1994–95 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1994–95 1994 New York Rangers Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 22–23–3 11–10–3 11–13–0 139 134 Neil Smith Colin Campbell Mark Messier Adam Graves Brian Leetch Madison Square Garden 18,194 (99.9%) Binghamton Rangers Adam Graves (17) Mark Messier (39) Mark Messier (53) Nick Kypreos (93) Adam Graves (+9) Mike Richter (14) Glenn Healy (2.36) The 1994–95 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 69th season. The season was shortened to 48 games due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout. For the third time in as many years, the Rangers started the season with a different head coach. Mike Keenan, who had led the team to the Stanley Cup one year earlier, left to become head coach and general manager of the St. Louis Blues under controversial circumstances. Colin Campbell was hired to replace him and the Blues sent Petr Nedved to the Rangers as compensation for Keenan, with Doug Lidster and Esa Tikkanen sent to St. Louis with their former coach. The Rangers barely qualified for the playoffs in the shortened season, finishing one point ahead of the Florida Panthers for the last spot in the Eastern Conference. The team advanced to the second round of the playoffs, where they fell in a sweep to the Philadelphia Flyers. Regular season Final standings NYR NYR Playoffs 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs The Rangers faced the first-place Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the playoffs. They narrowly lost Game 1, 5–4, as the Nordiques were powered by Joe Sakic's hat-trick. New York came back in game 2, winning 8–3. Sergei Nemchinov and Petr Nedved each scored twice. After edging the Nordiques 4–3 in Game 3, the Rangers found themselves trailing 2–0 in Game 4. They would tie it up on goals by Brian Leetch and Alexei Kovalev. Steve Larmer scored the winner at 8:09 of the first overtime period. Facing elimination, the Nordiques played a determined Game 5 at home and won 4–2 to cut New York's lead in the series to 3–2. The Rangers, at home for Game 6, built up a 4–0 lead and ended up winning 4–2, to eliminate the Nordiques four games to two. The Nordiques moved to Colorado almost immediately, as the announcement came on May 25, 1995. In the second round, the Rangers faced a determined Philadelphia Flyers team that was led by the "Legion of Doom" line. In Game 1, the Rangers jumped out to a 2–0 lead after the first period on power-play goals by Brian Leetch and Petr Nedved. With the help of John LeClair's hat trick, the Flyers took a 4–3 lead in the third period. With only 19 seconds remaining, Pat Verbeek tied the game at 4–4. However, it was the Flyers who would ultimately win the game, as Eric Desjardins scored at 7:03 of the first overtime period. Game 2 started nearly identically to Game 1, as New York led 2–0 after the first period on power-play goals. Both were scored by Brian Leetch. Philadelphia re-gained control of the game as they had in Game 1, leading 3–2 midway through the third period. With under eight minutes to go, Leetch completed his hat trick to tie the score at 3–3. This game also went into overtime, and the Flyers needed only 25 seconds to win it, as defenseman Kevin Haller scored his 3rd of the playoffs to give Philadelphia a 2–0 lead in the series. The Flyers went on to dominate Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York, winning 5–2 and 4–1 to complete the sweep. Schedule and results Regular season background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1994–95 regular season1994-95 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1995_games.html Hockey-Reference.com September 6, 2023 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 2–4–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 0–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap |- | 1 || January 20, 1995 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–1 || 0–1–0 || 1994020001 L |- | 2 || January 21, 1995 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 1–1–0 || 1994020011 W |- | 3 || January 23, 1995 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 1–2–0 || 1994020022 L |- | 4 || January 25, 1995 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || 1–3–0 || 1994020034 L |- | 5 || January 28, 1995 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 2–0 || 1–4–0 || 1994020053 L |- | 6 || January 30, 1995 || Ottawa Senators || 6–2 || 2–4–0 || 1994020065 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 7–4–3 (home: 1–1–3; road: 6–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap |- | 7 || February 1, 1995 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || 2–5–0 || 1994020074 L |- | 8 || February 2, 1995 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–3 OT || 2–5–1 || 1994020081 T |- | 9 || February 4, 1995 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–1 || 3–5–1 || 1994020093 W |- | 10 || February 8, 1995 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || 4–5–1 || 1994020120 W |- | 11 || February 9, 1995 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || 4–6–1 || 1994020125 L |- | 12 || February 11, 1995 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–2 || 5–6–1 || 1994020138 W |- | 13 || February 15, 1995 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 2–1 || 6–6–1 || 1994020157 W |- | 14 || February 16, 1995 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 OT || 6–6–2 || 1994020165 T |- | 15 || February 18, 1995 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–7–2 || 1994020176 L |- | 16 || February 20, 1995 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–1 || 7–7–2 || 1994020189 W |- | 17 || February 21, 1995 || @ Florida Panthers || 5–3 || 8–7–2 || 1994020196 W |- | 18 || February 24, 1995 || Hartford Whalers || 2–1 || 8–8–2 || 1994020212 L |- | 19 || February 26, 1995 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–2 || 9–8–2 || 1994020225 W |- | 20 || February 28, 1995 || Florida Panthers || 0–0 OT || 9–8–3 || 1994020236 T |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 4–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap |- | 21 || March 1, 1995 || @ Hartford Whalers || 5–2 || 10–8–3 || 1994020242 W |- | 22 || March 3, 1995 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || 11–8–3 || 1994020254 W |- | 23 || March 5, 1995 || @ Washington Capitals || 4–2 || 11–9–3 || 1994020269 L |- | 24 || March 6, 1995 || Ottawa Senators || 4–3 || 12–9–3 || 1994020275 W |- | 25 || March 8, 1995 || New Jersey Devils || 6–4 || 13–9–3 || 1994020285 W |- | 26 || March 11, 1995 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 13–10–3 || 1994020301 L |- | 27 || March 15, 1995 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || 13–11–3 || 1994020323 L |- | 28 || March 18, 1995 || @ Washington Capitals || 4–1 || 13–12–3 || 1994020343 L |- | 29 || March 22, 1995 || New Jersey Devils || 5–2 || 13–13–3 || 1994020365 L |- | 30 || March 23, 1995 || @ New York Islanders || 1–0 || 13–14–3 || 1994020369 L |- | 31 || March 25, 1995 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 2–1 || 13–15–3 || 1994020380 L |- | 32 || March 30, 1995 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || 13–16–3 || 1994020410 L |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 9–6–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap |- | 33 || April 1, 1995 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 14–16–3 || 1994020420 W |- | 34 || April 2, 1995 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || 14–17–3 || 1994020428 L |- | 35 || April 5, 1995 || @ Florida Panthers || 5–0 || 15–17–3 || 1994020445 W |- | 36 || April 7, 1995 || New York Islanders || 4–3 || 15–18–3 || 1994020453 L |- | 37 || April 9, 1995 || @ New Jersey Devils || 2–0 || 15–19–3 || 1994020469 L |- | 38 || April 12, 1995 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–1 || 16–19–3 || 1994020484 W |- | 39 || April 14, 1995 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 17–19–3 || 1994020496 W |- | 40 || April 16, 1995 || @ New York Islanders || 3–2 || 18–19–3 || 1994020509 W |- | 41 || April 18, 1995 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || 18–20–3 || 1994020522 L |- | 42 || April 20, 1995 || Hartford Whalers || 3–2 || 19–20–3 || 1994020536 W |- | 43 || April 23, 1995 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 19–21–3 || 1994020553 L |- | 44 || April 24, 1995 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || 20–21–3 || 1994020563 W |- | 45 || April 26, 1995 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 6–4 || 21–21–3 || 1994020574 W |- | 46 || April 28, 1995 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || 21–22–3 || 1994020586 L |- | 47 || April 30, 1995 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || 22–22–3 || 1994020599 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap |- | 48 || May 2, 1995 || Florida Panthers || 4–3 || 22–23–3 || 1994020612 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:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Quebec Nordiques – Rangers win 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap |- | 1 || May 6, 1995 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Nordiques lead 1–0 || 1994030111 L |- | 2 || May 8, 1995 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 8–3 || Series tied 1–1 || 1994030112 W |- | 3 || May 10, 1995 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–3 || Rangers lead 2–1 || 1994030113 W |- | 4 || May 12, 1995 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–2 OT || Rangers lead 3–1 || 1994030114 W |- | 5 || May 14, 1995 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 4–2 || Rangers lead 3–2 || 1994030115 L |- | 6 || May 16, 1995 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–2 || Rangers win 4–2 || 1994030116 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap |- | 1 || May 21, 1995 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–4 OT || Flyers lead 1–0 || 1994030211 L |- | 2 || May 22, 1995 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 OT || Flyers lead 2–0 || 1994030212 L |- | 3 || May 24, 1995 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || Flyers lead 3–0 || 1994030213 L |- | 4 || May 26, 1995 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–1 || Flyers win 4–0 || 1994030214 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 Rangers only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers 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 11 Mark Messier C 46 14 39 53 8 40 10 3 10 13 −11 8 2 Brian Leetch D 48 9 32 41 0 18 10 6 8 14 −1 8 21 Sergei Zubov D 38 10 26 36 −2 18 10 3 8 11 −9 2 9 Adam Graves LW 47 17 14 31 9 51 10 4 4 8 −13 8 28 Steve Larmer RW 47 14 15 29 8 16 10 2 2 4 −5 6 27 Alexei Kovalev C 48 13 15 28 −6 30 10 4 7 11 2 10 16 Brian Noonan RW 45 14 13 27 −3 26 5 0 0 0 0 8 10 Petr Nedved Petr Nedvěd C 46 11 12 23 −1 26 10 3 2 5 −4 6 17 Pat Verbeek RW 19 10 5 15 −2 18 10 4 6 10 −8 20 13 Sergei Nemchinov LW 47 7 6 13 −6 16 10 4 5 9 6 2 25 Alexander Karpovtsev D 47 4 8 12 −4 30 8 1 0 1 −1 0 24 Jay Wells D 43 2 7 9 0 36 10 0 0 0 −4 8 32 Stephane Matteau Stéphane Matteau LW 41 3 5 8 −8 25 9 0 1 1 −1 10 4 Kevin Lowe D 44 1 7 8 −2 58 10 0 1 1 −5 12 23 Jeff Beukeboom D 44 1 3 4 3 70 9 0 0 0 1 10 19 Nick Kypreos LW 40 1 3 4 0 93 10 0 2 2 3 6 20 Mark Osborne ice hockey LW 37 1 3 4 −2 19 7 1 0 1 1 2 12 Eddie Olczyk LW 20 2 1 3 −2 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 26 Joe Kocur RW 48 1 2 3 −4 71 10 0 0 0 0 8 5 Mattias Norstrom Mattias Norström D 9 0 3 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 −1 0 15 Darren Langdon LW 18 1 1 2 0 62 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 30 Glenn Healy G 17 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 -98 0 29 Joby Messier D 10 0 2 2 2 18 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 6 Glen Featherstone D 6 1 0 1 0 18 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 39 Shawn McCosh C 5 1 0 1 1 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 8 Jean-Yves Roy ice hockey RW 3 1 0 1 −1 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 18 Mike Hartman LW 1 0 0 0 0 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 37 Daniel Lacroix C 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 22 Nathan LaFayette C 12 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 −1 2 14 Troy Loney LW 4 0 0 0 −2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 Mike Richter G 35 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 -98 0 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 35 Mike Richter 35 14 17 2 884 97 2.92 .890 2 1993 7 2 5 189 23 3.60 .878 0 384 30 Glenn Healy 17 8 6 1 377 35 2.36 .907 1 888 5 2 1 93 13 3.39 .860 0 230 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) Lester Patrick Trophy Brian MullenLester Patrick Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/lester-patrick-trophy records.nhl.com September 11, 2023 Team Ceil Saidel Memorial Award Adam Graves2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide New York Rangers 2014 349–352 "Crumb Bum" Award Mark Messier Frank Boucher Trophy Mark Messier Good Guy Award Kevin Lowe Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award Mattias Norstrom Players' Player Award Adam Graves Rangers MVP Mark Messier Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Mark Messier Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Jean-Yves Roy January 25, 19951994-95 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 5, 2024 Darren Langdon February 18, 1995 1,000th point Steve Larmer March 8, 1995NHL / Larmer's Point Sparks Rangers / 43rd player to reach 1,000 https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/nhl-larmer-s-point-sparks-rangers-43rd-player-3041622.php sfgate.com September 11, 2023 March 9, 1995 1,000th game played Steve Larmer April 20, 1995Lapointe Joe HOCKEY; Nedved's Questionable Goal Is the Right Answer https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/21/sports/hockey-nedved-s-questionable-goal-is-the-right-answer.html The New York Times September 11, 2023 April 21, 1995 Last night's game was the 1,000th of STEVE LARMER's career Jay Wells April 30, 1995Yannis Alex HOCKEY; Only Sure Thing for Rangers: 8th Place https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/03/sports/hockey-only-sure-thing-for-rangers-8th-place.html The New York Times September 11, 2023 May 3, 1995 JAY WELLS was honored before the game for playing his 1,000th game in the National Hockey League Sunday at Philadelphia. Transactions July 24, 1994 – Doug Lidster was traded by the New York Rangers, along with Esa Tikkanen, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Petr Nedved. March 23, 1995 – Hartford obtained D Glen Featherstone, D Michael Stewart and a first-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft (Jean-Sebastien Giguere) and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft in exchange for RW Pat Verbeek. Draft picks New York's picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft in Hartford, Connecticut, at the Hartford Civic Center.1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html www.hockeydb.com September 6, 2023 Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 26 Dan Cloutier G Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 2 52 Rudolf Vercik LW Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (Slovak Extraliga) 3 78 Adam Smith D Canada Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 4 100 Alexander Korobolin D Russia Chelyabinsk Mechel (Rus-1) 4 104 Sylvain Blouin LW Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL) 5 130 Martin Ethier D Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 6 135 Yuri Litvinov C Russia PHC Krylya Sovetov (Russia) 6 156 David Brosseau RW Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 7 182 Alexei Lazarenko RW Ukraine CSKA Moscow (Russia) 8 208 Craig Anderson D United States Park Center Senior High School (USHS-MN) 9 209 Vitali Yeremeyev G Kazakhstan HC Kamenogorsk (Russia) 9 234 Eric Boulton LW Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL) 10 260 Radoslav Kropac F Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 11 267 Jamie Butt LW Canada Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 11 286 Kim Johnsson D Sweden Malmö IF (SEL) References New York Rangers 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481995.html www.hockeydb.com September 6, 2023 1994-95 New York Rangers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1995.html Hockey-Reference.com September 6, 2023 Category:New York Rangers seasons New York Rangers New York Rangers New York Rangers Category:1990s in Manhattan