1994–95 New York Islanders season

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1994–95 New York Islanders
Division7th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
1994–95 record15–28–5
Home record10–11–3
Road record5–17–2
Goals for126
Goals against158
Team information
General managerDon Maloney
CoachLorne Henning
CaptainPatrick Flatley
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsRay Ferraro (22)
AssistsRay Ferraro (21)
PointsRay Ferraro (43)
Penalty minutesMick Vukota (109)
WinsTommy Soderstrom (8)
Goals against averageTommy Soderstrom (3.11)

The 1994–95 New York Islanders season was the 23rd season in the franchise's history.

Offseason[]

NHL draft[]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 9 Brett Lindros (RW)  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2 38 Jason Holland (D)  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
3 63 Jason Strudwick (D)  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 90 Brad Lukowich (D)  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 112 (G)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 116 Albie O'Connell (LW)  United States Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
6 142 Jason Stewart (C)  United States Simley High School (USHS-MA)
8 194 Mike Loach (C)  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
8 203 Peter Hogardh (C)  Sweden Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
9 220 Gord Walsh (LW)  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
10 246 Kirk DeWaele (D)  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
11 272 Dick Tarnstrom (D)  Sweden AIK IF (Sweden)

Source:[1]

Regular season[]

After starting the season with a 4–2–1 record, the Islanders fell into a slump from which they could not recover. They would win only 11 of their remaining 41 games, going 11–26–4. The Islanders would finish 12 points out of eighth place and miss the playoffs for the first time since 1992.

Near the end of the season, General Manager Don Maloney decided that the core of players he had left alone for three seasons should be totally revamped, and he undertook a rebuilding project. He traded Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov to Montreal for Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider, and Benoit Hogue was sent to Toronto for young goaltender Eric Fichaud. Additionally, Maloney allowed the team's leading scorer, Ray Ferraro, to depart as an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the season. Fans' displeasure at the GM for trading the popular Turgeon was magnified when Muller balked at joining a rebuilding team. He only played 45 games for the Islanders before being sent to the Maple Leafs.

The Islanders finished the regular season having allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 11.[2]

Season 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

[3]

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.


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W January 21, 1995 2–1 Florida Panthers (1994–95) 1–0–0
2 T January 22, 1995 3–3 OT Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 1–0–1
3 W January 24, 1995 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 2–0–1
4 L January 27, 1995 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) 2–1–1
5 L January 28, 1995 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 2–2–1
6 W January 31, 1995 5–1 @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 3–2–1
7 W February 2, 1995 5–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 4–2–1
8 L February 4, 1995 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 4–3–1
9 L February 7, 1995 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 4–4–1
10 L February 9, 1995 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 4–5–1
11 W February 11, 1995 2–1 Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 5–5–1
12 L February 14, 1995 2–3 Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 5–6–1
13 T February 17, 1995 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 5–6–2
14 W February 18, 1995 3–2 New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 6–6–2
15 L February 20, 1995 2–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 6–7–2
16 T February 22, 1995 3–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 6–7–3
17 L February 23, 1995 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 6–8–3
18 W February 25, 1995 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 7–8–3
19 W February 28, 1995 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 8–8–3
20 L March 2, 1995 3–4 Washington Capitals (1994–95) 8–9–3
21 L March 5, 1995 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 8–10–3
22 W March 7, 1995 3–1 Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 9–10–3
23 L March 9, 1995 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 9–11–3
24 L March 11, 1995 1–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 9–12–3
25 L March 14, 1995 4–6 @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 9–13–3
26 L March 16, 1995 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 9–14–3
27 L March 18, 1995 3–4 @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) 9–15–3
28 W March 23, 1995 1–0 New York Rangers (1994–95) 10–15–3
29 L March 25, 1995 1–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 10–16–3
30 T March 26, 1995 5–5 OT New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 10–16–4
31 L March 28, 1995 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 10–17–4
32 L March 30, 1995 2–3 Boston Bruins (1994–95) 10–18–4
33 L April 1, 1995 1–5 Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 10–19–4
34 L April 4, 1995 4–5 Washington Capitals (1994–95) 10–20–4
35 W April 7, 1995 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1994–95) 11–20–4
36 T April 8, 1995 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (1994–95) 11–20–5
37 L April 11, 1995 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 11–21–5
38 W April 12, 1995 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 12–21–5
39 L April 14, 1995 3–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 12–22–5
40 L April 16, 1995 2–3 New York Rangers (1994–95) 12–23–5
41 W April 18, 1995 5–2 Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 13–23–5
42 L April 20, 1995 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 13–24–5
43 L April 22, 1995 2–3 Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 13–25–5
44 W April 24, 1995 5–3 Boston Bruins (1994–95) 14–25–5
45 L April 26, 1995 5–6 @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) 14–26–5
46 W April 28, 1995 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1994–95) 15–26–5
47 L April 29, 1995 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 15–27–5
48 L May 2, 1995 0–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 15–28–5

Playoffs[]

The Islanders were unable to qualify for the playoffs, thus ending their two season playoff streak.

Player statistics[]

Forwards[]

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ray Ferraro 47 22 21 43 30
Pierre Turgeon 34 13 14 27
Patrick Flatley 45 7 20 27
Steve Thomas 47 11 15 26
Derek King 43 10 16 26
Zigmund Palffy 33 10 7 17
Marty McInnis 41 9 7 16
Travis Green 42 5 7 12 25
Benoit Hogue 33 6 4 10 34
Troy Loney 26 5 4 9 23
Kirk Muller 12 3 5 8 14
Brad Dalgarno 22 3 2 5 14
Chris Marinucci 12 1 4 5 2
Ron Sutter 27 1 4 5 21
Brett Lindros 33 1 3 4 100

Source:[4]

Defencemen[]

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Vladimir Malakhov 26 3 13 16 32
Scott Lachance 26 6 7 13 26
Dennis Vaske 41 1 11 12 53
Mathieu Schneider 13 3 6 9 30
Bob Beers 22 2 7 9 6
Brent Severyn 19 1 3 4 34
Chris Luongo 47 1 3 4 36
Rich Pilon 20 1 1 2 40
Dean Chynoweth 32 0 2 2 77
Darius Kasparaitis 13 0 1 1 22
Jason Widmer 1 0 0 0 0
Milan Tichy 2 0 0 0 2
Gord Dineen 9 0 0 0 2

Goaltending[]

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Tommy Salo 6 358 1 5 0 0 3.02
Tommy Soderstrom 26 1350 8 12 3 1 3.11
Jamie McLennan 21 1185 6 11 2 0 3.39

References[]

  1. ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. ^ "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "New York Islanders 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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