In the 1994–95 San Jose Sharks season, the Sharks once again qualified for the playoffs and won their first-round series before losing in the second round to the Detroit Red Wings.
Offseason
The Sharks chose Jeff Friesen with their first-round pick, eleventh over-all. Friesen would play for the Sharks for nearly seven seasons.
Regular season
The Sharks got off to a good start in the lockout-shortened season, winning 5 of their first 6 games. In their first win of the season on January 21, 1995, 18-year-old rookie Jeff Friesen scored his very first NHL goal, a shorthanded game-winner against the Toronto Maple Leafs as the Sharks won 3-2. Their streak soon came to an end, and the team lost 5 straight from February 18 to 26. Although he had 4 shutouts, goaltender Arturs Irbe struggled, going 14-19-3 with a GAA of 3.26 and a SV% of .895. Friesen went on to lead the Sharks in goals with 15. During the season, the team acquired forwards Craig Janney and Kevin Miller in a trade with the St. Louis Blues for forward Todd Elik and defenseman Jeff Norton. Captain Bob Errey is traded to the Detroit Red Wings, forward Jeff Odgers is named team captain.
The Sharks finished last in shots on goal (1,152) during the regular season.[1]
Season standings
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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.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
Regular season schedule |
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
1 | L | January 20, 1995 | 2–5 | St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | January 21, 1995 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | January 25, 1995 | 4–0 | Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | January 28, 1995 | 3–2 | Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | January 30, 1995 | 2–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 4–1–0 |
6 | W | February 2, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 5–1–0 |
7 | T | February 4, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 5–1–1 |
8 | L | February 6, 1995 | 3–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) | 5–2–1 |
9 | L | February 7, 1995 | 0–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 5–3–1 |
10 | L | February 10, 1995 | 1–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 5–4–1 |
11 | T | February 11, 1995 | 1–1 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 5–4–2 |
12 | W | February 15, 1995 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 6–4–2 |
13 | W | February 17, 1995 | 2–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 7–4–2 |
14 | L | February 18, 1995 | 3–6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 7–5–2 |
15 | L | February 20, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 7–6–2 |
16 | L | February 22, 1995 | 3–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 7–7–2 |
17 | L | February 24, 1995 | 0–3 | Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 7–8–2 |
18 | L | February 26, 1995 | 1–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 7–9–2 |
19 | W | February 28, 1995 | 4–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 8–9–2 |
20 | W | March 2, 1995 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) | 9–9–2 |
21 | L | March 4, 1995 | 2–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 9–10–2 |
22 | L | March 8, 1995 | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 9–11–2 |
23 | L | March 15, 1995 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–95) | 9–12–2 |
24 | L | March 17, 1995 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 9–13–2 |
25 | W | March 19, 1995 | 5–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 10–13–2 |
26 | L | March 21, 1995 | 3–7 | Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 10–14–2 |
27 | L | March 23, 1995 | 3–6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 10–15–2 |
28 | W | March 25, 1995 | 3–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 11–15–2 |
29 | L | March 26, 1995 | 3–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 11–16–2 |
30 | W | March 28, 1995 | 6–5 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1994–95) | 12–16–2 |
31 | L | March 31, 1995 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 12–17–2 |
32 | L | April 2, 1995 | 4–5 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 12–18–2 |
33 | L | April 5, 1995 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 12–19–2 |
34 | W | April 7, 1995 | 5–0 | Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 13–19–2 |
35 | W | April 9, 1995 | 5–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1994–95) | 14–19–2 |
36 | L | April 10, 1995 | 3–8 | @ Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 14–20–2 |
37 | W | April 12, 1995 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1994–95) | 15–20–2 |
38 | L | April 13, 1995 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 15–21–2 |
39 | W | April 16, 1995 | 2–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 16–21–2 |
40 | L | April 17, 1995 | 0–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 16–22–2 |
41 | T | April 19, 1995 | 5–5 OT | @ Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 16–22–3 |
42 | L | April 23, 1995 | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1994–95) | 16–23–3 |
43 | L | April 25, 1995 | 2–3 | Calgary Flames (1994–95) | 16–24–3 |
44 | W | April 26, 1995 | 5–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1994–95) | 17–24–3 |
45 | W | April 28, 1995 | 4–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1994–95) | 18–24–3 |
46 | L | April 30, 1995 | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues (1994–95) | 18–25–3 |
47 | W | May 1, 1995 | 3–1 | Dallas Stars (1994–95) | 19–25–3 |
48 | T | May 3, 1995 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1994–95) | 19–25–4 |
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Playoffs
In the first round of playoffs, the Sharks once again upset the team with the better record, as they edged the Calgary Flames 4 games to 3. The Sharks allowed 5 shorthanded goals and gave up 35 total goals in the series. In the second round, the Sharks faced the Detroit Red Wings, whom they had defeated in 7 games in the first round of the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This time around, it was no contest, as Detroit blanked San Jose 6-0 in game 1, and won games 2, 3 and 4 by identical scores of 6-2. Detroit forward Vyacheslav Kozlov scored 4 goals and had 5 assists for 9 points in the 4 games. The Red Wings' special teams dominated the Sharks, scoring 7 power-play goals and adding two shorthanded goals. The Sharks were outscored 24-6 in the series, and were outshot 147-61.
Calgary vs. San Jose |
Date | Away | Home |
May 7 | San Jose 5 | 4 Calgary |
May 9 | San Jose 5 | 4 Calgary | OT |
May 11 | Calgary 9 | 2 San Jose |
May 13 | Calgary 6 | 4 San Jose |
May 15 | San Jose 0 | 5 Calgary |
May 17 | Calgary 3 | 5 San Jose |
May 19 | San Jose 5 | 4 Calgary | 2OT |
San Jose wins series 4–3 |
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Detroit vs. San Jose |
Date | Away | Home |
May 21 | San Jose 0 | 6 Detroit |
May 23 | San Jose 2 | 6 Detroit |
May 25 | Detroit 6 | 2 San Jose |
May 27 | Detroit 6 | 2 San Jose |
Detroit wins series 4–0 |
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Player statistics
Regular season |
Scoring |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Dahlen, UlfUlf Dahlen | LW | 46 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen | LW | 48 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 14 | -8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Whitney, RayRay Whitney | LW | 39 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 14 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Ozolinsh, SandisSandis Ozolinsh | D | 48 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 30 | -6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Makarov, SergeiSergei Makarov | RW | 43 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 40 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov | C | 33 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Janney, CraigCraig Janney | C | 27 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Falloon, PatPat Falloon | RW | 46 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Elik, ToddTodd Elik | C | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Pederson, TomTom Pederson | D | 47 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tancill, ChrisChris Tancill | C | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Miller, KevinKevin Miller | C | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Baker, JamieJamie Baker | C | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Norton, JeffJeff Norton | D | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duchesne, GaetanGaetan Duchesne | LW | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rathje, MikeMike Rathje | D | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nazarov, AndreiAndrei Nazarov | LW | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 94 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Odgers, JeffJeff Odgers | RW | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 117 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kyte, JimJim Kyte | D | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 33 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
More, JayJay More | D | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Byakin, IljaIlja Byakin | D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Errey, BobBob Errey | LW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sykora, MichalMichal Sykora | D | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Butsayev, ViacheslavViacheslav Butsayev | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kozlov, ViktorViktor Kozlov | C | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garpenlov, JohanJohan Garpenlov | LW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wood, DodyDody Wood | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cronin, ShawnShawn Cronin | D | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kroupa, VlastimilVlastimil Kroupa | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Flaherty, WadeWade Flaherty | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Irbe, ArtursArturs Irbe | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltending |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
Irbe, ArtursArturs Irbe | 2043 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 111 | 3.26 | 4 | 1056 | 945 | .895 |
Flaherty, WadeWade Flaherty | 852 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 3.10 | 1 | 455 | 411 | .903 |
Team: | 2895 | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 155 | 3.21 | 5 | 1511 | 1356 | .897 |
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Playoffs |
Scoring |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Dahlen, UlfUlf Dahlen | LW | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov | C | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Whitney, RayRay Whitney | LW | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rathje, MikeMike Rathje | D | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Janney, CraigCraig Janney | C | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Makarov, SergeiSergei Makarov | RW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen | LW | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ozolinsh, SandisSandis Ozolinsh | D | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pederson, TomTom Pederson | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falloon, PatPat Falloon | RW | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baker, JamieJamie Baker | C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
More, JayJay More | D | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Odgers, JeffJeff Odgers | RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tancill, ChrisChris Tancill | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyte, JimJim Kyte | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cronin, ShawnShawn Cronin | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Flaherty, WadeWade Flaherty | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Irbe, ArtursArturs Irbe | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kroupa, VlastimilVlastimil Kroupa | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miller, KevinKevin Miller | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nazarov, AndreiAndrei Nazarov | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltending |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
Flaherty, WadeWade Flaherty | 377 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 4.93 | 0 | 221 | 190 | .860 |
Irbe, ArtursArturs Irbe | 316 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 5.13 | 0 | 184 | 157 | .853 |
Team: | 693 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 5.02 | 0 | 405 | 347 | .857 |
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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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Trade Deadline Transactions
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NHL Entry Draft
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