1994–95 New York Islanders season

The 1994–95 New York Islanders season was the 23rd season in the franchise's history. The Islanders were unable to qualify for the playoffs, thus ending their two season playoff streak.

1994–95 New York Islanders
Division7th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
1994–95 record15–28–5
Home record10–11–3
Road record5–17–2
Goals for126
Goals against158
Team information
General managerDon Maloney
CoachLorne Henning
CaptainPatrick Flatley
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Average attendance12,573
Minor league affiliate(s)Denver Grizzlies
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Team leaders
GoalsRay Ferraro (22)
AssistsRay Ferraro (21)
PointsRay Ferraro (43)
Penalty minutesMick Vukota (109)
Plus/minusDean Chynoweth (+9)
Patrick Flatley (+9)
WinsTommy Soderstrom (8)
Goals against averageTommy Soderstrom (3.11)

Offseason

Longtime head coach Al Arbour announced his retirement from coaching and was named the team's vice president of hockey operations on June 1.[1] Assistant coach Lorne Henning was named his successor on June 20.[2]

Regular season

After starting the season with a 4–2–1 record, the Islanders fell into a slump from which they could not recover. They would win only 11 of their remaining 41 games, going 11–26–4. The Islanders would finish 12 points out of eighth place and miss the playoffs for the first time since 1992.

Near the end of the season, General Manager Don Maloney decided that the core of players he had left alone for three seasons should be totally revamped, and he undertook a rebuilding project. He traded Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov to Montreal for Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider, and Benoit Hogue was sent to Toronto for young goaltender Eric Fichaud. Additionally, Maloney allowed the team's leading scorer, Ray Ferraro, to depart as an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the season. Fans' displeasure at the GM for trading the popular Turgeon was magnified when Muller balked at joining a rebuilding team. He only played 45 games for the Islanders before being sent to the Maple Leafs.

The Islanders finished the regular season having allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 11.[3]

Season standings
Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Philadelphia Flyers482816415013260
25New Jersey Devils482218813612152
36Washington Capitals482218813612052
48New York Rangers482223313913447
59Florida Panthers482022611512746
612Tampa Bay Lightning481728312014437
713New York Islanders481528512615835

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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[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
1994–95 regular season[6]
January: 3–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WJanuary 21, 19952–1Florida Panthers (1994–95)1–0–0Recap
2TJanuary 22, 19953–3 OTOttawa Senators (1994–95)1–0–1Recap
3WJanuary 24, 19954–3Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)2–0–1Recap
4LJanuary 27, 19952–5@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)2–1–1Recap
5LJanuary 28, 19951–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)2–2–1Recap
6WJanuary 31, 19955–1@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)3–2–1Recap
February: 5–6–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
7WFebruary 2, 19955–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)4–2–1Recap
8LFebruary 4, 19952–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–3–1Recap
9LFebruary 7, 19952–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)4–4–1Recap
10LFebruary 9, 19952–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–5–1Recap
11WFebruary 11, 19952–1Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)5–5–1Recap
12LFebruary 14, 19952–3Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)5–6–1Recap
13TFebruary 17, 19952–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)5–6–2Recap
14WFebruary 18, 19953–2New Jersey Devils (1994–95)6–6–2Recap
15LFebruary 20, 19952–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)6–7–2Recap
16TFebruary 22, 19953–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)6–7–3Recap
17LFebruary 23, 19951–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)6–8–3Recap
18WFebruary 25, 19953–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)7–8–3Recap
19WFebruary 28, 19952–1Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)8–8–3Recap
March: 2–10–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 0–8–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
20LMarch 2, 19953–4Washington Capitals (1994–95)8–9–3Recap
21LMarch 5, 19951–3@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)8–10–3Recap
22WMarch 7, 19953–1Hartford Whalers (1994–95)9–10–3Recap
23LMarch 9, 19952–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)9–11–3Recap
24LMarch 11, 19951–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)9–12–3Recap
25LMarch 14, 19954–6@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)9–13–3Recap
26LMarch 16, 19953–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)9–14–3Recap
27LMarch 18, 19953–4@ Boston Bruins (1994–95)9–15–3Recap
28WMarch 23, 19951–0New York Rangers (1994–95)10–15–3Recap
29LMarch 25, 19951–5@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)10–16–3Recap
30TMarch 26, 19955–5 OTNew Jersey Devils (1994–95)10–16–4Recap
31LMarch 28, 19953–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)10–17–4Recap
32LMarch 30, 19952–3Boston Bruins (1994–95)10–18–4Recap
April: 5–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 3–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
33LApril 1, 19951–5Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)10–19–4Recap
34LApril 4, 19954–5Washington Capitals (1994–95)10–20–4Recap
35WApril 7, 19954–3@ New York Rangers (1994–95)11–20–4Recap
36TApril 8, 19952–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1994–95)11–20–5Recap
37LApril 11, 19952–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)11–21–5Recap
38WApril 12, 19953–1@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)12–21–5Recap
39LApril 14, 19953–6@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)12–22–5Recap
40LApril 16, 19952–3New York Rangers (1994–95)12–23–5Recap
41WApril 18, 19955–2Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)13–23–5Recap
42LApril 20, 19951–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)13–24–5Recap
43LApril 22, 19952–3Ottawa Senators (1994–95)13–25–5Recap
44WApril 24, 19955–3Boston Bruins (1994–95)14–25–5Recap
45LApril 26, 19955–6@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)14–26–5Recap
46WApril 28, 19954–2@ New York Rangers (1994–95)15–26–5Recap
47LApril 29, 19953–4@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)15–27–5Recap
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48LMay 2, 19950–2Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)15–28–5Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring
  • 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 Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
20Ray FerraroC47222143130
77Pierre Turgeon‡C34131427−1210
26Patrick FlatleyRW4572027912
32Steve ThomasRW47111526−1460
27Derek KingLW43101626−541
68Zigmund PalffyLW331071736
18Marty McInnisLW419716−18
92[lower-alpha 1]Vladimir Malakhov‡D2631316−132
7Scott LachanceD266713226
39Travis GreenC425712−1025
37Dennis VaskeD4111112353
33Benoit Hogue‡LW336410034
24Troy Loney‡LW26549023
72Mathieu Schneider†D13369−530
2Bob BeersD22279−86
9Kirk Muller†C12358314
15Brad DalgarnoRW22325−814
17Chris MarinucciC12145−12
14Ron SutterC27145−821
75Brett LindrosRW33134−8100
6Chris LuongoD47134−236
24[lower-alpha 2]Brent Severyn†D19134134
25Paul Stanton†D18044−69
28[lower-alpha 3]Chris TaylorC1003312
34Yan KaminskyLW211220
47Rich PilonD20112−340
3Dean ChynowethD32022977
12Mick VukotaRW390221109
11Darius KasparaitisD13011−1122
10Kip MillerC801110
35Tommy SaloG60110
9Dave ChyzowskiLW13000−211
10Craig Darby†C3000−10
8Gord DineenD9000−52
29Jamie McLennanG210002
30Tommy SoderstromG260002
34Milan TichyD2000−12
38Andrei VasilyevLW200002
36Jason WidmerD1000−10

Goaltending
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Tommy Soderstrom268123717703.11.90211350
29Jamie McLennan216112539673.39.87601185
35Tommy Salo6150189183.02.9050358

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[7]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
19Brett Lindros (RW) CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
238Jason Holland (D) CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
363Jason Strudwick (D) CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
490Brad Lukowich (D) CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
5112Mark McArthur (G) CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
5116Albie O'Connell (LW) United StatesSaint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
6142Jason Stewart (C) United StatesSimley High School (USHS-MA)
8194Mike Loach (C) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
8203Peter Hogardh (C) SwedenVastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
9220Gord Walsh (LW) CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
10246Kirk DeWaele (D) CanadaLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
11272Dick Tarnstrom (D) SwedenAIK IF (Sweden)

Notes
  1. Malakhov wore number 23 in his first ten games.
  2. Severyn wore number 4 in his first eight games.
  3. Taylor wore number 25 in his first two games.

References
  • "New York Islanders 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  • "1994-95 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  1. "Islanders coach Arbour returns to front office". Tampa Bay Times. June 2, 1994. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. "HENNING REPLACES ARBOUR AS ISLANDERS COACH". Deseret News. June 21, 1994. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. "1994-95 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. "1994-95 New York Islanders Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  7. "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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