1994–95 New York Rangers season
| 1994–95 New York Rangers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Atlantic |
| Conference | 8th Eastern |
| 1994–95 record | 22–23–3 |
| Home record | 11–10–3 |
| Road record | 11–13–0 |
| Goals for | 139 |
| Goals against | 134 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Neil Smith |
| Coach | Colin Campbell |
| Captain | Mark Messier |
| Alternate captains |
Adam Graves Brian Leetch |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Average attendance | 18,194 (99.9%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Adam Graves (17) |
| Assists | Mark Messier (39) |
| Points | Mark Messier (53) |
| Penalties in minutes | Nick Kypreos (93) |
| Wins | Mike Richter (14) |
| Goals against average | Glenn Healy (2.36) |
The 1994–95 New York Rangers season was the 69th season for the franchise. The season was shortened to 48 games due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
For the third time in as many years, the Rangers started the season with a different head coach. Mike Keenan, who had led the team to the Stanley Cup one year earlier, left to become head coach and general manager of the St. Louis Blues under controversial circumstances. Colin Campbell was hired to replace him and the Blues sent Petr Nedved to the Rangers as compensation for Keenan, with Doug Lidster and Esa Tikkanen sent to St. Louis with their former coach.
The Rangers barely qualified for the playoffs in the shortened season, finishing one point ahead of the Florida Panthers for the last spot in the Eastern Conference. The team advanced to the second round of the playoffs, where they fell in a sweep to the Philadelphia Flyers.
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.
The Rangers faced the first-place Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the playoffs. They narrowly lost game 1 by a score of 5-4, as the Nordiques were powered by Joe Sakic's hat trick. New York came back in game 2, winning 8-3. Sergei Nemchinov and Petr Nedved each scored twice. After edging the Nordiques 4-3 in game 3, the Rangers found themselves trailing 2-0 in game 4. They would tie it up on goals by Brian Leetch and Alexei Kovalev. Steve Larmer scored the winner at 8:09 of the first overtime period. Facing elimination, the Nordiques played a determined game 5 at home and won 4-2 to cut New York's lead in the series to 3-2. The Rangers, at home for game 6, built up a 4-0 lead and ended up winning 4-2, to eliminate the Nordiques 4 games to 2. The Nordiques moved to Colorado almost immediately, as the announcement came on May 25, 1995.
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