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1994–95 New Jersey Devils
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference5th Eastern
1994–95 record22–18–8
Home record14–4–6
Road record8–14–2
Goals for136
Goals against121
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsBruce Driver
John MacLean
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Average attendance16,379
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany River Rats (AHL)
Raleigh IceCaps (ECHL)
Flint Generals (UHL)
Team leaders
GoalsStephane Richer (23)
AssistsNeal Broten
Scott Stevens (20)
PointsStephane Richer (39)
Penalty minutesMike Peluso (167)
Plus/minusScott Niedermayer (+19)
WinsMartin Brodeur (19)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.45)

The 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 13th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] Although they played an abbreviated 48-game season, shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the Devils won their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

The Devils entered the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs as the second seed in the Atlantic Division. The Devils eventually swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Off-season

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Preseason

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After a 5–2–2 preseason record, the Devils, along with the rest of NHL players, were locked-out from October 1, 1994, to January 11, 1995.

Regular season

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During the regular season, the Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (22) and had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL, with just 164. They were also the least penalized team, being shorthanded only 149 times.[2]

Standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 48 28 16 4 150 132 60
2 5 New Jersey Devils 48 22 18 8 136 121 52
3 6 Washington Capitals 48 22 18 8 136 120 52
4 8 New York Rangers 48 22 23 3 139 134 47
5 9 Florida Panthers 48 20 22 6 115 127 46
6 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 17 28 3 120 144 37
7 13 New York Islanders 48 15 28 5 126 158 35

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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.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Quebec Nordiques NE 48 30 13 5 185 134 65
2 Philadelphia Flyers AT 48 28 16 4 150 132 60
3 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
4 Boston Bruins NE 48 27 18 3 150 127 57
5 New Jersey Devils AT 48 22 18 8 136 121 52
6 Washington Capitals AT 48 22 18 8 136 120 52
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 48 22 19 7 130 119 51
8 New York Rangers AT 48 22 23 3 139 134 47
9 Florida Panthers AT 48 20 22 6 115 127 46
10 Hartford Whalers NE 48 19 24 5 127 141 43
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 48 18 23 7 125 148 43
12 Tampa Bay Lightning AT 48 17 28 3 120 144 37
13 New York Islanders AT 48 15 28 5 126 158 35
14 Ottawa Senators NE 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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1994 pre-season
Pre-season: 5–2–2 (home: 2–0–1; road: 3–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 11 New Jersey 5–4 Philadelphia 1–0–0
2 September 12 New Jersey 1–3 Pittsburgh 1–1–0
3[a] September 15 New Jersey 3–2 Boston 2–1–0
4 September 16 New Jersey 3–4 N.Y. Rangers 2–2–0
5 September 20 New Jersey 4–1 N.Y. Islanders 3–2–0
6 September 21 Philadelphia 1–4 New Jersey 4–2–0
7 September 23 N.Y. Islanders 1–4 New Jersey 5–2–0
8 September 25 New Jersey 3–3 Hartford OT 5–1–0
9 September 27 N.Y. Rangers 2–2 New Jersey OT 5–2–2

Notes:
a Game was played at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.

Legend:

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

Regular season

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1994–95 regular season[5]
January: 1–3–1 (home: 1–1–2; road: 0–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 January 22 New Jersey 2–2 Hartford OT Brodeur 12,054 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 January 25 New Jersey 1–2 Buffalo Brodeur 16,232 0–1–1 1 Recap
3 January 26 New Jersey 0–1 Boston OT Terreri 13,842 0–2–1 1 Recap
4 January 28 New Jersey 1–5 Montreal Brodeur 16,354 0–3–1 1 Recap
5 January 31 Buffalo 1–2 New Jersey Brodeur 16,311 1–3–1 3 Recap
February: 6–4–3 (home: 4–2–3; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
6 February 2 Quebec 4–5 New Jersey Brodeur 12,096 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 February 4 New Jersey 0–2 Quebec Terreri 13,220 2–4–1 5 Recap
8 February 5 Pittsburgh 3–3 New Jersey OT Brodeur 15,280 2–4–2 6 Recap
9 February 9 N.Y. Rangers 1–4 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 3–4–2 8 Recap
10 February 11 Philadelphia 3–1 New Jersey Terreri 19,040 3–5–2 8 Recap
11 February 12 New Jersey 4–2 Florida Brodeur 14,375 4–5–2 10 Recap
12 February 15 Washington 2–4 New Jersey Brodeur 11,970 5–5–2 12 Recap
13 February 17 N.Y. Islanders 2–2 New Jersey OT Brodeur 18,501 5–5–3 13 Recap
14 February 18 New Jersey 2–3 N.Y. Islanders Terreri 15,671 5–6–3 13 Recap
15 February 20 New Jersey 2–0 Washington Brodeur 10,761 6–6–3 15 Recap
16 February 23 Boston 3–2 New Jersey Brodeur 15,411 6–7–3 15 Recap
17 February 25 Washington 3–3 New Jersey OT Brodeur 16,832 6–7–4 16 Recap
18 February 27 Montreal 1–6 New Jersey Terreri 14,005 7–7–4 18 Recap
March: 7–6–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–5–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
19 March 2 New Jersey 2–7 Boston Terreri 14,448 7–8–4 18 Recap
20 March 4 Florida 1–6 New Jersey Brodeur 18,005 8–8–4 20 Recap
21 March 6 New Jersey 3–6 Quebec Brodeur 13,178 8–9–4 20 Recap
22 March 8 New Jersey 4–6 N.Y. Rangers Brodeur 18,200 8–10–4 20 Recap
23 March 10 New Jersey 3–2 Tampa Bay Brodeur 23,649 9–10–4 22 Recap
24 March 12 New Jersey 3–4 Philadelphia Brodeur 17,380 9–11–4 22 Recap
25 March 14 Ottawa 2–4 New Jersey Brodeur 13,234 10–11–4 24 Recap
26 March 16 Hartford 2–2 New Jersey OT Brodeur 16,032 10–11–5 25 Recap
27 March 18 Tampa Bay 2–1 New Jersey Brodeur 17,690 10–12–5 25 Recap
28 March 19 Boston 3–4 New Jersey OT Terreri 16,172 11–12–5 27 Recap
29 March 22 New Jersey 5–2 N.Y. Rangers Brodeur 18,200 12–12–5 29 Recap
30 March 24 New Jersey 2–5 Pittsburgh Brodeur 17,181 12–13–5 29 Recap
31 March 26 New Jersey 5–5 N.Y. Islanders OT Terreri 15,418 12–13–6 30 Recap
32 March 29 New Jersey 4–2 Ottawa Brodeur 9,582 13–13–6 32 Recap
33 March 30 New Jersey 4–3 Philadelphia Brodeur 17,380 14–13–6 34 Recap
April: 8–4–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
34 April 1 Montreal 1–4 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 15–13–6 36 Recap
35 April 4 Tampa Bay 1–1 New Jersey OT Terreri 13,735 15–13–7 37 Recap
36 April 5 New Jersey 2–0 Ottawa Brodeur 9,251 16–13–7 39 Recap
37 April 9 N.Y. Rangers 0–2 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 17–13–7 41 Recap
38 April 10 New Jersey 1–2 Montreal Brodeur 16,479 17–14–7 41 Recap
39 April 12 New Jersey 2–1 Washington Brodeur 13,248 18–14–7 43 Recap
40 April 14 N.Y. Islanders 3–6 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 19–14–7 45 Recap
41 April 16 Hartford 2–3 New Jersey Brodeur 13,613 20–14–7 47 Recap
42 April 18 New Jersey 2–3 Tampa Bay Terreri 18,202 20–15–7 47 Recap
43 April 20 New Jersey 0–1 Florida Brodeur 14,389 20–16–7 47 Recap
44 April 22 Philadelphia 4–3 New Jersey OT Brodeur 19,040 20–17–7 47 Recap
45 April 26 Pittsburgh 3–3 New Jersey OT Brodeur 17,174 20–17–8 48 Recap
46 April 28 Florida 1–3 New Jersey Brodeur 16,676 21–17–8 50 Recap
47 April 30 Quebec 2–4 New Jersey Brodeur 16,129 22–17–8 52 Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
48 May 3 New Jersey 4–5 Buffalo Terreri 15,304 22–18–8 52 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Devils win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 7 New Jersey 5–0 Boston Brodeur 14,448 Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 8 New Jersey 3–0 Boston Brodeur 14,448 Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 10 Boston 3–2 New Jersey Brodeur 16,523 Devils lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 12 Boston 0–1 New Jersey OT Brodeur 19,040 Devils lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 14 New Jersey 3–2 Boston Brodeur 14,448 Devils win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Pittsburgh Penguins – Devils win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 20 New Jersey 2–3 Pittsburgh Brodeur 16,643 Penguins lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 22 New Jersey 4–2 Pittsburgh Brodeur 16,817 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 24 Pittsburgh 1–5 New Jersey Brodeur 18,139 Devils lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 26 Pittsburgh 1–2 New Jersey OT Brodeur 19,040 Devils lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 28 New Jersey 4–1 Pittsburgh Brodeur 17,187 Devils win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (2) Philadelphia Flyers – Devils win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 June 3 New Jersey 4–1 Philadelphia Brodeur 17,380 Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 June 5 New Jersey 5–2 Philadelphia Brodeur 17,380 Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 June 7 Philadelphia 3–2 New Jersey OT Brodeur 19,040 Devils lead 2–1 Recap
4 June 10 Philadelphia 4–2 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 June 11 New Jersey 3–2 Philadelphia Brodeur 17,380 Devils lead 3–2 Recap
6 June 13 Philadelphia 2–4 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 Devils win 4–2 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W1) Detroit Red Wings – Devils win 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 June 17 New Jersey 2–1 Detroit Brodeur 19,875 Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 June 20 New Jersey 4–2 Detroit Brodeur 19,875 Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 June 22 Detroit 2–5 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 Devils lead 3–0 Recap
4 June 24 Detroit 2–5 New Jersey Brodeur 19,040 Devils win 4–0 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 Devils only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
44 Stephane Richer RW 45 23 16 39 8 10 19 6 15 21 9 2
15 John MacLean RW 46 17 12 29 13 32 20 5 13 18 8 14
9 Neal Broten† C 30 8 20 28 9 20 20 7 12 19 13 6
12 Bill Guerin RW 48 12 13 25 6 72 20 3 8 11 6 30
4 Scott Stevens D 48 2 20 22 4 56 20 1 7 8 10 24
16 Bobby Holik C 48 10 10 20 9 18 20 4 4 8 7 22
22 Claude Lemieux LW 45 6 13 19 2 86 20 13 3 16 12 20
27 Scott Niedermayer D 48 4 15 19 19 18 20 4 7 11 11 10
17 Tom Chorske LW 42 10 8 18 −4 16 17 1 5 6 −2 4
14 Brian Rolston C 40 7 11 18 5 17 6 2 1 3 6 4
19 Bob Carpenter C 41 5 11 16 −1 19 17 1 4 5 −1 6
23 Bruce Driver D 41 4 12 16 −1 18 17 1 6 7 13 8
6 Tommy Albelin D 48 5 10 15 9 20 20 1 7 8 5 2
18 Sergei Brylin C 26 6 8 14 12 8 12 1 2 3 1 4
21 Randy McKay RW 33 5 7 12 10 44 19 8 4 12 5 11
8 Mike Peluso LW 46 2 9 11 5 167 20 1 2 3 4 8
20 Alexander Semak‡ C 19 2 6 8 −4 13 — — — — — —
29 Shawn Chambers† D 21 2 5 7 2 6 20 4 5 9 2 2
10 Corey Millen‡ C 17 2 3 5 2 8 — — — — — —
11 Jim Dowd C 10 1 4 5 −5 0 11 2 1 3 3 8
20 Danton Cole† LW 12 1 2 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 −1 0
3 Ken Daneyko D 25 1 2 3 4 54 20 1 0 1 9 22
25 Valeri Zelepukin LW 4 1 2 3 3 6 18 1 2 3 1 12
7 Chris McAlpine D 24 0 3 3 4 17 — — — — — —
30 Martin Brodeur G 40 0 2 2 2 20 0 1 1 6
28 Kevin Dean D 17 0 1 1 6 4 3 0 2 2 0 0
24 David Emma RW 6 0 1 1 −2 0 — — — — — —
2 Viacheslav Fetisov‡ D 4 0 1 1 −2 0 — — — — — —
29 Ben Hankinson‡ RW 8 0 0 0 −6 7 — — — — — —
5 Jaroslav Modry D 11 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
33 Reid Simpson LW 9 0 0 0 −1 27 — — — — — —
26 Jason Smith D 2 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
31 Chris Terreri G 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Martin Brodeur 40 39 19 11 6 908 89 2.44 .902 3 2,184:25 20 20 16 4 463 34 1.67 .927 3 1,221:58
31 Chris Terreri 15 9 3 7 2 309 31 2.53 .900 0 734:00 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 1.000 0 7:45

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Conn Smythe Trophy Claude Lemieux [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL Player of the Week Martin Brodeur (April 3–9) [7]
Team Devils' Players' Player Chris Terreri [8]
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Tommy Albelin [8]
Most Valuable Devil Stephane Richer [8]
Three-Star Award Stephane Richer [8]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Chris McAlpine February 2, 1995 [9]
Brian Rolston February 5, 1995
Sergei Brylin February 17, 1995
Kevin Dean February 27, 1995
600th assist Neal Broten April 4, 1995 [10]
1,000th game played Neal Broten April 28, 1995 [11]

Transactions

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The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

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Date Details
June 29, 1994 To Calgary Flames
1994 3rd-round pick (#77 overall)
1994 VAN pick (#91 overall)
1994 OTT 5th-round pick (#107 overall) 		To New Jersey Devils
1994 3rd-round pick (#71 overall)
January 30, 1995 To Chicago Blackhawks
Dean Malkoc 		To New Jersey Devils
Rob Conn
February 27, 1995 To Dallas Stars
Corey Millen 		To New Jersey Devils
Neal Broten
March 14, 1995 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ben Hankinson
Alexander Semak 		To New Jersey Devils
Shawn Chambers
Danton Cole
April 3, 1995 To Detroit Red Wings
Viacheslav Fetisov 		To New Jersey Devils
1995 3rd-round pick (#78 overall)

Free agents

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Date Player Team
July 10, 1994 (1994-07-10) Bryan Helmer
August 26, 1994 (1994-08-26) Jason Miller to Detroit Red Wings
January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26) Kent Nilsson to Edmonton Oilers

Draft picks

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See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 1994.

Round # Player Nationality Pos College/Junior/Club team (League) Notes
1 25 Vadim Sharifijanov  Russia LW Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
2 51 Patrik Elias  Czech Republic LW HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3 71 Sheldon Souray  Canada D Tri-City Americans (WHL) [a](from Calgary)
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 High School (Pennsylvania) [b](from Winnipeg)
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)
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 High School (North Dakota) [c](from Quebec)

Media

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Television coverage of the season was carried on SportsChannel New York and SportsChannel New York Plus, with Mike Emrick and Spencer Ross handling play-by-play duties and Peter McNab providing color commentary. On the radio, the games were broadcast on WABC–AM 770, with Mike Miller describing the play and Sherry Ross providing color commentary.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Devils acquired the 1994 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg for Brent Severyn on September 30, 1993.
  3. ^ 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.

References

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  • "New Jersey Devils 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  • "1994-95 New Jersey Devils Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ "1994-95 NHL Summary".
  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. ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ^ a b "1994-95 New Jersey Devils Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Conn Smythe Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Devils' Award Winners" (PDF). devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/new-jersey-devils-2014-15-media-guide.pdf. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d Levine, Mike (ed.), 2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide, New Jersey Devils Hockey Club, p. 225
  9. ^ "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "NHL / Usher Conked By Helmet / Incident mars Buffalo's win". San Francisco Chronicle. April 5, 1995. Retrieved September 11, 2023. Stephane Richer scored on a deflection with 13 seconds left in the third period, giving Neal Broten his 600th assist
  11. ^ Yannis, Alex (April 29, 1995). "HOCKEY; An Owner's Thumbs Up As Devils Clinch Berth". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2023. NEAL BROTEN of the Devils was honored before the game for playing in his 1,000th National Hockey League game.
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