1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1994–95
Year:	1994
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Conferencerank:	1st
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	33–11–4
Homerecord:	17–4–3
Roadrecord:	16–7–1
Goalsfor:	180
Goalsagainst:	117
Generalmanager:	Scotty Bowman (interim) Jim Devellano (interim) Ken Holland (interim)
Attendance:	19,779
Goalsleader:	Ray Sheppard (30)
Assistsleader:	Paul Coffey (44)
Pointsleader:	Paul Coffey (58)
Plusminusleader:	Paul Coffey (+18)
Pimleader:	Vladimir Konstantinov (101)
Winsleader:	Mike Vernon (19)
Gaaleader:	Chris Osgood (2.26)
Divisionwin:	Yes
Presidentstrophy:	Yes
Conferencewin:	Yes

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.

Regular season

Season standings

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

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||January 20, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||January 22, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||January 24, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||January 26, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |5||W||January 28, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||4–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||January 30, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||5–1–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7||L||February 1, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||5–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |8||W||February 3, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||6–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|9||L||February 4, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||6–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||February 7, 1995||6–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||7–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|11||L||February 10, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||7–4–0 || |- align="center" |12||T||February 12, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||7–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||February 15, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||8–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||February 17, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||9–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||February 20, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||10–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||February 22, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||11–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||February 23, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||12–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|18||L||February 25, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||12–5–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||March 2, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||13–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||March 5, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||13–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |21||W||March 6, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||14–6–1 || |- align="center" |22||T||March 9, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||14–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||March 12, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||15–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |24||W||March 14, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||16–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||March 16, 1995||5–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||17–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |26||W||March 17, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||18–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |27||W||March 22, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||19–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||March 24, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||19–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |29||W||March 25, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||20–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||March 28, 1995||6–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||21–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |31||W||March 30, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||22–7–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |32||W||April 1, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||23–7–2 || |- align="center" |33||T||April 2, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||23–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |34||W||April 5, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||24–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |35||W||April 7, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||25–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |36||W||April 9, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||26–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||April 11, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||27–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |38||W||April 13, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||28–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |39||W||April 14, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||29–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|40||L||April 16, 1995||5–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||29–8–3 || |- align="center" |41||T||April 19, 1995||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||29–8–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||April 21, 1995||6–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||30–8–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||April 23, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||31–8–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|44||L||April 25, 1995||1–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||31–9–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|45||L||April 27, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||31–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |46||W||April 29, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||32–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|47||L||April 30, 1995||0–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||32–11–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |48||W||May 3, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||33–11–4 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1||W||May 7, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2||W||May 9, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3||W||May 11, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||May 14, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|5||W||May 15, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars ||Red Wings win 4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1||W||May 21, 1995||6–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2||W||May 23, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3||W||May 25, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4||W||May 27, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings win 4–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1||W||June 1, 1995||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2||W||June 4, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3||W||June 6, 1995||4–3 2OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||June 8, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|5||W||June 11, 1995||2–1 2OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings win 4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|1||L||June 17, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils ||Devils lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||June 20, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils ||Devils lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||June 22, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils ||Devils lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||June 24, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils ||Devils win 4–0 || |-|-| Legend:

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.

	Regular season						Playoffs
	Player
77		D	45	14	44	58	18	72	18	6	12	18	4	10
91		C	42	20	30	50	6	24	17	7	17	24	13	6
22		RW	42	16	27	43	12	39	16	9	2	11	−4	22
55		C	45	15	27	42	17	99	17	4	5	9	−2	45
26		RW	43	30	10	40	11	17	17	4	3	7	−6	5
19		C	47	12	26	38	6	40	15	4	8	12	−2	0
13		LW	46	13	20	33	12	45	18	9	7	16	12	10
5		D	43	10	16	26	15	6	18	4	12	16	4	8
17		RW	45	9	12	21	14	16	18	4	8	12	14	2
21		LW	30	6	11	17	9	31	18	1	5	6	0	30
11		LW	42	6	8	14	13	60	16	0	2	2	−2	6
44		D	14	3	11	14	3	2	18	0	8	8	1	14
16		D	47	3	11	14	10	101	18	1	1	2	6	22
25		RW	31	5	8	13	5	88	18	3	2	5	3	14
20		RW	39	4	6	10	1	73	2	0	1	1	1	8
23		C	22	3	5	8	1	14	1	0	0	0	1	0
33		C	36	2	6	8	1	22	18	4	1	5	−2	12
12		C	13	2	6	8	3	2
3		D	48	1	7	8	14	36	18	0	3	3	2	8
4		D	18	1	5	6	−3	10	3	0	0	0	2	0
18		LW	20	2	3	5	3	6	8	0	0	0	1	0
37		C	22	0	4	4	3	16	6	0	1	1	−4	12
2		D	20	1	2	3	7	21
15		D	33	1	2	3	11	23	15	0	1	1	2	4
27		D	10	1	2	3	0	2
21		D	4	0	1	1	2	6
8		D	1	0	1	1	1	2
27		D	3	0	0	0	0	0
32		LW	11	0	0	0	−4	37	11	1	0	1	0	26
14		C	2	0	0	0	0	2
30		G	19	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0		0
29		G	30	0	0	0		8	18	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

	Regular season										Playoffs
	Player
29		30	19	6	4	710	76	2.52	.893	1	1807	18	12	6	370	41	2.31	.889	1	1063
30		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	^[1]
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star team	Paul Coffey (Defense)	^[2]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
1,000th game played	Mike Ramsey	February 20, 1995	^[3]
1,000th game played	Dino Ciccarelli	March 28, 1995	^[4]

Transactions

Trades

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.^[5]

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

References

Web site: Detroit Red Wings 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . September 8, 2023.
Web site: 1994-95 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . September 8, 2023.

Notes and References

Web site: James Norris Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . September 12, 2023.
Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . September 12, 2023.
Web site: Clark . Cammy . Why sign Naslund? Goal hopes . Tampa Bay Times . September 12, 2023 . February 26, 1995 . 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..
Web site: NHL / Bruins Defeat Flyers; Gretzky Still On Fire . sfgate.com . September 12, 2023 . March 29, 1995 . Detroit's Dino Ciccarelli became the 100th NHL player to play in 1,000 career games..
Web site: 1994 NHL Entry Draft . hockeydb.com.