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1994–95 Boston Bruins season

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The 1994–95 Boston Bruins season was the team's 71st season. The Bruins had a solid season, finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference with 57 points. During the regular season, they had the most shots on goal (1,651) and allowed the fewest shots on goal (1,168) of any team in the league.[1] They also allowed the fewest powerplay goals (24) and had the best penalty-killing % (86.89%) of all 26 teams.[1]

Division3rd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
1994–95 record27–18–3
Home record15–7–2
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1994–95 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
1994–95 record27–18–3
Home record15–7–2
Road record12–11–1
Goals for150
Goals against127
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainRay Bourque
Alternate captainsCam Neely
Adam Oates
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendance14,300
Minor league affiliateProvidence Bruins
Team leaders
GoalsCam Neely (27)
AssistsAdam Oates (41)
PointsAdam Oates (53)
Penalty minutesBrent Hughes (139)
Plus/minusDave Reid (+8)
WinsBlaine Lacher (19)
Goals against averageBlaine Lacher (2.41)
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Regular season

This season was the last at the historic Boston Garden for the Bruins before its closure as the team moved to the Fleet Center (now TD Garden) the following year.

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Quebec Nordiques483013518513465
23Pittsburgh Penguins482916318115861
34Boston Bruins482718315012757
47Buffalo Sabres482219713011951
510Hartford Whalers481924512714143
611Montreal Canadiens481823712514843
714Ottawa Senators48934511717423
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Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Bruins were favored to win their quarterfinal playoff series against the New Jersey Devils, but were shocked by the Devils in the first two games at the Boston Garden by scores of 5–0 and 3–0. The Bruins won game three at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, 3–2, despite being outshot 33 to 17. Boston goaltender Blaine Lacher was solid in net, stopping 31 New Jersey shots. Game four on Friday, May 12 at the Meadowlands started out as a goaltending battle between Lacher and Martin Brodeur. The two teams skated to a 0–0 tie after three regulation periods. This game would prove to be the turning point in the series, as a Boston goal would tie the series at two games apiece and give the Bruins home-ice advantage once again; a New Jersey goal would put the Bruins down three games to one in the series and give the Devils a chance to take the series in game five in Boston. Devils forward Randy McKay ended up scoring the winner at 8:51 of the first overtime period. The Devils closed out the series in game five on Sunday, May 14, in what was the last official NHL game ever played at the Boston Garden.[4][5][6][7][8] The Devils would go on to win their first Stanley Cup.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1994–95 regular season[9]
January: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1January 22, 19954–1Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)1–0–0W
2January 23, 19952–1@ New York Rangers (1994–95)2–0–0W
3January 26, 19951–0 OTNew Jersey Devils (1994–95)3–0–0W
4January 28, 19951–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)3–1–0L
5January 30, 19951–2Florida Panthers (1994–95)3–2–0L
February: 7–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
6February 2, 19956–4Ottawa Senators (1994–95)4–2–0W
7February 4, 19955–4Hartford Whalers (1994–95)5–2–0W
8February 7, 19957–4Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)6–2–0W
9February 9, 19953–4Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)6–3–0L
10February 11, 19951–1 OTWashington Capitals (1994–95)6–3–1T
11February 12, 19952–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)7–3–1W
12February 14, 19953–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)7–4–1L
13February 17, 19955–4@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)8–4–1W
14February 18, 19951–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)8–5–1L
15February 22, 19952–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)8–6–1L
16February 23, 19953–2@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)9–6–1W
17February 25, 19951–1 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)9–6–2T
18February 27, 19952–0@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)10–6–2W
March: 7–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19March 2, 19957–2New Jersey Devils (1994–95)11–6–2W
20March 4, 19953–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)11–7–2L
21March 5, 19955–2@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)12–7–2W
22March 7, 19951–3Washington Capitals (1994–95)12–8–2L
23March 9, 19952–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)12–9–2L
24March 11, 19950–2Florida Panthers (1994–95)12–10–2L
25March 16, 19956–0Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)13–10–2W
26March 18, 19954–3New York Islanders (1994–95)14–10–2W
27March 19, 19953–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)14–11–2L
28March 22, 19952–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)14–12–2L
29March 24, 19954–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)15–12–2W
30March 28, 19955–1Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)16–12–2W
31March 30, 19953–2@ New York Islanders (1994–95)17–12–2W
April: 8–6–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32April 1, 19952–3New York Rangers (1994–95)17–13–2L
33April 2, 19951–2@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)17–14–2L
34April 6, 19951–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1994–95)17–14–3T
35April 8, 19955–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)18–14–3W
36April 9, 19956–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)19–14–3W
37April 12, 19950–4Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)19–15–3L
38April 14, 19953–5@ New York Rangers (1994–95)19–16–3L
39April 15, 19953–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)20–16–3W
40April 19, 19954–1Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)21–16–3W
41April 20, 19956–5@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)22–16–3W
42April 23, 19955–4New York Rangers (1994–95)23–16–3W
43April 24, 19953–5@ New York Islanders (1994–95)23–17–3L
44April 26, 19951–0Hartford Whalers (1994–95)24–17–3W
45April 28, 19951–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)24–18–3L
46April 30, 19955–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)25–18–3W
May: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
47May 1, 19955–4Ottawa Senators (1994–95)26–18–3W
48May 3, 19954–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)27–18–3W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 7, 19950–5New Jersey Devils14,448Devils lead 1–0L
2May 8, 19950–3New Jersey Devils14,448Devils lead 2–0L
3May 10, 19953–2@ New Jersey Devils16,523Devils lead 2–1W
4May 12, 19950–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils19,040Devils lead 3–1L
5May 14, 19952–3New Jersey Devils14,448Devils win 4–1L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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 Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12Adam OatesC48124153−1185101−62
77Ray BourqueD461231433205033−50
8Cam NeelyRW422714417725202−42
20Bryan SmolinskiLW44181331−3315011−24
19Mariusz CzerkawskiRW47121426431510100
26Mats Naslund†LW3481422−445101−30
32Don SweeneyD47319226245000−44
21Ted DonatoC47101020310500004
22Jozef StumpelC4451318485000−10
23Steve HeinzeRW367916023500000
6Alexei KasatonovD4421416−233500002
18Brent HughesLW44661261395000−24
27Steve LeachRW355611−368——————
38Jon RohloffD3438111395000−16
17Dave ReidC385510810500010
45Sandy MogerRW18268−16——————
44Glen MurrayLW35527−11462000−12
34David ShawD44347−9365011−24
36John GrudenD38066322——————
28Jamie HuscroftD34066−31035000011
48Fred KnipscheerLW1631412400000
42Mikko MakelaRW1112300——————
40Daniel Lacroix‡C23101−238——————
40Brett HarkinsC101100——————
31Blaine LacherG35011450000
29Marc PotvinRW601114——————
1Craig Billington†G8000210000
13Grigori PanteleevLW100000——————
37Vincent RiendeauG110002——————
49Jeff SerowikD100010——————
16Cam StewartC500002——————
41Guy LaroseC——————400000
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Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
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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
31Blaine Lacher353419112805792.41.90241,965:005514125122.55.9040282:48
1Craig Billington†86510140193.05.8640373:1810001012.40.900025:01
37Vincent Riendeau118361221272.86.8780565:29——————————
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL Second All-Star team Ray Bourque (Defense) [10]
League
(in-season)		 NHL Rookie of the Month Blaine Lacher (February) [11]
Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Cam Neely [12]
Seventh Player Award Blaine Lacher [12]
Three Stars Awards Cam Neely (1st) [13]
Ray Bourque (2nd)
Blaine Lacher (3rd)
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Blaine Lacher January 22, 1995 [14]
Jon Rohloff January 30, 1995
Sandy Moger March 22, 1995
Brett Harkins April 24, 1995
600th assist Adam Oates April 8, 1995 [15]
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Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[16]

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
121Evgeni Ryabchikov (G) RussiaMolot Perm (Russia)
247Daniel Goneau (LW) CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
499Eric Nickulas (RW) United StatesCushing Academy (USHS-MA)
5125Darren Wright (D) CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6151Andre Roy (RW) United StatesChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7177Jeremy Schaefer (LW) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9229John Grahame (G) United StatesLake Superior State University (CCHA)
10255Neil Savary (G) CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
11281Andrei Yakhanov (D) RussiaSalavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)
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