The 1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Hawks’ 69th season. It was the Blackhawks’ first season at United Center, which replaced Chicago Stadium as their home venue. The Hawks ended the regular season on a high note, winning their final five games. They tied the Detroit Red Wings for most power play goals (52) and had the best power play in the league (24.53%). They also allowed the fewest goals (115) and the fewest even-strength goals (76) during the regular season. It was an inconsistent season for the team, as they had three 5-game winning streaks (February 1 to 9; March 16 to 26; and April 25 to May 3) and one 13-game winless streak from March 29 to April 23. Within their winless streak, they lost 8 games in a row. Points-leader Bernie Nicholls had 3 hat tricks, including two four-goal games (the first one came on February 5 and the second one came on February 28). Nicholls’ three-goal game came on March 21 in a 7-3 Blackhawks’ win at San Jose.
The Blackhawks were one of only 3 teams in 1994–95 to have a better regular-season record on the road than at home (the other 2 teams were the Florida Panthers and the Los Angeles Kings).
1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks
Division 3rd Central
Conference 4th Western
1994–95 record 24–19–5
Home record 11–10–3
Road record 13–9–2
Goals for 156
Goals against 115
Team information
General manager Bob Pulford
Coach Darryl Sutter
Captain Dirk Graham
Alternate captains Chris Chelios
Jeremy Roenick
Arena United Center
Average attendance 20,832
Minor league affiliate(s) Indianapolis Ice
Flint Generals
Team leaders
Goals Joe Murphy (23)
Assists Bernie Nicholls (29)
Points Bernie Nicholls (51)
Penalty minutes Steve Smith (128)
Plus/minus Chris Chelios (+17)
Wins Ed Belfour (22)
Goals against average Ed Belfour (2.28)
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blackhawks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tight 7-game series, swept the Vancouver Canucks, and then lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals in 5 games; 3 of those games went into overtime (Detroit won all 3).
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