1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season

1994–95 Montreal Canadiens
Division 6th Northeast
Conference 11th Eastern
1994–95 record 18–23–7
Home record 15–5–4
Road record 3–18–3
Goals for 125
Goals against 148
Team information
General Manager Serge Savard
Coach Jacques Demers
Captain Kirk Muller (Oct-Apr)
Mike Keane (Apr)
Alternate captains Jean-Jacques Daigneault
Vincent Damphousse
Mike Keane (Oct-Apr)
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Mark Recchi (14)
Assists Vincent Damphousse (30)
Points Mark Recchi (43)
Penalties in minutes Lyle Odelein (152)
Plus/minus Vincent Damphousse (+15)
Wins Patrick Roy (17)
Goals against average Patrick Roy (2.97)
<1993–94 1995–96>

The 1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 86th season of play. This was the first season since 1969–70 that the Canadiens failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

In the entry draft, the Canadiens selected Brad Brown a defenceman with their first-round pick, eighteenth over-all. The Canadiens were more fortunate with their second-round pick, selecting Jose Theodore forty-fourth over-all.

Captain Guy Carbonneau is traded to the St. Louis Blues in August 1994. Kirk Muller is named captain.

Regular season

The season started later and was abbreviated by a lockout of the players by the NHL owners. The Canadiens played only 48 games. It was a forgettable season for the Canadiens and their fans, as the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years. The Canadiens only won 3 of 24 games on the road.[1] Already gone at the season's debut were members of the formidable 1992-93 Stanley-Cup champion team, including Guy Carbonneau, Kevin Haller, Stephan Lebeau and Denis Savard. On February 9, more players from the 1992-93 team departed, as Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mark Recchi. Another major trade nearly two months later on April 5 would send Craig Darby, Mathieu Schneider and fan favorite Kirk Muller to the New York Islanders in exchange for Vladimir Malakhov and Pierre Turgeon. After a 7-5-4 start, Montreal won only 11 of its final 32 games, going 11-18-3. It was the first season of Patrick Roy's career in which he lost more games than he won.

The Canadiens tied the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season (1).[2]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11 Quebec Nordiques 48 30 13 5 185 134 65
23 Pittsburgh Penguins 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
34 Boston Bruins 48 27 18 3 150 127 57
47 Buffalo Sabres 48 22 19 7 130 119 51
510 Hartford Whalers 48 19 24 5 127 141 43
611 Montreal Canadiens 48 18 23 7 125 148 43
714 Ottawa Senators 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

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Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LJan 21, 19952–5 @ New York Rangers0–1–0
2WJan 25, 19952–0 Washington Capitals1–1–0
3WJan 28, 19955–1 New Jersey Devils2–1–0
4TJan 29, 19952–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers2–1–1
5LJan 31, 19951–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning2–2–1
6TFeb 2, 19951–1 OT @ Florida Panthers2–2–2
7WFeb 4, 19954–2 New York Islanders3–2–2
8LFeb 7, 19954–7 @ Boston Bruins3–3–2
9WFeb 8, 19954–2 @ Ottawa Senators4–3–2
10LFeb 11, 19951–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins4–4–2
11TFeb 13, 19952–2 OT Hartford Whalers4–4–3
12LFeb 15, 19951–4 @ Hartford Whalers4–5–3
13TFeb 16, 19952–2 OT @ New York Rangers4–5–4
14WFeb 18, 19955–2 New York Rangers5–5–4
15WFeb 20, 19953–2 OT New York Islanders6–5–4
16WFeb 23, 19955–2 @ Florida Panthers7–5–4
17LFeb 25, 19950–7 Philadelphia Flyers7–6–4
18LFeb 27, 19951–6 @ New Jersey Devils7–7–4
19LFeb 28, 19951–2 @ New York Islanders7–8–4
20LMar 4, 19951–5 @ Washington Capitals7–9–4
21LMar 5, 19951–4 @ Buffalo Sabres7–10–4
22TMar 8, 19952–2 OT Buffalo Sabres7–10–5
23WMar 11, 19953–1 New York Rangers8–10–5
24LMar 13, 19952–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins8–11–5
25WMar 15, 19958–5 Pittsburgh Penguins9–11–5
26LMar 16, 19950–6 @ Boston Bruins9–12–5
27WMar 18, 19955–4 Quebec Nordiques10–12–5
28LMar 20, 19954–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers10–13–5
29LMar 22, 19952–3 Florida Panthers10–14–5
30WMar 25, 19953–1 Ottawa Senators11–14–5
31LMar 27, 19952–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning11–15–5
32LApr 1, 19951–4 @ New Jersey Devils11–16–5
33WApr 3, 19955–4 @ Ottawa Senators12–16–5
34WApr 5, 19956–5 Quebec Nordiques13–16–5
35LApr 6, 19952–3 @ Quebec Nordiques13–17–5
36WApr 8, 19952–1 Pittsburgh Penguins14–17–5
37WApr 10, 19952–1 New Jersey Devils15–17–5
38LApr 12, 19952–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers15–18–5
39LApr 14, 19953–4 OT @ Hartford Whalers15–19–5
40LApr 15, 19952–3 Boston Bruins15–20–5
41WApr 17, 19955–2 Washington Capitals16–20–5
42WApr 19, 19954–1 Ottawa Senators17–20–5
43WApr 22, 19953–1 Tampa Bay Lightning18–20–5
44LApr 24, 19953–4 Hartford Whalers18–21–5
45TApr 26, 19951–1 OT @ Quebec Nordiques18–21–6
46TApr 29, 19953–3 OT Buffalo Sabres18–21–7
47LMay 1, 19950–2 @ Buffalo Sabres18–22–7
48LMay 3, 19952–4 Boston Bruins18–23–7

Playoffs

The Canadiens did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1969-70 season, ending a 25 year playoff streak.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi RW 39 14 29 43 16-3801
Damphousse, VincentVincent Damphousse C 48 10 30 40 4215404
Brunet, BenoitBenoit Brunet LW 45 7 18 25 167112
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon C 15 11 9 20 412202
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 48 10 10 20 155100
Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider D 30 5 15 20 49-3200
Savage, BrianBrian Savage LW 37 12 7 19 275000
Muller, KirkKirk Muller LW 33 8 11 19 33-21301
Bellows, BrianBrian Bellows LW 41 8 8 16 8-7101
Brisebois, PatricePatrice Brisebois D 35 4 8 12 26-2002
Racine, YvesYves Racine D 47 4 7 11 42-1201
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 48 3 7 10 152-13000
DiPietro, PaulPaul DiPietro C 22 4 5 9 4-3001
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault D 45 3 5 8 402000
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 41 6 1 7 860001
Fogarty, BryanBryan Fogarty D 21 5 2 7 34-3300
Desjardins, EricEric Desjardins D 9 0 6 6 22000
Petrov, OlegOleg Petrov RW 12 2 3 5 4-7000
LeClair, JohnJohn LeClair LW 9 1 4 5 10-1100
Malakhov, VladimirVladimir Malakhov D 14 1 4 5 14-2000
Ronan, EdEd Ronan RW 30 1 4 5 12-7000
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic D 33 0 5 5 8-10000
Bure, ValeriValeri Bure RW 24 3 1 4 6-1001
Dionne, GilbertGilbert Dionne LW 6 0 3 3 2-3000
Brashear, DonaldDonald Brashear LW 20 1 1 2 63-5001
Darby, CraigCraig Darby C 10 0 2 2 0-5000
Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy C 6 1 0 1 0-1000
Lamb, MarkMark Lamb C 39 1 0 1 18-13000
Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet D 5 0 1 1 52000
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 43 0 1 1 200000
Sarault, YvesYves Sarault LW 8 0 1 1 0-1000
Ferguson, CraigCraig Ferguson C 1 0 0 0 00000
Fleming, GerryGerry Fleming LW 6 0 0 0 17-1000
Montgomery, JimJim Montgomery C 5 0 0 0 2-2000
Murray, ChrisChris Murray RW 3 0 0 0 40000
Roberge, MarioMario Roberge LW 9 0 0 0 34-2000
Sevigny, PierrePierre Sevigny LW 19 0 0 0 15-5000
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt G 7 0 0 0 00000
Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie D 1 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 2566 43 17 20 6 127 2.97 113571230.906
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt 346 7 1 3 1 18 3.12 0172154.895
Team: 2912 48 18 23 7 145 2.99 115291384.905

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 18 Brad Brown Defenceman  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
2 44 Jose Theodore Goalie  Canada St-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
3 54 Chris Murray Right Wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
3 70 Marko Kiprusoff Defenceman  Finland TPS (Finland)
3 74 Martin Belanger Defence  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
4 96 Arto Kuki Center  Finland Espoo Blues (FIN)
5 122 Jimmy Drolet Defenceman  Canada St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL)
6 148 Joel Irving Center  Canada Regina Pat Canadiens (Midget AAA)
7 174 Jessie Rezansoff Right Wing  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
8 200 Peter Strom Left Wing  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden)
9 226 Tomas Vokoun Goalie  Czechoslovakia Kladno (Czech)
10 252 Chris Aldous Defence  United States Northwood Prep. (N.Y)
11 278 Ross Parsons Defenceman  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.338, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.html
  3. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ↑ "1994-95 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. ↑ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out
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