1994–95 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1994–95 1994 Boston Bruins Eastern 4th Northeast 3rd 27–18–3 15–7–2 12–11–1 150 127 Harry Sinden Brian Sutter Ray Bourque Cam NeelyAdam Oates Boston Garden 14,300 Providence Bruins Cam Neely (27) Adam Oates (41) Adam Oates (53) Brent Hughes (139) Dave Reid (+8) Blaine Lacher (19) Blaine Lacher (2.41) The 1994–95 Boston Bruins season was the team's 71st season. The Bruins had a solid season, finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference with 57 points. During the regular season, they had the most shots on goal (1,651) and allowed the fewest shots on goal (1,168) of any team in the league.1994-95 NHL Summary https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 3, 2023 They also allowed the fewest powerplay goals (24) and had the best penalty-killing % (86.89%) of all 26 teams. Regular season This season was the last at the historic Boston Garden for the Bruins before its closure as the team moved to the Fleet Center (now TD Garden) the following year. Final standings BOS BOS Playoffs The Bruins were favored to win their quarterfinal playoff series against the New Jersey Devils, but were shocked by the Devils in the first two games at the Boston Garden by scores of 5–0 and 3–0. The Bruins won game three at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, 3–2, despite being outshot 33 to 17. Boston goaltender Blaine Lacher was solid in net, stopping 31 New Jersey shots. Game four on Friday, May 12 at the Meadowlands started out as a goaltending battle between Lacher and Martin Brodeur. The two teams skated to a 0–0 tie after three regulation periods. This game would prove to be the turning point in the series, as a Boston goal would tie the series at two games apiece and give the Bruins home-ice advantage once again; a New Jersey goal would put the Bruins down three games to one in the series and give the Devils a chance to take the series in game five in Boston. Devils forward Randy McKay ended up scoring the winner at 8:51 of the first overtime period. The Devils closed out the series in game five on Sunday, May 14, in what was the last official NHL game ever played at the Boston Garden.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199505070BOS.html New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score — May 7, 1995https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199505080BOS.html New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score — May 8, 1995https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199505100NJD.html Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score — May 10, 1995https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199505120NJD.html Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score — May 12, 1995https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199505140BOS.html New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score — May 14, 1995 The Devils would go on to win their first Stanley Cup. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1994–95 regular season1994-95 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1995_games.html Hockey-Reference.com September 3, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||January 22, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||1–0–0 || 1994020016 W |- |2||January 23, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||2–0–0 || 1994020022 W |- |3||January 26, 1995||1–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||3–0–0 || 1994020040 W |- |4||January 28, 1995||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||3–1–0 || 1994020055 L |- |5||January 30, 1995||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||3–2–0 || 1994020064 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February: 7–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |6||February 2, 1995||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||4–2–0 || 1994020080 W |- |7||February 4, 1995||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||5–2–0 || 1994020091 W |- |8||February 7, 1995||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||6–2–0 || 1994020110 W |- |9||February 9, 1995||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||6–3–0 || 1994020123 L |- |10||February 11, 1995||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||6–3–1 || 1994020133 T |- |11||February 12, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||7–3–1 || 1994020144 W |- |12||February 14, 1995||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||7–4–1 || 1994020153 L |- |13||February 17, 1995||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||8–4–1 || 1994020170 W |- |14||February 18, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||8–5–1 || 1994020179 L |- |15||February 22, 1995||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||8–6–1 || 1994020197 L |- |16||February 23, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||9–6–1 || 1994020206 W |- |17||February 25, 1995||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||9–6–2 || 1994020219 T |- |18||February 27, 1995||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||10–6–2 || 1994020230 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March: 7–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |19||March 2, 1995||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||11–6–2 || 1994020246 W |- |20||March 4, 1995||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||11–7–2 || 1994020257 L |- |21||March 5, 1995||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||12–7–2 || 1994020265 W |- |22||March 7, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||12–8–2 || 1994020278 L |- |23||March 9, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||12–9–2 || 1994020291 L |- |24||March 11, 1995||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||12–10–2 || 1994020299 L |- |25||March 16, 1995||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||13–10–2 || 1994020326 W |- |26||March 18, 1995||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1994–95) ||14–10–2 || 1994020339 W |- |27||March 19, 1995||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||14–11–2 || 1994020348 L |- |28||March 22, 1995||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||14–12–2 || 1994020364 L |- |29||March 24, 1995||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||15–12–2 || 1994020375 W |- |30||March 28, 1995||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||16–12–2 || 1994020397 W |- |31||March 30, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1994–95) ||17–12–2 || 1994020409 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; April: 8–6–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |32||April 1, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1994–95) ||17–13–2 || 1994020420 L |- |33||April 2, 1995||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||17–14–2 || 1994020429 L |- |34||April 6, 1995||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||17–14–3 || 1994020449 T |- |35||April 8, 1995||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) ||18–14–3 || 1994020459 W |- |36||April 9, 1995||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||19–14–3 || 1994020468 W |- |37||April 12, 1995||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||19–15–3 || 1994020482 L |- |38||April 14, 1995||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||19–16–3 || 1994020496 L |- |39||April 15, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||20–16–3 || 1994020503 W |- |40||April 19, 1995||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||21–16–3 || 1994020528 W |- |41||April 20, 1995||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||22–16–3 || 1994020535 W |- |42||April 23, 1995||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1994–95) ||23–16–3 || 1994020553 W |- |43||April 24, 1995||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1994–95) ||23–17–3 || 1994020562 L |- |44||April 26, 1995||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||24–17–3 || 1994020571 W |- |45||April 28, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||24–18–3 || 1994020585 L |- |46||April 30, 1995||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||25–18–3 || 1994020597 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; May: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |47||May 1, 1995||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||26–18–3 || 1994020605 W |- |48||May 3, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||27–18–3 || 1994020617 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:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap |- |1|| May 7, 1995 || 0–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || 14,448 || Devils lead 1–0 || 1994030141 L |- |2|| May 8, 1995 || 0–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || 14,448 || Devils lead 2–0 || 1994030142 L |- |3|| May 10, 1995 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || 16,523 || Devils lead 2–1 || 1994030143 W |- |4|| May 12, 1995 || 0–1 OT || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || 19,040 || Devils lead 3–1 || 1994030144 L |- |5|| May 14, 1995 || 2–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || 14,448 || Devils win 4–1 || 1994030145 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 Bruins only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins 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 12 Adam Oates C 48 12 41 53 −11 8 5 1 0 1 −6 2 77 Ray Bourque D 46 12 31 43 3 20 5 0 3 3 −5 0 8 Cam Neely RW 42 27 14 41 7 72 5 2 0 2 −4 2 20 Bryan Smolinski LW 44 18 13 31 −3 31 5 0 1 1 −2 4 19 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 47 12 14 26 4 31 5 1 0 1 0 0 26 Mats Naslund Mats Näslund LW 34 8 14 22 −4 4 5 1 0 1 −3 0 32 Don Sweeney D 47 3 19 22 6 24 5 0 0 0 −4 4 21 Ted Donato C 47 10 10 20 3 10 5 0 0 0 0 4 22 Jozef Stumpel Jozef Stümpel C 44 5 13 18 4 8 5 0 0 0 −1 0 23 Steve Heinze RW 36 7 9 16 0 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 Alexei Kasatonov D 44 2 14 16 −2 33 5 0 0 0 0 2 18 Brent Hughes ice hockey, born 1966 LW 44 6 6 12 6 139 5 0 0 0 −2 4 27 Steve Leach RW 35 5 6 11 −3 68 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 38 Jon Rohloff D 34 3 8 11 1 39 5 0 0 0 −1 6 17 Dave Reid ice hockey, born 1964 C 38 5 5 10 8 10 5 0 0 0 1 0 45 Sandy Moger RW 18 2 6 8 −1 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 44 Glen Murray ice hockey LW 35 5 2 7 −11 46 2 0 0 0 −1 2 34 David Shaw ice hockey D 44 3 4 7 −9 36 5 0 1 1 −2 4 36 John Gruden D 38 0 6 6 3 22 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 28 Jamie Huscroft D 34 0 6 6 −3 103 5 0 0 0 0 11 48 Fred Knipscheer LW 16 3 1 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 42 Mikko Makela Mikko Mäkelä (ice hockey) RW 11 1 2 3 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 40 Daniel Lacroix C 23 1 0 1 −2 38 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 40 Brett Harkins C 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 31 Blaine Lacher G 35 0 1 1 -98 4 5 0 0 0 -98 0 29 Marc Potvin RW 6 0 1 1 1 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 1 Craig Billington G 8 0 0 0 -98 2 1 0 0 0 -98 0 13 Grigori Panteleev Grigorijs Panteļejevs LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 37 Vincent Riendeau G 11 0 0 0 -98 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 49 Jeff Serowik D 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 16 Cam Stewart ice hockey C 5 0 0 0 0 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 41 Guy Larose C -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 4 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs GP Games played GS Games started 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 GS Games started W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 31 Blaine Lacher 35 34 19 11 2 805 79 2.41 .902 4 1,965:00 5 5 1 4 125 12 2.55 .904 0 282:48 1 Craig Billington 8 6 5 1 0 140 19 3.05 .864 0 373:18 1 0 0 0 10 1 2.40 .900 0 25:01 37 Vincent Riendeau 11 8 3 6 1 221 27 2.86 .878 0 565:29 — — — — — — — — — — Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) NHL Second All-Star team Ray Bourque (Defense)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19941995 records.nhl.com September 11, 2023 League(in-season) NHL Rookie of the Month Blaine Lacher (February)OILERS FACE MONEY WOES https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/03/04/oilers-face-money-woes/2ae229f0-aae2-460e-8cfe-c98e33a24726/ Washington Post September 11, 2023 March 4, 1995 LACHER HONORED: Bruins G Blaine Lacher, 5-1-1 with a 2.54 goals-against average in February, is NHL rookie of the month. Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Cam Neely Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239 Seventh Player Award Blaine Lacher Three Stars Awards Cam Neely (1st)Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40 Ray Bourque (2nd) Blaine Lacher (3rd) Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Blaine Lacher January 22, 19951994-95 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 5, 2024 Jon Rohloff January 30, 1995 Sandy Moger March 22, 1995 Brett Harkins April 24, 1995 600th assist Adam Oates April 8, 1995Elias Says ... https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/news/story?id=2735737 ESPN.com September 11, 2023 January 19, 2007 Forsberg reached the 600-assist plateau in 670 games, the quickest that any player has done it since Adam Oates hit that milestone on April 8, 1995, in his 663rd game. Draft picks Boston's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft in Hartford, Connecticut.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html 1994 NHL Entry Draft hockeydb.com Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team 1 21 Evgeni Ryabchikov (G) Russia Molot Perm (Russia) 2 47 Daniel Goneau (LW) Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL) 4 99 Eric Nickulas (RW) United States Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)5125Darren Wright (D)Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)6151Andre Roy (RW)Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)7177Jeremy Schaefer (LW)Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)9229John Grahame (G)Lake Superior State University (CCHA)10255Neil Savary (G)Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)11281Andrei Yakhanov (D)Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia) References Boston Bruins 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000321995.html www.hockeydb.com September 3, 2023 1994-95 Boston Bruins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 3, 2023 Category:Boston Bruins seasons Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Bruins Bruins