1994–95 New York Rangers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
1994–95 record22–23–3
Home record11–10–3
Road record11–13–0
Goals for139
Goals against134
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachColin Campbell
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsAdam Graves
Brian Leetch
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,194 (99.9%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Rangers
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Graves (17)
AssistsMark Messier (39)
PointsMark Messier (53)
Penalty minutesNick Kypreos (93)
Plus/minusAdam Graves (+9)
WinsMike Richter (14)
Goals against averageGlenn 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

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Philadelphia Flyers482816415013260
25New Jersey Devils482218813612152
36Washington Capitals482218813612052
48New York Rangers482223313913447
59Florida Panthers482022611512746
612Tampa Bay Lightning481728312014437
713New York Islanders481528512615835

[1]

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[2]
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 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

1994–95 regular season[3]
January: 2–4–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
1January 20, 1995Buffalo Sabres2–10–1–0Recap
2January 21, 1995Montreal Canadiens5–21–1–0Recap
3January 23, 1995Boston Bruins2–11–2–0Recap
4January 25, 1995Pittsburgh Penguins3–21–3–0Recap
5January 28, 1995@ Quebec Nordiques2–01–4–0Recap
6January 30, 1995Ottawa Senators6–22–4–0Recap
February: 7–4–3 (home: 1–1–3; road: 6–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
7February 1, 1995@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–32–5–0Recap
8February 2, 1995Tampa Bay Lightning3–3 OT2–5–1Recap
9February 4, 1995@ Ottawa Senators2–13–5–1Recap
10February 8, 1995Washington Capitals5–44–5–1Recap
11February 9, 1995@ New Jersey Devils4–14–6–1Recap
12February 11, 1995@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–25–6–1Recap
13February 15, 1995@ Buffalo Sabres2–16–6–1Recap
14February 16, 1995Montreal Canadiens2–2 OT6–6–2Recap
15February 18, 1995@ Montreal Canadiens5–26–7–2Recap
16February 20, 1995@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–17–7–2Recap
17February 21, 1995@ Florida Panthers5–38–7–2Recap
18February 24, 1995Hartford Whalers2–18–8–2Recap
19February 26, 1995@ Buffalo Sabres4–29–8–2Recap
20February 28, 1995Florida Panthers0–0 OT9–8–3Recap
March: 4–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
21March 1, 1995@ Hartford Whalers5–210–8–3Recap
22March 3, 1995Philadelphia Flyers5–311–8–3Recap
23March 5, 1995@ Washington Capitals4–211–9–3Recap
24March 6, 1995Ottawa Senators4–312–9–3Recap
25March 8, 1995New Jersey Devils6–413–9–3Recap
26March 11, 1995@ Montreal Canadiens3–113–10–3Recap
27March 15, 1995Philadelphia Flyers4–313–11–3Recap
28March 18, 1995@ Washington Capitals4–113–12–3Recap
29March 22, 1995New Jersey Devils5–213–13–3Recap
30March 23, 1995@ New York Islanders1–013–14–3Recap
31March 25, 1995@ Quebec Nordiques2–113–15–3Recap
32March 30, 1995Quebec Nordiques5–413–16–3Recap
April: 9–6–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
33April 1, 1995@ Boston Bruins3–214–16–3Recap
34April 2, 1995@ Philadelphia Flyers4–214–17–3Recap
35April 5, 1995@ Florida Panthers5–015–17–3Recap
36April 7, 1995New York Islanders4–315–18–3Recap
37April 9, 1995@ New Jersey Devils2–015–19–3Recap
38April 12, 1995Buffalo Sabres3–116–19–3Recap
39April 14, 1995Boston Bruins5–317–19–3Recap
40April 16, 1995@ New York Islanders3–218–19–3Recap
41April 18, 1995@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–518–20–3Recap
42April 20, 1995Hartford Whalers3–219–20–3Recap
43April 23, 1995@ Boston Bruins5–419–21–3Recap
44April 24, 1995Washington Capitals5–420–21–3Recap
45April 26, 1995Tampa Bay Lightning6–421–21–3Recap
46April 28, 1995New York Islanders4–221–22–3Recap
47April 30, 1995@ Philadelphia Flyers2–022–22–3Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
48May 2, 1995Florida Panthers4–322–23–3Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Quebec Nordiques – Rangers win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1May 6, 1995@ Quebec Nordiques5–4Nordiques lead 1–0Recap
2May 8, 1995@ Quebec Nordiques8–3Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 10, 1995Quebec Nordiques4–3Rangers lead 2–1Recap
4May 12, 1995Quebec Nordiques3–2 OTRangers lead 3–1Recap
5May 14, 1995@ Quebec Nordiques4–2Rangers lead 3–2Recap
6May 16, 1995Quebec Nordiques4–2Rangers win 4–2Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1May 21, 1995@ Philadelphia Flyers5–4 OTFlyers lead 1–0Recap
2May 22, 1995@ Philadelphia Flyers4–3 OTFlyers lead 2–0Recap
3May 24, 1995Philadelphia Flyers5–2Flyers lead 3–0Recap
4May 26, 1995Philadelphia Flyers4–1Flyers win 4–0Recap
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 Rangers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
11Mark MessierC461439538401031013−118
2Brian LeetchD4893241018106814−18
21Sergei ZubovD38102636−218103811−92
9Adam GravesLW4717143195110448−138
28Steve LarmerRW4714152981610224−56
27Alexei KovalevC48131528−630104711210
16Brian NoonanRW45141327−326500008
10Petr NedvedC46111223−12610325−46
17Pat Verbeek†RW1910515−218104610−820
13Sergei NemchinovLW477613−6161045962
25Alexander KarpovtsevD474812−4308101−10
24Jay WellsD4327903610000−48
32Stephane MatteauLW41358−8259011−110
4Kevin LoweD44178−25810011−512
23Jeff BeukeboomD441343709000110
19Nick KypreosLW401340931002236
20Mark OsborneLW37134−219710112
12Eddie Olczyk‡LW20213−24——————
26Joe KocurRW48123−4711000008
5Mattias NorstromD9033223000−10
15Darren LangdonLW18112062——————
30Glenn HealyG17022250000
29Joby MessierD10022218——————
6Glen Featherstone‡D6101018——————
39Shawn McCoshC510112——————
8Jean-Yves RoyRW3101−12——————
18Mike HartmanLW100004——————
37Daniel Lacroix†C100000——————
22Nathan LaFayette†C12000108000−12
14Troy Loney†LW4000−20100000
35Mike RichterG35000270000

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Mike Richter3514172884972.92.89021993725189233.60.8780384
30Glenn Healy17861377352.36.907188852193133.39.8600230

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Lester Patrick Trophy Brian Mullen [4]
Team Ceil Saidel Memorial Award Adam Graves [5]
"Crumb Bum" Award Mark Messier [5]
Frank Boucher Trophy Mark Messier [5]
Good Guy Award Kevin Lowe [5]
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award Mattias Norstrom [5]
Players' Player Award Adam Graves [5]
Rangers MVP Mark Messier [5]
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Mark Messier [5]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th point Steve Larmer March 8, 1995 [6]
1,000th game played Steve Larmer April 20, 1995 [7]
Jay Wells April 30, 1995 [8]

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.[9]

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". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  • "1994-95 New York Rangers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. 1 2 "1994-95 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide. New York Rangers. 2014. pp. 349–352.
  6. ↑ "NHL / Larmer's Point Sparks Rangers / 43rd player to reach 1,000". sfgate.com. March 9, 1995. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ Lapointe, Joe (April 21, 1995). "HOCKEY; Nedved's Questionable Goal Is the Right Answer". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2023. Last night's game was the 1,000th of STEVE LARMER's career
  8. ↑ Yannis, Alex (May 3, 1995). "HOCKEY; Only Sure Thing for Rangers: 8th Place". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2023. JAY WELLS was honored before the game for playing his 1,000th game in the National Hockey League Sunday at Philadelphia.
  9. ↑ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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