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1994–95 Buffalo Sabres season

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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.[1][2]

Division4th Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
1994–95 record22–19–7
Home record15–8–1
Quick facts Buffalo Sabres, Division ...
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres
Division4th Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
1994–95 record22–19–7
Home record15–8–1
Road record7–11–6
Goals for130
Goals against119
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachJohn Muckler
CaptainPat LaFontaine
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance15,052
Minor league affiliatesRochester Americans
South Carolina Stingrays
Team leaders
GoalsDonald Audette (24)
AssistsAlexander Mogilny (28)
PointsAlexander Mogilny (47)
Penalty minutesRob Ray (173)
Plus/minusYuri Khmylev (+8)
WinsDominik Hasek (19)
Goals against averageDominik Hasek (2.11)
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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.[3]

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

Season 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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More information R, Div ...
Eastern Conference[5]
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

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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[2]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1May 7, 19953–4 OT@ Philadelphia FlyersFlyers lead 1–0L
2May 8, 19951–3@ Philadelphia FlyersFlyers lead 2–0L
3May 10, 19953–1Philadelphia FlyersFlyers lead 2–1W
4May 12, 19952–4Philadelphia FlyersFlyers lead 3–1L
5May 14, 19954–6@ Philadelphia FlyersFlyers 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 Sabres only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
89Alexander MogilnyRW441928470365325−62
28Donald AudetteRW46241337−3275112−24
16Pat LaFontaineC22121527245224−22
13Yuri KhmylevLW48817258145011−18
26Derek PlanteC4731922−412——————
8Doug BodgerD4431720−347504410
18Wayne PresleyRW4614519541531438
10Dale HawerchukC2351116−222000−10
14Dave HannanC4241216332502222
43Jason DaweRW427411−6195213−26
17[a]Craig SimpsonLW244711−526——————
42Richard SmehlikD3947115465000−12
3Garry Galley†D1419104105033−34
20Bob SweeneyC45549−6185000−14
44[b]Alexei Zhitnik†D21257−3345011−714
27Brad MayLW33336587400002
22Charlie Huddy†D32246−136300010
5Craig MuniD40066−436501102
24Philippe Boucher‡D914560——————
7Petr Svoboda‡D26055−560——————
33Mark AstleyD14213−2122000−20
29Scott Pearson†LW14213−3205000−14
6Doug HoudaD28123168——————
41Ken Sutton‡D12123−230——————
19Brian HolzingerC4033204213−32
32Rob RayRW47033−41735000014
36Matthew BarnabyRW23112−2116——————
37Curtis BrownC111222——————
9Viktor GordioukLW10022−30——————
76Wayne PrimeauC1101−20——————
12Peter AmbroziakLW12011−10——————
31Grant Fuhr‡G30000——————
39Dominik HasekG41000250000
44Doug MacDonaldLW2000−10——————
3Dean MelansonD5000−14——————
35Robb Stauber†G60000——————
29Denis Tsygurov‡D4000−14——————
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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.
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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39Dominik Hasek41191471221852.11.93052416514131183.50.8630309
35Robb Stauber†6230150203.79.8670317—————————
31Grant Fuhr‡312085124.00.8590180—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

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

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Pat LaFontaine [6]
NHL First All-Star team Dominik Hasek (Goaltender) [7]
Vezina Trophy Dominik Hasek [8]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Dean Melanson February 19, 1995 [9]
Peter Ambroziak March 4, 1995
Brian Holzinger April 16, 1995
Curtis Brown May 3, 1995
Wayne Primeau
400th goal Pat LaFontaine April 14, 1995 [10]
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Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[11]

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
117Wayne Primeau (C) CanadaOwen Sound Platers (OHL)
243Curtis Brown (LW) CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
369Rumun Ndur (D) CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
5121Sergei Klimentiev (D) UkraineMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6147Cal Benazic (D) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7168Steve Plouffe (G) CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
7173Shane Hnidy (D) CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7176Steve Webb (RW) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
8199Bob Westerby (LW) CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
9225Craig Millar (D) CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
10251Mark Polak (C) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
11277Shayne Wright (D) CanadaOwen Sound Platers (OHL)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Simpson wore number 22 until Huddy was acquired.
  2. [b]
    Zhitnik wore number 4 in his first ten games.

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