1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1994–95 1994 Chicago Blackhawks Western 4th Central 3rd 24–19–5 11–10–3 13–9–2 156 115 Bob Pulford Darryl Sutter Dirk Graham Chris Chelios Jeremy Roenick United Center 20,832 Indianapolis IceFlint Generals Joe Murphy (23) Bernie Nicholls (29) Bernie Nicholls (51) Steve Smith (128) Chris Chelios (+17) Ed Belfour (22) Ed Belfour (2.28) The 1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Hawks' 69th season. It was the Blackhawks' first season at United Center, which replaced Chicago Stadium as their home venue. The Hawks ended the regular season on a high note, winning their final five games. They tied the Detroit Red Wings for most power play goals (52) and had the best power play in the league (24.53%). They also allowed the fewest goals (115) and the fewest even-strength goals (76) during the regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.html 1994-95 NHL Summary It was an inconsistent season for the team, as they had three 5-game winning streaks (February 1 to 9; March 16 to 26; and April 25 to May 3) and one 13-game winless streak from March 29 to April 23. Within their winless streak, they lost 8 games in a row. Points-leader Bernie Nicholls had 3 hat tricks, including two four-goal games (the first one came on February 5 and the second one came on February 28). Nicholls' three-goal game came on March 21 in a 7-3 Blackhawks' win at San Jose. Regular season The Blackhawks were one of only 3 teams in 1994–95 to have a better regular-season record on the road than at home (the other 2 teams were the Florida Panthers and the Los Angeles Kings). Season standings CHI CHI Playoffs In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tight 7-game series, swept the Vancouver Canucks, and then lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals in 5 games; 3 of those games went into overtime (Detroit won all 3). Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1994–95 regular season1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CHI/1995_games.html Hockey-Reference.com September 8, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; January: 3–3–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||January 20, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||0–1–0 || 1994020003 L |- |2||January 23, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||0–2–0 || 1994020024 L |- |3||January 25, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||1–2–0 || 1994020037 W |- |4||January 27, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||2–2–0 || 1994020048 W |- |5||January 29, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||3–2–0 || 1994020063 W |- |6||January 30, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||3–3–0 || 1994020068 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; February: 9–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 7–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |7||February 1, 1995||7–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||4–3–0 || 1994020078 W |- |8||February 3, 1995||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||5–3–0 || 1994020088 W |- |9||February 5, 1995||9–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||6–3–0 || 1994020105 W |- |10||February 7, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||7–3–0 || 1994020117 W |- |11||February 9, 1995||5–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||8–3–0 || 1994020127 W |- |12||February 13, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||8–4–0 || 1994020150 L |- |13||February 16, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||8–4–1 || 1994020167 T |- |14||February 19, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||9–4–1 || 1994020186 W |- |15||February 20, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||10–4–1 || 1994020191 W |- |16||February 23, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||10–5–1 || 1994020209 L |- |17||February 26, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||11–5–1 || 1994020227 W |- |18||February 28, 1995||8–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||12–5–1 || 1994020241 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; March: 7–5–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |19||March 1, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||12–6–1 || 1994020245 L |- |20||March 3, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||13–6–1 || 1994020256 W |- |21||March 5, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||14–6–1 || 1994020270 W |- |22||March 7, 1995||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||14–7–1 || 1994020282 L |- |23||March 9, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||14–8–1 || 1994020292 L |- |24||March 11, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||14–8–2 || 1994020303 T |- |25||March 13, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||14–9–2 || 1994020315 L |- |26||March 16, 1995||9–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||15–9–2 || 1994020333 W |- |27||March 19, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||16–9–2 || 1994020349 W |- |28||March 21, 1995||7–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||17–9–2 || 1994020360 W |- |29||March 23, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||18–9–2 || 1994020371 W |- |30||March 26, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||19–9–2 || 1994020390 W |- |31||March 29, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||19–10–2 || 1994020406 L |- |32||March 31, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||19–10–3 || 1994020416 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; April: 3–9–2 (home: 2–6–1; road: 1–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |33||April 2, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||19–11–3 || 1994020432 L |- |34||April 4, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||19–12–3 || 1994020440 L |- |35||April 5, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||19–13–3 || 1994020447 L |- |36||April 9, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||19–14–3 || 1994020470 L |- |37||April 12, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||19–15–3 || 1994020488 L |- |38||April 14, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||19–16–3 || 1994020501 L |- |39||April 16, 1995||0–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||19–17–3 || 1994020514 L |- |40||April 17, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||19–18–3 || 1994020517 L |- |41||April 19, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||19–18–4 || 1994020532 T |- |42||April 21, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||19–19–4 || 1994020543 L |- |43||April 23, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||19–19–5 || 1994020556 T |- |44||April 25, 1995||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||20–19–5 || 1994020566 W |- |45||April 27, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||21–19–5 || 1994020581 W |- |46||April 30, 1995||4–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||22–19–5 || 1994020601 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; May: 2–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |47||May 1, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||23–19–5 || 1994020607 W |- |48||May 3, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||24–19–5 || 1994020620 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs – Blackhawks win 4–3 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || May 7, 1995 || 3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 1–0 || 1994030181 L |- | 2 || May 9, 1995 || 0–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 2–0 || 1994030182 L |- | 3 || May 11, 1995 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 2–1 || 1994030183 W |- | 4 || May 13, 1995 || 3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 2–2 || 1994030184 W |- | 5 || May 15, 1995 || 4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blackhawks lead 3–2 || 1994030185 W |- | 6 || May 17, 1995 || 4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 3–3 || 1994030186 L |- | 7 || May 19, 1995 || 5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Blackhawks win 4–3 || 1994030187 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Vancouver Canucks – Blackhawks win 4–0 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || May 21, 1995 || 2–1 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Blackhawks lead 1–0 || 1994030241 W |- | 2 || May 23, 1995 || 2–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Blackhawks lead 2–0 || 1994030242 W |- | 3 || May 25, 1995 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks || Blackhawks lead 3–0 || 1994030243 W |- | 4 || May 27, 1995 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks || Blackhawks win 4–0 || 1994030244 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#000000 2px solid; Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || June 1, 1995 || 1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 1–0 || 1994030321 L |- | 2 || June 4, 1995 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 2–0 || 1994030322 L |- | 3 || June 6, 1995 || 3–4 2OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 3–0 || 1994030323 L |- | 4 || June 8, 1995 || 5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 3–1 || 1994030324 W |- | 5 || June 11, 1995 || 1–2 2OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings win 4–1 || 1994030325 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L 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 Blackhawks only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season Playoffs GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 92 Bernie Nicholls C 48 22 29 51 4 32 16 1 11 12 0 8 17 Joe Murphy ice hockey RW 40 23 18 41 7 89 16 9 3 12 −1 29 7 Chris Chelios D 48 5 33 38 17 72 16 4 7 11 6 12 20 Gary Suter D 48 10 27 37 14 42 12 2 5 7 −1 10 10 Tony Amonte RW 48 15 20 35 7 41 16 3 3 6 3 10 27 Jeremy Roenick C 33 10 24 34 5 14 8 1 2 3 −2 16 44 Patrick Poulin LW 45 15 15 30 13 53 16 4 1 5 1 8 25 Sergei Krivokrasov LW 41 12 7 19 9 33 10 0 0 0 0 8 11 Jeff Shantz LW 45 6 12 18 11 33 16 3 1 4 0 2 12 Brent Sutter C 47 7 8 15 6 51 16 1 2 3 1 4 33 Dirk Graham RW 40 4 9 13 2 42 16 2 3 5 6 8 2 Eric Weinrich D 48 3 10 13 1 33 16 1 5 6 8 4 5 Steve Smith ice hockey, born in Scotland D 48 1 12 13 6 128 16 0 1 1 2 26 14 Paul Ysebaert LW 15 4 5 9 4 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 18 Denis Savard C 12 4 4 8 3 8 16 7 11 18 12 10 32 Murray Craven LW 16 4 3 7 2 2 16 5 5 10 2 4 22 Christian Ruuttu LW 20 2 5 7 3 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 19 Brent Grieve LW 24 1 5 6 2 23 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 15 Jim Cummins ice hockey RW 27 3 1 4 −3 117 14 1 1 2 3 4 8 Cam Russell D 33 1 3 4 4 88 16 0 3 3 4 8 30 Ed Belfour G 42 0 3 3 11 16 0 0 0 -98 6 3 Greg Smyth D 22 0 3 3 2 33 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 55 Eric Daze Éric Dazé LW 4 1 1 2 2 2 16 0 1 1 −4 4 4 Keith Carney D 18 1 0 1 −1 11 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 Gerald Diduck D 13 1 0 1 3 48 16 1 3 4 −4 22 26 Roger Johansson D 11 1 0 1 1 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 34 Tony Horacek LW 19 0 1 1 −4 25 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 22Dubinsky wore number 32 in his first four games. Steve Dubinsky C 16 0 0 0 −5 8 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 23 Daniel Gauthier LW 5 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 31 Jeff Hackett G 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -98 0 29 Darin Kimble RW 14 0 0 0 −5 30 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 23 Rich Sutter RW 15 0 0 0 1 28 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 49 Jimmy Waite G 2 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 30 Ed Belfour 42 22 15 3 990 93 2.28 .906 5 2450 16 9 7 479 37 2.19 .923 1 1014 49 Jimmy Waite 2 1 1 0 51 5 2.53 .902 0 119 — — — — — — — — — 31 Jeff Hackett 7 1 3 2 150 13 2.38 .913 0 328 2 0 0 11 1 2.28 .909 0 26 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) NHL First All-Star team Chris Chelios (Defense)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19941995 records.nhl.com September 12, 2023 NHL Second All-Star team Ed Belfour (Goaltender) William M. Jennings Trophy Ed BelfourWilliam M. Jennings Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/william-m-jennings-trophy records.nhl.com September 12, 2023 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef 25th shutout Ed Belfour February 7, 1995Norwood Robyn Chicago Shows How to Grind : Hockey: Playing the style the Ducks covet, the Blackhawks hold Anaheim to 16 shots on goal and win, 3-0. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-08-sp-29362-story.html Los Angeles Times September 12, 2023 February 8, 1995 Chicago’s Ed Belfour recorded his 25th career shutout First game Daniel Gauthier March 3, 19951994-95 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 5, 2024 Eric Daze April 27, 1995 Draft picks Chicago's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html 1994 NHL Entry Draft hockeydb.como Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team 1 14 Ethan Moreau (LW) Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 2 40 Jean-Yves Leroux (LW) Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)485Steve McLaren (LW)North Bay Centennials (OHL)5118Marc Dupuis (D)Belleville Bulls (OHL)6144Jim Ensom (C)North Bay Centennials (OHL)7170Tyler Prosofsky (C)Tacoma Rockets (WHL)8196Mike Josephson (LW)Kamloops Blazers (WHL)9222Lubomir Jandera (D)Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech)10248Lars Weibel (G)HC Lugano (Switzerland)11263Rob Mara (RW)Belmont Hill High School (USHS-MA) Notes References Chicago Blackhawks 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000351995.html www.hockeydb.com September 8, 2023 1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CHI/1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 8, 2023 Category:Chicago Blackhawks seasons C Chic Chic