1994–95 Ottawa Senators season

The 1994–95 Ottawa Senators season was cut short due to the NHL lockout, which postponed the start of the season until late January, and teams only played 48 games that season.

Alexei Yashin would once again prove to be the Senators leader on the ice, scoring 21 goals, along with 23 assists for a team leading 44 points. Alexandre Daigle would have another strong season also, putting up 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) to finish 2nd to Yashin in team scoring.

Don Beaupre would lead the team in net, setting the team record for best GAA average in a season (3.36), best save percentage (.896), won 8 of the 9 games the Senators won during the season, and would get the first shutout in team history on February 6, when the Senators shutout the Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at the Civic Centre.

The Sens would start slow, going 0–6–2 in their first 8 games before their shutout win over Philadelphia. They would continue to slump throughout the first 41 games of the season, as they had a 4–32–5 record, but the team would finish the year by going 5–2–0 in their last 7 games, to finish the season with a 9–34–5 record, but failed to avoid finishing in last place in the NHL for the 3rd straight season.

Regular season

Season standings

North-East Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Quebec Nordiques	48	30	13	5	185	134	65
Pittsburgh Penguins	48	29	16	3	181	158	61
Boston Bruins	48	27	18	3	150	127	57
Buffalo Sabres	48	22	19	7	130	119	51
Hartford Whalers	48	19	24	5	127	141	43
Montreal Canadiens	48	18	23	7	125	148	43
Ottawa Senators	48	9	34	5	117	174	23

Game log

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	January 22	Ottawa Senators	3–3	New York Islanders	0–0–1	1
2	January 25	Ottawa Senators	1–4	Hartford Whalers	0–1–1	1
3	January 27	Ottawa Senators	4–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	0–2–1	1
4	January 28	Buffalo Sabres	2–2	Ottawa Senators	0–2–2	2
5	January 30	Ottawa Senators	2–6	New York Rangers	0–3–2	2

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
6	February 1	Hartford Whalers	2–1	Ottawa Senators	0–4–2	2
7	February 2	Ottawa Senators	4–6	Boston Bruins	0–5–2	2
8	February 4	New York Rangers	2–1	Ottawa Senators	0–6–2	2
9	February 6	Philadelphia Flyers	0–3	Ottawa Senators	1–6–2	4
10	February 8	Montreal Canadiens	4–2	Ottawa Senators	1–7–2	4
11	February 11	Ottawa Senators	2–5	Quebec Nordiques	1–8–2	4
12	February 15	Ottawa Senators	0–2	Florida Panthers	1–9–2	4
13	February 17	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–9–2	6
14	February 23	Washington Capitals	5–5	Ottawa Senators	2–9–3	7
15	February 25	Florida Panthers	4–1	Ottawa Senators	2–10–3	7
16	February 27	Boston Bruins	2–0	Ottawa Senators	2–11–3	7
17	February 28	Hartford Whalers	6–3	Ottawa Senators	2–12–3	7

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
18	March 2	Tampa Bay Lightning	3–2	Ottawa Senators	2–13–3	7
19	March 5	New York Islanders	2–5	Ottawa Senators	3–13–3	9
20	March 6	Ottawa Senators	3–4	New York Rangers	3–14–3	9
21	March 8	Ottawa Senators	2–3	Florida Panthers	3–15–3	9
22	March 10	Ottawa Senators	2–2	Washington Capitals	3–15–4	10
23	March 14	Ottawa Senators	2–4	New Jersey Devils	3–16–4	10
24	March 16	Philadelphia Flyers	3–1	Ottawa Senators	3–17–4	10
25	March 18	Buffalo Sabres	3–4	Ottawa Senators	4–17–4	12
26	March 19	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	Ottawa Senators	4–18–4	12
27	March 21	Ottawa Senators	0–1	Washington Capitals	4–19–4	12
28	March 25	Ottawa Senators	1–3	Montreal Canadiens	4–20–4	12
29	March 26	Quebec Nordiques	11–4	Ottawa Senators	4–21–4	12
30	March 29	New Jersey Devils	4–2	Ottawa Senators	4–22–4	12
31	March 30	Ottawa Senators	0–7	Buffalo Sabres	4–23–4	12

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
32	April 2	Ottawa Senators	5–7	Quebec Nordiques	4–24–4	12
33	April 3	Montreal Canadiens	5–4	Ottawa Senators	4–25–4	12
34	April 5	New Jersey Devils	2–0	Ottawa Senators	4–26–4	12
35	April 8	Quebec Nordiques	2–2	Ottawa Senators	4–26–5	13
36	April 10	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	Ottawa Senators	4–27–5	13
37	April 12	Ottawa Senators	2–4	Hartford Whalers	4–28–5	13
38	April 15	Ottawa Senators	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–29–5	13
39	April 16	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Buffalo Sabres	4–30–5	13
40	April 19	Ottawa Senators	1–4	Montreal Canadiens	4–31–5	13
41	April 20	Boston Bruins	6–5	Ottawa Senators	4–32–5	13
42	April 22	Ottawa Senators	3–2	New York Islanders	5–32–5	15
43	April 24	Florida Panthers	5–1	Ottawa Senators	5–33–5	15
44	April 26	Ottawa Senators	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers	6–33–5	17
45	April 27	Tampa Bay Lightning	1–6	Ottawa Senators	7–33–5	19
46	April 29	New York Islanders	3–4	Ottawa Senators	8–33–5	21

May

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
47	May 1	Ottawa Senators	4–5	Boston Bruins	8–34–5	21
48	May 3	Ottawa Senators	5–3	Tampa Bay Lightning	9–34–5	23

Player stats

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Alexei Yashin	47	21	23	44	20
Alexandre Daigle	47	16	21	37	14
Sylvain Turgeon	33	11	8	19	29
Steve Larouche	18	8	7	15	6
Sean Hill	45	1	14	15	30

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Mike Bales	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	0.00
Don Beaupre	38	2161	8	25	3	121	1	.896	3.36
Darrin Madeley	5	255	1	3	0	15	0	.898	3.53
Craig Billington	9	472	0	6	2	32	0	.867	4.07

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in Hartford, Connecticut.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Radek Bonk		Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2	29	Stanislav Neckar		Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech.)
4	81	Bryan Masotta		Hotchkiss Academy (US HS)
6	131	Mike Gaffney		LaSalle Academy (US HS)
6	133	Daniel Alfredsson		Frölunda HC (SM-liiga)
7	159	Doug Sproule		Hotchkiss Academy (US HS)
9	210	Frederic Cassivi		Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
9	211	Danny Dupont		Laval Titan (QMJHL)
10	237	Steve MacKinnon		Chelmsford High School (US HS)
11	274	Antti Törmänen		Jokerit (SM-liiga)

See also

• 1994–95 NHL Season

References