1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season

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
Jim Devellano
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)

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 and finished it equally strong, compiling a record of 33–11–4 for 70 points in 48 games. With the league's best regular-season record, they earned 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 netted 30 goals on just 125 shots.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 48 33 11 4 180 117 70
2 2 St. Louis Blues 48 28 15 5 178 135 61
3 4 Chicago Blackhawks 48 24 19 5 156 115 53
4 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 48 21 19 8 135 146 50
5 8 Dallas Stars 48 17 23 8 136 135 42
6 10 Winnipeg Jets 48 16 25 7 157 177 39

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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
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 48 33 11 4 180 117 70
2 x – Calgary Flames PAC 48 24 17 7 163 135 55
3 St. Louis Blues CEN 48 28 15 5 178 135 61
4 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 48 24 19 5 156 115 53
5 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 48 21 19 8 135 146 50
6 Vancouver Canucks PAC 48 18 18 12 153 148 48
7 San Jose Sharks PAC 48 19 25 4 129 161 42
8 Dallas Stars CEN 48 17 23 8 136 135 42
9 Los Angeles Kings PAC 48 16 23 9 142 174 41
10 Winnipeg Jets CEN 48 16 25 7 157 177 39
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 48 17 27 4 136 183 38
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 48 16 27 5 125 164 37

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 for the first time since 1966 with a thrilling 2–1 double-overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals. Forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second overtime period.

However, the Red Wings were stunned in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, suffering 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)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W January 20, 1995 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 1–0–0 Recap
2 L January 22, 1995 1–4 Calgary Flames (1994–95) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W January 24, 1995 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 2–1–0 Recap
4 W January 26, 1995 5–1 Calgary Flames (1994–95) 3–1–0 Recap
5 W January 28, 1995 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 4–1–0 Recap
6 W January 30, 1995 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 5–1–0 Recap
February: 7–4–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
7 L February 1, 1995 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 5–2–0 Recap
8 W February 3, 1995 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 6–2–0 Recap
9 L February 4, 1995 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 6–3–0 Recap
10 W February 7, 1995 6–0 San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 7–3–0 Recap
11 L February 10, 1995 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 7–4–0 Recap
12 T February 12, 1995 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 7–4–1 Recap
13 W February 15, 1995 5–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 8–4–1 Recap
14 W February 17, 1995 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 9–4–1 Recap
15 W February 20, 1995 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 10–4–1 Recap
16 W February 22, 1995 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 11–4–1 Recap
17 W February 23, 1995 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 12–4–1 Recap
18 L February 25, 1995 2–3 St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 12–5–1 Recap
March: 10–2–1 (home: 7–0–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
19 W March 2, 1995 6–1 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 13–5–1 Recap
20 L March 5, 1995 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 13–6–1 Recap
21 W March 6, 1995 5–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 14–6–1 Recap
22 T March 9, 1995 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 14–6–2 Recap
23 W March 12, 1995 2–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 15–6–2 Recap
24 W March 14, 1995 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 16–6–2 Recap
25 W March 16, 1995 5–4 Dallas Stars (1994–95) 17–6–2 Recap
26 W March 17, 1995 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 18–6–2 Recap
27 W March 22, 1995 6–3 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 19–6–2 Recap
28 L March 24, 1995 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 19–7–2 Recap
29 W March 25, 1995 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 20–7–2 Recap
30 W March 28, 1995 6–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 21–7–2 Recap
31 W March 30, 1995 3–2 Dallas Stars (1994–95) 22–7–2 Recap
April: 10–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 7–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
32 W April 1, 1995 3–2 @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 23–7–2 Recap
33 T April 2, 1995 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 23–7–3 Recap
34 W April 5, 1995 5–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 24–7–3 Recap
35 W April 7, 1995 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 25–7–3 Recap
36 W April 9, 1995 4–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 26–7–3 Recap
37 W April 11, 1995 4–1 @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) 27–7–3 Recap
38 W April 13, 1995 3–0 San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 28–7–3 Recap
39 W April 14, 1995 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 29–7–3 Recap
40 L April 16, 1995 5–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 29–8–3 Recap
41 T April 19, 1995 5–5 OT Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 29–8–4 Recap
42 W April 21, 1995 6–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 30–8–4 Recap
43 W April 23, 1995 5–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 31–8–4 Recap
44 L April 25, 1995 1–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 31–9–4 Recap
45 L April 27, 1995 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 31–10–4 Recap
46 W April 29, 1995 4–2 Dallas Stars (1994–95) 32–10–4 Recap
47 L April 30, 1995 0–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 32–11–4 Recap
May: 1–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
48 W May 3, 1995 3–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 33–11–4 Recap
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
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W May 7, 1995 4–3 Dallas Stars Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 9, 1995 4–1 Dallas Stars Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 11, 1995 5–1 @ Dallas Stars Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 L May 14, 1995 1–4 @ Dallas Stars Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5 W May 15, 1995 3–1 Dallas Stars Red Wings win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) San Jose Sharks: Detroit won 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W May 21, 1995 6–0 San Jose Sharks Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 23, 1995 6–2 San Jose Sharks Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 25, 1995 6–2 @ San Jose Sharks Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 W May 27, 1995 6–2 @ San Jose Sharks Red Wings win 4–0 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit won 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W June 1, 1995 2–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W June 4, 1995 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W June 6, 1995 4–3 2OT @ Chicago Blackhawks Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 L June 8, 1995 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5 W June 11, 1995 2–1 2OT Chicago Blackhawks Red Wings win 4–1 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E5) New Jersey Devils: New Jersey won 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L June 17, 1995 1–2 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 L June 20, 1995 2–4 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 L June 22, 1995 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–0 Recap
4 L June 24, 1995 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–0 Recap
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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
77 Paul Coffey D 45 14 44 58 18 72 18 6 12 18 4 10
91 Sergei Fedorov C 42 20 30 50 6 24 17 7 17 24 13 6
22 Dino Ciccarelli RW 42 16 27 43 12 39 16 9 2 11 −4 22
55 Keith Primeau C 45 15 27 42 17 99 17 4 5 9 −2 45
26 Ray Sheppard RW 43 30 10 40 11 17 17 4 3 7 −6 5
19 Steve Yzerman C 47 12 26 38 6 40 15 4 8 12 −2 0
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 46 13 20 33 12 45 18 9 7 16 12 10
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 43 10 16 26 15 6 18 4 12 16 4 8
17 Doug Brown RW 45 9 12 21 14 16 18 4 8 12 14 2
21 Bob Errey† LW 30 6 11 17 9 31 18 1 5 6 0 30
11 Shawn Burr LW 42 6 8 14 13 60 16 0 2 2 −2 6
44 Viacheslav Fetisov† D 14 3 11 14 3 2 18 0 8 8 1 14
16 Vladimir Konstantinov D 47 3 11 14 10 101 18 1 1 2 6 22
25 Darren McCarty RW 31 5 8 13 5 88 18 3 2 5 3 14
20 Martin Lapointe RW 39 4 6 10 1 73 2 0 1 1 1 8
23 Greg Johnson C 22 3 5 8 1 14 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 Kris Draper C 36 2 6 8 1 22 18 4 1 5 −2 12
12 Mike Sillinger‡ C 13 2 6 8 3 2 — — — — — —
3 Bob Rouse D 48 1 7 8 14 36 18 0 3 3 2 8
4 Mark Howe D 18 1 5 6 −3 10 3 0 0 0 2 0
18 Mike Krushelnyski LW 20 2 3 5 3 6 8 0 0 0 1 0
37 Tim Taylor C 22 0 4 4 3 16 6 0 1 1 −4 12
2 Terry Carkner D 20 1 2 3 7 21 — — — — — —
15 Mike Ramsey D 33 1 2 3 11 23 15 0 1 1 2 4
27[a] Jason York‡ D 10 1 2 3 0 2 — — — — — —
21 Bob Halkidis‡ D 4 0 1 1 2 6 — — — — — —
8 Aaron Ward D 1 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
27[b] Mark Ferner† D 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
32 Stu Grimson† LW 11 0 0 0 −4 37 11 1 0 1 0 26
14 Andrew McKim C 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
30 Chris Osgood G 19 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
29 Mike Vernon G 30 0 0 0 8 18 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29 Mike Vernon 30 19 6 4 710 76 2.52 .893 1 1807 18 12 6 370 41 2.31 .889 1 1063
30 Chris Osgood 19 14 5 0 496 41 2.26 .917 1 1087 2 0 0 25 2 1.78 .920 0 68

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
1 23 Yan Golubovsky (D)  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2 49 Mathieu Dandenault (RW)  Canada Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
3 75 Sean Gillam (D)  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5 114 Frederic Deschenes (G)  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
5 127 Doug Battaglia (LW)  Canada Brockville Braves (CJHL)
6 153 Pavel Agarkov (RW)  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
8 205 Jason Elliott (G)  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
9 231 Jeff Mikesch (C)  United States Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
10 257 Tomas Holmstrom (LW)  Sweden Bodens BK (Sweden)
11 283 Toivo Suursoo (RW)  Estonia Krylya 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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  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.[dead link‍]
  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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