Prior to the 1994–95 season, franchise player and fan favorite Wendel Clark was sent to the Quebec Nordiques in a blockbuster trade. Clark, along with defenceman Sylvain Lefebvre and Toronto's second pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft , Landon Wilson , were traded to the Nordiques on June 28, 1994, in exchange for forward Mats Sundin , defenceman Garth Butcher and Quebec's first pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft , Todd Warriner . In Clark's absence, the gritty and dependable veteran forward Doug Gilmour was named team captain.
After finishing fourth in 1992–93 and third in 1993–94, the Maple Leafs fell to fifth place in the Western Conference in 1994–95 and, for the first time in three seasons, they allowed more goals than they scored. The Maple Leafs appeared to be affected considerably by the loss of Clark. Throughout the regular season, Toronto never won more than two games in a row, and finished just two games above .500. In addition, no Toronto player recorded a hat trick. To toughen up their lineup, the Leafs signed Warren Rychel from the Los Angeles Kings midway through the regular season, and on April 7, 1995, they traded center Mike Eastwood and a third-round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for right wing Tie Domi .
Toronto was the only Western Conference team to score at least one goal in all 48 of its regular-season games in 1994–95 (the Quebec Nordiques and the Buffalo Sabres were the only Eastern Conference teams to accomplish this feat in 1994–95). The Maple Leafs finished sixth in the league in penalty-killing (84.86%) and allowed the most empty-net goals of any team in the league (8).
Although the Maple Leafs were the underdogs against the fourth-place Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round of the 1995 Stanley Cup Playoffs , they won the first two games of the series at the United Center and went home to Maple Leaf Gardens for game three with two-games-to-none series lead. However, the Blackhawks played determinedly and won games three and four in Toronto to regain home-ice advantage in the series. Chicago then won game five, 4–2, and looked to clinch the series in game six back in Toronto . The Maple Leafs played a spirited game, going up 4–1 in the third period. The Blackhawks fought back with three consecutive goals to tie the game. At 10:00 of the first overtime period, Randy Wood scored his second goal of the game to give the Maple Leafs a 5–4 win. The victory tied the series at three games apiece and forced game seven back in Chicago . In game seven, Joe Murphy scored twice and Ed Belfour made 22 saves as Chicago advanced to the second round for the first time in three years with a 5–2 win.
Offseason [ ]
NHL draft [ ]
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Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
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
1
T
January 20, 1995
3–3 OT
@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 )
0–0–1
2
L
January 21, 1995
2–3
@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
0–1–1
3
W
January 25, 1995
6–2
Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 )
1–1–1
4
L
January 27, 1995
1–4
@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 )
1–2–1
5
W
January 28, 1995
2–1
Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
2–2–1
6
W
January 30, 1995
2–1
@ Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
3–2–1
7
T
February 1, 1995
4–4 OT
@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 )
3–2–2
8
L
February 3, 1995
3–5
@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 )
3–3–2
9
L
February 4, 1995
1–4
@ Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
3–4–2
10
W
February 6, 1995
7–3
San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
4–4–2
11
T
February 8, 1995
3–3 OT
Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
4–4–3
12
W
February 10, 1995
2–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 )
5–4–3
13
L
February 11, 1995
2–5
Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 )
5–5–3
14
W
February 13, 1995
4–2
Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 )
6–5–3
15
L
February 15, 1995
1–4
Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 )
6–6–3
16
W
February 18, 1995
3–1
St. Louis Blues (1994–95 )
7–6–3
17
L
February 20, 1995
2–4
Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 )
7–7–3
18
L
February 22, 1995
1–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 )
7–8–3
19
W
February 23, 1995
3–1
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 )
8–8–3
20
W
February 25, 1995
5–2
Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 )
9–8–3
21
L
February 27, 1995
2–3
@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95 )
9–9–3
22
L
March 2, 1995
3–4
San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
9–10–3
23
W
March 4, 1995
3–2
Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
10–10–3
24
W
March 8, 1995
3–2
Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
11–10–3
25
T
March 11, 1995
2–2 OT
Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 )
11–10–4
26
L
March 13, 1995
1–4
Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 )
11–11–4
27
W
March 15, 1995
2–1
@ San Jose Sharks (1994–95 )
12–11–4
28
T
March 17, 1995
3–3 OT
@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 )
12–11–5
29
W
March 18, 1995
5–3
@ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 )
13–11–5
30
L
March 21, 1995
1–3
@ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 )
13–12–5
31
W
March 24, 1995
3–2
Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 )
14–12–5
32
T
March 25, 1995
3–3 OT
@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 )
14–12–6
33
W
March 27, 1995
4–3
Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 )
15–12–6
34
T
March 31, 1995
3–3 OT
@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 )
15–12–7
35
L
April 3, 1995
2–5
@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95 )
15–13–7
36
L
April 5, 1995
4–6
St. Louis Blues (1994–95 )
15–14–7
37
L
April 7, 1995
2–4
Detroit Red Wings (1994–95 )
15–15–7
38
W
April 8, 1995
4–3
Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 )
16–15–7
39
W
April 14, 1995
2–1
Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
17–15–7
40
L
April 15, 1995
1–5
@ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95 )
17–16–7
41
W
April 17, 1995
3–1
@ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95 )
18–16–7
42
W
April 19, 1995
3–2
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 )
19–16–7
43
L
April 21, 1995
1–3
@ St. Louis Blues (1994–95 )
19–17–7
44
L
April 22, 1995
4–6
@ Dallas Stars (1994–95 )
19–18–7
45
W
April 26, 1995
5–2
Vancouver Canucks (1994–95 )
20–18–7
46
T
April 29, 1995
2–2 OT
@ Calgary Flames (1994–95 )
20–18–8
47
W
May 1, 1995
6–5
@ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95 )
21–18–8
48
L
May 3, 1995
1–6
@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95 )
21–19–8
Player stats [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Scoring
Player
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
+/-
PPG
SHG
GWG
Sundin, Mats Mats Sundin
47
23
24
47
14
-5
9
0
4
Andreychuk, Dave Dave Andreychuk
48
22
16
38
34
-7
8
0
2
Ridley, Mike Mike Ridley
48
10
27
37
14
1
2
2
1
Gilmour, Doug Doug Gilmour
44
10
23
33
26
-5
3
0
1
Gill, Todd Todd Gill
47
7
25
32
64
-8
3
1
2
Wood, Randy Randy Wood
48
13
11
24
34
7
1
1
2
Gartner, Mike Mike Gartner
38
12
8
20
6
0
2
1
1
Mironov, Dmitri Dmitri Mironov
33
5
12
17
28
6
2
0
0
Ellett, Dave Dave Ellett
33
5
10
15
26
-6
3
0
1
Craig, Mike Mike Craig
37
5
5
10
12
-21
1
0
1
Eastwood, Mike Mike Eastwood
36
5
5
10
32
-12
0
0
0
Macoun, Jamie Jamie Macoun
46
2
8
10
75
-6
1
0
0
Jonsson, Kenny Kenny Jonsson
39
2
7
9
16
-8
0
0
1
Butcher, Garth Garth Butcher
45
1
7
8
59
-5
0
0
0
Rychel, Warren Warren Rychel
26
1
6
7
101
1
0
0
0
Berg, Bill Bill Berg
32
5
1
6
26
-11
0
0
2
Hogue, Benoit Benoit Hogue
12
3
3
6
0
0
1
0
1
Yake, Terry Terry Yake
19
3
2
5
2
1
1
0
2
Borschevsky, Nikolai Nikolai Borschevsky
19
0
5
5
0
3
0
0
0
Sutter, Rich Rich Sutter
18
0
3
3
10
-7
0
0
0
Ward, Dixon Dixon Ward
22
0
3
3
31
-4
0
0
0
DiPietro, Paul Paul DiPietro
12
1
1
2
6
-6
0
0
0
Berehowsky, Drake Drake Berehowsky
25
0
2
2
15
-10
0
0
0
Jennings, Grant Grant Jennings
10
0
2
2
7
-6
0
0
0
Domi, Tie Tie Domi
9
0
1
1
31
1
0
0
0
Hendrickson, Darby Darby Hendrickson
8
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
Manderville, Kent Kent Manderville
36
0
1
1
22
-2
0
0
0
Baumgartner, Ken Ken Baumgartner
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
Belanger, Ken Ken Belanger
3
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
Harlock, David David Harlock
1
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
Martin, Matt Matt Martin
15
0
0
0
13
2
0
0
0
Nedved, Zdenek Zdenek Nedved
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Potvin, Felix Felix Potvin
36
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
Rhodes, Damian Damian Rhodes
13
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
Warriner, Todd Todd Warriner
5
0
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Potvin, Felix Felix Potvin
2144
36
15
13
7
104
2.91
0
1120
1016
.907
Rhodes, Damian Damian Rhodes
760
13
6
6
1
34
2.68
0
404
370
.916
Team:
2904
48
21
19
8
138
2.85
0
1524
1386
.909
Playoffs [ ]
Scoring
Player
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
PPG
SHG
GWG
Sundin, Mats Mats Sundin
7
5
4
9
4
2
0
1
Gilmour, Doug Doug Gilmour
7
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
Andreychuk, Dave Dave Andreychuk
7
3
2
5
25
2
0
0
Ridley, Mike Mike Ridley
7
3
1
4
2
1
0
1
Gartner, Mike Mike Gartner
5
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
Mironov, Dmitri Dmitri Mironov
6
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
Macoun, Jamie Jamie Macoun
7
1
2
3
8
0
0
0
Gill, Todd Todd Gill
7
0
3
3
6
0
0
0
Wood, Randy Randy Wood
7
2
0
2
6
1
0
1
DiPietro, Paul Paul DiPietro
7
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Ellett, Dave Dave Ellett
7
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Domi, Tie Tie Domi
7
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Berg, Bill Bill Berg
7
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
Craig, Mike Mike Craig
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Butcher, Garth Garth Butcher
7
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
Hogue, Benoit Benoit Hogue
7
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
Jennings, Grant Grant Jennings
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jonsson, Kenny Kenny Jonsson
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Manderville, Kent Kent Manderville
7
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
Potvin, Felix Felix Potvin
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rychel, Warren Warren Rychel
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sutter, Rich Rich Sutter
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Potvin, Felix Felix Potvin
424
7
3
4
20
2.83
1
253
233
.921
Team:
424
7
3
4
20
2.83
1
253
233
.921
[2]
Note: 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;
Transactions [ ]
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994-95 season.
Trades [ ]
July 11, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Yanic Perreault
To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1996 - Mikael Simons
August 10, 1994
To Dallas Stars Peter Zezel Grant Marshall
To Toronto Maple Leafs Compensation for Mike Craig
September 28, 1994
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks David Sacco
To Toronto Maple Leafs Terry Yake
October 3, 1994
To Los Angeles Kings Eric Lacroix Chris Snell 4th round pick in 1996 - Eric Belanger
To Toronto Maple Leafs Dixon Ward Guy Leveque Shayne Toporowski Kelly Fairchild
February 10, 1995
To Washington Capitals 4th round pick in 1995 - Sebastien Charpentier
To Toronto Maple Leafs Warren Rychel
February 17, 1995
To Detroit Red Wings Chris Govedaris
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future Considerations
March 13, 1995
To Tampa Bay Lightning Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rich Sutter
April 6, 1995
To Calgary Flames Nikolai Borschevsky
To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th round pick in 1996 - Chris Bogas
April 6, 1995
To New York Islanders Eric Fichaud
To Toronto Maple Leafs Benoit Hogue 3rd round pick in 1995 - Ryan Pepperall 5th round pick in 1996 - Brandon Sugdon
April 6, 1995
To Montreal Canadiens 4th round pick in 1996 - Kim Staal
To Toronto Maple Leafs Paul DiPietro
April 7, 1995
To Detroit Red Wings Future Considerations
To Toronto Maple Leafs Gord Kruppke
April 7, 1995
To Pittsburgh Penguins Drake Berehowsky
To Toronto Maple Leafs Grant Jennings
April 7, 1995
To Winnipeg Jets Mike Eastwood 3rd round pick in 1995 - Brad Isbister
To Toronto Maple Leafs Tie Domi
July 8, 1995
To Pittsburgh Penguins Dmitri Mironov 2nd round pick in 1996 - Josh DeWolf
To Toronto Maple Leafs Larry Murphy
July 8, 1995
To Philadelphia Flyers 5th round pick in 1996 - Per-Ragna Bergquist
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Zettler
July 8, 1995
To Vancouver Canucks Mike Ridley
To Toronto Maple Leafs Sergio Momesso
Waivers [ ]
Free agents [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Chicago vs. Toronto
Date
Away
Home
May 7
Toronto 5
3 Chicago
May 9
Toronto 3
0 Chicago
May 11
Chicago 3
2 Toronto
May 13
Chicago 3
1 Toronto
May 15
Toronto 2
4 Chicago
May 17
Chicago 4
5 Toronto
OT
May 19
Toronto 2
5 Chicago
Chicago wins series 4–3
Awards and records [ ]
Farm Teams [ ]
Roster [ ]
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References [ ]