1995 Stanley Cup playoffs

August 2023 none Stanley Cup playoffs 1995 May 6–June 24, 1995 16 New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings Scoring leader(s) Sergei Fedorov (Red Wings) 24 points MVP Claude Lemieux (Devils) 1994 1996 right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champions of the NHL. The 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League was played between May 6 and June 24, 1995. The 1994–95 NHL regular season was shortened to 48 games, and the playoffs pushed to a later date, due to a lockout. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for the conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. In the Finals, the New Jersey Devils swept the favored Detroit Red Wings in four games to win their first championship. This was the only time Patrick Roy missed the playoffs in his career. His team, the Montreal Canadiens, missed the playoffs for the first time since 1970. The Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators missed the playoffs this year. Montreal and Ottawa did not miss the playoffs in the same year again until 2016, when all Canadian teams missed the playoffs. The Quebec Nordiques played their last playoff series during this time. They would move to Denver, Colorado during the summer. For the first time since 1980, no league semifinal/conference final games were played in Canada. Playoff seeds The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top two seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the six remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs:1994-1995 NHL Hockey Standings https://www.nhl.com/standings/1994/conference 2021-05-31 NHL.com en-US Eastern Conference Quebec Nordiques, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 65 points Philadelphia Flyers, Atlantic Division champions – 60 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 61 points Boston Bruins – 57 points New Jersey Devils – 52 points (22 wins, 7 points head-to-head vs. Washington) Washington Capitals – 52 points (22 wins, 1 point head-to-head vs. New Jersey) Buffalo Sabres – 51 points New York Rangers – 47 points Western Conference Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 70 points Calgary Flames, Pacific Division champions – 55 points St. Louis Blues – 61 points Chicago Blackhawks – 53 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 50 points Vancouver Canucks – 48 points San Jose Sharks – 42 points (19 wins) Dallas Stars – 42 points (17 wins) Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series, following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). For any series played between Central and Pacific Division teams, the team with home ice advantage had the option of using a 2–3–2 format to reduce travel, with the sites for games five and six switched; if the 2–3–2 format was chosen, the team with home ice advantage then had the additional option to start the series on the road instead of at home. The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the two division winners seeded 1–2 based on regular season record, and the six remaining teams seeded 3–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Eastern Conference Western Conference Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals 1 Quebec 2 8 NY Rangers 4 2 Philadelphia 4 7 Buffalo 1 3 Pittsburgh 4 6 Washington 3 4 Boston 1 5 New Jersey 4 1 Detroit 4 8 Dallas 1 2 Calgary 3 7 San Jose 4 3 St. Louis 3 6 Vancouver 4 4 Chicago 4 5 Toronto 3 2 Philadelphia 4 8 NY Rangers 0 3 Pittsburgh 1 5 New Jersey 4 1 Detroit 4 7 San Jose 0 4 Chicago 4 6 Vancouver 0 2 Philadelphia 2 5 New Jersey 4 1 Detroit 4 4 Chicago 1 E5 New Jersey 4 W1 Detroit 0 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Quebec Nordiques vs. (8) New York Rangers This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was the final playoff series played by the Quebec Nordiques, as they relocated to Denver, Colorado to become the Colorado Avalanche the next season. The defending Stanley Cup champion Rangers upset the Nordiques in 6 games, becoming the second eighth-seeded team in NHL history to knock off a number one seed. Game 5 was the final NHL game played at the Quebec Coliseum. New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Madison Square Garden Colisée de Québec May 6 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-que/1995/05/06/1994030111#game=1994030111,game_state=final Adam Graves (1) – pp – 04:34 17:03 – sh – Scott Young (1)19:41 – pp – Joe Sakic (1) Adam Graves (2) – pp – 05:08Alexander Karpovtsev (1) – 09:27Alex Kovalev (1) – 18:51 No scoring No scoring 09:44 – Joe Sakic (2)14:07 – Bob Bassen (1)19:41 – Joe Sakic (3) Mike Richter 28 saves / 33 shots Stephane Fiset 28 saves / 32 shots May 8 8–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-que/1995/05/08/1994030112#game=1994030112,game_state=final Steve Larmer (1) – sh – 12:48 No scoring Adam Graves (3) – 05:37Sergei Nemchinov (1) – 06:10Mark Messier (1) – pp – 12:41 Bob Bassen (2) – 02:38Janne Laukkanen (1) - 13:37 Sergei Zubov (1) – 05:35Petr Nedved (1) – pp – 08:33Sergei Nemchinov (2) – 11:09Petr Nedved (2) – 18:31 16:10 – Valeri Kamensky (1) Glenn Healy 19 saves / 22 shots Stephane Fiset 21 saves / 28 shotsGarth Snow 2 saves / 3 shots May 10 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-nyr/1995/05/10/1994030113#game=1994030113,game_state=final 08:50 – Adam Graves (4)10:58 – Sergei Zubov (2) Scott Young (2) – 01:54 14:19 – Sergei Nemchinov (3) Peter Forsberg (1) – 17:14 12:42 – Brian Leetch (1) Owen Nolan (1) – 08:00 Glenn Healy 17 saves / 20 shots Stephane Fiset 28 saves / 32 shots May 12 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-nyr/1995/05/12/1994030114#game=1994030114,game_state=final No scoring Craig Wolanin (1) – 03:50Owen Nolan (2) – 09:40 04:28 – Brian Leetch (2) No scoring 02:03 – Alex Kovalev (2) No scoring 08:09 – Steve Larmer (2) No scoring Glenn Healy 8 saves / 10 shotsMike Richter 21 saves / 21 shots Jocelyn Thibault 31 saves / 34 shots May 14 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-que/1995/05/14/1994030115#game=1994030115,game_state=final Mark Messier (2) – pp – 06:51Pat Verbeek (1) – pp – 17:34 04:53 – Mike Ricci (1)11:09 – Wendel Clark (1)11:40 – Chris Simon (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:27 – en – Scott Young (3) Mike Richter 25 saves / 28 shots Jocelyn Thibault 24 saves / 26 shots May 16 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-nyr/1995/05/16/1994030116#game=1994030116,game_state=final 02:11 – pp – Pat Verbeek (2)08:26 – Alex Kovalev (3)19:57 – Sergei Nemchinov (4) No scoring 10:18 – Alex Kovalev (4) Joe Sakic (4) – sh – 15:56 No scoring Peter Forsberg (2) – pp – 05:34 Mike Richter 26 saves / 28 shots Stephane Fiset 22 saves / 23 shotsJocelyn Thibault 13 saves / 16 shots New York won series 4–2 (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Philadelphia winning both previous series. They last met in the 1978 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which Philadelphia won in five games. Game four was the last playoff game at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Memorial Auditorium CoreStates Spectrum May 7 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1995/05/07/1994030121#game=1994030121,game_state=final Jason Dawe (1) – 01:47 10:18 – Rob DiMaio (1) Pat LaFontaine (1) – pp – 03:15 16:51 – Brent Fedyk (1)18:19 – Kevin Haller (1) Jason Dawe (2) – 12:33 No scoring No scoring 10:06 – Karl Dykhuis (1) Dominik Hasek 27 saves / 31 shots Ron Hextall 26 saves / 29 shots May 8 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1995/05/08/1994030122#game=1994030122,game_state=final No scoring 03:04 – Rod Brind'Amour (1) Brian Holzinger (1) – 12:34 11:43 – sh – Rob DiMaio (2)18:39 – Anatoli Semenov (1) No scoring No scoring Dominik Hasek 21 saves / 24 shots Ron Hextall 29 saves / 30 shots May 10 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1995/05/10/1994030123#game=1994030123,game_state=final 12:43 – pp – Donald Audette (1)14:13 – Wayne Presley (1) Karl Dykhuis (2) – pp – 05:18 No scoring No scoring 19:00 – Alexander Mogilny (1) No scoring Dominik Hasek 18 saves / 19 shots Ron Hextall 30 saves / 32 shots May 12 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1995/05/12/1994030124#game=1994030124,game_state=final No scoring Rod Brind'Amour (2) – 17:51 No scoring Brent Fedyk (2) – 02:08Eric Desjardins (1) – pp – 17:14John LeClair (1) – 18:56 07:18 – Alexander Mogilny (2)07:55 – Pat LaFontaine (2) No scoring Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 27 shots Ron Hextall 25 saves / 27 shots May 14 4–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1995/05/14/1994030125#game=1994030125,game_state=final No scoring 04:30 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (3)14:19 – Kevin Haller (2)17:45 – Eric Lindros (1)18:04 – Patrik Juhlin (1) Wayne Presley (2) – 12:59Wayne Presley (3) – sh – 19:51 04:56 – John LeClair (2) Alexander Mogilny (3) – 13:00Brian Holzinger (2) – pp – 19:53 15:40 – Kevin Dineen (1) Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 30 shots Ron Hextall 24 saves / 28 shots Philadelphia won series 4–1 (3) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (6) Washington Capitals This was the second consecutive and fourth overall playoff meeting between these two teams; with Pittsburgh winning two of the three previous series. Washington won last year's playoff meeting in six games. With their win in game seven, the Pens became the first team to have two 3–1 comebacks in a playoff series against the same team. Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins USAir Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena May 6 5–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1995/05/06/1994030131#game=1994030131,game_state=final Dale Hunter (1) – 10:25 01:37 – pp – Len Barrie (1) Sergei Gonchar (1) – 03:57Steve Konowalchuk (1) – sh – 10:59 00:41 – pp – Kevin Stevens (1)01:38 – pp – Tomas Sandstrom (1) Dale Hunter (2) – 00:29Sergei Gonchar (2) – 02:17 14:42 – Jaromir Jagr (1) Olaf Kolzig 15 saves / 16 shotsJim Carey 8 saves / 11 shots Ken Wregget 29 saves / 34 shots May 8 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1995/05/08/1994030132#game=1994030132,game_state=final Sylvain Cote (1) – 04:12Peter Bondra (1) – pp – 09:50Keith Jones (1) – 12:43 03:35 – pp – Larry Murphy (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:06 – Luc Robitaille (1)01:35 – Jaromir Jagr (2)04:20 – pp – Kevin Stevens (2)19:19 – en – Luc Robitaille (2) Jim Carey 28 saves / 32 shots Ken Wregget 19 saves / 22 shots May 10 2–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1995/05/10/1994030133#game=1994030133,game_state=final 03:01 – Calle Johansson (1) No scoring 06:58 – Keith Jones (2)09:59 – pp – Peter Bondra (2)14:27 – pp – Keith Jones (3) No scoring 01:37 – Joe Juneau (1)13:07 – pp – Calle Johansson (2) Ron Francis (1) – pp – 07:20Luc Robitaille (3) – 08:06 Jim Carey 23 saves / 25 shots Ken Wregget 14 saves / 18 shotsTom Barrasso 8 saves / 10 shots May 12 2–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1995/05/12/1994030134#game=1994030134,game_state=final 00:40 – Steve Konowalchuk (2)12:51 – Michal Pivonka (1) Larry Murphy (2) – 10:58Jaromir Jagr (3) – 16:39 12:38 – Robert Pearson (1) No scoring 01:50 – Dmitri Khristich (1)06:03 – Joe Juneau (2)06:38 – Peter Bondra (3) No scoring Jim Carey 20 saves / 22 shots Tom Barrasso 25 saves / 31 shots May 14 5–6 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1995/05/14/1994030135#game=1994030135,game_state=final Dale Hunter (3) – pp – 11:19Calle Johansson (3) – 15:36 17:30 – sh – Jaromir Jagr (4) Dale Hunter (4) – pp – 09:27 05:57 – pp – Kevin Stevens (3)15:42 – Ron Francis (2) Peter Bondra (4) – 07:14Peter Bondra (5) – 08:49 08:23 – Jaromir Jagr (5)11:41 – Kevin Stevens (4) No scoring 04:30 – Luc Robitaille (4) Jim Carey 25 saves / 31 shots Ken Wregget 23 saves / 28 shots May 16 7–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1995/05/16/1994030136#game=1994030136,game_state=final No scoring Luc Robitaille (5) – 00:42Jaromir Jagr (6) – 03:37Jaromir Jagr (7) – pp – 09:31Luc Robitaille (6) – 12:02 No scoring Troy Murray (1) – 15:27Tomas Sandstrom (2) – 18:48 18:33 – Keith Jones (4) Tomas Sandstrom (3) – pp – 00:27 Jim Carey 7 saves / 13 shotsOlaf Kolzig 5 saves / 5 shotsByron Dafoe 2 saves / 3 shots Ken Wregget 30 saves / 31 shots May 18 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1995/05/18/1994030137#game=1994030137,game_state=final No scoring 01:37 – Norm MacIver (1)15:40 – pp – Ron Francis (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:56 – en – Troy Murray (2) Jim Carey 15 saves / 17 shots Ken Wregget 33 saves / 33 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–3 (4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) New Jersey Devils This was the second consecutive and third overall playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. New Jersey won last year's playoff meeting in six games. Game five was the last game played in the Boston Garden. New Jersey Devils Boston Bruins Brendan Byrne Arena Boston Garden May 7 5–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/1995/05/07/1994030141#game=1994030141,game_state=final Stephane Richer (1) – pp – 06:55Claude Lemieux (1) – 16:04Claude Lemieux (2) – 19:12 No Scoring Tommy Albelin (1) – 14:59 No Scoring Randy McKay (1) – pp – 05:01 No Scoring Martin Brodeur 23 saves / 23 shots Blaine Lacher 13 saves / 17 shotsCraig Billington 9 saves / 10 shots May 8 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/1995/05/08/1994030142#game=1994030142,game_state=final Stephane Richer (2) – sh – 14:10 No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring Neal Broten (1) – 18:30Tom Chorske (1) – en – 19:29 No Scoring Martin Brodeur 23 saves / 23 shots Blaine Lacher 28 saves / 30 shots May 10 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/1995/05/10/1994030143#game=1994030143,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring 04:07 – Jim Dowd (1) Mats Naslund (1) – 09:51Mariusz Czerkawski (1) – 11:56Cam Neely (1) – pp – 18:50 04:34 – pp – Scott Niedermayer (1) No Scoring Martin Brodeur 14 saves / 17 shots Blaine Lacher 31 saves / 33 shots May 12 0–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/1995/05/12/1994030144#game=1994030144,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 08:51 – Randy McKay (2) No Scoring Martin Brodeur 38 saves / 38 shots Blaine Lacher 24 saves / 25 shots May 14 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/1995/05/14/1994030145#game=1994030145,game_state=final Bill Guerin (1) – pp – 09:00 No Scoring Shawn Chambers (1) – pp – 13:54 00:35 – Cam Neely (2) Valeri Zelepukin (1) – 04:50 15:19 – pp – Adam Oates (1) Martin Brodeur 28 saves / 30 shots Blaine Lacher 17 saves / 20 shots New Jersey won series 4–1 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Dallas Stars This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams; with Detroit winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1992 Norris Division Semifinals, which Detroit won in seven games against the Minnesota North Stars. Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Reunion Arena Joe Louis Arena May 7 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/1995/05/07/1994030151#game=1994030151,game_state=final No scoring 07:05 – pp – Ray Sheppard (1) Dean Evason (1) – sh – 00:45 00:57 – pp – Steve Yzerman (1) Paul Broten (1) – 03:52Trent Klatt (1) – pp – 07:50 00:42 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (1)10:15 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (1) Andy Moog 33 saves / 37 shots Mike Vernon 17 saves / 20 shots May 9 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/1995/05/09/1994030152#game=1994030152,game_state=final Peter Zezel (1) – 08:10 03:44 – Paul Coffey (1)04:27 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (2)17:39 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (3) No scoring 08:33 – Keith Primeau (1) No scoring No scoring Andy Moog 25 saves / 29 shots Mike Vernon 20 saves / 21 shots May 11 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-dal/1995/05/11/1994030153#game=1994030153,game_state=final 13:49 – pp – Dave Gagner (1) Dino Ciccarelli (1) – pp – 03:17Vyacheslav Kozlov (2) – 10:32 No scoring Keith Primeau (2) – pp – 03:08Dino Ciccarelli (2) – pp – 15:37 No scoring Dino Ciccarelli (3) – pp – 10:22 Andy Moog 24 saves / 28 shotsDarcy Wakaluk 8 saves / 9 shots Mike Vernon 23 saves / 24 shots May 14 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-dal/1995/05/14/1994030154#game=1994030154,game_state=final 10:52 – Greg Adams (1)14:00 – pp – Kevin Hatcher (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:39 – Corey Millen (1)15:19 – Greg Adams (2) Kris Draper (1) – 14:58 Andy Moog 34 saves / 35 shots Mike Vernon 20 saves / 24 shots May 15 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/1995/05/15/1994030155#game=1994030155,game_state=final No scoring 17:35 – Darren McCarty (1) Kevin Hatcher (2) – 02:12 19:17 – Dino Ciccarelli (4) No scoring 06:08 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (3) Andy Moog 37 saves / 40 shots Mike Vernon 24 saves / 25 shots Detroit won series 4–1 (2) Calgary Flames vs. (7) San Jose Sharks This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Calgary set an NHL record by scoring 35 goals, the most by any team in a seven-game series. The 35 goals is also the highest number of goals ever scored by a team that lost a series in NHL history. A total of 61 goals were scored in the series, the highest total between both teams in a seven-game series in NHL history.https://records.nhl.com/records/playoff-team-records/most-goals/most-goals-both-teams-7-game-series-playoff Playoff Team Records November 20, 2022 San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames San Jose Arena Olympic Saddledome May 7 5–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-cgy/1995/05/07/1994030161#game=1994030161,game_state=final Sergei Makarov (1) – 04:44Mike Rathje (1) – pp – 14:46Ulf Dahlen (1) – 17:15 02:26 – Paul Kruse (1) Jamie Baker (1) – 02:58Jamie Baker (2) – 19:42 18:19 – sh – Theoren Fleury (1) No scoring 03:53 – pp – Steve Chiasson (1)19:54 – German Titov (1) Arturs Irbe 35 saves / 39 shots Trevor Kidd 11 saves / 16 shotsRick Tabaracci 9 saves / 9 shots May 9 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-cgy/1995/05/09/1994030162#game=1994030162,game_state=final Sandis Ozolinsh (1) – pp – 19:29 07:26 – German Titov (2)13:49 – sh – Sheldon Kennedy (1) Chris Tancill (1) – 05:09Pat Falloon (1) – 13:29 No scoring Sandis Ozolinsh (2) – 08:42 05:58 – Kelly Kisio (1)19:13 – Robert Reichel (1) Ulf Dahlen (2) – pp – 12:21 No scoring Arturs Irbe 30 saves / 34 shots Trevor Kidd 32 saves / 37 shots May 11 9–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-sjs/1995/05/11/1994030163#game=1994030163,game_state=final 05:42 – pp – Ulf Dahlen (3) Paul Kruse (2) – 00:43Mike Sullivan (1) – 01:20Mike Sullivan (2) – sh – 05:17Ronnie Stern (1) – sh – 07:15 10:48 – pp – Mike Rathje (2) Kelly Kisio (2) – pp – 01:28Joe Nieuwendyk (1) – 03:18 No scoring Mike Sullivan (3) – 01:02Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – 02:00Kelly Kisio (3) – 17:19 Arturs Irbe 1 save / 5 shotsWade Flaherty 21 saves / 26 shots Trevor Kidd 22 saves / 24 shots May 13 6–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-sjs/1995/05/13/1994030164#game=1994030164,game_state=final No scoring Theoren Fleury (2) – pp – 09:08 05:45 – Jeff Friesen (1)10:35 – pp – Mike Rathje (3) Theoren Fleury (3) – 01:19Theoren Fleury (4) – 03:25Ronnie Stern (2) – 18:01 14:34 – Sergei Makarov (2)19:51 – en – Ulf Dahlen (4) Robert Reichel (2) – 09:55Theoren Fleury (5) – en – 19:58 Arturs Irbe 30 saves / 35 shots Trevor Kidd 25 saves / 29 shots May 15 0–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-cgy/1995/05/15/1994030165#game=1994030165,game_state=final No scoring 06:07 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (3)10:12 – Theoren Fleury (6)18:44 – pp – Theoren Fleury (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:54 – sh – German Titov (3)19:51 – pp – Ronnie Stern (3) Arturs Irbe 21 saves / 25 shotsWade Flaherty 0 saves / 1 shot Trevor Kidd 25 saves / 25 shots May 17 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-sjs/1995/05/17/1994030166#game=1994030166,game_state=final 03:15 – Sandis Ozolinsh (3) German Titov (4) – 06:44Sheldon Kennedy (2) – 18:11 01:56 – Craig Janney (1)13:17 – Jeff Odgers (1)19:23 – Craig Janney (2) No scoring 08:38 – Ray Whitney (1) Paul Kruse (3) – sh – 17:45 Wade Flaherty 30 saves / 33 shots Trevor Kidd 15 saves / 20 shots May 19 5–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-cgy/1995/05/19/1994030167#game=1994030167,game_state=final Pat Falloon (2) – 06:50 No scoring Igor Larionov (1) – 09:30 19:19 – Paul Kruse (4) Pat Falloon (3) – 00:19Craig Janney (3) – 11:33 04:14 – Sheldon Kennedy (3)13:22 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (4)14:04 – German Titov (5) Ray Whitney (2) – 01:54 No scoring Wade Flaherty 56 saves / 60 shots Trevor Kidd 25 saves / 30 shots San Jose won series 4–3 (3) St. Louis Blues vs. (6) Vancouver Canucks This was first playoff meeting between these two teams. Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Pacific Coliseum Kiel Center May 7 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/1995/05/07/1994030171#game=1994030171,game_state=final No scoring 18:18 – pp – Brett Hull (1) Pavel Bure (1) – 10:32 01:16 – pp – Adam Creighton (1) No scoring No scoring Kirk McLean 34 saves / 36 shots Curtis Joseph 25 saves / 26 shots May 9 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/1995/05/09/1994030172#game=1994030172,game_state=final Sergio Momesso (1) – 19:21 07:42 – pp – Todd Elik (1)16:57 – Todd Elik (2) Dave Babych (1) – pp – 02:14Jyrki Lumme (1) – 15:15 10:27 – Al MacInnis (1) Russ Courtnall (1) – 08:11Pavel Bure (2) – sh – 10:18 No scoring Kirk McLean 33 saves / 36 shots Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 25 shotsJon Casey 1 save / 1 shot May 11 1–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/1995/05/11/1994030173#game=1994030173,game_state=final 01:18 – pp – Jyrki Lumme (2)04:30 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (1)10:53 – sh – Dave Babych (2) Brett Hull (2) – 00:20 05:16 – Sergio Momesso (2)18:34 – pp – Sergio Momesso (3) No scoring 06:48 – pp – Trevor Linden (1) No scoring Kirk McLean 24 saves / 25 shots Curtis Joseph 30 saves / 36 shots May 13 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/1995/05/13/1994030174#game=1994030174,game_state=final 05:53 – pp – Pavel Bure (3) Jeff Norton (1) – 07:37 04:41 – sh – Russ Courtnall (2) Brendan Shanahan (1) – 08:26Brendan Shanahan (2) – 11:17Brendan Shanahan (3) – pp – 12:42 No scoring Glenn Anderson (1) – 13:01 Kirk McLean 32 saves / 37 shots Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 26 shots May 15 6–5 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/1995/05/15/1994030175#game=1994030175,game_state=final Pavel Bure (4) – 04:55 12:10 – pp – Brett Hull (3) Christian Ruuttu (1) – sh – 04:31Geoff Courtnall (2) – sh – 04:48 10:13 – Todd Elik (3)16:56 – Bill Houlder (1) Josef Beranek (1) – 01:37Cliff Ronning (1) – pp – 05:56 02:32 – Brendan Shanahan (4)08:22 – Murray Baron (1) Cliff Ronning (2) – 01:48 No scoring Kirk McLean 33 saves / 38 shots Curtis Joseph 15 saves / 19 shotsJon Casey 7 saves / 9 shots May 17 8–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/1995/05/17/1994030176#game=1994030176,game_state=final No scoring Brett Hull (4) – 05:56Brett Hull (5) – 19:51 11:14 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (3)17:19 – pp – Pavel Bure (5) Esa Tikkanen (1) – 08:59Adam Creighton (2) – 11:54Basil McRae (1) – 12:35Todd Elik (4) – sh – 16:53 No scoring Esa Tikkanen (2) – pp – 08:34Guy Carbonneau (1) – 11:24 Kirk McLean 11 saves / 17 shotsKay Whitmore 16 saves / 18 shots Curtis Joseph 23 saves / 25 shots May 19 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/1995/05/19/1994030177#game=1994030177,game_state=final Adrian Aucoin (1) – pp – 08:35Pavel Bure (6) – sh – 12:33Geoff Courtnall (4) – pp – 18:27 13:36 – Basil McRae (2) Cliff Ronning (3) – 02:05 07:55 – Denis Chasse (1) Pavel Bure (7) – en – 19:38 15:25 – Brett Hull (6) Kirk McLean 41 saves / 44 shots Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 21 shots Vancouver won series 4–3 (4) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the second consecutive and ninth overall playoff meeting between these two teams; with Toronto winning six of the eight previous series. Toronto won last year's playoff meeting in six games. It was Chicago's first win against Toronto since 1938. Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Maple Leaf Gardens United Center May 7 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1995/05/07/1994030181#game=1994030181,game_state=final Mats Sundin (1) – pp – 04:05 No scoring Paul DiPietro (1) – 19:26 12:33 – Patrick Poulin (1)14:01 – Tony Amonte (1) Mike Gartner (1) – 01:25Mats Sundin (2) – 10:50Dave Andreychuk (1) – 11:04 13:28 – Jeff Shantz (1) Felix Potvin 27 saves / 30 shots Ed Belfour 28 saves / 33 shotsJeff Hackett 1 save / 1 shot May 9 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1995/05/09/1994030182#game=1994030182,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Mike Ridley (1) – 19:53 No scoring Mats Sundin (3) – pp – 09:18Mike Gartner (2) – en – 19:43 No scoring Felix Potvin 42 saves / 42 shots Ed Belfour 14 saves / 16 shots May 11 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tor/1995/05/11/1994030183#game=1994030183,game_state=final 15:16 – pp – Mike Ridley (2) Gary Suter (1) – pp – 18:43 No scoring Gary Suter (2) – 03:44 19:02 – Mats Sundin (4) Chris Chelios (1) – sh – 13:02 Felix Potvin 34 saves / 37 shots Ed Belfour 34 saves / 36 shots May 13 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tor/1995/05/13/1994030184#game=1994030184,game_state=final No scoring Joe Murphy (1) – 13:28 No scoring Murray Craven (1) – 08:22 01:57 – Jamie Macoun (1) Jeff Shantz (2) – en – 19:14 Felix Potvin 27 saves / 29 shots Ed Belfour 31 saves / 32 shots May 15 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1995/05/15/1994030185#game=1994030185,game_state=final No scoring 10:22 – Murray Craven (2) Mats Sundin (5) – 19:11 09:53 – Tony Amonte (2) Dave Andreychuk (2) – pp – 02:52 05:30 – Joe Murphy (2)14:41 – Murray Craven (3) Felix Potvin 29 saves / 33 shots Ed Belfour 23 saves / 25 shots May 17 4–5 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tor/1995/05/17/1994030186#game=1994030186,game_state=final No scoring Dirk Graham (1) – 17:12 05:17 – pp – Dmitri Mironov (1)12:14 – Tie Domi (1)14:36 – Mike Ridley (3) No scoring 00:55 – pp – Randy Wood (1) Denis Savard (1) – pp – 02:48Joe Murphy (3) – 12:49Brent Sutter (1) – 15:23 10:00 – Randy Wood (2) No scoring Felix Potvin 46 saves / 50 shots Ed Belfour 23 saves / 27 shotsJeff Hackett 9 saves / 10 shots May 19 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1995/05/19/1994030187#game=1994030187,game_state=final Dave Andreychuk (3) – pp – 17:03 13:41 – Denis Savard (2) No scoring 17:51 – Eric Weinrich (1) Dmitri Mironov (2) – 16:47 11:53 – Joe Murphy (4)12:19 – Patrick Poulin (2)19:50 – en – Joe Murphy (5) Felix Potvin 28 saves / 32 shots Ed Belfour 22 saves / 24 shots Chicago won series 4–3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) New York Rangers This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the eight previous series. They last met in the 1987 Patrick Division Semifinals, which Philadelphia won in six games. New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Madison Square Garden CoreStates Spectrum May 21 4–5 1 2 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1995-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-NJ.pdf Brian Leetch (3) – pp – 03:08Petr Nedved (3) – pp – 19:45 No scoring Pat Verbeek (3) – pp – 15:17 02:57 – pp – John LeClair (3)16:52 – John LeClair (4) Pat Verbeek (4) – 19:40 12:50 – John LeClair (5)15:11 – Eric Desjardins (2) No scoring 07:03 – Eric Desjardins (3) Mike Richter 25 saves / 30 shots Ron Hextall 22 saves / 26 shots May 22 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1995/05/22/1994030212#game=1994030212,game_state=final Brian Leetch (4) – pp – 07:35Brian Leetch (5) – pp – 12:46 No scoring No scoring 06:15 – Eric Lindros (2)16:36 – Dmitry Yushkevich (1) Brian Leetch (6) – 11:19 00:25 – Mikael Renberg (1) No scoring 00:25 – Kevin Haller (3) Mike Richter 22 saves / 26 shots Ron Hextall 24 saves / 27 shots May 24 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1995/05/24/1994030213#game=1994030213,game_state=final No scoring Kevin Dineen (2) – 02:54Mikael Renberg (2) – 19:44 13:00 – Mark Messier (3) Kevin Dineen (3) – 03:07Rod Brind'Amour (4) – pp – 10:23Kevin Haller (4) – sh – 16:59 13:00 – pp – Sergei Zubov (3) No scoring Mike Richter 19 saves / 23 shotsGlenn Healy 10 saves / 11 shots Ron Hextall 32 saves / 34 shots May 26 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1995/05/26/1994030214#game=1994030214,game_state=final No scoring Karl Dykhuis (3) – 12:37Karl Dykhuis (4) – pp – 17:08 19:21 – Mark Osborne (1) Mikael Renberg (3) – 12:29Anatoli Semenov (2) – 14:22 No scoring No scoring Glenn Healy 26 saves / 30 shots Ron Hextall 31 saves / 32 shots Philadelphia won series 4–0 (3) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) New Jersey Devils This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Pittsburgh winning both previous series. They last met in the 1993 Patrick Division Semifinals, which Pittsburgh won in five games. New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins Brendan Byrne Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena May 20 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1995/05/20/1994030221#game=1994030221,game_state=final Stephane Richer (3) – 11:39 No scoring No scoring 08:12 – Ron Francis (4) Claude Lemieux (3) – 11:01 01:16 – pp – Jaromir Jagr (8)18:44 – Luc Robitaille (7) Martin Brodeur 20 saves / 23 shots Ken Wregget 27 saves / 29 shots May 22 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1995/05/22/1994030222#game=1994030222,game_state=final John MacLean (1) – pp – 06:53 16:34 – Jaromir Jagr (9) No scoring No scoring Claude Lemieux (4) – 07:49Scott Stevens (1) – 19:31Claude Lemieux (5) – en – 19:59 18:45 – Jaromir Jagr (10) Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots Ken Wregget 34 saves / 37 shots May 24 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1995/05/24/1994030223#game=1994030223,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 00:58 – John MacLean (2)04:03 – Bobby Holik (1)17:48 – Randy McKay (3) Ron Francis (5) – 10:40 16:17 – Claude Lemieux (6)18:51 – pp – Scott Niedermayer (2) No scoring Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 22 shots Ken Wregget 40 saves / 45 shots May 26 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1995/05/26/1994030224#game=1994030224,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:40 – Neal Broten (2) Ron Francis (6) – 08:57 18:36 – Neal Broten (3) No scoring Martin Brodeur 34 saves / 35 shots Ken Wregget 49 saves / 51 shots May 28 4–1 1 www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/ppoboxscore.cgi?O19950066 Bobby Holik (2) – pp – 16:31 09:10 – Chris Joseph (1) Claude Lemieux (7) – 15:43 No scoring Shawn Chambers (2) – pp – 06:27Claude Lemieux (8) – en – 19:42 No scoring Martin Brodeur 31 saves / 32 shots Ken Wregget 18 saves / 21 shots New Jersey won series 4–1 Western Conference semifinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (7) San Jose Sharks This was the second consecutive and second overall playoff meeting between these two teams. San Jose won last year's playoff meeting in seven games. The Red Wings got revenge on the Sharks in a sweep, scoring 6 goals in all four games. San Jose Sharks Detroit Red Wings San Jose Arena Joe Louis Arena May 21 0–6 2 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1995-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-NJ.pdf No scoring No scoring No scoring 09:56 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (5)15:33 – pp – Paul Coffey (2) No scoring 04:01 – Doug Brown (1)10:08 – pp – Ray Sheppard (2)15:07 – Sergei Fedorov (1)19:00 – Kris Draper (2) Wade Flaherty 27 saves / 33 shots Mike Vernon 15 saves / 15 shots May 23 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-det/1995/05/23/1994030232#game=1994030232,game_state=final No scoring 01:37 – Paul Coffey (3)09:38 – pp – Sergei Fedorov (2)12:07 – Steve Yzerman (2)14:47 – Dino Ciccarelli (6) No scoring 14:01 – pp – Sergei Fedorov (3)19:45 – sh – Doug Brown (2) Mike Rathje (4) – pp – 06:01Ulf Dahlen (5) – pp – 10:19 No scoring Arturs Irbe 40 saves / 46 shots Mike Vernon 15 saves / 17 shots May 25 6–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/1995/05/25/1994030233#game=1994030233,game_state=final No scoring Ray Sheppard (3) – 15:08Vyacheslav Kozlov (4) – 15:51 No scoring Vyacheslav Kozlov (5) – 15:49 09:03 – Ray Whitney (3)11:44 – Sergei Makarov (3) Sergei Fedorov (4) – 00:19Darren McCarty (2) – 01:38Dino Ciccarelli (7) – 18:57 Wade Flaherty 30 saves / 36 shots Mike Vernon 10 saves / 12 shots May 27 6–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/1995/05/27/1994030234#game=1994030234,game_state=final No scoring Paul Coffey (4) – 06:01Vyacheslav Kozlov (6) – 06:29Doug Brown (3) – 09:56Vyacheslav Kozlov (7) – 10:34 01:15 – Ray Whitney (4)09:16 – pp – Mike Rathje (5) Bob Errey (1) – pp – 14:39 No scoring Darren McCarty (3) – 07:44 Wade Flaherty 26 saves / 32 shots Mike Vernon 15 saves / 17 shots Detroit won series 4–0 (4) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (6) Vancouver Canucks This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams; with Vancouver winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1982 Clarence Campbell Conference final, which Vancouver won in five games. Game four was the last game played in the Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks Pacific Coliseum United Center May 21 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-chi/1995/05/21/1994030241#game=1994030241,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Trevor Linden (2) – 19:41 No scoring No scoring 10:02 – Denis Savard (3) No scoring 09:04 – pp – Joe Murphy (6) Kirk McLean 28 saves / 30 shots Ed Belfour 26 saves / 27 shots May 23 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-chi/1995/05/23/1994030242#game=1994030242,game_state=final No scoring 13:56 – Jim Cummins (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:48 – Patrick Poulin (3) Kirk McLean 18 saves / 20 shots Ed Belfour 17 saves / 17 shots May 25 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-van/1995/05/25/1994030243#game=1994030243,game_state=final 18:16 – sh – Russ Courtnall (3) Patrick Poulin (4) – pp – 18:31 No scoring No scoring 12:34 – Russ Courtnall (4) Murray Craven (4) – 19:15 No scoring Chris Chelios (2) – 06:22 Kirk McLean 23 saves / 26 shots Ed Belfour 32 saves / 34 shots May 27 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-van/1995/05/27/1994030244#game=1994030244,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 04:01 – Jeff Brown (1)09:11 – pp – Roman Oksiuta (1)17:29 – Roman Oksiuta (2) Murray Craven (5) – 04:13Gerald Diduck (1) – 19:12 No scoring Jeremy Roenick (1) – 10:49 No scoring Chris Chelios (3) – 05:35 Kirk McLean 23 saves / 27 shots Ed Belfour 22 saves / 25 shots Chicago won series 4–0 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (5) New Jersey Devils This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with Philadelphia winning the only previous meeting in two games. They last met in the 1978 Preliminary Round where Philadelphia swept the Colorado Rockies. This was the third Conference Final appearance for New Jersey and the second consecutive appearance after losing to the New York Rangers in seven games the year before. Philadelphia made their fifth semifinal/conference final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980 and first since losing to Montreal in six games in 1989. New Jersey handed Philadelphia their first two playoff home losses of the season winning 4–1 in game one and 5–2 in game two and they outshot the Flyers 28–21 and 24–20 respectively. In game three Philadelphia played with a sense of urgency. Trailing 2–1 the Flyers tied the game on Rod Brind'Amour's goal with 6:03 to go in regulation. They went on to win the game 3–2 on captain Eric Lindros' goal at 4:19 of the first overtime period. Playing with their newfound confidence the Flyers won game four by a score of 4–2 despite being outshot 34–19, Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall made 32 saves. In game five the Devils took a 2–1 lead into the second period which ended up scoreless. The Flyers tied the game on Kevin Dineen's second goal of the game at 3:13 of the third period. The Devils almost regained the lead on Stephane Richer's breakaway shot that hit the crossbar with less than four minutes to go in regulation. Then with less than a minute remaining Devils forward Claude Lemieux picked up the puck on a backcheck in the New Jersey zone and skated up the ice, once over the Flyers' blue line Lemieux fired a slap shot that beat Hextall on his blocker side. The goal silenced the Spectrum crowd and gave New Jersey a 3–2 lead with just 44.2 seconds to play. The Devils hung on to win the game 3–2. In game six Philadelphia opened the scoring on Jim Montgomery's goal at 4:05 of the first period. The Devils calmly utilized the neutral-zone trap to shut down the Flyers' offense while their forwards took advantage. Stephane Richer tied the game with a power play goal at 10:25 and Brian Rolston put the Devils up 2–1 with a goal at 18:15. The scored remained 2–1 for New Jersey until midway through the second period. After a blocked shot by Devils defenceman Shawn Chambers led to a three on one rush for New Jersey, Randy McKay scored his seventh goal of the postseason. The Devils made it 4–1 at 10:11 of the third period when Bobby Carpenter passed the puck past Flyers defenceman Karl Dykhuis up to Claude Lemieux at center ice who went in on a breakaway and scored his league leading eleventh goal of the playoffs. The Flyers fought back as Mikael Renberg scored on the power play at 16:29 to cut the Devils' lead to 4–2 but New Jersey held on to the lead and went on to win the game and series, advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in team history. New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers Brendan Byrne Arena CoreStates Spectrum June 3 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-phi/1995/06/03/1994030311#game=1994030311,game_state=final Bill Guerin (2) – 15:06Scott Niedermayer (3) – 18:34 No scoring Randy McKay (4) – 15:02 No scoring Bill Guerin (3) – 02:04 18:06 – Craig MacTavish (1) Martin Brodeur 20 saves / 21 shots Ron Hextall 24 saves / 28 shots June 5 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-phi/1995/06/05/1994030312#game=1994030312,game_state=final Randy McKay (5) – pp – 12:32John MacLean (3) – pp – 19:48 07:08 – Eric Lindros (3)13:54 – pp – Mikael Renberg (4) Neal Broten (4) – pp – 03:51Bobby Holik (3) – 04:59Ken Daneyko (1) – 17:02 No scoring No scoring No scoring Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 20 shots Ron Hextall 11 saves / 16 shotsDominic Roussel 8 saves / 8 shots June 7 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-njd/1995/06/07/1994030313#game=1994030313,game_state=final 01:32 – Claude Lemieux (9) Kevin Dineen (4) – 04:34 02:53 – Randy McKay (6) No scoring No scoring Rod Brind'Amour (5) – 13:57 No scoring Eric Lindros (4) – 04:19 Martin Brodeur 22 saves / 25 shots Ron Hextall 31 saves / 33 shots June 10 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-njd/1995/06/10/1994030314#game=1994030314,game_state=final 14:44 – pp – Brian Rolston (1) Shjon Podein (1) – 18:09 No scoring Mikael Renberg (5) – 17:50 13:31 – Mike Peluso (1) Rod Brind'Amour (6) – sh – 04:53Eric Desjardins (4) – 11:47 Martin Brodeur 13 saves / 17 shotsChris Terreri 2 saves / 2 shots Ron Hextall 32 saves / 34 shots June 11 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-phi/1995/06/11/1994030315#game=1994030315,game_state=final John MacLean (4) – 03:42Bobby Carpenter (1) – pp – 17:17 07:28 – pp – Kevin Dineen (5) No scoring No scoring Claude Lemieux (10) – 19:15 03:13 – Kevin Dineen (6) Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 18 shots Ron Hextall 29 saves / 32 shots June 13 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-njd/1995/06/13/1994030316#game=1994030316,game_state=final 10:25 – pp – Stephane Richer (4)18:15 – Brian Rolston (2) Jim Montgomery (1) – 04:05 11:58 – Randy McKay (7) No scoring 10:11 – Claude Lemieux (11) Mikael Renberg (6) – pp – 16:29 Martin Brodeur 14 saves / 16 shots Ron Hextall 25 saves / 29 shots New Jersey won series 4–2 Western Conference final (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks This was the 14th playoff series between these two teams, with Chicago winning eight of the thirteen previous series. They last met in the 1992 Norris Division Final where Chicago swept Detroit in four games. This was the seventh conference final appearance for Chicago and first since 1992 where the Blackhawks swept Edmonton in four games. Detroit made their third conference final appearance and first since losing to Edmonton in five games in 1988. The Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks in five games to return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1966. Game one of the series at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit saw a goaltending battle between Ed Belfour and Mike Vernon. The two teams skated to a 1–1 tie after regulation before Nicklas Lidstrom scored the game-winning goal for Detroit at 1:01 of the first overtime period. It was the first overtime playoff game that Detroit had won at home since 1960. In game two Chicago led by a score of 2–1 after two periods on goals by Chris Chelios and Tony Amonte. In the third period, Detroit kept pressing and eventually tied the game on Doug Brown's goal. Kris Draper scored the winner for Detroit with just 1:45 remaining in regulation. In game three of the series at the United Center, Detroit led 3–2 going into the third period. Jeff Shantz scored at 8:33 to tie the game for Chicago. The game went to double overtime where Vladimir Konstantinov scored the game-winner for Detroit at 9:25. The win gave the Red Wings a commanding 3–0 series lead. The Blackhawks responded to the urgency and came out flying in game four as Denis Savard and Joe Murphy both scored twice and captain Dirk Graham had a goal to give Chicago a dominating 5–0 lead after 40 minutes. Detroit scored twice in the third period on goals by Kris Draper and Ray Sheppard as the Blackhawks went on to win the game 5–2. In game five Chicago jumped out to a 1–0 lead on Denis Savard's power play goal at 10:18 of the first period. Detroit then tied the game on captain Steve Yzerman's goal at 11:36 of the second. After a scoreless third period the game went into double overtime where Vyacheslav Kozlov scored at 2:25 to give the Red Wings a 2–1 win and a series clinching victory. Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings United Center Joe Louis Arena June 1 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/1995/06/01/1994030321#game=1994030321,game_state=final Joe Murphy (7) – pp – 15:19 No scoring No scoring 02:26 – Keith Primeau (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:01 – Nicklas Lidstrom (4) Ed Belfour 22 saves / 24 shots Mike Vernon 13 saves / 14 shots June 4 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/1995/06/04/1994030322#game=1994030322,game_state=final Chris Chelios (4) – 07:59 16:43 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (8) Tony Amonte (3) – 11:07 No scoring No scoring 07:57 – Doug Brown (4)18:15 – Kris Draper (3) Ed Belfour 35 saves / 38 shots Mike Vernon 18 saves / 20 shots June 6 4–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/1995/06/06/1994030323#game=1994030323,game_state=final 07:23 – pp – Denis Savard (4) Keith Primeau (4) – pp – 18:31 03:02 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (1) Stu Grimson (1) – 05:32Paul Coffey (5) – pp – 13:20 08:33 – Jeff Shantz (3) No scoring No scoring Vladimir Konstantinov (1) – 09:25 Ed Belfour 47 saves / 51 shots Mike Vernon 26 saves / 29 shots June 8 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/1995/06/08/1994030324#game=1994030324,game_state=final 07:07 – Denis Savard (5)11:18 – Joe Murphy (8)16:41 – Dirk Graham (2) No scoring 04:08 – Denis Savard (6)18:03 – pp – Joe Murphy (9) No scoring No scoring Kris Draper (4) – 04:49Ray Sheppard (4) – 10:25 Ed Belfour 21 saves / 23 shots Mike Vernon 6 saves / 10 shotsChris Osgood 13 saves / 14 shots June 11 1–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/1995/06/11/1994030325#game=1994030325,game_state=final Denis Savard (7) – pp – 10:18 No scoring No scoring 11:36 – Steve Yzerman (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:25 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (8) Ed Belfour 45 saves / 47 shots Mike Vernon 25 saves / 26 shots Detroit won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Final 1995 Stanley Cup Final This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Detroit made their nineteenth appearance in the Final, and first since 1966 where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in six games. New Jersey made their first Final appearance in their twenty-first season after entering the league in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts. Detroit last won the Stanley Cup in 1955. In a significant upset given their regular season point differential, the fifth-seeded Devils swept the Presidents' Trophy-winning Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings Brendan Byrne Arena Joe Louis Arena June 17 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-det/1995/06/17/1994030411#game=1994030411,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Stephane Richer (5) – pp – 09:41 13:08 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (9) Claude Lemieux (12) – 03:17 No scoring Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 17 shots Mike Vernon 26 saves / 28 shots June 20 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-det/1995/06/20/1994030412#game=1994030412,game_state=final No scoring No scoring John MacLean (5) – 09:40 07:17 – pp – Vyacheslav Kozlov (9) Scott Niedermayer (4) – 09:47Jim Dowd (2) – 18:36Stephane Richer (6) – en – 19:39 01:36 – Sergei Federov (5) Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 18 shots Mike Vernon 19 saves / 22 shots June 22 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-njd/1995/06/22/1994030413#game=1994030413,game_state=final 10:30 – pp – Bruce Driver (1)16:52 – Claude Lemieux (13) No scoring 06:59 – Neal Broten (5)08:20 – Randy McKay (8) No scoring 08:14 – pp – Bobby Holik (4) Sergei Fedorov (6) – pp – 16:57 Steve Yzerman (4) – pp – 18:27 Martin Brodeur 22 saves / 24 shots Mike Vernon 16 saves / 20 shotsChris Osgood 10 saves / 11 shots June 24 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-njd/1995/06/24/1994030414#game=1994030414,game_state=final 01:08 – Neal Broten (6)17:45 – Shawn Chambers (3) Sergei Federov (7) – 02:03Paul Coffey (6) – sh – 13:01 07:56 – Neal Broten (7) No scoring 07:46 – Sergei Brylin (1)12:32 – Shawn Chambers (4) No scoring Martin Brodeur 14 saves / 16 shots Mike Vernon 21 saves / 26 shots New Jersey won series 4–0 Playoff statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.NHL.com - Skater Stats Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesSergei FedorovDetroit Red Wings 17 7 17 24 +13 6Stephane RicherNew Jersey Devils 19 6 15 21 +9 2Neal BrotenNew Jersey Devils 20 7 12 19 +13 6Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins 12 6 13 19 +3 4Denis SavardChicago Blackhawks 16 7 11 18 +12 10Paul CoffeyDetroit Red Wings 18 6 12 18 +4 10John MacLeanNew Jersey Devils 20 5 13 18 +8 14Claude LemieuxNew Jersey Devils 20 13 3 16 +12 20Vyacheslav KozlovDetroit Red Wings 18 9 7 16 +12 10Nicklas LidstromDetroit Red Wings 18 4 12 16 +4 8 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.NHL.com - Goalie Stats Player Team 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 (minutes:seconds) Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 20 16 4 463 34 1.67 .927 3 1221-58 1221:58 Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks 16 9 7 479 37 2.19 .923 1 1013-38 1013:38 Mike Vernon Mike Vernon (ice hockey) Detroit Red Wings 18 12 6 370 41 2.31 .889 1 1063-17 1063:17 Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers 15 10 5 437 42 2.81 .904 0 896-41 896:41 Felix Potvin Félix Potvin Toronto Maple Leafs 7 3 4 253 20 2.83 .921 1 423-41 423:41 References See also 1994–95 NHL season List of NHL seasons 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 1995 Play Category:Stanley Cup playoffs