1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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.

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
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Bradley, Petr Klima (13)
AssistsBrian Bradley (27)
PointsBrian Bradley (40)
Penalty minutesEnrico Ciccone (225)
WinsDaren Puppa (14)
Goals against averageDaren Puppa (2.68)

Offseason

NHL Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
18Jason Wiemer (C) CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
234Colin Cloutier (C) CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
355Vadim Epanchintsev (C) RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)
486Dmitri Klevakin (LW) RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)
6137Dan Juden (C) United StatesGovernor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)
6138Bryce Salvador (D) CanadaLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7164Chris Maillet (D) CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
8190Alexei Baranov (D) RussiaDynamo Moscow (Russia)
9216Yuri Smirnov (C) RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)
10242Shawn Gervais (C) CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
11268Brian White (D) United StatesArlington Catholic School (USHS-MA)
S8Francois Bouchard (D) CanadaNortheastern University (Hockey East)

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Regular season

Final 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.

Game log
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
3WJanuary 25, 19953–2Florida Panthers (1994–95)1–2–0
7TFebruary 2, 19953–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1994–95)3–3–1
11WFebruary 10, 19954–3Hartford Whalers (1994–95)5–5–1
12LFebruary 11, 19952–3New York Rangers (1994–95)5–6–1
13LFebruary 14, 19952–5Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)5–7–1
14LFebruary 17, 19951–2Ottawa Senators (1994–95)5–8–1
15WFebruary 18, 19953–1Boston Bruins (1994–95)6–8–1
16LFebruary 20, 19951–3New York Rangers (1994–95)6–9–1
17WFebruary 23, 19954–1@ New York Islanders (1994–95)7–9–1
18WFebruary 24, 19954–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)8–9–1
19TFebruary 26, 19951–1 OT@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)8–9–2
20LMarch 1, 19952–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)8–10–2
21WMarch 2, 19953–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)9–10–2
22LMarch 4, 19952–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)9–11–2
23LMarch 7, 19953–4Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)9–12–2
24LMarch 10, 19952–3New Jersey Devils (1994–95)9–13–2
25LMarch 12, 19951–3@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)9–14–2
26LMarch 13, 19950–3Washington Capitals (1994–95)9–15–2
27WMarch 18, 19952–1@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)10–15–2
28WMarch 19, 19956–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)11–15–2
29LMarch 24, 19953–4 OTBoston Bruins (1994–95)11–16–2
30WMarch 27, 19953–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1994–95)12–16–2
31LMarch 29, 19952–4Washington Capitals (1994–95)12–17–2
32WMarch 31, 19952–0Hartford Whalers (1994–95)13–17–2
33LApril 2, 19951–4Florida Panthers (1994–95)13–18–2
34TApril 4, 19951–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)13–18–3
35LApril 6, 19954–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)13–19–3
36LApril 8, 19951–5@ Boston Bruins (1994–95)13–20–3
37WApril 9, 19953–0@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)14–20–3
38WApril 11, 19955–2New York Islanders (1994–95)15–20–3
39LApril 14, 19952–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)15–21–3
40LApril 16, 19951–4@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)15–22–3
41WApril 18, 19953–2New Jersey Devils (1994–95)16–22–3
42WApril 20, 19955–2Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)17–22–3
43LApril 22, 19951–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)17–23–3
44LApril 24, 19951–3Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)17–24–3
45LApril 26, 19954–6@ New York Rangers (1994–95)17–25–3
46LApril 27, 19951–6@ Ottawa Senators (1994–95)17–26–3
47LApril 29, 19951–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)17–27–3
48LMay 3, 19953–4Ottawa Senators (1994–95)17–28–3

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brian BradleyC4613274042-6302
Chris GrattonC467202789-2200
Petr KlimaW4713132626-13403
John TuckerC4612132514-10201
Roman HamrlikD4812112386-18712
Paul YsebaertC298111912-1000
Denis SavardC316111710-6101
Alex SelivanovRW431061614-2403
Rob ZamunerLW43961524-3031
Marc BureauC482121430-8010
Shawn ChambersD242121460100
Mikael AnderssonLW3647114-3000
Alexander SemakC22551012-3001
Danton ColeC/RW263366-1100
Marc BergevinD4424651-6010
Enrico CicconeD412462253000
Cory CrossD4315641-6001
Eric CharronD45145261000
Jason WiemerC3614544-2000
Bob HalkidisD2713440-12000
Adrien PlavsicD1521345000
Brantt MyhresRW1520281-2001
Rudy PoeschekRW/D25112920000
Ben HankinsonRW1802261000
Jim CumminsRW1010141-3001
Brent GretzkyC30110-2000
Daren PuppaG3601120000
Jean-Claude BergeronG1700020000
Gerard GallantLW100000000
Chris LiPumaD100002000
Rich SutterRW400000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Daren Puppa20133614192902.681946856.905
Jean-Claude Bergeron88317391493.331374325.869
Team:289648172831392.88213201181.895

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

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References
  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1994e.html
  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. "1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
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