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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 managerBob Gainey
CoachBob Gainey
CaptainNeal Broten (Jan.–Feb.)
Derian Hatcher (Feb.–May)
ArenaReunion Arena
Average attendance16,729
Minor league affiliate(s)Kalamazoo Wings
Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
GoalsDave Gagner (14)
AssistsDave Gagner (28)
PointsDave Gagner (42)
Penalty minutesShane Churla (186)
Plus/minusPaul Cavallini (+8)
WinsAndy Moog (10)
Goals against averageAndy Moog (2.44)

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).

Offseason

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Regular season

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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

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 48 33 11 4 180 117 70
2 2 St. Louis Blues 48 28 15 5 178 135 61
3 4 Chicago Blackhawks 48 24 19 5 156 115 53
4 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 48 21 19 8 135 146 50
5 8 Dallas Stars 48 17 23 8 136 135 42
6 10 Winnipeg Jets 48 16 25 7 157 177 39

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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]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 48 33 11 4 180 117 70
2 x – Calgary Flames PAC 48 24 17 7 163 135 55
3 St. Louis Blues CEN 48 28 15 5 178 135 61
4 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 48 24 19 5 156 115 53
5 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 48 21 19 8 135 146 50
6 Vancouver Canucks PAC 48 18 18 12 153 148 48
7 San Jose Sharks PAC 48 19 25 4 129 161 42
8 Dallas Stars CEN 48 17 23 8 136 135 42
9 Los Angeles Kings PAC 48 16 23 9 142 174 41
10 Winnipeg Jets CEN 48 16 25 7 157 177 39
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 48 17 27 4 136 183 38
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 48 16 27 5 125 164 37

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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


Playoffs

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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

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Regular season

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1994–95 regular season[4]
January: 2–2–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 T January 20, 1995 1–1 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 0–0–1 Recap
2 W January 24, 1995 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 1–0–1 Recap
3 W January 25, 1995 4–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 2–0–1 Recap
4 L January 28, 1995 2–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 2–1–1 Recap
5 L January 30, 1995 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 2–2–1 Recap
February: 3–8–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
6 W February 1, 1995 9–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 3–2–1 Recap
7 L February 2, 1995 1–2 San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 3–3–1 Recap
8 L February 4, 1995 4–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 3–4–1 Recap
9 T February 8, 1995 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 3–4–2 Recap
10 L February 11, 1995 0–6 Calgary Flames (1994–95) 3–5–2 Recap
11 L February 13, 1995 4–7 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 3–6–2 Recap
12 L February 15, 1995 1–3 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 3–7–2 Recap
13 L February 18, 1995 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 3–8–2 Recap
14 W February 20, 1995 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) 4–8–2 Recap
15 L February 22, 1995 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 4–9–2 Recap
16 T February 24, 1995 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 4–9–3 Recap
17 L February 26, 1995 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 4–10–3 Recap
18 W February 28, 1995 4–0 @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 5–10–3 Recap
March: 6–5–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
19 W March 1, 1995 5–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 6–10–3 Recap
20 W March 3, 1995 4–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 7–10–3 Recap
21 W March 5, 1995 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 8–10–3 Recap
22 W March 6, 1995 8–2 Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 9–10–3 Recap
23 L March 8, 1995 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 9–11–3 Recap
24 L March 10, 1995 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 9–12–3 Recap
25 T March 12, 1995 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (1994–95) 9–12–4 Recap
26 W March 13, 1995 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 10–12–4 Recap
27 L March 16, 1995 4–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 10–13–4 Recap
28 T March 22, 1995 4–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 10–13–5 Recap
29 W March 23, 1995 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) 11–13–5 Recap
30 L March 27, 1995 2–3 St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 11–14–5 Recap
31 L March 30, 1995 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 11–15–5 Recap
April: 6–7–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
32 L April 1, 1995 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 11–16–5 Recap
33 W April 2, 1995 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 12–16–5 Recap
34 T April 4, 1995 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 12–16–6 Recap
35 L April 6, 1995 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) 12–17–6 Recap
36 W April 7, 1995 2–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) 13–17–6 Recap
37 W April 9, 1995 3–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 14–17–6 Recap
38 L April 11, 1995 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 14–18–6 Recap
39 L April 14, 1995 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 14–19–6 Recap
40 W April 16, 1995 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 15–19–6 Recap
41 T April 17, 1995 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) 15–19–7 Recap
42 T April 19, 1995 5–5 OT San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 15–19–8 Recap
43 W April 22, 1995 6–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) 16–19–8 Recap
44 W April 23, 1995 5–2 Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) 17–19–8 Recap
45 L April 25, 1995 4–8 St. Louis Blues (1994–95) 17–20–8 Recap
46 L April 27, 1995 1–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) 17–21–8 Recap
47 L April 29, 1995 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) 17–22–8 Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
48 L May 1, 1995 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1994–95) 17–23–8 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 7, 1995 3–4 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 9, 1995 1–4 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 L May 11, 1995 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 W May 14, 1995 4–1 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 15, 1995 1–3 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Stars only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Dave Gagner C 48 14 28 42 2 42 5 1 1 2 0 4
9 Mike Modano C 30 12 17 29 7 8 — — — — — —
4 Kevin Hatcher D 47 10 19 29 −4 66 5 2 1 3 −4 2
11[a] Mike Donnelly† LW 35 11 14 25 3 29 5 0 1 1 0 6
22 Trent Klatt RW 47 12 10 22 −2 26 5 1 0 1 0 0
10 Todd Harvey RW 40 11 9 20 −3 67 5 0 0 0 −1 8
39 Mike Kennedy C 44 6 12 18 4 33 5 0 0 0 −1 9
12 Grant Ledyard D 38 5 13 18 6 20 3 0 0 0 −2 2
6 Corey Millen† C 28 3 15 18 4 28 5 1 0 1 −1 2
26 Russ Courtnall‡ RW 32 7 10 17 −8 13 — — — — — —
21 Paul Broten RW 47 7 9 16 −7 36 5 1 2 3 −2 2
2 Derian Hatcher D 43 5 11 16 3 105 — — — — — —
16 Dean Evason C 47 8 7 15 3 48 5 1 2 3 1 12
41 Brent Gilchrist LW 32 9 4 13 −3 16 5 0 1 1 −1 2
14 Paul Cavallini D 44 1 11 12 8 28 5 0 2 2 2 6
25 Peter Zezel C 30 6 5 11 −6 19 3 1 0 1 0 0
3 Craig Ludwig D 47 2 7 9 −6 61 4 0 1 1 5 2
23 Greg Adams† LW 12 3 3 6 −4 4 5 2 0 2 1 0
5 Doug Zmolek D 42 0 5 5 −6 67 5 0 0 0 −2 10
27 Shane Churla RW 27 1 3 4 0 186 5 0 0 0 −1 20
7 Neal Broten‡ C 17 0 4 4 −8 4 — — — — — —
23 Alan May‡ RW 27 1 1 2 1 106 — — — — — —
11 Jarkko Varvio RW 5 1 1 2 1 0 — — — — — —
24 Richard Matvichuk D 14 0 2 2 −7 14 5 0 2 2 −3 4
43 Gord Donnelly D 16 1 0 1 1 52 — — — — — —
29 Grant Marshall RW 2 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
35 Andy Moog G 31 0 1 1 14 5 0 0 0 2
37 Zac Boyer RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
30 Manny Fernandez G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
20 Iain Fraser†‡ C 4 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
18 Mike Lalor D 12 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 2 2
20[b] Jamie Langenbrunner RW 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
38 Mark Lawrence RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
28 Travis Richards D 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
1 Mike Torchia G 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
34 Darcy Wakaluk G 15 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Andy Moog 31 10 12 7 846 72 2.44 .915 2 1770 5 1 4 169 16 3.47 .905 0 277
34 Darcy Wakaluk 15 4 8 0 341 40 3.18 .883 2 754 1 0 0 9 1 3.00 .889 0 20
1 Mike Torchia 6 3 2 1 172 18 3.30 .895 0 327 — — — — — — — — —
30 Manny Fernandez 1 0 1 0 27 3 3.05 .889 0 59 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
Team Star of the Game Award Andy Moog [5]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
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

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  • April 7, 1995: RW Russ Courtnall traded from Dallas to Vancouver for LW Greg Adams and RW Dan Kesa and Vancouver's fifth round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.[7]

Draft picks

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

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 20 Jason Botterill (LW)  Canada University of Michigan (NCAA)
2 46 Lee Jinman (C)  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
4 98 Jamie Wright (LW)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 124 Marty Turco (G)  Canada Cambridge Winterhawks (MWJHL)
6 150 Evgeny Petrochinin (D)  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
9 228 Marty Flichel (RW)  Canada Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
10 254 Jimmy Roy (C)  Canada Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
11 280 Chris Szysky (RW)  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Notes

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

References

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  • "Dallas Stars 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Dallas Stars Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  1. ^ "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  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.
  4. ^ a b "1994-95 Dallas Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
  6. ^ "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  7. ^ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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