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1994/1995 Playoffs

Round 1: We get Ottawa who make the playoffs after 3 years in existence! We actual luck out in getting the 3rd seed. Forsberg's Buffalo await the number 1 islanders, whilst we get Ottawa the expansion team in its 3rd year, whilst Washington has the Messier/Robitaille/Kariya line to deal with. Ottawa owes its success to Andreychuk who they got off us in the expansion draft as we couldn't protect him, but although he's warmly welcomed back the Sens have no chance are are swept in a major thumping. Shocks inthe first round, the defending Champions are dumped out by Dallas in 6! Theo Fleury's 5 goals a major source of that shock! Washington are 3-2 down to Philly, and they too are out, but in 7 games!

Round 2: Hopefully this will go to form, and we'll have a Gretzky-lemieux battle for the fourth time, and we'll have a battle of NY that will do doubt be closer than last years romp for us in rnd 2. But first we have Joe Sakic Hartford to face. 98 points and with Fuhr in goal, they are consisently the best team in the Northeast, albeit with noe of the big 6 teams in their division. We win first two games at their place, and that is 22 straight wins from us from the regular season! Make it 24 as a 6-1 and 7-0 thumping put us through. Islanders and Flyers tied at 2. We really got lucky being 3rd seeds, Hartford were rubbish 2nd seeds and we don't face any of the strongest teams in the first two rounds. Islanders and Wings through in 6. Edmonton has a 7th game against the Jets, but they win it. Draem match ups are here!


Round 3 Eastern Conference Final: NY Islanders(1) 125 pts vs NY Rangers(3) 125 pts

Islanders owned the regular season matchups, but Rangers on a huge 24 win streak and won the last game. Islanders duo of Mogilny.Selanne biggest threat, but have a depth rose with Shanhan, and Sundin on second line!

Game 1: Well the Rangers run ends with a shuddering halt. Islanders smash them 10-4 at the Nassau C. Evergreen Tim Kerr with the hatrick!

Game 2: Its no better in the second game 9-2 Islanders, and this is looking insurmountable for the Rangers! Steve Duchesne with 6 points and Selanne withb 2 goals What a start by the Islanders!

Game3: Islanders with a 5-4 win, Selanne again with 2 goals. His last the equaliser in the 3rd period, which lets his partner Mogilny to win it in OT. Rangers looking for pride now, let alone a series win!

Game4:Rangers get on the board and its their turn for an ot win 4-3. Despite blowing a 3-0 3rd period lead, including another late equaliser, Bondra puts it to bed in OT.

Game5:15 goal thriller! 2-1 to Rangers after 1. and 5-5 after the second. Ranges take a 7-6 lead after 6 mins in the third thanks to Linden, but Kerr equalises, and Bondra's tripping call, give MOgilny the hatrick with the PP Goal to send the Islanders through to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time!




Round 3 Western Conference Final Detroit Red Wings(1) 129 pts vs Edmonton Oilers(2) 129 pts

Lemieux vs Gretzky. Oilers with Bourque on the team get 4 100 point scorers, they will be an even match hor Detroit, but they lack the edge in net, Guy Hebert against Hasek of Detroit. Detroit added Coffey in a trade for Quinn in the season, giving them a very strong team.

Game 1: Oilers show their intent. Ray Bourque maybe the best signing of the year. He contains Gretzky to an assists, and Lindros and Lemieux combine for 2 goals and 3 assists in a 4-3 win at Detroit. Gretzky a rare 10 minute misconduct penalty for Slashing as clearly frustated by Bourque's play!

Game 2: Detroit roar back with an excellent team game, all four lines chip in with goals for a 6-2 win. Lemieux pointless Gretzky 2 assists.

Game3: A proper Gretzky Lemieux duel this one, Gretzky 3 assists on Hulls hatrick, but out done by a Hatrick from Lemieux and an assist. However its the 3rd period which wins it for Detroit with the onyl 2 goals from Hull turn a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 win for Detroit and their first series lead.

Game4: Detroit take both games in Edmonton to put anoter dagger into Lemieux's heart, One more win and its 4-0 to Gretzky in their playoff matchups. Ray Bourque ties the game at 2 midwayt through the 3rd, but Gretzky scores the ot winner. Lemieux 1 assist, Gretzky just that goal.

Game5: Detroit end it 5-2, and go onto another Stnaley Cup final after 4 years of missing out.

Stanley Cup Final Red Wings vs Islanders

So much fire power here again, two evenly matched teams, should be a stormer. First time since 67/68 Rangers not in sc final or won the Presidents Trophy!

Game1:6-5 win for Detroit. They take a 5-1 lead without any points from Gretzky, Larry Murphy with 2 goals and an assits. Randy Wood makes it 5-2 in the last minute of the 3rd, and then tie the game with Selanne Kerr and Daze within 10 mins of the 3rd. Gary Roberts wins it with another assist from Larry Murphy!

Game2: 8-5 win for Detroit, 2-2 after the first period, Amonte's 2 assists for Juneau and Roberts, matched by Gary Suters two rockets. Klima and Hull with Gretzky's assist, makes it 4-2. Then the floodgates open, and Detroit are never caught, winning that period 4-3 with all lines getting a goal. Islanders need their defence more than ever now.


Game3: Gretzky on 41 points in 18 games leads all scores Lemieux has 34, as does Selanne. Gretzky has been slowed in these games, he had 31 points in the first two series, and has 'just' 10 in these two. Bad news for the Islanders if he ups his production. And its another Red Wings victory, 8-4 this time. Islanders ahead after 1 thanks to Sundin and Mogilny scoring either side of Amonte.Murphy equalises, before Dubinsky puts the islesa back in front before Hull scores a power play in the 2nd period to make it 3-3. The 3rd period is evenly played, except by boyth Islanders goaliers Vanbiesbrouck and Irbe, who let in 5 on 13 shots. hasek on oter hand saves 14 out of 15. 5 different scorers for Detroit in that, Gretzky just the two points again. This might be the longest stretch in his career that he doesn't get 3 points or more.

Game4: Can the Islanders avoid the sweep? No a 5-4 defeat and Detroit has the cup again! Gretzky not among the scores interestingle enough! Wen 1 goal and 3 assists with a -1 rating in the final! Surely he won't win the conn smythe despite being top scorer.

Hart:Gretzky
Conn Smyth: Alexei Kasatonov, for his 31 point contribution! its a good call he has 7 assists in the finals with +5
Calder: Markus Naslund
Norris:Ray Bourque
Vezina: Mihail Shtalenkov(BUF)