1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division6th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
1994–95 record17–28–3
Home record10–14–0
Road record7–14–3
Goals for120
Goals against144
Team information
General managerPhil Esposito
CoachTerry Crisp
CaptainVacant
ArenaThunderDome
Average attendance19,932
Minor league affiliate(s)Atlanta Knights
Nashville Knights
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Bradley, Petr Klima (13)
AssistsBrian Bradley (27)
PointsBrian Bradley (40)
Penalty minutesEnrico Ciccone (225)
Plus/minusAdrien Plavsic (+5)
WinsDaren Puppa (14)
Goals against averageDaren Puppa (2.68)

The 1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the third season in franchise history. The team traded away defenseman Shawn Chambers to the New Jersey Devils and forward Denis Savard to the Chicago Blackhawks; both players went on to have memorable playoff performances in 1995. Brian Bradley and Peter Klima both led the team in goals with 13, while Rob Zamuner led the team with 3 shorthanded goals. By April 21, the Lightning had a 17–22–3 record with only 118 goals against in 42 games. Although they had only scored 109 goals, Darren Puppa's solid goaltending kept the team ahead of the New York Islanders in the Atlantic Division standings. However, the Lightning finished the season with 6 losses in a row, getting outscored 26–11 to finish 17–28–3 for 37 points. An Islanders' loss to Philadelphia on May 2 ensured that the Lightning would not finish last place in the division.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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[2]
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[edit]

1994–95 regular season[3]
January: 3–3–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L January 20, 1995 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 0–1–0 Recap
2 L January 22, 1995 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 0–2–0 Recap
3 W January 25, 1995 3–2 Florida Panthers (1994–95) 1–2–0 Recap
4 L January 26, 1995 2–4 @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 1–3–0 Recap
5 W January 28, 1995 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1994–95) 2–3–0 Recap
6 W January 31, 1995 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 3–3–0 Recap
February: 5–6–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
7 T February 2, 1995 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1994–95) 3–3–1 Recap
8 L February 4, 1995 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 3–4–1 Recap
9 L February 5, 1995 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 3–5–1 Recap
10 W February 7, 1995 5–2 New York Islanders (1994–95) 4–5–1 Recap
11 W February 10, 1995 4–3 Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 5–5–1 Recap
12 L February 11, 1995 2–3 New York Rangers (1994–95) 5–6–1 Recap
13 L February 14, 1995 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 5–7–1 Recap
14 L February 17, 1995 1–2 Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 5–8–1 Recap
15 W February 18, 1995 3–1 Boston Bruins (1994–95) 6–8–1 Recap
16 L February 20, 1995 1–3 New York Rangers (1994–95) 6–9–1 Recap
17 W February 23, 1995 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1994–95) 7–9–1 Recap
18 W February 24, 1995 4–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 8–9–1 Recap
19 T February 26, 1995 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) 8–9–2 Recap
March: 5–8–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
20 L March 1, 1995 2–8 @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 8–10–2 Recap
21 W March 2, 1995 3–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 9–10–2 Recap
22 L March 4, 1995 2–3 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 9–11–2 Recap
23 L March 7, 1995 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 9–12–2 Recap
24 L March 10, 1995 2–3 New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 9–13–2 Recap
25 L March 12, 1995 1–3 @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) 9–14–2 Recap
26 L March 13, 1995 0–3 Washington Capitals (1994–95) 9–15–2 Recap
27 W March 18, 1995 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 10–15–2 Recap
28 W March 19, 1995 6–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 11–15–2 Recap
29 L March 24, 1995 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (1994–95) 11–16–2 Recap
30 W March 27, 1995 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 12–16–2 Recap
31 L March 29, 1995 2–4 Washington Capitals (1994–95) 12–17–2 Recap
32 W March 31, 1995 2–0 Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 13–17–2 Recap
April: 4–10–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–8–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
33 L April 2, 1995 1–4 Florida Panthers (1994–95) 13–18–2 Recap
34 T April 4, 1995 1–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 13–18–3 Recap
35 L April 6, 1995 4–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 13–19–3 Recap
36 L April 8, 1995 1–5 @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) 13–20–3 Recap
37 W April 9, 1995 3–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 14–20–3 Recap
38 W April 11, 1995 5–2 New York Islanders (1994–95) 15–20–3 Recap
39 L April 14, 1995 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 15–21–3 Recap
40 L April 16, 1995 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 15–22–3 Recap
41 W April 18, 1995 3–2 New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 16–22–3 Recap
42 W April 20, 1995 5–2 Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 17–22–3 Recap
43 L April 22, 1995 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 17–23–3 Recap
44 L April 24, 1995 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 17–24–3 Recap
45 L April 26, 1995 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1994–95) 17–25–3 Recap
46 L April 27, 1995 1–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 17–26–3 Recap
47 L April 29, 1995 1–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 17–27–3 Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
48 L May 3, 1995 3–4 Ottawa Senators (1994–95) 17–28–3 Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • 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 Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Brian Bradley C 46 13 27 40 −6 42
77 Chris Gratton C 46 7 20 27 −2 89
85 Petr Klima LW 47 13 13 26 −13 26
14 John Tucker C 46 12 13 25 −10 14
44 Roman Hamrlik D 48 12 11 23 −18 86
15 Paul Ysebaert† C 29 8 11 19 −1 12
18 Denis Savard‡ C 31 6 11 17 −6 10
29 Alex Selivanov RW 43 10 6 16 −2 14
7 Rob Zamuner LW 43 9 6 15 −3 24
28 Marc Bureau C 48 2 12 14 −8 30
22 Shawn Chambers‡ D 24 2 12 14 0 6
34 Mikael Andersson LW 36 4 7 11 −3 4
27 Alexander Semak† C 22 5 5 10 −3 12
24 Danton Cole‡ LW 26 3 3 6 −1 6
25 Marc Bergevin D 44 2 4 6 −6 51
39 Enrico Ciccone D 41 2 4 6 3 225
4 Cory Cross D 43 1 5 6 −6 41
3 Eric Charron D 45 1 4 5 1 26
9 Jason Wiemer C 36 1 4 5 −2 44
21 Bob Halkidis† D 27 1 3 4 −12 40
6 Adrien Plavsic† D 15 2 1 3 5 4
33[a] Brantt Myhres RW 15 2 0 2 −2 81
20 Rudy Poeschek D 25 1 1 2 0 92
16[b] Ben Hankinson† RW 18 0 2 2 1 6
27 Jim Cummins‡ RW 10 1 0 1 −3 41
49 Brent Gretzky C 3 0 1 1 −2 0
93 Daren Puppa G 36 0 1 1 2
30 Jean-Claude Bergeron G 17 0 0 0 2
17 Gerard Gallant LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Chris LiPuma D 1 0 0 0 2 0
23 Rich Sutter†‡ RW 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending[edit]

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
93 Daren Puppa 36 14 19 2 946 90 2.68 .905 1 2013
30 Jean-Claude Bergeron 17 3 9 1 374 49 3.33 .869 1 883

Transactions[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[4]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 8 Jason Wiemer (C)  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
2 34 Colin Cloutier (C)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 55 Vadim Epanchintsev (C)  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
4 86 Dmitri Klevakin (LW)  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
6 137 Dan Juden (C)  United States Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)
6 138 Bryce Salvador (D)  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7 164 Chris Maillet (D)  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8 190 Alexei Baranov (D)  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
9 216 Yuri Smirnov (C)  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
10 242 Shawn Gervais (C)  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
11 268 Brian White (D)  United States Arlington Catholic School (USHS-MA)
S 8 Francois Bouchard (D)  Canada Northeastern University (Hockey East)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Myhres wore number 27 in his first game.
  2. ^ Hankinson wore number 23 in his first two games.

References[edit]

  • "Tampa Bay Lightning 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  • "1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft". hockeydb.com.
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