1994–95 New Jersey Devils season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1994–95
Year:	1994
Team:	New Jersey Devils
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	2nd
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	5th
Record:	22–18–8
Homerecord:	14–4–6
Roadrecord:	8–14–2
Goalsfor:	136
Goalsagainst:	121
Generalmanager:	Lou Lamoriello
Coach:	Jacques Lemaire
Captain:	Scott Stevens
Altcaptain:	Bruce Driver John MacLean
Arena:	Brendan Byrne Arena
Attendance:	16,379
Minorleague:	Albany River Rats (AHL) Raleigh IceCaps (ECHL) Flint Generals (UHL)
Goalsleader:	Stephane Richer (23)
Assistsleader:	Neal Broten Scott Stevens (20)
Pointsleader:	Stephane Richer (39)
Plusminusleader:	Scott Niedermayer (+19)
Pimleader:	Mike Peluso (167)
Winsleader:	Martin Brodeur (19)
Gaaleader:	Martin Brodeur (2.45)
Stanleycup:	yes
Conferencewin:	yes

The 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 13th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.^[1] Although they 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 entered the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs as the second seed in the Atlantic Division. The Devils eventually swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Preseason

After a 5–2–2 preseason record, the Devils, along with the rest of NHL players, were locked-out 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.^[2]

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 || September 11 || New Jersey || 5–4 || Philadelphia || || || || 1–0–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 2 || September 12 || New Jersey || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || || || || 1–1–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 || September 15 || New Jersey || 3–2 || Boston || || || || 2–1–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 4 || September 16 || New Jersey || 3–4 || N.Y. Rangers || || || || 2–2–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || September 20 || New Jersey || 4–1 || N.Y. Islanders || || || || 3–2–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 6 || September 21 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || New Jersey || || || || 4–2–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 7 || September 23 || N.Y. Islanders || 1–4 || New Jersey || || || || 5–2–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 8 || September 25 || New Jersey || 3–3 || Hartford || OT || || || 5–1–0 |||- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 9 || September 27 || N.Y. Rangers || 2–2 || New Jersey || OT || || || 5–2–2 |||-| colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"|Notes:
Game was played at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.|-|-| Legend:

Regular season

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 1 || January 22 || New Jersey || 2–2 || Hartford || OT || Brodeur || 12,054 || 0–0–1 || 1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 2 || January 25 || New Jersey || 1–2 || Buffalo || || Brodeur || 16,232 || 0–1–1 || 1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 3 || January 26 || New Jersey || 0–1 || Boston || OT || Terreri || 13,842 || 0–2–1 || 1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 4 || January 28 || New Jersey || 1–5 || Montreal || || Brodeur || 16,354 || 0–3–1 || 1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || January 31 || Buffalo || 1–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 16,311 || 1–3–1 || 3 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 6 || February 2 || Quebec || 4–5 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 12,096 || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 7 || February 4 || New Jersey || 0–2 || Quebec || || Terreri || 13,220 || 2–4–1 || 5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 8 || February 5 || Pittsburgh || 3–3 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 15,280 || 2–4–2 || 6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 9 || February 9 || N.Y. Rangers || 1–4 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || 3–4–2 || 8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 10 || February 11 || Philadelphia || 3–1 || New Jersey || || Terreri || 19,040 || 3–5–2 || 8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 11 || February 12 || New Jersey || 4–2 || Florida || || Brodeur || 14,375 || 4–5–2 || 10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 12 || February 15 || Washington || 2–4 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 11,970 || 5–5–2 || 12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 13 || February 17 || N.Y. Islanders || 2–2 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 18,501 || 5–5–3 || 13 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 14 || February 18 || New Jersey || 2–3 || N.Y. Islanders || || Terreri || 15,671 || 5–6–3 || 13 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 15 || February 20 || New Jersey || 2–0 || Washington || || Brodeur || 10,761 || 6–6–3 || 15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 16 || February 23 || Boston || 3–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 15,411 || 6–7–3 || 15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 17 || February 25 || Washington || 3–3 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 16,832 || 6–7–4 || 16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 18 || February 27 || Montreal || 1–6 || New Jersey || || Terreri || 14,005 || 7–7–4 || 18 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 19 || March 2 || New Jersey || 2–7 || Boston || || Terreri || 14,448 || 7–8–4 || 18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 20 || March 4 || Florida || 1–6 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 18,005 || 8–8–4 || 20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 21 || March 6 || New Jersey || 3–6 || Quebec || || Brodeur || 13,178 || 8–9–4 || 20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 22 || March 8 || New Jersey || 4–6 || N.Y. Rangers || || Brodeur || 18,200 || 8–10–4 || 20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 23 || March 10 || New Jersey || 3–2 || Tampa Bay || || Brodeur || 23,649 || 9–10–4 || 22 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 24 || March 12 || New Jersey || 3–4 || Philadelphia || || Brodeur || 17,380 || 9–11–4 || 22 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 25 || March 14 || Ottawa || 2–4 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 13,234 || 10–11–4 || 24 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 26 || March 16 || Hartford || 2–2 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 16,032 || 10–11–5 || 25 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 27 || March 18 || Tampa Bay || 2–1 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 17,690 || 10–12–5 || 25 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 28 || March 19 || Boston || 3–4 || New Jersey || OT || Terreri || 16,172 || 11–12–5 || 27 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 29 || March 22 || New Jersey || 5–2 || N.Y. Rangers || || Brodeur || 18,200 || 12–12–5 || 29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 30 || March 24 || New Jersey || 2–5 || Pittsburgh || || Brodeur || 17,181 || 12–13–5 || 29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 31 || March 26 || New Jersey || 5–5 || N.Y. Islanders || OT || Terreri || 15,418 || 12–13–6 || 30 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 32 || March 29 || New Jersey || 4–2 || Ottawa || || Brodeur || 9,582 || 13–13–6 || 32 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 33 || March 30 || New Jersey || 4–3 || Philadelphia || || Brodeur || 17,380 || 14–13–6 || 34 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 34 || April 1 || Montreal || 1–4 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || 15–13–6 || 36 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 35 || April 4 || Tampa Bay || 1–1 || New Jersey || OT || Terreri || 13,735 || 15–13–7 || 37 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 36 || April 5 || New Jersey || 2–0 || Ottawa || || Brodeur || 9,251 || 16–13–7 || 39 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 37 || April 9 || N.Y. Rangers || 0–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || 17–13–7 || 41 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 38 || April 10 || New Jersey || 1–2 || Montreal || || Brodeur || 16,479 || 17–14–7 || 41 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 39 || April 12 || New Jersey || 2–1 || Washington || || Brodeur || 13,248 || 18–14–7 || 43 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 40 || April 14 || N.Y. Islanders || 3–6 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || 19–14–7 || 45 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 41 || April 16 || Hartford || 2–3 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 13,613 || 20–14–7 || 47 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 42 || April 18 || New Jersey || 2–3 || Tampa Bay || || Terreri || 18,202 || 20–15–7 || 47 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 43 || April 20 || New Jersey || 0–1 || Florida || || Brodeur || 14,389 || 20–16–7 || 47 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 44 || April 22 || Philadelphia || 4–3 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 19,040 || 20–17–7 || 47 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"| 45 || April 26 || Pittsburgh || 3–3 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 17,174 || 20–17–8 || 48 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 46 || April 28 || Florida || 1–3 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 16,676 || 21–17–8 || 50 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 47 || April 30 || Quebec || 2–4 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 16,129 || 22–17–8 || 52 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 48 || May 3 || New Jersey || 4–5 || Buffalo || || Terreri || 15,304 || 22–18–8 || 52 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 || May 7 || New Jersey || 5–0 || Boston || || Brodeur || 14,448 || Devils lead 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2 || May 8 || New Jersey || 3–0 || Boston || || Brodeur || 14,448 || Devils lead 2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 3 || May 10 || Boston || 3–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 16,523 || Devils lead 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || May 12 || Boston || 0–1 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 19,040 || Devils lead 3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || May 14 || New Jersey || 3–2 || Boston || || Brodeur || 14,448 || Devils win 4–1 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 1 || May 20 || New Jersey || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || || Brodeur || 16,643 || Penguins lead 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2 || May 22 || New Jersey || 4–2 || Pittsburgh || || Brodeur || 16,817 || Series tied 1–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 24 || Pittsburgh || 1–5 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 18,139 || Devils lead 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || May 26 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 19,040 || Devils lead 3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || May 28 || New Jersey || 4–1 || Pittsburgh || || Brodeur || 17,187 || Devils win 4–1 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 || June 3 || New Jersey || 4–1 || Philadelphia || || Brodeur || 17,380 || Devils lead 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2 || June 5 || New Jersey || 5–2 || Philadelphia || || Brodeur || 17,380 || Devils lead 2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 3 || June 7 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 19,040 || Devils lead 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 4 || June 10 || Philadelphia || 4–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || Series tied 2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || June 11 || New Jersey || 3–2 || Philadelphia || || Brodeur || 17,380 || Devils lead 3–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 6 || June 13 || Philadelphia || 2–4 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || Devils win 4–2 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 || June 17 || New Jersey || 2–1 || Detroit || || Brodeur || 19,875 || Devils lead 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2 || June 20 || New Jersey || 4–2 || Detroit || || Brodeur || 19,875 || Devils lead 2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 || June 22 || Detroit || 2–5 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || Devils lead 3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || June 24 || Detroit || 2–5 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 19,040 || 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 Devils only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.

	Regular season						Playoffs
	Player
44		RW	45	23	16	39	8	10	19	6	15	21	9	2
15		RW	46	17	12	29	13	32	20	5	13	18	8	14
9		C	30	8	20	28	9	20	20	7	12	19	13	6
12		RW	48	12	13	25	6	72	20	3	8	11	6	30
4		D	48	2	20	22	4	56	20	1	7	8	10	24
16		C	48	10	10	20	9	18	20	4	4	8	7	22
22		LW	45	6	13	19	2	86	20	13	3	16	12	20
27		D	48	4	15	19	19	18	20	4	7	11	11	10
17		LW	42	10	8	18	−4	16	17	1	5	6	−2	4
14		C	40	7	11	18	5	17	6	2	1	3	6	4
19		C	41	5	11	16	−1	19	17	1	4	5	−1	6
23		D	41	4	12	16	−1	18	17	1	6	7	13	8
6		D	48	5	10	15	9	20	20	1	7	8	5	2
18		C	26	6	8	14	12	8	12	1	2	3	1	4
21		RW	33	5	7	12	10	44	19	8	4	12	5	11
8		LW	46	2	9	11	5	167	20	1	2	3	4	8
20		C	19	2	6	8	−4	13
29		D	21	2	5	7	2	6	20	4	5	9	2	2
10		C	17	2	3	5	2	8
11		C	10	1	4	5	−5	0	11	2	1	3	3	8
20		LW	12	1	2	3	0	8	1	0	0	0	−1	0
3		D	25	1	2	3	4	54	20	1	0	1	9	22
25		LW	4	1	2	3	3	6	18	1	2	3	1	12
7		D	24	0	3	3	4	17
30		G	40	0	2	2		2	20	0	1	1		6
28		D	17	0	1	1	6	4	3	0	2	2	0	0
24		RW	6	0	1	1	−2	0
2		D	4	0	1	1	−2	0
29		RW	8	0	0	0	−6	7
5		D	11	0	0	0	−1	0
33		LW	9	0	0	0	−1	27
26		D	2	0	0	0	−3	0
31		G	15	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

	Regular season											Playoffs
	Player
30		40	39	19	11	6	908	89	2.44	.902	3	2,184:25	20	20	16	4	463	34	1.67	.927	3	1,221:58
31		15	9	3	7	2	309	31	2.53	.900	0	734:00	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.000	0	7:45

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux	^[3]
League (in-season)	NHL Player of the Week	Martin Brodeur (April 3 - 9)	^[4]
Team	Devils' Players' Player	Chris Terreri
	Hugh Delano Unsung Hero	Tommy Albelin
	Most Valuable Devil	Stephane Richer
	Three-Star Award	Stephane Richer

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
600th assist	Neal Broten	April 4, 1995	^[5]
1,000th game played	Neal Broten	April 28, 1995	^[6]

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

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 1994.

Round		Player	Nationality	Pos	College/Junior/Club team (League)	Notes
1	25	Vadim Sharifijanov		LW	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
2	51	Patrik Elias	Czech Republic	LW	HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3	71	Sheldon Souray		D	Tri-City Americans (WHL)	(from Calgary)
4	103	Zdenek Skorepa		LW	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Extraliga)
5	129	Christian Gosselin		D	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
6	134	Ryan Smart		F	Meadville High School (Pennsylvania)	(from Winnipeg)
6	155	Luciano Caravaggio		G	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
7	181	Jeff Williams		LW	Guelph Storm (OHL)
8	207	Eric Bertrand		LW	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
9	233	Steve Sullivan		C	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10	259	Scott Swanjord		G	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
11	269	Mike Hanson		C	Minot High School (North Dakota)	(from Quebec)

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.

References

Web site: New Jersey Devils 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . September 6, 2023.
Web site: 1994-95 New Jersey Devils Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . September 6, 2023.

Notes and References

Book: National Hockey League . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 . 2010 . Triumph Books . 83 . 978-1-60078-422-4.
Web site: 1994-95 NHL Summary.
Web site: Conn Smythe Trophy . records.nhl.com . September 11, 2023.
Web site: Devils' Award Winners . devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf . 2015-08-01.
Web site: NHL / Usher Conked By Helmet / Incident mars Buffalo's win . San Francisco Chronicle . September 11, 2023 . April 5, 1995 . Stephane Richer scored on a deflection with 13 seconds left in the third period, giving Neal Broten his 600th assist.
Web site: Yannis . Alex . HOCKEY; An Owner's Thumbs Up As Devils Clinch Berth . The New York Times . September 11, 2023 . April 29, 1995 . NEAL BROTEN of the Devils was honored before the game for playing in his 1,000th National Hockey League game..