a Victory : Hockey: Shaken by trade rumors, they defeat Maple Leafs, 5-2, in Toronto, as Kurri plays 1,000th NHL game" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 12, 2023 . Kurri plays 1,000th NHL game ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results" .^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft" . hockeydb.com .
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