1994–95 New Jersey Devils season
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| 1994–95 New Jersey Devils | |
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| Stanley Cup Champions | |
| Eastern Conference Champions | |
| Division | 2nd Atlantic |
| Conference | 5th Eastern |
| 1994–95 record | 22–18–8 |
| Home record | 14–4–6 |
| Road record | 8–14–2 |
| Goals for | 136 |
| Goals against | 121 |
| General Manager | Lou Lamoriello |
| Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
| Captain | Scott Stevens |
| Alternate captains | Bruce Driver John MacLean |
| Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Stephane Richer (23) |
| Assists | Neal Broten & Scott Stevens (20) |
| Points | Stephane Richer (39) |
| Penalties in minutes | Mike Peluso (167) |
| Wins | Martin Brodeur (19) |
| Goals against average | Martin Brodeur (2.45) |
The 1994–95 season saw the Devils struggle in the first half, going 9–11–4. They improved drastically in the second half, however, going 13–7–4 to finish with 52 points and fifth place in the Eastern Conference. While defense was never an issue, the team struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 23rd in the league in that category with 13.5% (22 for 163).
The New Jersey Devils 1994–95 season also saw the Devils capture their first Stanley Cup championship, sweeping the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 0. The Devils were much better on the power play in the playoffs than they were during the regular season, as they went 18 for 71 (25.35%).
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Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References |
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Philadelphia Flyers | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 150 | 132 | 60 |
| New Jersey Devils | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 136 | 121 | 52 |
| Washington Capitals | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 136 | 120 | 52 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 139 | 134 | 47 |
| Florida Panthers | 48 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 115 | 127 | 46 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 48 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 120 | 144 | 37 |
| New York Islanders | 48 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 126 | 158 | 35 |
[edit] Draft picks
The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes |
| 1 | 25 | Vadim Sharifijanov |  Russia |
LW | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russian Super League) | |
| 2 | 51 | Patrik Elias |  Czech Republic |
LW | HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga) | |
| 3 | 71 | Sheldon Souray |  Canada |
D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | [1] |
| 4 | 103 | Zdenek Skorepa | Czech Republic |
LW | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Extraliga) | |
| 5 | 129 | Christian Gosselin | Canada |
D | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | |
| 6 | 134 | Ryan Smart |  United States |
F | Meadville H.S. (Pennsylvania) | [2] |
| 6 | 155 | Luciano Caravaggio | Canada |
G | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) | |
| 7 | 181 | Jeff Williams | Canada |
LW | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 8 | 207 | Eric Bertrand | Canada |
LW | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | [3] |
| 9 | 233 | Steve Sullivan | Canada |
C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |
| 10 | 259 | Scott Swanjord | United States |
G | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | |
| 11 | 269 | Mike Hanson | United States |
C | Minot H.S. (North Dakota) | [4] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Devils acquired the 1994 third-round pick from Calgary for the Devils' original third-round pick (used on Chris Clark), Vancouver's 1994 fourth-round pick (used on Ryan Duthie) and Ottawa's 1994 fifth-round pick (used on Nils Ekman) on June 29, 1994.
- ^ The Devils acquired the 1994 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg for Brent Severyn on September 30, 1993.
- ^ Bertrand was later traded to Atlanta in a deal involving Jeff Williams, the player selected before Bertrand by the Devils, on November 1, 1999.
- ^ The Devils acquired the 1994 eleventh-round pick from Quebec for Stephane Yelle and the Devils' original eleventh-round pick (used on Steven Low) on June 3, 1994.
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