NHL 1998/99
NHL 1998/99 | |
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league | National Hockey League |
Period | October 9, 1998 to June 19, 1999 |
Teams | 27 |
Games / team | 82 |
Draft | |
Event | 1998 NHL Entry Draft |
Top pick | Vincent Lecavalier |
Elected by | Tampa Bay Lightning |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | Dallas Stars |
MVP | Jaromír Jágr (Pittsburgh) |
Top scorer | Jaromír Jágr (Pittsburgh) |
Playoffs | |
Stanley Cup winner | Dallas Stars |
finalist | Buffalo Sabers |
Playoff MVP | Joe Nieuwendyk (Dallas) |
NHL seasons | |
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The 1998/99 NHL season was the 82nd season in the National Hockey League . 27 teams played 82 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Dallas Stars after a 4-2 win in the final series against the Buffalo Sabers . After the Minnesota North Stars participated in two finals , the successor franchise from Dallas brought the Cup to Texas for the first time.
As in the previous year , the season opened again in Japan . In Tokyo , the San Jose Sharks met the Calgary Flames .
With the addition of the Nashville Predators , the NHL broke open structures that had grown over the years. With the Southeast Division and the Northwest Division , there were two new groups, so that from now on the game was played in six geographically ordered divisions. In the course of the reorganization, the Toronto Maple Leafs moved to the Eastern Conference .
Holding 61 NHL records, Wayne Gretzky , who had played for the New York Rangers for the past three years , retired at the end of the season. In his career, "The Great One" scored 894 goals and made 1963 assists for 2857 points.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets; = Playoff qualification, = division winner, = conference winner, = Presidents' Trophy winner
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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New Jersey Devils (1) | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 248 | 196 | 105 |
Philadelphia Flyers (5) | 82 | 37 | 26th | 19th | 231 | 196 | 93 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (8) | 82 | 38 | 30th | 14th | 242 | 225 | 90 |
New York Rangers (10) | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 217 | 227 | 77 |
New York Islanders (13) | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 194 | 244 | 58 |
Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Ottawa Senators (2) | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15th | 239 | 179 | 103 |
Toronto Maple Leafs (4) | 82 | 45 | 30th | 7th | 268 | 231 | 97 |
Boston Bruins (6) | 82 | 39 | 30th | 13 | 214 | 181 | 91 |
Buffalo Sabers (7) | 82 | 37 | 28 | 17th | 207 | 175 | 91 |
Montreal Canadiens (11) | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 184 | 209 | 75 |
Southeast Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Carolina Hurricanes (3) | 82 | 34 | 30th | 18th | 210 | 202 | 86 |
Florida Panthers (9) | 82 | 30th | 34 | 18th | 210 | 228 | 78 |
Washington Capitals (12) | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6th | 200 | 218 | 68 |
Tampa Bay Lightning (14) | 82 | 19th | 54 | 9 | 179 | 292 | 47 |
Western Conference
Central Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Detroit Red Wings (3) | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7th | 245 | 202 | 93 |
St. Louis Blues (5) | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 237 | 209 | 87 |
Chicago Blackhawks (10) | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 202 | 248 | 70 |
Nashville Predators (12) | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7th | 190 | 261 | 63 |
Northwest Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Colorado Avalanche (2) | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 239 | 205 | 98 |
Edmonton Oilers (8) | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 230 | 226 | 78 |
Calgary Flames (9) | 82 | 30th | 40 | 12 | 211 | 234 | 72 |
Vancouver Canucks (13) | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 192 | 258 | 58 |
Pacific Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Dallas Stars (1) | 82 | 51 | 19th | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
Phoenix Coyotes (4) | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (6) | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
San Jose Sharks (7) | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18th | 196 | 191 | 80 |
Los Angeles Kings (11) | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
Best scorer
Jaromír Jágr was the undisputed top scorer. Just as clear was his lead with 16 assists on his pursuer. Teemu Selänne was the most successful goalscorer with 47 goals , while Paul Kariya tried it the most with 429 shots. Outnumbered Selänne was also the best with 25 goals, while outnumbered Joe Sakic , Scott Pellerin and Brian Rolston were successful with five goals each. With an average of 20.1, almost every fifth shot by Dmytro Chrystytsch landed in the goal. The Plus / Minus led Alexander Karpowzew with +39. The bad guy of the season was Rob Ray with 261 penalty minutes. The best statistics among the defenders had Al MacInnis with 20 goals and 62 points. Only in the templates he was surpassed by Ray Bourque with 47.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Jaromír Jágr | Pittsburgh | 81 | 44 | 83 | 127 | +17 | 66 |
Teemu Selänne | Anaheim | 75 | 47 | 60 | 107 | +18 | 30th |
Paul Kariya | Anaheim | 82 | 39 | 62 | 101 | +17 | 40 |
Peter Forsberg | Colorado | 78 | 30th | 67 | 97 | +27 | 108 |
Joe Sakic | Colorado | 73 | 41 | 55 | 96 | +23 | 29 |
Alexei Yashin | Ottawa | 82 | 44 | 50 | 94 | +16 | 54 |
Eric Lindros | Philadelphia | 71 | 40 | 53 | 93 | +35 | 120 |
Theors Fleury | Calgary, Colorado | 75 | 40 | 53 | 93 | +26 | 86 |
John LeClair | Philadelphia | 76 | 43 | 47 | 90 | +36 | 30th |
Pavol Demitra | St. Louis | 82 | 37 | 52 | 89 | +13 | 16 |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = average goal conceded; Bold: Season best
player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | T | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Ron Tugnutt | Ottawa | 43 | 2508 | 22nd | 10 | 8th | 75 | 3 | 0.925 | 1.79 |
Dominik Hašek | Buffalo | 64 | 3817 | 30th | 18th | 14th | 119 | 9 | 0.937 | 1.87 |
Byron Dafoe | Boston | 68 | 4001 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 133 | 10 | 0.925 | 1.99 |
Ed Belfour | Dallas | 61 | 3536 | 35 | 15th | 9 | 117 | 5 | 0.923 | 1.99 |
Roman Turek | Dallas | 26th | 1382 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0.923 | 2.08 |
Best rookie scorer
His best performance of 34 assists was the basis for Milan Hejduk as the most successful scorer. Mark Parrish was the top scorer with 26 goals. The plus / minus rating of the rookies was headed by Sami Salo with +20. Florida's Peter Worrell showed with a penalty of 258 minutes that he feared nobody in his first season.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Milan Hejduk | Colorado | 82 | 14th | 34 | 48 | +8 | 26th |
Brendan Morrison | New Jersey | 76 | 13 | 33 | 46 | -4 | 18th |
Chris Drury | Colorado | 79 | 20th | 24 | 44 | +9 | 62 |
Jan Hrdina | Pittsburgh | 82 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -2 | 40 |
Mark Parrish | Florida | 73 | 24 | 13 | 37 | -6 | 25th |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Stanley Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | New Jersey Devils | 3 | 4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4th | ||||||||||||
8th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | 8th | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ottawa Senators | 0 | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
7th | Buffalo Sabers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | |||||||||||||||
7th | Buffalo Sabers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | |||||||||||||||
6th | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||||||
4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4th | 6th | Boston Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | 7th | Buffalo Sabers | 4th | ||||||||||||
E7 | Buffalo Sabers | 2 | |||||||||||||||
(The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Dallas Stars | 4th | |||||||||||||||
1 | Dallas Stars | 4th | 1 | Dallas Stars | 4th | ||||||||||||
8th | Edmonton Oilers | 0 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | |||||||||||||||
7th | San Jose Sharks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Dallas Stars | 4th | |||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
6th | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0 | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
4th | Phoenix Coyotes | 3 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | ||||||||||||
5 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
NHL Awards and trophies awarded
- Main article: 1999 NHL Awards
See also
- 1998 NHL Entry Draft
- 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 1999 NHL Awards
- NHL Player of the Month
Web links
- The 1998/99 NHL season at hockeydb.com