1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1994–95 1994 Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern 12th Atlantic 6th 17–28–3 10–14–0 7–14–3 120 144 Phil Esposito Terry Crisp Vacant ThunderDome 19,932 Atlanta KnightsNashville Knights Brian Bradley, Petr Klima (13) Brian Bradley (27) Brian Bradley (40) Enrico Ciccone (225) Adrien Plavsic (+5) Daren Puppa (14) Daren Puppa (2.68) The 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the third season in franchise history. The team traded defenseman Shawn Chambers to the New Jersey Devils and forward Denis Savard to the Chicago Blackhawks; both players went on to have memorable playoff performances in 1995. Brian Bradley and Petr Klima both led the team in goals with 13, while Rob Zamuner led the team with 3 shorthanded goals. By April 21, the Lightning had a 17–22–3 record with only 118 goals against in 42 games. Although they had only scored 109 goals, Darren Puppa's solid goaltending kept the team ahead of the New York Islanders in the Atlantic Division standings. However, the Lightning finished the season with six-straight losses, getting outscored 26–11 to finish 17–28–3 for 37 points. An Islanders' loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on May 2 ensured that the Lightning would not finish last place in the division. Regular season Final standings TBL TBL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 5px solid; 1994–95 regular season1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/1995_games.html Hockey-Reference.com September 7, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; January: 3–3–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||January 20, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||0–1–0 || 1994020002 L |- |2||January 22, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||0–2–0 || 1994020019 L |- |3||January 25, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||1–2–0 || 1994020035 W |- |4||January 26, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||1–3–0 || 1994020042 L |- |5||January 28, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1994–95) ||2–3–0 || 1994020054 W |- |6||January 31, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||3–3–0 || 1994020071 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; February: 5–6–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–2–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |7||February 2, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||3–3–1 || 1994020081 T |- |8||February 4, 1995||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||3–4–1 || 1994020092 L |- |9||February 5, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||3–5–1 || 1994020102 L |- |10||February 7, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1994–95) ||4–5–1 || 1994020113 W |- |11||February 10, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||5–5–1 || 1994020130 W |- |12||February 11, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1994–95) ||5–6–1 || 1994020138 L |- |13||February 14, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||5–7–1 || 1994020155 L |- |14||February 17, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||5–8–1 || 1994020169 L |- |15||February 18, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||6–8–1 || 1994020179 W |- |16||February 20, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1994–95) ||6–9–1 || 1994020189 L |- |17||February 23, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1994–95) ||7–9–1 || 1994020205 W |- |18||February 24, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||8–9–1 || 1994020211 W |- |19||February 26, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||8–9–2 || 1994020226 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; March: 5–8–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |20||March 1, 1995||2–8 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||8–10–2 || 1994020243 L |- |21||March 2, 1995||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||9–10–2 || 1994020248 W |- |22||March 4, 1995||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||9–11–2 || 1994020258 L |- |23||March 7, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||9–12–2 || 1994020281 L |- |24||March 10, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||9–13–2 || 1994020296 L |- |25||March 12, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||9–14–2 || 1994020308 L |- |26||March 13, 1995||0–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||9–15–2 || 1994020313 L |- |27||March 18, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||10–15–2 || 1994020342 W |- |28||March 19, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||11–15–2 || 1994020346 W |- |29||March 24, 1995||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||11–16–2 || 1994020375 L |- |30||March 27, 1995||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||12–16–2 || 1994020394 W |- |31||March 29, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1994–95) ||12–17–2 || 1994020404 L |- |32||March 31, 1995||2–0 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||13–17–2 || 1994020415 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; April: 4–10–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–8–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |33||April 2, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||13–18–2 || 1994020430 L |- |34||April 4, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||13–18–3 || 1994020439 T |- |35||April 6, 1995||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||13–19–3 || 1994020451 L |- |36||April 8, 1995||1–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) ||13–20–3 || 1994020459 L |- |37||April 9, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||14–20–3 || 1994020467 W |- |38||April 11, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1994–95) ||15–20–3 || 1994020478 W |- |39||April 14, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) ||15–21–3 || 1994020498 L |- |40||April 16, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) ||15–22–3 || 1994020512 L |- |41||April 18, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1994–95) ||16–22–3 || 1994020525 W |- |42||April 20, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||17–22–3 || 1994020538 W |- |43||April 22, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) ||17–23–3 || 1994020547 L |- |44||April 24, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||17–24–3 || 1994020564 L |- |45||April 26, 1995||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||17–25–3 || 1994020574 L |- |46||April 27, 1995||1–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||17–26–3 || 1994020580 L |- |47||April 29, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) ||17–27–3 || 1994020593 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |48||May 3, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1994–95) ||17–28–3 || 1994020619 L |- |- | 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 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 Lightning only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 19 Brian Bradley ice hockey, born 1965 C 46 13 27 40 −6 42 77 Chris Gratton C 46 7 20 27 −2 89 85 Petr Klima Petr Klíma LW 47 13 13 26 −13 26 14 John Tucker ice hockey C 46 12 13 25 −10 14 44 Roman Hamrlik Roman Hamrlík D 48 12 11 23 −18 86 15 Paul Ysebaert C 29 8 11 19 −1 12 18 Denis Savard C 31 6 11 17 −6 10 29 Alex Selivanov RW 43 10 6 16 −2 14 7 Rob Zamuner LW 43 9 6 15 −3 24 28 Marc Bureau ice hockey C 48 2 12 14 −8 30 22 Shawn Chambers D 24 2 12 14 0 6 34 Mikael Andersson ice hockey, born 1966 LW 36 4 7 11 −3 4 27 Alexander Semak C 22 5 5 10 −3 12 24 Danton Cole LW 26 3 3 6 −1 6 25 Marc Bergevin D 44 2 4 6 −6 51 39 Enrico Ciccone D 41 2 4 6 3 225 4 Cory Cross D 43 1 5 6 −6 41 3 Eric Charron D 45 1 4 5 1 26 9 Jason Wiemer C 36 1 4 5 −2 44 21 Bob Halkidis D 27 1 3 4 −12 40 6 Adrien Plavsic D 15 2 1 3 5 4 33Myhres wore number 27 in his first game. Brantt Myhres RW 15 2 0 2 −2 81 20 Rudy Poeschek D 25 1 1 2 0 92 16Hankinson wore number 23 in his first two games. Ben Hankinson RW 18 0 2 2 1 6 27 Jim Cummins ice hockey RW 10 1 0 1 −3 41 49 Brent Gretzky C 3 0 1 1 −2 0 93 Daren Puppa G 36 0 1 1 2 30 Jean-Claude Bergeron G 17 0 0 0 2 17 Gerard Gallant LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Chris LiPuma D 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 Rich Sutter RW 4 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season 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 93 Daren Puppa 36 14 19 2 946 90 2.68 .905 1 2013 30 Jean-Claude Bergeron 17 3 9 1 374 49 3.33 .869 1 883 Awards and records Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Alexander Selivanov January 20, 19951994-95 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 5, 2024 Jason Wiemer January 22, 1995 Brantt Myhres March 4, 1995 Draft picks Tampa Bay'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 8 Jason Wiemer (C) Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 2 34 Colin Cloutier (C) Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)355Vadim Epanchintsev (C)Spartak Moscow (Russia)486Dmitri Klevakin (LW)Spartak Moscow (Russia)6137Dan Juden (C)Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)6138Bryce Salvador (D)Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)7164Chris Maillet (D)Red Deer Rebels (WHL)8190Alexei Baranov (D)Dynamo Moscow (Russia)9216Yuri Smirnov (C)Spartak Moscow (Russia)10242Shawn Gervais (C)Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)11268Brian White (D)Arlington Catholic High School (USHS-MA)S 8 Francois Bouchard (D) Northeastern University (Hockey East) Notes References Tampa Bay Lightning 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000551995.html www.hockeydb.com September 7, 2023 1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 7, 2023 Category:Tampa Bay Lightning seasons T Tamp Tamp Category:1990s in Tampa, Florida