1994–95 Dallas Stars season

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1994–95 Dallas Stars
Division5th Central
Conference8th Western
1994–95 record17–23–8
Home record9–10–5
Road record8–13–3
Goals for136
Goals against135
Team information
General manager Bob Gainey
CoachBob Gainey
Captain Neal Broten (Jan.–Feb.)
Derian Hatcher (Feb.–May)
Arena Reunion Arena
Average attendance16,729
Minor league affiliate(s) Kalamazoo Wings
Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
Goals Dave Gagner (14)
Assists Dave Gagner (28)
Points Dave Gagner (42)
Penalty minutes Shane Churla (186)
Plus/minus Paul Cavallini (+8)
Wins Andy Moog (10)
Goals against average Andy Moog (2.44)
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The 1994–95 Dallas Stars season was the 28th season in franchise history and the second in Dallas, Texas. Injuries to forward Mike Modano caused him to miss 18 games, more than a third of the 48-game regular season, and finished with 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists). As a result, the Stars didn't have the same offensive power they had had in 1993–94, when Modano scored a career-high 50 goals and relied on Dave Gagner to pick up the slack, which he did, leading the team in goals, assists and points. Despite finishing the season on a 4-game losing streak for a 17-23-8 record, Dallas still scored more goals (136) than they allowed (135).

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

The Stars tied the Hartford Whalers and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the lowest shooting percentage during the regular season, with just 135 goals on 1,520 shots (8.9%). [1]

Final standings

Central Division
No.CRGPWLTGFGAPts
11 Detroit Red Wings 483311418011770
22 St. Louis Blues 482815517813561
34 Chicago Blackhawks 482419515611553
45 Toronto Maple Leafs 482119813514650
58 Dallas Stars 481723813613542
610 Winnipeg Jets 481625715717739

[2]

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.

Western Conference [3]
RDivGPWLTGFGAPts
1p – Detroit Red Wings CEN483311418011770
2x – Calgary Flames PAC482417716313555
3 St. Louis Blues CEN482815517813561
4 Chicago Blackhawks CEN482419515611553
5 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN482119813514650
6 Vancouver Canucks PAC4818181215314848
7 San Jose Sharks PAC481925412916142
8 Dallas Stars CEN481723813613542
9 Los Angeles Kings PAC481623914217441
10 Winnipeg Jets CEN481625715717739
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC481727413618338
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC481627512516437

Divisions:CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Playoffs

Despite having a 17-23-8 record, the Stars clinched the number eight seed in the Western Conference, thus making the playoffs for the second consecutive year. They lost to Detroit in the first round 4–1.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1994–95 regular season [4]
January: 2–2–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TJanuary 20, 19951–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)0–0–1 Recap
2WJanuary 24, 19954–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)1–0–1 Recap
3WJanuary 25, 19954–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)2–0–1 Recap
4LJanuary 28, 19952–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)2–1–1 Recap
5LJanuary 30, 19951–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)2–2–1 Recap
February: 3–8–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
6WFebruary 1, 19959–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)3–2–1 Recap
7LFebruary 2, 19951–2 San Jose Sharks (1994–95)3–3–1 Recap
8LFebruary 4, 19954–7@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)3–4–1 Recap
9TFebruary 8, 19953–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)3–4–2 Recap
10LFebruary 11, 19950–6 Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–5–2 Recap
11LFebruary 13, 19954–7 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)3–6–2 Recap
12LFebruary 15, 19951–3 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)3–7–2 Recap
13LFebruary 18, 19952–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)3–8–2 Recap
14WFebruary 20, 19952–1@ Calgary Flames (1994–95)4–8–2 Recap
15LFebruary 22, 19951–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)4–9–2 Recap
16TFebruary 24, 19953–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)4–9–3 Recap
17LFebruary 26, 19951–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)4–10–3 Recap
18WFebruary 28, 19954–0@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)5–10–3 Recap
March: 6–5–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19WMarch 1, 19955–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)6–10–3 Recap
20WMarch 3, 19954–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)7–10–3 Recap
21WMarch 5, 19952–1 St. Louis Blues (1994–95)8–10–3 Recap
22WMarch 6, 19958–2 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)9–10–3 Recap
23LMarch 8, 19952–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)9–11–3 Recap
24LMarch 10, 19953–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)9–12–3 Recap
25TMarch 12, 19954–4 OT Calgary Flames (1994–95)9–12–4 Recap
26WMarch 13, 19954–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)10–12–4 Recap
27LMarch 16, 19954–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)10–13–4 Recap
28TMarch 22, 19954–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)10–13–5 Recap
29WMarch 23, 19952–1 Edmonton Oilers (1994–95)11–13–5 Recap
30LMarch 27, 19952–3 St. Louis Blues (1994–95)11–14–5 Recap
31LMarch 30, 19952–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)11–15–5 Recap
April: 6–7–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
32LApril 1, 19952–3 Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)11–16–5 Recap
33WApril 2, 19952–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)12–16–5 Recap
34TApril 4, 19952–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)12–16–6 Recap
35LApril 6, 19952–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95)12–17–6 Recap
36WApril 7, 19952–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95)13–17–6 Recap
37WApril 9, 19953–2@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95)14–17–6 Recap
38LApril 11, 19951–4 Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)14–18–6 Recap
39LApril 14, 19951–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)14–19–6 Recap
40WApril 16, 19952–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)15–19–6 Recap
41TApril 17, 19952–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1994–95)15–19–7 Recap
42TApril 19, 19955–5 OT San Jose Sharks (1994–95)15–19–8 Recap
43WApril 22, 19956–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95)16–19–8 Recap
44WApril 23, 19955–2 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95)17–19–8 Recap
45LApril 25, 19954–8 St. Louis Blues (1994–95)17–20–8 Recap
46LApril 27, 19951–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95)17–21–8 Recap
47LApril 29, 19952–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95)17–22–8 Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48LMay 1, 19951–3@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95)17–23–8 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1995 Stanley Cup playoffs [4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 7, 19953–4 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2LMay 9, 19951–4Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3LMay 11, 19951–5@ Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4WMay 14, 19954–1@ Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5LMay 15, 19951–3Detroit Red WingsRed Wings win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win  Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

No.PlayerPosRegular seasonPlayoffs
GPGAPts+/-PIMGPGAPts+/-PIM
15 Dave Gagner C48142842242511204
9 Mike Modano C3012172978——————
4 Kevin Hatcher D47101929−4665213−42
11 [lower-alpha 1] Mike Donnelly †LW35111425329501106
22 Trent Klatt RW47121022−226510100
10 Todd Harvey RW4011920−3675000−18
39 Mike Kennedy C44612184335000−19
12 Grant Ledyard D38513186203000−22
6 Corey Millen †C28315184285101−12
26 Russ Courtnall ‡RW3271017−813——————
21 Paul Broten RW477916−7365123−22
2 Derian Hatcher D43511163105——————
16 Dean Evason C4787153485123112
41 Brent Gilchrist LW329413−3165011−12
14 Paul Cavallini D4411112828502226
25 Peter Zezel C306511−619310100
3 Craig Ludwig D47279−661401152
23 Greg Adams †LW12336−44520210
5 Doug Zmolek D42055−6675000−210
27 Shane Churla RW2713401865000−120
7 Neal Broten ‡C17044−84——————
23 Alan May ‡RW271121106——————
11 Jarkko Varvio RW511210——————
24 Richard Matvichuk D14022−7145022−34
43 Gord Donnelly D16101152——————
29 Grant Marshall RW201110——————
35 Andy Moog G310111450002
37 Zac Boyer RW100000200000
30 Manny Fernandez G10000——————
20 Iain Fraser †‡C4000−30——————
18 Mike Lalor D1200009300022
20 [lower-alpha 2] Jamie Langenbrunner RW200002——————
38 Mark Lawrence RW200000——————
28 Travis Richards D200000——————
1 Mike Torchia G60000——————
34 Darcy Wakaluk G15000410000

Goaltending

No.PlayerRegular seasonPlayoffs
GPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOIGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
35 Andy Moog 3110127846722.44.91521770514169163.47.9050277
34 Darcy Wakaluk 15480341403.18.8832754100913.00.889020
1 Mike Torchia 6321172183.30.8950327—————————
30 Manny Fernandez 10102733.05.889059—————————

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
Team Star of the Game Award Andy Moog [5]

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
First game Mike Kennedy January 20, 1995 [6]
Todd Harvey January 25, 1995
Mark Lawrence February 4, 1995
Travis Richards February 15, 1995
Grant Marshall March 16, 1995
Manny Fernandez April 1, 1995
Mike Torchia April 2, 1995
Jamie Langenbrunner April 9, 1995
Zac Boyer April 19, 1995

Transactions

Draft picks

Dallas' draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. [8]

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/junior/club team
120 Jason Botterill (LW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada University of Michigan (NCAA)
246 Lee Jinman (C)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
498 Jamie Wright (LW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5124 Marty Turco (G)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cambridge Winterhawks (MWJHL)
6150 Evgeny Petrochinin (D)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
9228 Marty Flichel (RW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
10254 Jimmy Roy (C)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
11280 Chris Szysky (RW)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Notes

  1. ↑ Donnelly wore number 6 in his first five games.
  2. ↑ Langenbrunner wore number 32 in his first game.

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  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.
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  5. ↑ Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
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  7. ↑ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
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