The 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's thirteenth season in New Jersey. Although the Devils 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 struggled in the first half, going 9–11–4, but improved drastically in the second half, going 13–7–4 to finish with 52 points and fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Devils eventually swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Pre season
After a 5-2-2 pre season record, the Devils along with the rest of NHL went on Lockout that lasted 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.[1]
Final standings
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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.
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Game log |
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February: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–2–3 ; Road: 2–2–0) |
# | Date | Time | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
6 | February 2 | | Quebec | 4–5 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 12,096 | 2–3–1 | 5 | Recap |
7 | February 4 | | New Jersey | 0–2 | Quebec | | Terreri | 13,220 | 2–4–1 | 5 | Recap |
8 | February 5 | | Pittsburgh | 3–3 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 15,280 | 2–4–2 | 6 | Recap |
9 | February 9 | | N.Y. Rangers | 1–4 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 19,040 | 3–4–2 | 8 | Recap |
10 | February 11 | | Philadelphia | 3–1 | New Jersey | | Terreri | 19,040 | 3–5–2 | 8 | Recap |
11 | February 12 | | New Jersey | 4–2 | Florida | | Brodeur | 14,375 | 4–5–2 | 10 | Recap |
12 | February 15 | | Washington | 2–4 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 11,970 | 5–5–2 | 12 | Recap |
13 | February 17 | | N.Y. Islanders | 2–2 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 18,501 | 5–5–3 | 13 | Recap |
14 | February 18 | | New Jersey | 2–3 | N.Y. Islanders | | Terreri | 15,671 | 5–6–3 | 13 | Recap |
15 | February 20 | | New Jersey | 2–0 | Washington | | Brodeur | 10,761 | 6–6–3 | 15 | Recap |
16 | February 23 | | Boston | 3–2 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 15,411 | 6–7–3 | 15 | Recap |
17 | February 25 | | Washington | 3–3 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 16,832 | 6–7–4 | 16 | Recap |
18 | February 27 | | Montreal | 1–6 | New Jersey | | Terreri | 14,005 | 7–7–4 | 18 | Recap |
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March: 7–6–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 4–5–1) |
# | Date | Time | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
19 | March 2 | | New Jersey | 2–7 | Boston | | Terreri | 14,448 | 7–8–4 | 18 | Recap |
20 | March 4 | | Florida | 1–6 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 18,005 | 8–8–4 | 20 | Recap |
21 | March 6 | | New Jersey | 3–6 | Quebec | | Brodeur | 13,178 | 8–9–4 | 20 | Recap |
22 | March 8 | | New Jersey | 4–6 | N.Y. Rangers | | Brodeur | 18,200 | 8–10–4 | 20 | Recap |
23 | March 10 | | New Jersey | 3–2 | Tampa Bay | | Brodeur | 23,649 | 9–10–4 | 22 | Recap |
24 | March 12 | | New Jersey | 3–4 | Philadelphia | | Brodeur | 17,380 | 9–11–4 | 22 | Recap |
25 | March 14 | | Ottawa | 2–4 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 13,234 | 10–11–4 | 24 | Recap |
26 | March 16 | | Hartford | 2–2 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 16,032 | 10–11–5 | 25 | Recap |
27 | March 18 | | Tampa Bay | 2–1 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 17,690 | 10–12–5 | 25 | Recap |
28 | March 19 | | Boston | 3–4 | New Jersey | OT | Terreri | 16,172 | 11–12–5 | 27 | Recap |
29 | March 22 | | New Jersey | 5–2 | N.Y. Rangers | | Brodeur | 18,200 | 12–12–5 | 29 | Recap |
30 | March 24 | | New Jersey | 2–5 | Pittsburgh | | Brodeur | 17,181 | 12–13–5 | 29 | Recap |
31 | March 26 | | New Jersey | 5–5 | N.Y. Islanders | OT | Terreri | 15,418 | 12–13–6 | 30 | Recap |
32 | March 29 | | New Jersey | 4–2 | Ottawa | | Brodeur | 9,582 | 13–13–6 | 32 | Recap |
33 | March 30 | | New Jersey | 4–3 | Philadelphia | | Brodeur | 17,380 | 14–13–6 | 34 | Recap |
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April: 8–4–2 (Home: 5–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) |
# | Date | Time | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
34 | April 1 | | Montreal | 1–4 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 19,040 | 15–13–6 | 36 | Recap |
35 | April 4 | | Tampa Bay | 1–1 | New Jersey | OT | Terreri | 13,735 | 15–13–7 | 37 | Recap |
36 | April 5 | | New Jersey | 2–0 | Ottawa | | Brodeur | 9,251 | 16–13–7 | 39 | Recap |
37 | April 9 | | N.Y. Rangers | 0–2 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 19,040 | 17–13–7 | 41 | Recap |
38 | April 10 | | New Jersey | 1–2 | Montreal | | Brodeur | 16,479 | 17–14–7 | 41 | Recap |
39 | April 12 | | New Jersey | 2–1 | Washington | | Brodeur | 13,248 | 18–14–7 | 43 | Recap |
40 | April 14 | | N.Y. Islanders | 3–6 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 19,040 | 19–14–7 | 45 | Recap |
41 | April 16 | | Hartford | 2–3 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 13,613 | 20–14–7 | 47 | Recap |
42 | April 18 | | New Jersey | 2–3 | Tampa Bay | | Terreri | 18,202 | 20–15–7 | 47 | Recap |
43 | April 20 | | New Jersey | 0–1 | Florida | | Brodeur | 14,389 | 20–16–7 | 47 | Recap |
44 | April 22 | | Philadelphia | 4–3 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 19,040 | 20–17–7 | 47 | Recap |
45 | April 26 | | Pittsburgh | 3–3 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 17,174 | 20–17–8 | 48 | Recap |
46 | April 28 | | Florida | 1–3 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 16,676 | 21–17–8 | 50 | Recap |
47 | April 30 | | Quebec | 2–4 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 16,129 | 22–17–8 | 52 | Recap |
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May: 0–1–0 (Road: 0–1–0) |
# | Date | Time | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
48 | May 3 | | New Jersey | 4–5 | Buffalo | | Terreri | 15,304 | 22–18–8 | 52 | Recap |
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Legend:
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs |
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Devils win series 4-1 |
# | Date | Time | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series | Recap |
1 | May 7 | | New Jersey | 5–0 | Boston | | Brodeur | 14,448 | Devils lead 1-0 | Recap |
2 | May 8 | | New Jersey | 3–0 | Boston | | Brodeur | 14,448 | Devils lead 2-0 | Recap |
3 | May 10 | | Boston | 3–2 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 16,523 | Devils lead 2-1 | Recap |
4 | May 12 | | Boston | 0–1 | New Jersey | OT | Brodeur | 19,040 | Devils lead 3-1 | Recap |
5 | May 14 | | New Jersey | 3–2 | Boston | | Brodeur | 14,448 | Devils win 4-1 | Recap |
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Stanley Cup Finals: vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Devils win series 4-0 |
# | Date | Time | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series | Recap |
1 | June 17 | | New Jersey | 2–1 | Detroit | | Brodeur | 19,875 | Devils lead 1-0 | Recap |
2 | June 20 | | New Jersey | 4–2 | Detroit | | Brodeur | 19,875 | Devils lead 2-0 | Recap |
3 | June 22 | | Detroit | 2–5 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 19,040 | Devils lead 3-0 | Recap |
4 | June 24 | | Detroit | 2–5 | New Jersey | | Brodeur | 19,040 | Devils win 4-0 | Recap |
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Legend:
Win
Loss |
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.
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals; GWG = Game Winning Goals
Regular season |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
+/− |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer | RW | 45 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
MacLean, JohnJohn MacLean | RW | 46 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Broten, NealNeal Broten | C | 30 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Guerin, BillBill Guerin | RW | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 72 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens | D | 48 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik | C | 48 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux | RW | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer | D | 48 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Chorske, TomTom Chorske | LW | 42 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston | C/RW | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter | C | 41 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Driver, BruceBruce Driver | D | 41 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin | D | 48 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin | LW | 26 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McKay, RandyRandy McKay | RW | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peluso, MikeMike Peluso | LW | 46 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Semak, AlexanderAlexander Semak | C | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chambers, ShawnShawn Chambers | D | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Millen, CoreyCorey Millen | C | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dowd, JimJim Dowd | C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cole, DantonDanton Cole | C/RW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko | D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zelepukin, ValeriValeri Zelepukin | LW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McAlpine, ChrisChris McAlpine | D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur | G | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean, KevinKevin Dean | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emma, DavidDavid Emma | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hankinson, BenBen Hankinson | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Modry, JaroslavJaroslav Modry | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simpson, ReidReid Simpson | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smith, JasonJason Smith | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Playoffs |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer | RW | 19 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Broten, NealNeal Broten | C | 20 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
MacLean, JohnJohn MacLean | RW | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux | RW | 20 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
McKay, RandyRandy McKay | RW | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer | D | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Guerin, BillBill Guerin | RW | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chambers, ShawnShawn Chambers | D | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik | C | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin | D | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens | D | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Driver, BruceBruce Driver | D | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chorske, TomTom Chorske | LW | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter | C | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dowd, JimJim Dowd | C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston | C/RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin | LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peluso, MikeMike Peluso | LW | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zelepukin, ValeriValeri Zelepukin | LW | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dean, KevinKevin Dean | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko | D | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole, DantonDanton Cole | C/RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltenders
Note: MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage
Regular season |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur | 2184 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 2.45 | 3 | 908 | 819 | .902 |
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri | 734 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 2.53 | 0 | 309 | 278 | .900 |
Team: | 2918 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 120 | 2.47 | 3 | 1217 | 1097 | .901 |
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Playoffs |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur | 1222 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 1.67 | 3 | 463 | 429 | .927 |
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
Team: | 1230 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 1.66 | 3 | 465 | 431 | .927 |
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Awards and records
Awards
Regular Season |
Player | Award | Awarded |
Martin Brodeur[5] | NHL Player of the Week | April 3–9 1995 |
Records
Player |
Record (Amount) |
Achieved |
Milestones
Regular Season |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Transactions
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.
Roster
1994-95 New Jersey Devils |
Goaltenders
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Centers
Front office
Coaches
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Draft picks
The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
See also
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