NHL Hockey for the PC is probably my favorite all-time game. I agree that the gameplay in NHL 94 is a BIT better, but being able to edit my roster with NHLinfo and keep track of your stats over the season with an EXCELLENT stats generator for the other teams tips the balance.
NHL 95 is not bad either. Sadly, however, the geniuses behind the game were of the school of thought that if you set the game to 5 minute periods, that the sim stats should churn out only 1/4 of the points that should otherwise be earned in the average game. So at the end of the season, your entire team will occupy the top 18 scoring positions with the rest of the league struggling to score 20 goals. A horrible defect and if anyone knows how to fix it I'd love to know.
If you have the version of the game that crashes with DOSbox, I'd be more than happy to send you the one the works...
marshallbeggs@hotmail.com