The 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 63rd season, the franchise's 69th. The Red Wings started the 1994–95 season and finished it equally strong, compiling a record of 33–11–4 for 70 points in 48 games. With the league's best regular-season record, they earned the Presidents' Trophy. They tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most power-play goals with 52 and had the second-best power-play in the league (24.64%). Veteran forward Ray Sheppard netted 30 goals on just 125 shots.

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs The Red Wings dominated the first three rounds of the 1995 NHL playoffs, going 12–2 and outscoring their opponents 54–28 during that span. On Sunday, June 11, the Red Wings advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1966 with a thrilling 2–1 double-overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals. Forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored the game-winner at 2:25 of the second overtime period.

However, the Red Wings were stunned in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, suffering a four-game sweep at the hands of the underdog New Jersey Devils, whose neutral-zone trap system held Detroit to just seven goals in the series.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|1||January 20, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||1–0–0 ||

|2||January 22, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||1–1–0 ||

|3||January 24, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||2–1–0 ||

|4||January 26, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||3–1–0 ||

|5||January 28, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||4–1–0 ||

|6||January 30, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||5–1–0 ||

|7||February 1, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||5–2–0 ||

|8||February 3, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||6–2–0 ||

|9||February 4, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||6–3–0 ||

|10||February 7, 1995||6–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||7–3–0 ||

|11||February 10, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||7–4–0 ||

|12||February 12, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||7–4–1 ||

|13||February 15, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||8–4–1 ||

|14||February 17, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||9–4–1 ||

|15||February 20, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||10–4–1 ||

|16||February 22, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||11–4–1 ||

|17||February 23, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||12–4–1 ||

|18||February 25, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||12–5–1 ||

|19||March 2, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||13–5–1 ||

|20||March 5, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) ||13–6–1 ||

|21||March 6, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||14–6–1 ||

|22||March 9, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||14–6–2 ||

|23||March 12, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||15–6–2 ||

|24||March 14, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||16–6–2 ||

|25||March 16, 1995||5–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||17–6–2 ||

|26||March 17, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||18–6–2 ||

|27||March 22, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||19–6–2 ||

|28||March 24, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) ||19–7–2 ||

|29||March 25, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) ||20–7–2 ||

|30||March 28, 1995||6–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||21–7–2 ||

|31||March 30, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||22–7–2 ||

|32||April 1, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||23–7–2 ||

|33||April 2, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||23–7–3 ||

|34||April 5, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||24–7–3 ||

|35||April 7, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) ||25–7–3 ||

|36||April 9, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||26–7–3 ||

|37||April 11, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||27–7–3 ||

|38||April 13, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||28–7–3 ||

|39||April 14, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||29–7–3 ||

|40||April 16, 1995||5–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||29–8–3 ||

|41||April 19, 1995||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||29–8–4 ||

|42||April 21, 1995||6–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) ||30–8–4 ||

|43||April 23, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) ||31–8–4 ||

|44||April 25, 1995||1–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) ||31–9–4 ||

|45||April 27, 1995||3–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) ||31–10–4 ||

|46||April 29, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1994–95) ||32–10–4 ||

|47||April 30, 1995||0–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) ||32–11–4 ||

|48||May 3, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) ||33–11–4 ||

Legend:

Playoffs

|1||May 7, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 1–0 ||

|2||May 9, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 2–0 ||

|3||May 11, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 3–0 ||

|4||May 14, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars ||Red Wings lead 3–1 ||

|5||May 15, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars ||Red Wings win 4–1 ||

|1||May 21, 1995||6–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 1–0 ||

|2||May 23, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 2–0 ||

|3||May 25, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 3–0 ||

|4||May 27, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings win 4–0 ||

|1||June 1, 1995||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 1–0 ||

|2||June 4, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 2–0 ||

|3||June 6, 1995||4–3 2OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 3–0 ||

|4||June 8, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings lead 3–1 ||

|5||June 11, 1995||2–1 2OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks ||Red Wings win 4–1 ||

|1||June 17, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils ||Devils lead 1–0 ||

|2||June 20, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils ||Devils lead 2–0 ||

|3||June 22, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils ||Devils lead 3–0 ||

|4||June 24, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils ||Devils win 4–0 ||

Legend:

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 Red Wings only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. Player Regular season Playoffs 77 D 45 14 44 58 18 72 18 6 12 18 4 10 91 C 42 20 30 50 6 24 17 7 17 24 13 6 22 RW 42 16 27 43 12 39 16 9 2 11 −4 22 55 C 45 15 27 42 17 99 17 4 5 9 −2 45 26 RW 43 30 10 40 11 17 17 4 3 7 −6 5 19 C 47 12 26 38 6 40 15 4 8 12 −2 0 13 LW 46 13 20 33 12 45 18 9 7 16 12 10 5 D 43 10 16 26 15 6 18 4 12 16 4 8 17 RW 45 9 12 21 14 16 18 4 8 12 14 2 21 LW 30 6 11 17 9 31 18 1 5 6 0 30 11 LW 42 6 8 14 13 60 16 0 2 2 −2 6 44 D 14 3 11 14 3 2 18 0 8 8 1 14 16 D 47 3 11 14 10 101 18 1 1 2 6 22 25 RW 31 5 8 13 5 88 18 3 2 5 3 14 20 RW 39 4 6 10 1 73 2 0 1 1 1 8 23 C 22 3 5 8 1 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 C 36 2 6 8 1 22 18 4 1 5 −2 12 12 C 13 2 6 8 3 2 3 D 48 1 7 8 14 36 18 0 3 3 2 8 4 D 18 1 5 6 −3 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 18 LW 20 2 3 5 3 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 37 C 22 0 4 4 3 16 6 0 1 1 −4 12 2 D 20 1 2 3 7 21 15 D 33 1 2 3 11 23 15 0 1 1 2 4 27 D 10 1 2 3 0 2 21 D 4 0 1 1 2 6 8 D 1 0 1 1 1 2 27 D 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 LW 11 0 0 0 −4 37 11 1 0 1 0 26 14 C 2 0 0 0 0 2 30 G 19 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 29 G 30 0 0 0 8 18 0 0 0 0

Goaltending Player Regular season Playoffs 29 Mike Vernon 30 19 6 4 710 76 2.52 .893 1 1807 18 12 6 370 41 2.31 .889 1 1063 30 Chris Osgood 19 14 5 0 496 41 2.26 .917 1 1087 2 0 0 25 2 1.78 .920 0 68

Awards and records

Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) James Norris Memorial Trophy Paul Coffey NHL First All-Star team Paul Coffey (Defense)

Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef 1,000th game played Mike Ramsey February 20, 1995 Dino Ciccarelli March 28, 1995

Transactions

Trades June 29, 1994 To Calgary Flames Steve Chiasson To Detroit Red Wings Mike Vernon

Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team 1 23 Yan Golubovsky (D) CSKA Moscow (Russia) 2 49 Mathieu Dandenault (RW) Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)375Sean Gillam (D)Spokane Chiefs (WHL)5114Frederic Deschenes (G)Granby Bisons (QMJHL)5127Doug Battaglia (LW)Brockville Braves (CJHL)6153Pavel Agarkov (RW)Krylya Sovetov (Russia)8205Jason Elliott (G)Cornell University (ECAC)9231Jeff Mikesch (C)Michigan Technological University (WCHA)10257Tomas Holmstrom (LW)Bodens BK (Sweden)11283Toivo Suursoo (RW)Krylya Sovetov (Russia)

Notes

References