1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 86th season of play. For the first time since the 1969–70 season (and only the second time since 1947–48), the Canadiens failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

1994–95 Montreal Canadiens
Division6th Northeast
Conference11th Eastern
1994–95 record18–23–7
Home record15–5–4
Road record3–18–3
Goals for125
Goals against148
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainKirk Muller (Oct.–Apr.)
Mike Keane (Apr.)
Alternate captainsJ. J. Daigneault
Vincent Damphousse
Mike Keane (Oct.–Apr.)
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMark Recchi (14)
AssistsVincent Damphousse (30)
PointsMark Recchi (43)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (152)
Plus/minusVincent Damphousse (+15)
WinsPatrick Roy (17)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.97)

Off-season

In the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, the Canadiens selected defenceman Brad Brown with their first-round pick, 18th overall. The Canadiens were more fortunate with their second-round pick, selecting Jose Theodore 44th overall.

In August 1994, captain Guy Carbonneau was traded to the St. Louis Blues. Kirk Muller was named his replacement as captain.

Regular season

The season started later and was abbreviated by a lockout of the players by the NHL owners. The Canadiens played only 48 games. It was a forgettable season for the Canadiens and their fans, as the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years. The Canadiens only won 3 of 24 games on the road.[1] Already gone at the season's debut were members of the formidable 1992–93 Stanley Cup champion team, including Guy Carbonneau, Kevin Haller, Stephan Lebeau and Denis Savard. On February 9, more players from the 1992–93 team departed, as Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mark Recchi. Another major trade nearly two months later on April 5 would send Craig Darby, Mathieu Schneider and fan favourite Kirk Muller to the New York Islanders in exchange for Vladimir Malakhov and Pierre Turgeon. The team subsequently named forward Mike Keane as its new captain. After a 7–5–4 start, Montreal won only 11 of its final 32 games, going 11–18–3. It was the first and only season of goaltender Patrick Roy's NHL playing career in which he lost more games than he won, and his only season of his NHL playing career that he did not make the playoffs.

The Canadiens tied the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with one.[2]

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

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Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LJan 21, 19952–5@ New York Rangers0–1–0
2WJan 25, 19952–0Washington Capitals1–1–0
3WJan 28, 19955–1New Jersey Devils2–1–0
4TJan 29, 19952–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers2–1–1
5LJan 31, 19951–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–2–1
6TFeb 2, 19951–1 OT@ Florida Panthers2–2–2
7WFeb 4, 19954–2New York Islanders3–2–2
8LFeb 7, 19954–7@ Boston Bruins3–3–2
9WFeb 8, 19954–2@ Ottawa Senators4–3–2
10LFeb 11, 19951–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–4–2
11TFeb 13, 19952–2 OTHartford Whalers4–4–3
12LFeb 15, 19951–4@ Hartford Whalers4–5–3
13TFeb 16, 19952–2 OT@ New York Rangers4–5–4
14WFeb 18, 19955–2New York Rangers5–5–4
15WFeb 20, 19953–2 OTNew York Islanders6–5–4
16WFeb 23, 19955–2@ Florida Panthers7–5–4
17LFeb 25, 19950–7Philadelphia Flyers7–6–4
18LFeb 27, 19951–6@ New Jersey Devils7–7–4
19LFeb 28, 19951–2@ New York Islanders7–8–4
20LMar 4, 19951–5@ Washington Capitals7–9–4
21LMar 5, 19951–4@ Buffalo Sabres7–10–4
22TMar 8, 19952–2 OTBuffalo Sabres7–10–5
23WMar 11, 19953–1New York Rangers8–10–5
24LMar 13, 19952–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins8–11–5
25WMar 15, 19958–5Pittsburgh Penguins9–11–5
26LMar 16, 19950–6@ Boston Bruins9–12–5
27WMar 18, 19955–4Quebec Nordiques10–12–5
28LMar 20, 19954–8@ Philadelphia Flyers10–13–5
29LMar 22, 19952–3Florida Panthers10–14–5
30WMar 25, 19953–1Ottawa Senators11–14–5
31LMar 27, 19952–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning11–15–5
32LApr 1, 19951–4@ New Jersey Devils11–16–5
33WApr 3, 19955–4@ Ottawa Senators12–16–5
34WApr 5, 19956–5Quebec Nordiques13–16–5
35LApr 6, 19952–3@ Quebec Nordiques13–17–5
36WApr 8, 19952–1Pittsburgh Penguins14–17–5
37WApr 10, 19952–1New Jersey Devils15–17–5
38LApr 12, 19952–3@ Philadelphia Flyers15–18–5
39LApr 14, 19953–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers15–19–5
40LApr 15, 19952–3Boston Bruins15–20–5
41WApr 17, 19955–2Washington Capitals16–20–5
42WApr 19, 19954–1Ottawa Senators17–20–5
43WApr 22, 19953–1Tampa Bay Lightning18–20–5
44LApr 24, 19953–4Hartford Whalers18–21–5
45TApr 26, 19951–1 OT@ Quebec Nordiques18–21–6
46TApr 29, 19953–3 OTBuffalo Sabres18–21–7
47LMay 1, 19950–2@ Buffalo Sabres18–22–7
48LMay 3, 19952–4Boston Bruins18–23–7

Playoffs

The Canadiens did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1969-70 season, ending a 25-year playoff streak.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mark RecchiRW3914294316-3801
Vincent DamphousseC481030404215404
Benoit BrunetLW4571825167112
Pierre TurgeonC1511920412202
Mike KeaneRW48101020155100
Mathieu SchneiderD305152049-3200
Brian SavageLW3712719275000
Kirk MullerLW338111933-21301
Brian BellowsLW4188168-7101
Patrice BriseboisD35481226-2002
Yves RacineD47471142-1201
Lyle OdeleinD483710152-13000
Paul DiPietroC224594-3001
J. J. DaigneaultD45358402000
Turner StevensonRW41617860001
Bryan FogartyD2152734-3300
Eric DesjardinsD906622000
Oleg PetrovRW122354-7000
John LeClairLW914510-1100
Vladimir MalakhovD1414514-2000
Ed RonanRW3014512-7000
Peter PopovicD330558-10000
Valeri BureRW243146-1001
Gilbert DionneLW60332-3000
Donald BrashearLW2011263-5001
Craig DarbyC100220-5000
Craig ConroyC61010-1000
Mark LambC3910118-13000
Craig RivetD501152000
Patrick RoyG43011200000
Yves SaraultLW80110-1000
Craig FergusonC100000000
Gerry FlemingLW600017-1000
Jim MontgomeryC50002-2000
Chris MurrayRW300040000
Mario RobergeLW900034-2000
Pierre SevignyLW1900015-5000
Ron TugnuttG700000000
David WilkieD100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy256643172061272.97113571230.906
Ron Tugnutt3467131183.120172154.895
Team:291248182371452.99115291384.905

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 18 Brad Brown Defence  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
2 44 Jose Theodore Goaltender  Canada Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
3 54 Chris Murray Right wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
3 70 Marko Kiprusoff Defence  Finland TPS (Finland)
3 74 Martin Belanger Defence  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
4 96 Arto Kuki Centre  Finland Espoo Blues (Finland)
5 122 Jimmy Drolet Defence  Canada Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
6 148 Joel Irving Centre  Canada Regina Pat Canadiens (Midget AAA)
7 174 Jessie Rezansoff Right wing  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
8 200 Peter Strom Left wing  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden)
9 226 Tomas Vokoun Goaltender  Czech Republic HC Kladno (Czech Republic)
10 252 Chris Aldous Defence  United States Northwood School (USHS-NY)
11 278 Ross Parsons Defence  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)

See also

References
  1. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.338, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1995.html
  3. 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.
  4. "1994-95 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
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