1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins season
| 1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Northeast |
| Conference | 3rd Eastern |
| 1994–95 record | 29–16–3 |
| Home record | 18–5–1 |
| Road record | 11–11–2 |
| Goals for | 181 |
| Goals against | 158 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Craig Patrick |
| Coach | Eddie Johnston |
| Captain | Ron Francis |
| Alternate captains |
Ulf Samuelsson Kevin Stevens |
| Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jaromir Jagr (32) |
| Assists | Ron Francis (48) |
| Points | Jaromir Jagr (70) |
| Penalties in minutes | Francois Leroux (114) |
| Plus/minus | Ron Francis (+30) |
| Wins | Ken Wregget (25) |
| Goals against average | Ken Wregget (3.21) |
Despite the absence of Mario Lemieux, the Penguins started the 1994–95 season off strong, winning their first seven games. They remained undefeated in their first 13 games, going 12–0–1. However, after such a red-hot start to the season, the Penguins had a lukewarm record in their final 35 games, going 17–16–2. Jaromir Jagr won the Art Ross Trophy for most points (70), captain Ron Francis led the league in assists (48) and plus/minus (+30), and goaltender Ken Wregget led the league in wins (25). In a 7–3 Penguins' win over the Florida Panthers on February 7, Joe Mullen recorded an assist and became the first American-born NHL player to reach 1,000 points. Nine days later, Luc Robitaille scored four goals in a 5–2 Penguins win over the Hartford Whalers.
The Penguins had the highest shooting percentage in the NHL during the regular season, scoring 181 goals on just 1,400 shots (12.9%).
Despite finding themselves in a three-games-to-one series deficit against the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs, the Penguins won Game 5 at home in overtime, 6–5, via Luc Robitaille's goal at 4:30 of the first overtime period. Peter Bondra, Dale Hunter, Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens each scored twice in the game. Pittsburgh went on to win Game 6 in Washington, 7–1, and then closed out the series at home with a 3–0 victory in Game 7. It was the second time in four years that the Penguins had come back to defeat the Capitals after being down three games to one. The Penguins faced the New Jersey Devils in the second round, and won the opening game, 3–2. With only 1:15 remaining in Game 2, Jaromir Jagr tied the game at 2–2. The game seemed certain to head to overtime until a breakaway-goal by Devils captain Scott Stevens with just 29 seconds remaining. Claude Lemieux added an empty-net goal and the Devils tied the series with a 4–2 win. In the final three games of the series, the Penguins managed to score only three goals and were ultimately eliminated at home in Game 5, 4–1.
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