The 1994–95

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season was Toronto's 78th season in the

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(NHL). Prior to the 1994–95 season, franchise player and fan favourite

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was sent to the

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in a blockbuster trade. Clark, along with defenceman

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and Toronto's second pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft, Landon Wilson, were traded to the Nordiques on June 28, 1994, in exchange for forward

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, defenceman Garth Butcher and Quebec's first pick in the 1992 NHL entry draft, Todd Warriner. In Clark's absence, the gritty and dependable veteran forward

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was named team captain. After finishing fourth in 1992–93 and third in 1993–94, the Maple Leafs fell to fifth place in the Western Conference in 1994–95 and, for the first time in three seasons, they allowed more goals than they scored. Throughout the regular season, Toronto never won more than two games in a row, and finished just two games above .500. In addition, no Toronto player recorded a hat trick. To toughen up their lineup, the Leafs signed

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from the

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midway through the regular season, and on April 7, 1995, they traded center Mike Eastwood and a third-round pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft to the

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in exchange for right wing

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. Toronto was the only Western Conference team to score at least one goal in all 48 of its regular-season games in 1994–95 (the

and the

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were the only Eastern Conference teams to accomplish this feat in 1994–95). The Maple Leafs finished sixth in the league in penalty-killing (84.86%) and allowed the most empty-net goals of any team in the league (8).

Offseason

Regular season

The Maple Leafs tied the

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and the

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for the lowest shooting percentage during the regular season with just 135 goals on 1,520 shots (8.9%).

Season standings

Playoffs

Although the Maple Leafs were the underdogs against the fourth-place

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in the opening round of the

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, they won the first two games of the series at the

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and went home to

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for game three with two-games-to-none series lead. However, the Blackhawks played determinedly and won Games 3 and 4 in Toronto to regain home-ice advantage in the series. Chicago then won Game 5, 4–2, and looked to clinch the series in Game 6 back in Toronto. The Maple Leafs played a spirited game, going up 4–1 in the third period. The Blackhawks fought back with three consecutive goals to tie the game. At 10:00 of the first overtime period, Randy Wood scored his second goal of the game to give the Maple Leafs a 5–4 win. The victory tied the series at three games apiece and forced game seven back in Chicago. In Game 7, Joe Murphy scored twice and

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made 22 saves as Chicago advanced to the second round for the first time in three years with a 5–2 win.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

Scoring

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; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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'' * '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

Waivers

Free agents

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held at the

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Farm teams

* The Maple Leafs farm team was the

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in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Notes

References

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