1994–95 New Jersey Devils season

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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 (86%)
Total: 393,106 (24 games)
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 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 13th season in New Jersey. Although the Devils played an abbreviated 48-game season, shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the Devils won their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

The Devils struggled in the first half, going 9–11–4, but improved drastically in the second half, going 13–7–4 to finish with 52 points and fifth place in the Eastern Conference. 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 went on Lockout that lasted 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.[1]

Final standings[]

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 48 28 16 4 150 132 60
2 5 New Jersey Devils 48 22 18 8 136 121 52
3 6 Washington Capitals 48 22 18 8 136 120 52
4 8 New York Rangers 48 22 23 3 139 134 47
5 9 Florida Panthers 48 20 22 6 115 127 46
6 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 17 28 3 120 144 37
7 13 New York Islanders 48 15 28 5 126 158 35

[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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Quebec Nordiques NE 48 30 13 5 185 134 65
2 Philadelphia Flyers AT 48 28 16 4 150 132 60
3 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
4 Boston Bruins NE 48 27 18 3 150 127 57
5 New Jersey Devils AT 48 22 18 8 136 121 52
6 Washington Capitals AT 48 22 18 8 136 120 52
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 48 22 19 7 130 119 51
8 New York Rangers AT 48 22 23 3 139 134 47
9 Florida Panthers AT 48 20 22 6 115 127 46
10 Hartford Whalers NE 48 19 24 5 127 141 43
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 48 18 23 7 125 148 43
12 Tampa Bay Lightning AT 48 17 28 3 120 144 37
13 New York Islanders AT 48 15 28 5 126 158 35
14 Ottawa Senators NE 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

Game log

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

Playoffs[]

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

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.

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltending[]

Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; TOI = Time On Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against;
SV% = Save percentage; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Brodeur 40 39 2,184:25 19 11 6 89 2.44 908 .902 3 0 2 2
Chris Terreri 15 9 734:00 3 7 2 31 2.53 309 .900 0 0 0 0
Total 2,918:25 22 18 8 120 2.47 1,217 .901 3 0 2 2
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Brodeur 20 20 1,221:58 16 4 34 1.67 463 .927 3 0 1 6
Chris Terreri 1 0 7:45 0 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 0
Total 1,229:43 16 4 34 1.66 465 .927 3 0 1 6

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Martin Brodeur[5] NHL Player of the Week April 3–9 1995
Playoffs
Player Award Awarded
Claude Lemieux[6] Conn Smythe Trophy June 24, 1995

Records[]

Player Record (Amount) Achieved

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

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[]

Date Player Team
July 10, 1994 (1994-07-10) Bryan Helmer
August 26, 1994 (1994-08-26) Jason Miller to Detroit Red Wings
January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26) Kent Nilsson to Edmonton Oilers

Draft picks[]

The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos 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) [7](from Calgary)
4 103 Zdenek Skorepa  Czech Republic LW HC Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Extraliga)
5 129  Canada D Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
6 134 Ryan Smart  United States F Meadville High School (Pennsylvania) [8](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]
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) [10](from Quebec)

References[]

  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 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. ^ "Devils' Award Winners" (PDF). devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  6. ^ "Devils' Award Winners" (PDF). devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ The Devils acquired the 1994 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg for Brent Severyn on September 30, 1993.
  9. ^ Bertrand was later traded to Atlanta in a deal involving Jeff Williams, the player selected before Bertrand by the Devils, on November 1, 1999.
  10. ^ 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.
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