1994–95 record 19–24–5 Road record 7–14–3 | Home record 12–10–2 Goals for 127 | |
The 1994–95 Hartford Whalers season was the 23rd season of the franchise, 16th season in the NHL. Despite trading away star forward Pat Verbeek to the New York Rangers on March 23, 1995, the Whalers played solid over the next 16 games from March 25 to April 24, with a record of 8-7-1. However, the Whalers could not keep pace with the New York Rangers who went on to take 8th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the third consecutive season that the Whalers missed the playoffs. On a positive note, the Whalers had the most overtime wins and the best overtime record in the NHL, going 4-0-5. Darren Turcotte led all NHL skaters in overtime goals scored with 2.
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Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Regular season
The Whalers tied the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the lowest shooting percentage during the Regular season, with just 127 goals on 1,428 shots (8.9%)
Regular season
Note: 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;
Transactions
The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.
Trades
Free agents acquired/lost
Draft picks
Hartford's picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
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