1994–95 St. Louis Blues season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1994–95
Team=St. Louis Blues
Conference=Western
ConferenceRank=3rd
Division=Central
DivisionRank=2nd
Record=28–15–5
HomeRecord=16–6–2
RoadRecord=12–9–3
GoalsFor=178
GoalsAgainst=135
GeneralManager=Mike Keenan
Coach=Mike Keenan
Captain=Brett Hull
AltCaptain=
Arena=Kiel Center
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Brett Hull (29)
AssistsLeader=Steve Duchesne (26)
PointsLeader=Brett Hull (50)
PIMLeader=Brendan Shanahan (136)
WinsLeader=Curtis Joseph (20)
GAALeader=Jon Casey (2.75)
DivisionWin=

The 1994–95 season started with good fortunes for the Blues, as Mike Keenan, who had coached the 1993–94 New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup, signed with the team in the off-season. The Blues also acquired four players from the Cup-winning Rangers: Glenn Anderson, Greg Gilbert, Doug Lidster and Esa Tikkanen.

The Blues played strong all season and finished 3rd in the Conference. They powered their way to 4th place in scoring in the league with 178 goals. With all its fire power and playoff experience, St. Louis was heavily favored to beat 6th place Vancouver in the first round of the 1995 NHL Playoffs. However, after winning game 1, the Blues dropped the next two games and never regained the series lead. After a tough overtime loss in game 5, the Blues fought back in game 6 with an explosive 8–2 victory at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver to tie the series at 3–3. In game 7 at the Kiel Center, the Blues outshot the Canucks 44–22, but Vancouver goaltender Kirk McLean was solid in net, making 41 saves; St. Louis goaltender Curtis Joseph struggled, allowing 4 goals on only 21 shots. Pavel Bure added an empty-net goal with 22 seconds remaining in the third period to give the Canucks a 5–3 win and the series 4 games to 3.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000361995.html Blues on Hockey Database]