1994–95 Florida Panthers | |
Division | 5th Atlantic |
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Conference | 9th Eastern |
1994–95 record | 20–22–6 |
Home record | 9–12–3 |
Road record | 11–10–3 |
Goals for | 115 |
Goals against | 127 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bryan Murray |
Coach | Roger Neilson |
Captain | Brian Skrudland |
Alternate captains | Scott Mellanby Gord Murphy |
Arena | Miami Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jesse Belanger (15) |
Assists | Stu Barnes (19) |
Points | Jesse Belanger (29) |
Penalty minutes | Paul Laus (138) |
Plus/minus | Jesse Belanger (+7) |
Wins | John Vanbiesbrouck (14) |
Goals against average | John Vanbiesbrouck (2.47) |
The 1994–95 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' second season. For the second straight year, they missed the playoffs by just one point. While the team tied for 6th in the league in goaltending behind the solid tandem of John Vanbiesbrouck and Mark Fitzpatrick, it finished last in the league in scoring with 115 goals.
The Panthers were one of only three teams in 1994–95 to have a better regular-season record on the road then at home (the other two teams were the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings).
Offseason[]
NHL Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 1 | Ed Jovanovski (D) | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
2 | 27 | Rhett Warrener (Defence) | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
2 | 31 | Jason Podollan (Right wing) | ![]() |
Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
2 | 36 | Ryan Johnson (Centre) | ![]() |
Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) |
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
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 |
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 |
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1 | L | January 21, 1995 | 1–2 | @ New York Islanders (1994–95) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | January 23, 1995 | 5–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) | 0–2–0 |
3 | L | January 25, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) | 0–3–0 |
4 | W | January 26, 1995 | 4–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) | 1–3–0 |
5 | W | January 28, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) | 2–3–0 |
6 | W | January 30, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) | 3–3–0 |
7 | L | January 31, 1995 | 1–5 | New York Islanders (1994–95) | 3–4–0 |
8 | T | February 2, 1995 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) | 3–4–1 |
9 | L | February 4, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) | 3–5–1 |
10 | L | February 7, 1995 | 3–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) | 3–6–1 |
11 | W | February 9, 1995 | 3–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) | 4–6–1 |
12 | W | February 11, 1995 | 4–3 | Hartford Whalers (1994–95) | 5–6–1 |
13 | L | February 12, 1995 | 2–4 | New Jersey Devils (1994–95) | 5–7–1 |
14 | W | February 15, 1995 | 2–0 | Ottawa Senators (1994–95) | 6–7–1 |
15 | L | February 17, 1995 | 4–5 | Boston Bruins (1994–95) | 6–8–1 |
16 | L | February 19, 1995 | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) | 6–9–1 |
17 | L | February 21, 1995 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1994–95) | 6–10–1 |
18 | L | February 23, 1995 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) | 6–11–1 |
19 | W | February 25, 1995 | 4–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) | 7–11–1 |
20 | T | February 28, 1995 | 0–0 OT | @ New York Rangers (1994–95) | 7–11–2 |
21 | T | March 2, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) | 7–11–3 |
22 | L | March 4, 1995 | 1–6 | @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) | 7–12–3 |
23 | W | March 8, 1995 | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators (1994–95) | 8–12–3 |
24 | W | March 11, 1995 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) | 9–12–3 |
25 | W | March 12, 1995 | 4–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) | 10–12–3 |
26 | L | March 14, 1995 | 1–2 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) | 10–13–3 |
27 | W | March 16, 1995 | 5–1 | Washington Capitals (1994–95) | 11–13–3 |
28 | L | March 18, 1995 | 3–4 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) | 11–14–3 |
29 | L | March 20, 1995 | 4–5 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) | 11–15–3 |
30 | W | March 22, 1995 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) | 12–15–3 |
31 | L | March 24, 1995 | 0–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) | 12–16–3 |
32 | W | March 26, 1995 | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) | 13–16–3 |
33 | T | March 29, 1995 | 4–4 OT | Hartford Whalers (1994–95) | 13–16–4 |
34 | W | April 2, 1995 | 4–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) | 14–16–4 |
35 | L | April 5, 1995 | 0–5 | New York Rangers (1994–95) | 14–17–4 |
36 | T | April 8, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Islanders (1994–95) | 14–17–5 |
37 | L | April 12, 1995 | 1–3 | New York Islanders (1994–95) | 14–18–5 |
38 | L | April 14, 1995 | 0–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) | 14–19–5 |
39 | W | April 16, 1995 | 4–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) | 15–19–5 |
40 | L | April 18, 1995 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) | 15–20–5 |
41 | W | April 20, 1995 | 1–0 | New Jersey Devils (1994–95) | 16–20–5 |
42 | W | April 22, 1995 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) | 17–20–5 |
43 | W | April 24, 1995 | 5–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1994–95) | 18–20–5 |
44 | L | April 26, 1995 | 0–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) | 18–21–5 |
45 | L | April 28, 1995 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) | 18–22–5 |
46 | T | April 30, 1995 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals (1994–95) | 18–22–6 |
47 | W | May 2, 1995 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1994–95) | 19–22–6 |
48 | W | May 3, 1995 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) | 20–22–6 |
Player stats[]
Forwards[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Jesse Belanger | 47 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 18 |
Stu Barnes | 41 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 |
Scott Mellanby | 48 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 90 |
Dave Lowry | 45 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
Jody Hull | 46 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
Bill Lindsay | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 |
Tom Fitzgerald | 48 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 |
Brian Skrudland | 47 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 88 |
Mike Hough | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
Johan Garpenlov | 27 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Rob Niedermayer | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
Bob Kudelski | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Andrei Lomakin | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Gaetan Duchesne | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Jeff Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Linden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Dave Tomlinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemen[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gord Murphy | 46 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 24 |
Jason Woolley | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
Brian Benning | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
Magnus Svensson | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Paul Laus | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 138 |
Geoff Smith | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
Randy Moller | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Robert Svehla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Brent Severyn | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Dallas Eakins | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Joe Cirella | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Stephane Richer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Keith Brown | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending[]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SV% = Save percentage ; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts
Player | GP | W | L | T | SV% | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Vanbiesbrouck | 37 | 14 | 15 | 4 | .914 | 2.47 | 4 |
Mark Fitzpatrick | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .900 | 2.64 | 2 |
Awards and records[]
- John Vanbiesbrouck, runner-up, Hart Trophy
- John Vanbiesbrouck, runner-up, Vezina Trophy
References[]
1994–95 NHL season by team | |
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Northeast | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh • Quebec |
Atlantic | Florida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central | Chicago • Dallas • Detroit • St. Louis • Toronto • Winnipeg |
Pacific | Anaheim • Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • San Jose • Vancouver |
See also | 1994 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
Florida Panthers - Founded in 1993 - Based in Sunrise, Florida | |
Franchise | Team - General managers - Coaches - Players - Captains - Draft picks expansion draft - Seasons - Current season |
History | 1993 expansion - Records - Award winners - Retired numbers - Broadcasters |
Personnel | Owner(s): Sunrise Sports and Entertainment (Vincent Viola, chairman) - General manager: Bill Zito - Head coach: Paul Maurice - Team captain: Aleksander Barkov - Current roster |
Arenas | Miami Arena - Amerant Bank Arena |
Rivalries | Tampa Bay Lightning |
Affiliates | AHL: Charlotte Checkers - ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates |
Media | TV: Scripps Sports (WSFL-TV) - Radio: WQAM |
Culture and lore | Rat trick - FTL War Memorial - Stanley C. Panther - Viktor E. Ratt - Wayne Huizenga |
Category - Commons |
Florida Panthers seasons | |
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1990s | 1993–94 - 1994–95 - 1995–96 - 1996–97 - 1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–2000 |
2000s | 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 |
2010s | 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 |
2020s | 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 - 2023–24 |
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship |
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