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1994–95 New Jersey Devils season

Season of play of professional ice hockey team

Field	Value
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

John MacLean Raleigh IceCaps (ECHL) Flint Generals (UHL) Scott Stevens (20)

The 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 13th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. 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 and the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. 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.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

|- | 1 || September 11 || New Jersey || 5–4 || Philadelphia || || || || 1–0–0 || W |- | 2 || September 12 || New Jersey || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || || || || 1–1–0 || L |- | 3 || September 15 || New Jersey || 3–2 || Boston || || || || 2–1–0 || W |- | 4 || September 16 || New Jersey || 3–4 || N.Y. Rangers || || || || 2–2–0 || L |- | 5 || September 20 || New Jersey || 4–1 || N.Y. Islanders || || || || 3–2–0 || W |- | 6 || September 21 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || New Jersey || || || || 4–2–0 || W |- | 7 || September 23 || N.Y. Islanders || 1–4 || New Jersey || || || || 5–2–0 || W |- | 8 || September 25 || New Jersey || 3–3 || Hartford || OT || || || 5–1–0 || T |- | 9 || September 27 || N.Y. Rangers || 2–2 || New Jersey || OT || || || 5–2–2 || T |- Notes:

Game was played at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.

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Regular season

|- | 1 || January 22 || New Jersey || 2–2 || Hartford || OT || Brodeur || 12,054 || 0–0–1 || 1 || |- | 2 || January 25 || New Jersey || 1–2 || Buffalo || || Brodeur || 16,232 || 0–1–1 || 1 || |- | 3 || January 26 || New Jersey || 0–1 || Boston || OT || Terreri || 13,842 || 0–2–1 || 1 || |- | 4 || January 28 || New Jersey || 1–5 || Montreal || || Brodeur || 16,354 || 0–3–1 || 1 || |- | 5 || January 31 || Buffalo || 1–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 16,311 || 1–3–1 || 3 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || May 7 || New Jersey || 5–0 || Boston || || Brodeur || 14,448 || Devils lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || May 8 || New Jersey || 3–0 || Boston || || Brodeur || 14,448 || Devils lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || May 10 || Boston || 3–2 || New Jersey || || Brodeur || 16,523 || Devils lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || May 12 || Boston || 0–1 || New Jersey || OT || Brodeur || 19,040 || Devils lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || May 14 || New Jersey || 3–2 || Boston || || Brodeur || 14,448 || Devils 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 Devils only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
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

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Martin Brodeur	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	Chris Terreri	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)	League
(in-season)	Team
Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux
NHL Player of the Week	Martin Brodeur (April 3–9)	url=https://devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf	title=Devils' Award Winners	publisher=devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf	access-date=2015-08-01}}
Devils' Players' Player	Chris Terreri	title=2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide	publisher=New Jersey Devils Hockey Club	editor=Levine, Mike	page=225}}
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero	Tommy Albelin
Most Valuable Devil	Stephane Richer
Three-Star Award	Stephane Richer

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	600th assist	1,000th game played
Chris McAlpine	February 2, 1995
Brian Rolston	February 5, 1995
Sergei Brylin	February 17, 1995
Kevin Dean	February 27, 1995
Neal Broten	April 4, 1995
Neal Broten	April 28, 1995

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

Details
Date
June 29, 1994
January 30, 1995
February 27, 1995
March 14, 1995
April 3, 1995

Free agents

Date	Player	Team
	Bryan Helmer
	Jason Miller	to Detroit Red Wings
	Kent Nilsson	to Edmonton Oilers

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	Russia	LW	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
2	51	Patrik Elias	Czech Republic	LW	HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3	71	Sheldon Souray	Canada	D	Tri-City Americans (WHL)	(from [Calgary](1994-95-calgary-flames-season))
4	103	Zdenek Skorepa	Czech Republic	LW	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Extraliga)
5	129	Christian Gosselin	Canada	D	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
6	134	Ryan Smart	United States	F	Meadville High School (Pennsylvania)	(from [Winnipeg](1994-95-winnipeg-jets-season))
6	155	Luciano Caravaggio	Canada	G	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
7	181	Jeff Williams	Canada	LW	Guelph Storm (OHL)
8	207	Eric Bertrand	Canada	LW	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
9	233	Steve Sullivan	Canada	C	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10	259	Scott Swanjord	United States	G	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
11	269	Mike Hanson	United States	C	Minot High School (North Dakota)	(from [Quebec](1994-95-quebec-nordiques-season))

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.

Notes

References

National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
"1994-95 NHL Summary".
"1994-95 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
"Conn Smythe Trophy".
"Devils' Award Winners". devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf.
"2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide". New Jersey Devils Hockey Club.
"1994-95 NHL Debuts".
(April 5, 1995). "NHL / Usher Conked By Helmet / Incident mars Buffalo's win".
(April 29, 1995). "HOCKEY; An Owner's Thumbs Up As Devils Clinch Berth".

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