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1994–95 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1994–95
year	1994
Team	Buffalo Sabres
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	7th
Division	Northeast
DivisionRank	4th
Record	22–19–7
HomeRecord	15–8–1
RoadRecord	7–11–6
GoalsFor	130
GoalsAgainst	119
GeneralManager	John Muckler
Coach	John Muckler
Captain	Pat LaFontaine
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Attendance	15,052
MinorLeague	Rochester Americans
South Carolina Stingrays
GoalsLeader	Donald Audette (24)
AssistsLeader	Alexander Mogilny (28)
PointsLeader	Alexander Mogilny (47)
PIMLeader	Rob Ray (173)
PlusMinusLeader	Yuri Khmylev (+8)
WinsLeader	Dominik Hasek (19)
GAALeader	Dominik Hasek (2.11)

South Carolina Stingrays

The 1994–95 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The season was marked by injuries to star forwards Dale Hawerchuk and Pat LaFontaine, who each missed over half of the lockout-shortened season. Donald Audette, Alexander Mogilny and Wayne Presley filled the offensive hole left by the absence of LaFontaine and Hawerchuk, as Audette led the team in goals (24), Mogilny led in assists (28) and points (47) and Presley led in shorthanded goals (5). Thanks to Presley's contribution in this offensive category, the Sabres tied the Washington Capitals with the most shorthanded goals scored by any team during the regular season (13). Dominik Hasek led all goaltenders in save percentage with .930, goals against average with 2.11 (tied with Rick Tabaracci of the Washington Capitals/Calgary Flames) and shutouts with 5 (tied with Ed Belfour of the Chicago Blackhawks). The Sabres were one of only three teams (the other two being the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Quebec Nordiques) not to be shut out in any of their regular season games or playoff games.

The team's playoff run was brief, as they were eliminated in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers in five games.

Off-season

Regular season

On April 4, 1995, the Sabres scored three short-handed goals in a 6–3 home win over the Hartford Whalers.

The Sabres scored the fewest even-strength goals during the regular season (72).

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||January 20, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||January 22, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||2–0–0 || |- |3||January 25, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||3–0–0 || |- |4||January 27, 1995||3–7 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||3–1–0 || |- |5||January 28, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||3–1–1 || |- |6||January 31, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||3–2–1 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || May 7, 1995 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || May 8, 1995 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || May 10, 1995 || 3–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || May 12, 1995 || 2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || May 14, 1995 || 4–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers win 4–1 ||

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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 Sabres only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
89	RW	44	19	28	47	0	36	5	3	2	5	−6	2
28	RW	46	24	13	37	−3	27	5	1	1	2	−2	4
16	C	22	12	15	27	2	4	5	2	2	4	−2	2
13	LW	48	8	17	25	8	14	5	0	1	1	−1	8
26	C	47	3	19	22	−4	12
8	D	44	3	17	20	−3	47	5	0	4	4	1	0
18	RW	46	14	5	19	5	41	5	3	1	4	3	8
10	C	23	5	11	16	−2	2	2	0	0	0	−1	0
14	C	42	4	12	16	3	32	5	0	2	2	2	2
43	RW	42	7	4	11	−6	19	5	2	1	3	−2	6
17	LW	24	4	7	11	−5	26
42	D	39	4	7	11	5	46	5	0	0	0	−1	2
3	D	14	1	9	10	4	10	5	0	3	3	−3	4
20	C	45	5	4	9	−6	18	5	0	0	0	−1	4
44	D	21	2	5	7	−3	34	5	0	1	1	−7	14
27	LW	33	3	3	6	5	87	4	0	0	0	0	2
22	D	32	2	4	6	−1	36	3	0	0	0	1	0
5	D	40	0	6	6	−4	36	5	0	1	1	0	2
24	D	9	1	4	5	6	0
7	D	26	0	5	5	−5	60
33	D	14	2	1	3	−2	12	2	0	0	0	−2	0
29	LW	14	2	1	3	−3	20	5	0	0	0	−1	4
6	D	28	1	2	3	1	68
41	D	12	1	2	3	−2	30
19	C	4	0	3	3	2	0	4	2	1	3	−3	2
32	RW	47	0	3	3	−4	173	5	0	0	0	0	14
36	RW	23	1	1	2	−2	116
37	C	1	1	1	2	2	2
9	LW	10	0	2	2	−3	0
76	C	1	1	0	1	−2	0
12	LW	12	0	1	1	−1	0
31	G	3	0	0	0		0
39	G	41	0	0	0		2	5	0	0	0		0
44	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	0
3	D	5	0	0	0	−1	4
35	G	6	0	0	0		0
29	D	4	0	0	0	−1	4

Goaltending

- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.*

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
39	Dominik Hasek	41	19	14	7	1221	85	2.11	.930	5	2416	5	1	4	131	18	3.50	.863	0	309
35	Robb Stauber	6	2	3	0	150	20	3.79	.867	0	317	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Grant Fuhr	3	1	2	0	85	12	4.00	.859	0	180	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Dominik Hasek was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy.

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Pat LaFontaine
NHL First All-Star team	Dominik Hasek (Goaltender)
Vezina Trophy	Dominik Hasek

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	400th goal
Dean Melanson	February 19, 1995
Peter Ambroziak	March 4, 1995
Brian Holzinger	April 16, 1995
Curtis Brown	May 3, 1995
Wayne Primeau
Pat LaFontaine	April 14, 1995

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft in Hartford, Connecticut.

Round	Pick	Player	College/junior/club team
1	17	Wayne Primeau (C)	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
2	43	Curtis Brown (LW)	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3	69	Rumun Ndur (D)	Guelph Storm (OHL)
5	121	Sergei Klimentiev (D)	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6	147	Cal Benazic (D)	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7	168	Steve Plouffe (G)	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
7	173	Shane Hnidy (D)	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7	176	Steve Webb (RW)	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8	199	Bob Westerby (LW)	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9	225	Craig Millar (D)	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
10	251	Mark Polak (C)	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
11	277	Shayne Wright (D)	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)

Notes

References

"1994-95 NHL Summary".
"Hartford Whalers at Buffalo Sabres Box Score — April 4, 1995".
"1994-95 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".
"Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"Vezina Trophy".
"1994-95 NHL Debuts".
"1983 NHL Entry Draft -- Pat LaFontaine".
[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html 1994 NHL Entry Draft] HockeyDB.com

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