1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division2nd Northeast
Conference3rd Eastern
1994–95 record29–16–3
Home record18–5–1
Road record11–11–2
Goals for181
Goals against158
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Johnston
CaptainRon Francis
Alternate captainsUlf Samuelsson
Kevin Stevens
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJaromir Jagr (32)
AssistsRon Francis (48)
PointsJaromir Jagr (70)
Penalty minutesFrancois Leroux (114)
Plus/minusRon Francis (+30)
WinsKen Wregget (25)
Goals against averageKen Wregget (3.21)

Despite the absence of Mario Lemieux, the 1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins season started the off strong, by winning their first seven games. They remained undefeated in their first 13 games, going 12–0–1. However, after such a red-hot start to the season, the Penguins had a lukewarm record in their final 35 games, going 17–16–2. Jaromir Jagr won the Art Ross Trophy for most points (70), captain Ron Francis led the league in assists (48) and plus/minus (+30), and goaltender Ken Wregget led the league in wins (25). In a 7–3 Penguins' win over the Florida Panthers on February 7, Joe Mullen recorded an assist and became the first American-born NHL player to reach 1,000 points. Nine days later, Luc Robitaille scored four goals in a 5–2 Penguins win over the Hartford Whalers.

Off-season[]

Regular season[]

The Penguins had the highest shooting percentage in the NHL during the regular season, scoring 181 goals on just 1,400 shots (12.9%).[1]

Playoffs[]

Despite finding themselves in a three-games-to-one series deficit against the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs, the Penguins won Game 5 at home in overtime, 6–5, via Luc Robitaille's goal at 4:30 of the first overtime period. Peter Bondra, Dale Hunter, Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens each scored twice in the game. Pittsburgh went on to win Game 6 in Washington, 7–1, and then closed out the series at home with a 3–0 victory in Game 7. It was the second time in four years that the Penguins had come back to defeat the Capitals after being down three games to one. The Penguins faced the New Jersey Devils in the second round, and won the opening game, 3–2. With only 1:15 remaining in Game 2, Jaromir Jagr tied the game at 2–2. The game seemed certain to head to overtime until a breakaway-goal by Devils captain Scott Stevens with just 29 seconds remaining. Claude Lemieux added an empty-net goal and the Devils tied the series with a 4–2 win. In the final three games of the series, the Penguins managed to score only three goals and were ultimately eliminated at home in Game 5, 4–1.

Final standings[]

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Quebec Nordiques 48 30 13 5 185 134 65
2 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
3 4 Boston Bruins 48 27 18 3 150 127 57
4 7 Buffalo Sabres 48 22 19 7 130 119 51
5 10 Hartford Whalers 48 19 24 5 127 141 43
6 11 Montreal Canadiens 48 18 23 7 125 148 43
7 14 Ottawa Senators 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

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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[]

1994–95 Schedule
January: 5–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–0), 10 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points
1 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0–0 2
2 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 Florida Panthers 2–0–0 4
3 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Rangers 3–0–0 6
4 27 Ottawa Senators 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0–0 8
5 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Washington Capitals 5–0–0 10
February: 9–3–2 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–1), 20 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points
6 1 New York Rangers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0–0 12
7 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0–0 14
8 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils 7–0–1 15
9 7 Florida Panthers 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–0–1 17
10 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Islanders 9–0–1 19
11 11 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–0–1 21
12 14 Boston Bruins 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–0–1 23
13 16 Hartford Whalers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–0–1 25
14 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Hartford Whalers 12–1–1 25
15 19 Buffalo Sabres 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 12–1–2 26
16 21 Quebec Nordiques 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–1–2 28
17 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–2–2 28
18 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New York Islanders 13–3–2 28
19 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 Quebec Nordiques 14–3–2 30
March: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–5–0), 16 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points
20 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Buffalo Sabres 14–4–2 30
21 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Boston Bruins 15–4–2 32
22 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers 15–5–2 32
23 7 Quebec Nordiques 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–6–2 32
24 9 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–6–2 34
25 11 Buffalo Sabres 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–6–2 36
26 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–6–2 38
27 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–8 Montreal Canadiens 18–7–2 38
28 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 18–8–2 38
29 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Ottawa Senators 19–8–2 40
30 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Buffalo Sabres 20–8–2 42
31 24 New Jersey Devils 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–8–2 44
32 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Florida Panthers 21–9–2 44
33 28 New York Islanders 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–9–2 46
April: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Record Points
34 1 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–9–2 48
35 5 Hartford Whalers 8–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–10–2 48
36 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens 23–11–2 48
37 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Ottawa Senators 24–11–2 50
38 11 Washington Capitals 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–11–2 52
39 15 Ottawa Senators 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–11–2 54
40 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 26–12–2 54
41 18 New York Rangers 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–12–2 56
42 22 Washington Capitals 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–13–2 56
43 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Hartford Whalers 28–13–2 58
44 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils 28–13–3 59
45 28 Boston Bruins 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–13–3 61
46 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Boston Bruins 29–14–3 61
May: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–0), 0 Points
# May Visitor Score Home Record Points
47 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Washington Capitals 29–15–3 61
48 3 Florida Panthers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–16–3 61
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Suspensions[]

Player Length Date
Luc Robitaille 2 games February 2, 1995

Injuries[]

Player Injury Date
Mario Lemieux 1–year leave for Hodgkin's Lymphoma treatment August 29, 1994
Wayne McBean Wrist surgery (Out indefinitely) October 1, 1994
Tom Barrasso Wrist surgery (Out indefinitely) January 20, 1995
Greg Andrusak Separated shoulder (DTD) March 15, 1995
Tom Barrasso Sore wrist (DTD) May 3, 1995
Drake Berehowsky Knee surgery (Out indefinitely) July 1, 1995

Player statistics[]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[6]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ken Wregget 38 2208:28 25 9 2 118 3.21 1219 0.903 0 0 0 14
Wendell Young 10 496:38 3 6 0 27 3.26 255 0.894 0 0 0 2
Philippe DeRouville 1 60:00 1 0 0 3 3.00 27 0.889 0 0 0 0
Tom Barrasso 2 125:00 0 1 1 8 3.84 75 0.893 0 0 0 0
Total 2890:06 29 16 3 156 3.24 1576 0.901 0 0 0 16
Playoffs[7]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ken Wregget 11 660:35 5 6 0 33 3.00 349 0.905 1 0 0 7
Tom Barrasso 2 80:00 0 1 0 8 6.00 41 0.805 0 0 0 2
Total 740:35 5 7 0 41 3.32 390 0.895 1 0 0 9

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

Transactions[]

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season:[8]

Trades[]

July 29, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings

Rick Tocchet
1995 2nd round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Luc Robitaille

February 16, 1995 To Tampa Bay Lightning

future considerations

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Wendell Young

April 7, 1995 To Toronto Maple Leafs

Grant Jennings

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Drake Berehowsky

April 7, 1995 To Winnipeg Jets

Greg Brown

To Pittsburgh Penguins

cash

April 7, 1995 To Ottawa Senators

Martin Straka

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Norm Maciver
Troy Murray

Free agents[]

Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Jeff Christian New Jersey Devils August 2, 1994
Mike Ramsey Buffalo Sabres August 3, 1994
John Cullen Toronto Maple Leafs August 3, 1994
Len Barrie Florida Panthers August 15, 1994

Signings[]

Player Date
Joe Dziedzic August 10, 1994
Brian Farrell September 20, 1994
Ryan Savoia April 7, 1995

Other[]

Name Date Details
Allen Pedersen September 20, 1994 Released
Doug Brown January 18, 1995 Lost in waiver draft (to Detroit Red Wings)
Chris Joseph January 18, 1995 Claimed in waiver draft (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
Francois Leroux January 18, 1995 Claimed in waiver draft (from Ottawa Senators)
Mike Hudson January 18, 1995 Claimed in waiver draft (from New York Rangers)
Wayne McBean January 18, 1995 Claimed in waiver draft (from Winnipeg Jets)
Micah Aivazoff January 18, 1995 Claimed in waiver draft (from Detroit Red Wings)
Micah Aivazoff January 18, 1995 Lost in waiver draft (to Edmonton Oilers)

Roster[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
37 Canada Greg Andrusak D R 25 1988 Cranbrook, British Columbia
35 United States Tom Barrasso G R 30 1983 Boston, Massachusetts
9 Canada Len Barrie C L 26 1988 Kimberley, British Columbia
44 Canada Drake Berehowsky D R 23 1990 Toronto, Ontario
34 Canada Jeffrey Christian LW L 24 1988 Burlington, Ontario
11 Canada John Cullen C R 30 1986 Puslinch, Ontario
30 Canada Philippe De Rouville G L 20 1992 Victoriaville, Quebec
34 United States Rusty Fitzgerald C L 22 1991 Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 Canada Ron Francis (C) C L 32 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4 Canada Greg Hawgood D L 26 1986 Edmonton, Alberta
16 Canada Mike Hudson C L 28 1986 Guelph, Ontario
68 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr RW L 23 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic
23 Canada Chris Joseph D R 25 1987 Burnaby, British Columbia
18 Canada Francois Leroux D L 25 1988 Ste-Adele, Quebec
22 Canada Norm MacIver D L 30 Undrafted Thunder Bay, Ontario
15 United States Shawn McEachern LW L 26 1987 Waltham, Massachusetts
33 Canada Jim McKenzie LW L 25 1989 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
7 United States Joe Mullen RW R 38 Undrafted New York City, New York
55 Canada Larry Murphy D R 34 1980 Scarborough, Ontario
12 Canada Troy Murray C R 32 1980 Calgary, Alberta
29 Sweden Markus Naslund LW L 21 1991 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
26 United States Richard Park RW R 19 1994 Seoul, South Korea
20 Canada Luc Robitaille LW L 29 1984 Montreal, Quebec
28 Sweden Kjell Samuelsson D R 36 1984 Tyngsryd, Sweden
5 Sweden Ulf Samuelsson (A) D L 31 1982 Fagerstad, Sweden
17 Sweden Tomas Sandstrom RW L 30 1982 Jakobstad, Finland
25 United States Kevin Stevens (A) LW L 30 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
32 United States Peter Taglianetti D L 31 1983 Framingham, Massachusetts
2 United States Chris Tamer D L 24 1990 Dearborn, Michigan
31 Canada Ken Wregget G L 31 1982 Brandon, Manitoba
1 Canada Wendell Young G L 31 1981 Halifax, Nova Scotia

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.[9]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 24 Chris Wells Center  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
2 50 Richard Park Right Wing  United States Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3 57[a] Sven Butenschon Defense  Germany Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 73[b] Greg Crozier Left Wing  Canada Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
3 76 Alexei Krivchenkov Defense  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
4 102 Tom O'Connor Defense  United States Springfield Olympics (EJHL)
5 128 Clint Johnson Left Wing  United States East High School (Duluth) (USHS–MN)
6 154 Valentin Morozov Center  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
7 161[c] Serge Aubin Center  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
7 180 Drew Palmer Defense  United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8 206 Left Wing  Russia CSKA Moscow (RUssia)
9 232 Jason Godbout Defense  United States Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
10 258 Center  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
11 284 Brian Leitza Goaltender  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Draft notes[10]
  • a The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 10, 1992, trade that sent Frank Pietrangelo to the Whalers in exchange for a seventh-round pick and this pick.
  • b The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 8, 1993, trade that sent Paul Stanton to the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
  • c The Hartford Whalers' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 10, 1992, trade that sent Frank Pietrangelo to the Whalers in exchange for a third-round pick and this pick.

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  • "1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  • Penguins on Hockey Database
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