1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1994–95 1994 Toronto Maple Leafs Western 5th Central 4th 21–19–8 15–7–2 6–12–6 135 146 Cliff Fletcher Pat Burns Doug Gilmour Dave AndreychukDave Ellett Maple Leaf Gardens 15,744 St. John's Maple Leafs Mats Sundin (23) Mike Ridley (27) Mats Sundin (47) Warren Rychel (101) Randy Wood (+7) Felix Potvin (15) Damian Rhodes (2.68) The 1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 78th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to the 1994–95 season, franchise player and fan favourite Wendel Clark was sent to the Quebec Nordiques in a blockbuster trade. Clark, along with defenceman Sylvain Lefebvre and Toronto's second pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft, Landon Wilson, were traded to the Nordiques on June 28, 1994, in exchange for forward Mats Sundin, defenceman Garth Butcher and Quebec's first pick in the 1992 NHL entry draft, Todd Warriner. In Clark's absence, the gritty and dependable veteran forward Doug Gilmour was named team captain. After finishing fourth in 1992–93 and third in 1993–94, the Maple Leafs fell to fifth place in the Western Conference in 1994–95 and, for the first time in three seasons, they allowed more goals than they scored. Throughout the regular season, Toronto never won more than two games in a row, and finished just two games above .500. In addition, no Toronto player recorded a hat trick. To toughen up their lineup, the Leafs signed Warren Rychel from the Los Angeles Kings midway through the regular season, and on April 7, 1995, they traded center Mike Eastwood and a third-round pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for right wing Tie Domi. Toronto was the only Western Conference team to score at least one goal in all 48 of its regular-season games in 1994–95 (the Quebec Nordiques and the Buffalo Sabres were the only Eastern Conference teams to accomplish this feat in 1994–95). The Maple Leafs finished sixth in the league in penalty-killing (84.86%) and allowed the most empty-net goals of any team in the league (8). The team qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Regular season The Maple Leafs tied the Dallas Stars and the Hartford Whalers for the lowest shooting percentage during the regular season with just 135 goals on 1,520 shots (8.9%).1994-95 NHL Summary https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 9, 2023 Season standings TOR TOR Playoffs Although the Maple Leafs were the underdogs against the fourth-place Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, they won the first two games of the series at the United Center and went home to Maple Leaf Gardens for game three with two-games-to-none series lead. However, the Blackhawks played determinedly and won Games 3 and 4 in Toronto to regain home-ice advantage in the series. Chicago then won Game 5, 4–2, and looked to clinch the series in Game 6 back in Toronto. The Maple Leafs played a spirited game, going up 4–1 in the third period. The Blackhawks fought back with three consecutive goals to tie the game. At 10:00 of the first overtime period, Randy Wood scored his second goal of the game to give the Maple Leafs a 5–4 win. The victory tied the series at three games apiece and forced game seven back in Chicago. In Game 7, Joe Murphy scored twice and Ed Belfour made 22 saves as Chicago advanced to the second round for the first time in three years with a 5–2 win. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1994–95 regular season1994-95 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1995_games.html Hockey-Reference.com September 9, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||January 20, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||0–0–1 || 1994020008 T |- |2||January 21, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||0–1–1 || 1994020015 L |- |3||January 25, 1995||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||1–1–1 || 1994020036 W |- |4||January 27, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||1–2–1 || 1994020048 L |- |5||January 28, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||2–2–1 || 1994020056 W |- |6||January 30, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||3–2–1 || 1994020066 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February: 6–7–2 (home: 5–3–1; road: 1–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |7||February 1, 1995||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||3–2–2 || 1994020079 T |- |8||February 3, 1995||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||3–3–2 || 1994020089 L |- |9||February 4, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||3–4–2 || 1994020100 L |- |10||February 6, 1995||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||4–4–2 || 1994020108 W |- |11||February 8, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||4–4–3 || 1994020121 T |- |12||February 10, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||5–4–3 || 1994020131 W |- |13||February 11, 1995||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||5–5–3 || 1994020140 L |- |14||February 13, 1995||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||6–5–3 || 1994020150 W |- |15||February 15, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||6–6–3 || 1994020160 L |- |16||February 18, 1995||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||7–6–3 || 1994020180 W |- |17||February 20, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||7–7–3 || 1994020190 L |- |18||February 22, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||7–8–3 || 1994020199 L |- |19||February 23, 1995||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||8–8–3 || 1994020208 W |- |20||February 25, 1995||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||9–8–3 || 1994020222 W |- |21||February 27, 1995||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||9–9–3 || 1994020233 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March: 6–3–4 (home: 4–2–1; road: 2–1–3) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |22||March 2, 1995||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||9–10–3 || 1994020251 L |- |23||March 4, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||10–10–3 || 1994020262 W |- |24||March 8, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||11–10–3 || 1994020287 W |- |25||March 11, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||11–10–4 || 1994020303 T |- |26||March 13, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||11–11–4 || 1994020314 L |- |27||March 15, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||12–11–4 || 1994020325 W |- |28||March 17, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||12–11–5 || 1994020338 T |- |29||March 18, 1995||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||13–11–5 || 1994020345 W |- |30||March 21, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||13–12–5 || 1994020359 L |- |31||March 24, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||14–12–5 || 1994020376 W |- |32||March 25, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||14–12–6 || 1994020382 T |- |33||March 27, 1995||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||15–12–6 || 1994020395 W |- |34||March 31, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||15–12–7 || 1994020416 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April: 5–6–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |35||April 3, 1995||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||15–13–7 || 1994020435 L |- |36||April 5, 1995||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||15–14–7 || 1994020454 L |- |37||April 7, 1995||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) ||15–15–7 || 1994020446 L |- |38||April 8, 1995||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||16–15–7 || 1994020465 W |- |39||April 14, 1995||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||17–15–7 || 1994020500 W |- |40||April 15, 1995||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||17–16–7 || 1994020504 L |- |41||April 17, 1995||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||18–16–7 || 1994020517 W |- |42||April 19, 1995||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||19–16–7 || 1994020530 W |- |43||April 21, 1995||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||19–17–7 || 1994020544 L |- |44||April 22, 1995||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||19–18–7 || 1994020551 L |- |45||April 26, 1995||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||20–18–7 || 1994020578 W |- |46||April 29, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||20–18–8 || 1994020595 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |47||May 1, 1995||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||21–18–8 || 1994020608 W |- |48||May 3, 1995||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||21–19–8 || 1994020624 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 Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Blackhawks win 4–3 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || May 7, 1995 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks || Maple Leafs lead 1–0 || 1994030181 W |- | 2 || May 9, 1995 || 3–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks || Maple Leafs lead 2–0 || 1994030182 W |- | 3 || May 11, 1995 || 2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks || Maple Leafs lead 2–1 || 1994030183 L |- | 4 || May 13, 1995 || 1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks || Series tied 2–2 || 1994030184 L |- | 5 || May 15, 1995 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks || Blackhawks lead 3–2 || 1994030185 L |- | 6 || May 17, 1995 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks || Series tied 3–3 || 1994030186 W |- | 7 || May 19, 1995 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks || Blackhawks win 4–3 || 1994030187 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Maple Leafs only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs 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 13 Mats Sundin C 47 23 24 47 −5 14 7 5 4 9 −2 4 14 Dave Andreychuk LW 48 22 16 38 −7 34 7 3 2 5 3 25 7 Mike Ridley C 48 10 27 37 1 14 7 3 1 4 −3 2 93 Doug Gilmour C 44 10 23 33 −5 26 7 0 6 6 2 6 23 Todd Gill D 47 7 25 32 −8 64 7 0 3 3 −4 6 24 Randy Wood ice hockey LW 48 13 11 24 7 34 7 2 0 2 −2 6 11 Mike Gartner RW 38 12 8 20 0 6 5 2 2 4 4 2 15 Dmitri Mironov D 33 5 12 17 6 28 6 2 1 3 −1 2 4 Dave Ellett D 33 5 10 15 −6 26 7 0 2 2 −5 0 9 Mike Craig ice hockey, born 1971 RW 37 5 5 10 −21 12 2 0 1 1 0 2 32 Mike Eastwood C 36 5 5 10 −12 32 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 34 Jamie Macoun D 46 2 8 10 −6 75 7 1 2 3 0 8 19 Kenny Jonsson Kenny Jönsson D 39 2 7 9 −8 16 4 0 0 0 −2 0 2 Garth Butcher D 45 1 7 8 −5 59 7 0 0 0 0 8 21 Warren Rychel LW 26 1 6 7 1 101 3 0 0 0 −2 0 10 Bill Berg ice hockey LW 32 5 1 6 −11 26 7 0 1 1 −3 4 32Hogue wore number 28 in his first two games. Benoit Hogue Benoît Hogue LW 12 3 3 6 0 0 7 0 0 0 −4 6 25 Terry Yake RW 19 3 2 5 1 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 16 Nikolai Borschevsky RW 19 0 5 5 3 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 20 Rich Sutter RW 18 0 3 3 −7 10 4 0 0 0 −3 2 12 Dixon Ward RW 22 0 3 3 −4 31 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 25 Paul DiPietro C 12 1 1 2 −6 6 7 1 1 2 −3 0 55 Drake Berehowsky D 25 0 2 2 −10 15 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 3 Grant Jennings D 10 0 2 2 −6 7 4 0 0 0 −3 0 28Domi wore number 8 in his first two games. Tie Domi RW 9 0 1 1 1 31 7 1 0 1 −2 0 16Hendrickson wore number 37 in his first six games. Darby Hendrickson C 8 0 1 1 0 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 18 Kent Manderville LW 36 0 1 1 −2 22 7 0 0 0 −3 6 22 Ken Baumgartner LW 2 0 0 0 0 5 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 43 Ken Belanger LW 3 0 0 0 0 9 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 28 David Harlock D 1 0 0 0 −1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 33 Matt Martin ice hockey, born 1971 D 15 0 0 0 2 13 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 45 Zdenek Nedved Zdeněk Nedvěd RW 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 29 Felix Potvin Félix Potvin G 36 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 -98 0 1 Damian Rhodes G 13 0 0 0 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 8 Todd Warriner LW 5 0 0 0 −3 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending 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 29 Felix Potvin 36 15 13 7 1120 104 2.91 .907 0 2144 7 3 4 253 20 2.83 .921 1 424 1 Damian Rhodes 13 6 6 1 404 34 2.69 .916 0 760 — — — — — — — — — Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honourRecipientRef League(annual) NHL All-Rookie Team Kenny Jonsson (Defence)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19941995 records.nhl.com September 12, 2023 Team Molson Cup Mats SundinToronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Kenny Jonsson January 20, 19951994-95 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 5, 2024 Zdenek Nedved February 8, 1995 Todd Warriner February 20, 1995 Ken Belanger March 4, 1995 Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season. Trades July 11, 1994To Los Angeles KingsYanic PerreaultTo Toronto Maple Leafs4th round pick in 1996 (Mikael Simons) August 10, 1994To Dallas StarsPeter Zezel Grant MarshallTo Toronto Maple LeafsCompensation for Mike Craig September 28, 1994To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDavid SaccoTo Toronto Maple LeafsTerry Yake October 3, 1994To Los Angeles KingsEric Lacroix Chris Snell 4th round pick in 1996 (Eric Belanger)To Toronto Maple LeafsDixon Ward Guy Leveque Shayne Toporowski Kelly Fairchild February 10, 1995To Washington Capitals4th round pick in 1995 (Sebastien Charpentier)To Toronto Maple LeafsWarren Rychel February 17, 1995To Detroit Red WingsChris GovedarisTo Toronto Maple LeafsFuture considerations March 13, 1995To Tampa Bay LightningCashTo Toronto Maple LeafsRich Sutter April 6, 1995To Calgary FlamesNikolai BorschevskyTo Toronto Maple Leafs6th round pick in 1996 (Chris Bogas) April 6, 1995To New York IslandersEric FichaudTo Toronto Maple LeafsBenoit Hogue 3rd round pick in 1995 (Ryan Pepperall) 5th round pick in 1996 (Brandon Sugdon) April 6, 1995To Montreal Canadiens4th round pick in 1996 (Kim Staal)To Toronto Maple LeafsPaul DiPietro April 7, 1995To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerationsTo Toronto Maple LeafsGord Kruppke April 7, 1995To Pittsburgh PenguinsDrake BerehowskyTo Toronto Maple LeafsGrant Jennings April 7, 1995To Winnipeg JetsMike Eastwood 3rd round pick in 1995 (Brad Isbister)To Toronto Maple LeafsTie Domi July 8, 1995To Pittsburgh PenguinsDmitri Mironov 2nd round pick in 1996 (Josh DeWolf)To Toronto Maple LeafsLarry Murphy July 8, 1995To Philadelphia Flyers5th round pick in 1996 (Per-Ragnar Bergquist)To Toronto Maple LeafsRob Zettler July 8, 1995To Vancouver CanucksMike RidleyTo Toronto Maple LeafsSergio Momesso Waivers January 18, 1995From Buffalo SabresRandy Wood Free agents Player Former team Mike Craig Dallas Stars Jamie Heward Undrafted free agent Player New team Mike Krushelnyski Detroit Red Wings John Cullen Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Greig Calgary Flames Draft picks Toronto'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.com Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team 1 16 Eric Fichaud (G) Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 2 48 Sean Haggerty (LW) Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)364Fredrik Modin (LW)Timrå IK (Sweden)5126Mark Deyell (C)Saskatoon Blades (WHL)6152Kam White (D)Newmarket Royals (OHL)7178Tommi Rajamaki (D)Ässät (Finland)8204Rob Butler (LW)Niagara Falls Canucks (GHJHL)10256Sergei Berezin (LW)Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)11282Doug Nolan (LW)Catholic Memorial High School (USHS–MA) Farm teams The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland. Notes References Toronto Maple Leafs 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000381995.html www.hockeydb.com September 9, 2023 1994-95 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 9, 2023 Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1994-95 Toronto