1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season


The 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 16-23-9, for 41 points. Defense proved to be problematic for the Kings, as they allowed a league-high 1,668 shots and finished tied for 23rd overall in goals allowed, with 174. Their offense was more reliable, as the Kings averaged nearly 3 goals scored per game. Despite missing a quarter of the season, Rick Tocchet still led the team in goals with 18.
On May 2, the Dallas Stars were in 7th place in the Western Conference with 42 points while the Kings were tied with the San Jose Sharks for 8th place with 41 points. However, the Kings lost the final game of the season on May 3 to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5-1. Meanwhile, the Sharks came from behind to tie the Vancouver Canucks 3-3 in their final game of the season and, in doing so, jumped up to 7th place while the Stars fell to 8th place. The Sharks' win combined with the Kings' loss meant that the Kings would finish in 9th place and therefore miss the playoffs.

Offseason

NHL Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/junior/club team
17Jamie Storr Owen Sound Platers
233Matt Johnson Peterborough Petes
359Vitali Yachmenev North Bay Centennials
5111Chris Schmidt Seattle Thunderbirds
7163Luc Gagne Sudbury Wolves
8189Andrew Dale Sudbury Wolves
9215Jan Nemecek HC Ceske Budejovice
10241Sergei Shalamai HC Irkutsk
S7Quinn Fair Kent State University

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Wayne Gretzky481137486
Rick Tocchet3618173570
Dan Quinn4414173132
Jari Kurri3810192924
Tony Granato3313112468
John Druce431552020
Randy Burridge38415198
Eric Lacroix45971654
Pat Conacher48791612
Robert Lang3648124
Kevin Todd33381112
Gary Shuchuk223696
Yanic Perreault2625720
Kevin Brown2323518
Rob Brown20000
Warren Rychel700019

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Darryl Sydor48491336
Marty McSorley413182183
Michel Petit405121784
Rob Blake24471138
Chris Snell3227922
Rob Cowie3227920
Alexei Zhitnik1125727
Tim Watters10000

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerGPMINWLTSOGAA
Pauli Jaks14000003.00
Kelly Hrudey3518941413503.14
Jamie Storr526313103.88
Grant Fuhr1469817304.04
Robb Stauber11600007.50

Playoffs