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1994–95 Washington Capitals season

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The 1994–95 Washington Capitals season was the team's 21st season of play. After stumbling to a 3–10–5 record by February 28, the Capitals caught a break in bringing up 20-year-old rookie goaltender Jim Carey from the Portland Pirates for their March 2 game against the New York Islanders. The Capitals edged the Islanders 4–3 and Carey made 21 saves. Carey would finish his rookie season with an impressive 18–6–3 record, a 2.13 goals against average (GAA) and four shutouts. With the help of Carey's superb goaltending, Washington would go on to win 19 of their final 30 games and finish in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, with a 22–18–8 record for 52 points. Peter Bondra had an excellent season, leading all NHL skaters in goals (34) and shorthanded goals (6).

Division3rd Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
1994–95 record22–18–8
Home record15–6–3
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1994–95 Washington Capitals
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
1994–95 record22–18–8
Home record15–6–3
Road record7–12–5
Goals for136
Goals against120
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainDale Hunter
Alternate captainsCalle Johansson
Joe Juneau
Michal Pivonka
ArenaUSAir Arena
Average attendance14,158
Minor league affiliatesPortland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsPeter Bondra (34)
AssistsJoe Juneau (38)
PointsPeter Bondra (43)
Joe Juneau
Penalty minutesCraig Berube (173)
Plus/minusJoe Reekie (+10)
WinsJim Carey (18)
Goals against averageJim Carey (2.13)
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Regular season

The Capitals tied the Buffalo Sabres for the most short-handed goals scored (13) and tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed (2) during the regular season.[1]

Final standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Philadelphia Flyers482816415013260
25New Jersey Devils482218813612152
36Washington Capitals482218813612052
48New York Rangers482223313913447
59Florida Panthers482022611512746
612Tampa Bay Lightning481728312014437
713New York Islanders481528512615835
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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

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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

In the first round of the playoffs, the Capitals faced their old rivals from 1991, 1992 and 1994, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Washington had defeated Pittsburgh in the first round one year earlier and were hoping to do the same in 1995. The series started out well for the Capitals, as they defeated the Penguins 5–4 in the opening game. In Game 2, Washington held a 3–1 lead after two periods, but Pittsburgh scored four times in the third period to win 5–3 and tie the series at 1–1. Washington won Games 3 and 4 at home by identical scores of 6–2. The two teams skated to a 5–5 tie in Game 5, and with just 4:30 into the first overtime period, Luc Robitaille scored his fourth of the playoffs to keep the Penguins alive in the series. Peter Bondra, Dale Hunter, Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens each scored twice in the game. Leading three games to two, the Capitals had a chance to eliminate the Penguins on home ice in Game 6, but goaltender Jim Carey struggled, allowing six goals on just 13 shots. Washington got only one shot (by Keith Jones) past Pittsburgh goaltender Ken Wregget, who made 30 saves. The Penguins went on to win the game 7–1 and tied the series at three games apiece. Jaromir Jagr, Luc Robitaille and Tomas Sandstrom each scored twice. In Game 7, Carey played better than he had in Game 6, stopping 15 of 17 shots, but Ken Wregget was solid again and stopped all 33 Washington shots to get the shutout. Troy Murray would add an empty-net goal to give Pittsburgh a 3–0 win and the series victory, four games to three. It was the second time in four years that the Penguins had defeated the Capitals after trailing 3–1 in a playoff series.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1May 6, 19955–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 1–0W
2May 8, 19953–5@ Pittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 1–1L
3May 10, 19956–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 2–1W
4May 12, 19956–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 3–1W
5May 14, 19955–6 OT@ Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 3–2L
6May 16, 19951–7Pittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 3–3L
7May 18, 19950–3@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins win 4–3L

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 Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12Peter BondraRW47349439247538010
90Joe JuneauC4453843−187268−22
20Michal PivonkaC461023333507145221
6Calle JohanssonD4652631−635731460
8Dmitri KhristichLW48121426041714540
22Steve KonowalchukLW461114257447257212
10Kelly MillerLW48101323567033−24
32Dale HunterC4581523−41017448024
26Keith JonesRW4014620−2657448−122
3Sylvain CoteD47514192537134−92
4Jim JohnsonD4701313643702238
24Mark TinordiD423912−5711000−22
9Dave PoulinC294592102000−10
17Sergei GoncharD31257422722482
29Joe ReekieD4816710977000−42
27Craig BerubeLW43246−51737000−329
25Rob PearsonRW32066−6963101017
2Ken KleeD23314241700014
36Mike Eagles†C1313428702214
14Pat PeakeC18044−612——————
41Jason AllisonC12213−36——————
34Martin GendronRW821332——————
28John SlaneyD16033−36——————
23Kevin KaminskiC27112−61025000−136
15Jeff NelsonC10101−22——————
31Rick Tabaracci‡G80112——————
44Igor Ulanov†D301132200004
18Randy Burridge‡LW200002——————
30Jim CareyG28000070004
35Byron DafoeG4000010000
37Olaf KolzigG14000420000
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Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals 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
30Jim Carey281863654572.13.91341604724151254.19.8340358
37Olaf Kolzig14282305302.49.90207242102111.35.952044
35Byron Dafoe411180113.53.8630187100313.00.667020
31Rick Tabaracci‡8132147162.44.8910394—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL All-Rookie Team Jim Carey (Goaltender) [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL Player of the Month Jim Carey (March) [6]
NHL Rookie of the Month Jim Carey (March) [6]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ken Klee January 25, 1995 [7]
Sergei Gonchar February 7, 1995
Jim Carey March 2, 1995
Jeff Nelson March 5, 1995
Martin Gendron March 26, 1995
600th assist Dale Hunter January 27, 1995 [8]
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Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[9]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
110Nolan Baumgartner CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
115Alexander Kharlamov RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
241Scott Cherrey CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
493Matt Herr United StatesThe Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
5119Yanick Jean CanadaChicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
6145Dmitri Mekeshkin RussiaAvangard Omsk (Russia)
7171Dan Reja CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
8197Chris Patrick United StatesKent School (USHS-CT)
9223John Tuohy United StatesSouth Kent School (USHS-CT)
10249Richard Zednik SlovakiaBanska Bystrica (Slovakia)
11275Sergei Tertyshny RussiaTraktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
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