1994–95 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
1994–95 record27–18–3
Home record15–7–2
Road record12–11–1
Goals for150
Goals against127
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainRay Bourque
Alternate captainsCam Neely
Adam Oates
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendance14,300
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins
Team leaders
GoalsCam Neely (27)
AssistsAdam Oates (41)
PointsAdam Oates (53)
Penalty minutesBrent Hughes (139)
Plus/minusDave Reid (+8)
WinsBlaine Lacher (19)
Goals against averageBlaine 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.[1] They also allowed the fewest powerplay goals (24) and had the best penalty-killing % (86.89%) of all 26 teams.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Quebec Nordiques483013518513465
23Pittsburgh Penguins482916318115861
34Boston Bruins482718315012757
47Buffalo Sabres482219713011951
510Hartford Whalers481924512714143
611Montreal Canadiens481823712514843
714Ottawa Senators48934511717423

[2]

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

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.[4][5][6][7][8]

Schedule and results

Regular season

1994–95 regular season[9]
January: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WJanuary 22, 19954–1Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)1–0–0Recap
2WJanuary 23, 19952–1@ New York Rangers (1994–95)2–0–0Recap
3WJanuary 26, 19951–0 OTNew Jersey Devils (1994–95)3–0–0Recap
4LJanuary 28, 19951–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)3–1–0Recap
5LJanuary 30, 19951–2Florida Panthers (1994–95)3–2–0Recap
February: 7–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
6WFebruary 2, 19956–4Ottawa Senators (1994–95)4–2–0Recap
7WFebruary 4, 19955–4Hartford Whalers (1994–95)5–2–0Recap
8WFebruary 7, 19957–4Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)6–2–0Recap
9LFebruary 9, 19953–4Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)6–3–0Recap
10TFebruary 11, 19951–1 OTWashington Capitals (1994–95)6–3–1Recap
11WFebruary 12, 19952–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)7–3–1Recap
12LFebruary 14, 19953–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)7–4–1Recap
13WFebruary 17, 19955–4@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)8–4–1Recap
14LFebruary 18, 19951–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)8–5–1Recap
15LFebruary 22, 19952–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)8–6–1Recap
16WFebruary 23, 19953–2@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)9–6–1Recap
17TFebruary 25, 19951–1 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)9–6–2Recap
18WFebruary 27, 19952–0@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)10–6–2Recap
March: 7–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19WMarch 2, 19957–2New Jersey Devils (1994–95)11–6–2Recap
20LMarch 4, 19953–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)11–7–2Recap
21WMarch 5, 19955–2@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)12–7–2Recap
22LMarch 7, 19951–3Washington Capitals (1994–95)12–8–2Recap
23LMarch 9, 19952–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)12–9–2Recap
24LMarch 11, 19950–2Florida Panthers (1994–95)12–10–2Recap
25WMarch 16, 19956–0Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)13–10–2Recap
26WMarch 18, 19954–3New York Islanders (1994–95)14–10–2Recap
27LMarch 19, 19953–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)14–11–2Recap
28LMarch 22, 19952–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)14–12–2Recap
29WMarch 24, 19954–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)15–12–2Recap
30WMarch 28, 19955–1Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)16–12–2Recap
31WMarch 30, 19953–2@ New York Islanders (1994–95)17–12–2Recap
April: 8–6–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32LApril 1, 19952–3New York Rangers (1994–95)17–13–2Recap
33LApril 2, 19951–2@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)17–14–2Recap
34TApril 6, 19951–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1994–95)17–14–3Recap
35WApril 8, 19955–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)18–14–3Recap
36WApril 9, 19956–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)19–14–3Recap
37LApril 12, 19950–4Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)19–15–3Recap
38LApril 14, 19953–5@ New York Rangers (1994–95)19–16–3Recap
39WApril 15, 19953–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)20–16–3Recap
40WApril 19, 19954–1Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)21–16–3Recap
41WApril 20, 19956–5@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)22–16–3Recap
42WApril 23, 19955–4New York Rangers (1994–95)23–16–3Recap
43LApril 24, 19953–5@ New York Islanders (1994–95)23–17–3Recap
44WApril 26, 19951–0Hartford Whalers (1994–95)24–17–3Recap
45LApril 28, 19951–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)24–18–3Recap
46WApril 30, 19955–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)25–18–3Recap
May: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
47WMay 1, 19955–4Ottawa Senators (1994–95)26–18–3Recap
48WMay 3, 19954–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)27–18–3Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1LMay 7, 19950–5New Jersey Devils14,448Devils lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 8, 19950–3New Jersey Devils14,448Devils lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 10, 19953–2@ New Jersey Devils16,523Devils lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 12, 19950–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils19,040Devils lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 14, 19952–3New Jersey Devils14,448Devils win 4–1Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12Adam OatesC48124153−1185101−62
77Ray BourqueD461231433205033−50
8Cam NeelyRW422714417725202−42
20Bryan SmolinskiLW44181331−3315011−24
19Mariusz CzerkawskiRW47121426431510100
26Mats Naslund†LW3481422−445101−30
32Don SweeneyD47319226245000−44
21Ted DonatoC47101020310500004
22Jozef StumpelC4451318485000−10
23Steve HeinzeRW367916023500000
6Alexei KasatonovD4421416−233500002
18Brent HughesLW44661261395000−24
27Steve LeachRW355611−368——————
38Jon RohloffD3438111395000−16
17Dave ReidC385510810500010
45Sandy MogerRW18268−16——————
44Glen MurrayLW35527−11462000−12
34David ShawD44347−9365011−24
36John GrudenD38066322——————
28Jamie HuscroftD34066−31035000011
48Fred KnipscheerLW1631412400000
42Mikko MakelaRW1112300——————
40Daniel Lacroix‡C23101−238——————
40Brett HarkinsC101100——————
31Blaine LacherG35011450000
29Marc PotvinRW601114——————
1Craig Billington†G8000210000
13Grigori PanteleevLW100000——————
37Vincent RiendeauG110002——————
49Jeff SerowikD100010——————
16Cam StewartC500002——————
41Guy LaroseC——————400000

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Blaine Lacher353419112805792.41.90241,965:005514125122.55.9040282:48
1Craig Billington†86510140193.05.8640373:1810001012.40.900025:01
37Vincent Riendeau118361221272.86.8780565:29——————————

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL Second All-Star team Ray Bourque (Defense) [10]
League
(in-season)		 NHL Rookie of the Month Blaine Lacher (February) [11]
Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Cam Neely [12]
Seventh Player Award Blaine Lacher [12]
Three Stars Awards Cam Neely (1st) [13]
Ray Bourque (2nd)
Blaine Lacher (3rd)

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
600th assist Adam Oates April 8, 1995 [14]

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[15]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
121Evgeni Ryabchikov (G) RussiaMolot Perm (Russia)
247Daniel Goneau (LW) CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
499Eric Nickulas (RW) United StatesCushing Academy (USHS-MA)
5125Darren Wright (D) CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6151Andre Roy (RW) United StatesChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7177Jeremy Schaefer (LW) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9229John Grahame (G) United StatesLake Superior State University (CCHA)
10255Neil Savary (G) CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
11281Andrei Yakhanov (D) RussiaSalavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)

References

  • "Boston Bruins 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Boston Bruins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  1. 1 2 "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ↑ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ↑ "New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score — May 7, 1995".
  5. ↑ "New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score — May 8, 1995".
  6. ↑ "Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score — May 10, 1995".
  7. ↑ "Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score — May 12, 1995".
  8. ↑ "New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score — May 14, 1995".
  9. 1 2 "1994-95 Boston Bruins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "OILERS FACE MONEY WOES". Washington Post. March 4, 1995. Retrieved September 11, 2023. LACHER HONORED: Bruins G Blaine Lacher, 5-1-1 with a 2.54 goals-against average in February, is NHL rookie of the month.
  12. 1 2 Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239
  13. ↑ Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40
  14. ↑ "Elias Says ..." ESPN.com. January 19, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2023. 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.
  15. ↑ "1994 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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