1998–99 Ottawa Senators season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1998–99 Ottawa Senators
Northeast Division Division Champions
Division	1st Northeast Division
Conference	2nd Eastern Conference
1998–99 record	44–23–15
Home record	22–11–8
Road record	22–12–7
Goals for	239
Goals against	179
General Manager	Rick Dudley
Coach	Jacques Martin
Captain	Alexei Yashin
Alternate captains	Daniel Alfredsson Wade Redden
Arena	Corel Centre
Average attendance	17,219 per game (705,990 total)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexei Yashin (44)
Assists	Alexei Yashin (50)
Points	Alexei Yashin (94)
Penalties in minutes	Vaclav Prospal (58)
Plus/Minus	Magnus Arvedson (+33)
Wins	Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt (22)
Goals against average	Ron Tugnutt (1.79)

The 1998–99 Ottawa Senators cracked the 100 point barrier, as they finished with 103 points, and won the Northeast Division for the first time in club history.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

Senators head coach Jacques Martin won the Jack Adams Trophy for the first time in his career and in Senators history, while Alexei Yashin, who was named team captain prior to the season, was a finalist for the Hart Trophy after his 94 point season. His 94 points shattered the club record of 79, which Yashin set in the 1993–94 season.

Goaltenders Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt split duties throughout the season, with each goalie winning 22 games, sharing the team record for goaltender victories in a season, while Tugnutt's 1.79 GAA was an NHL low.

The Senators great regular season success did not continue to the playoffs, as the Buffalo Sabres, led by Dominik Hasek, swept the Senators out of the playoffs in 4 games, ending the Senators' season in the first round for the 2nd time in 3 seasons.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Ottawa Senators	82	44	23	15	239	179	103
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	30	7	268	231	97
Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	214	181	91
Buffalo Sabres	82	37	28	17	207	175	91
Montreal Canadiens	82	32	39	11	184	209	75

[edit] Game log

[edit] October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	October 10	Ottawa Senators	4–3	Colorado Avalanche	1–0–0	2
2	October 11	Ottawa Senators	4–1	Phoenix Coyotes	2–0–0	4
3	October 17	Nashville Predators	1–3	Ottawa Senators	3–0–0	6
4	October 21	Ottawa Senators	2–3	Montreal Canadiens	3–1–0	6
5	October 22	St. Louis Blues	5–3	Ottawa Senators	3–2–0	6
6	October 24	Carolina Hurricanes	3–1	Ottawa Senators	3–3–0	6
7	October 29	Philadelphia Flyers	1–3	Ottawa Senators	4–3–0	8
8	October 31	Montreal Canadiens	1–5	Ottawa Senators	5–3–0	10

[edit] November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
9	November 1	Ottawa Senators	5–4	Philadelphia Flyers	6–3–0	12
10	November 5	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	Ottawa Senators	6–4–0	12
11	November 7	Washington Capitals	8–5	Ottawa Senators	6–5–0	12
12	November 10	Ottawa Senators	2–2	Buffalo Sabres	6–5–1	13
13	November 12	Edmonton Oilers	1–1	Ottawa Senators	6–5–2	14
14	November 14	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–6–2	14
15	November 15	Ottawa Senators	2–2	Chicago Blackhawks	6–6–3	15
16	November 20	Ottawa Senators	4–1	Washington Capitals	7–6–3	17
17	November 21	Calgary Flames	1–4	Ottawa Senators	8–6–3	19
18	November 23	Vancouver Canucks	3–4	Ottawa Senators	9–6–3	21
19	November 26	New York Islanders	1–4	Ottawa Senators	10–6–3	23
20	November 28	Ottawa Senators	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	10–7–3	23

[edit] December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
21	December 1	Ottawa Senators	3–1	Nashville Predators	11–7–3	25
22	December 3	Los Angeles Kings	1–3	Ottawa Senators	12–7–3	27
23	December 5	New York Rangers	2–1	Ottawa Senators	12–8–3	27
24	December 8	Ottawa Senators	4–2	Tampa Bay Lightning	13–8–3	29
25	December 9	Ottawa Senators	5–6	Florida Panthers	13–9–3	29
26	December 12	Phoenix Coyotes	2–0	Ottawa Senators	13–10–3	29
27	December 17	Ottawa Senators	2–5	Boston Bruins	13–11–3	29
28	December 18	Carolina Hurricanes	1–5	Ottawa Senators	14–11–3	31
29	December 20	Dallas Stars	3–2	Ottawa Senators	14–12–3	31
30	December 23	Montreal Canadiens	1–3	Ottawa Senators	15–12–3	33
31	December 26	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	15–13–3	33
32	December 28	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	2–2	Ottawa Senators	15–13–4	34
33	December 30	Ottawa Senators	3–2	Buffalo Sabres	16–13–4	36

[edit] January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
34	January 1	Ottawa Senators	4–3	Washington Capitals	17–13–4	38
35	January 2	New Jersey Devils	0–6	Ottawa Senators	18–13–4	40
36	January 4	Ottawa Senators	4–4	Carolina Hurricanes	18–13–5	41
37	January 6	Ottawa Senators	2–0	Detroit Red Wings	19–13–5	43
38	January 8	Tampa Bay Lightning	1–5	Ottawa Senators	20–13–5	45
39	January 10	Detroit Red Wings	1–4	Ottawa Senators	21–13–5	47
40	January 11	Ottawa Senators	4–2	New Jersey Devils	22–13–5	49
41	January 14	New Jersey Devils	2–3	Ottawa Senators	23–13–5	51
42	January 16	Buffalo Sabres	1–1	Ottawa Senators	23–13–6	52
43	January 18	Philadelphia Flyers	5–0	Ottawa Senators	23–14–6	52
44	January 19	Ottawa Senators	2–1	New York Rangers	24–14–6	54
45	January 21	Ottawa Senators	3–1	Boston Bruins	25–14–6	56
46	January 26	Ottawa Senators	1–4	New Jersey Devils	25–15–6	56
47	January 30	New York Islanders	2–9	Ottawa Senators	26–15–6	58

[edit] February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
48	February 1	Ottawa Senators	1–0	Vancouver Canucks	27–15–6	60
49	February 3	Ottawa Senators	2–2	Edmonton Oilers	27–15–7	61
50	February 6	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Calgary Flames	28–15–7	63
51	February 9	Buffalo Sabres	1–1	Ottawa Senators	28–15–8	64
52	February 11	Florida Panthers	3–1	Ottawa Senators	28–16–8	64
53	February 13	Washington Capitals	1–2	Ottawa Senators	29–16–8	66
54	February 15	Chicago Blackhawks	2–6	Ottawa Senators	30–16–8	68
55	February 18	Boston Bruins	0–2	Ottawa Senators	31–16–8	70
56	February 20	Philadelphia Flyers	1–4	Ottawa Senators	32–16–8	72
57	February 23	Ottawa Senators	2–5	Boston Bruins	32–17–8	72
58	February 25	Montreal Canadiens	1–3	Ottawa Senators	33–17–8	74
59	February 27	Ottawa Senators	1–4	Montreal Canadiens	33–18–8	74

[edit] March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
60	March 2	Ottawa Senators	4–2	New York Islanders	34–18–8	76
61	March 4	Ottawa Senators	5–0	Philadelphia Flyers	35–18–8	78
62	March 6	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–3	Ottawa Senators	36–18–8	80
63	March 8	Tampa Bay Lightning	3–9	Ottawa Senators	37–18–8	82
64	March 10	Ottawa Senators	3–0	New York Rangers	38–18–8	84
65	March 13	Ottawa Senators	2–3	San Jose Sharks	38–19–8	84
66	March 15	Ottawa Senators	0–4	Los Angeles Kings	38–20–8	84
67	March 17	Ottawa Senators	2–2	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	38–20–9	85
68	March 19	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Dallas Stars	39–20–9	87
69	March 20	Ottawa Senators	3–2	St. Louis Blues	40–20–9	89
70	March 24	Boston Bruins	3–0	Ottawa Senators	40–21–9	89
71	March 26	San Jose Sharks	1–1	Ottawa Senators	40–21–10	90
72	March 27	Ottawa Senators	7–3	New York Rangers	41–21–10	92
73	March 30	Ottawa Senators	6–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	42–21–10	94

[edit] April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
74	April 1	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–3	Ottawa Senators	42–21–11	95
75	April 3	Ottawa Senators	6–4	Florida Panthers	43–21–11	97
76	April 5	Ottawa Senators	4–4	Tampa Bay Lightning	43–21–12	98
77	April 7	Ottawa Senators	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs	43–22–12	98
78	April 8	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–3	Ottawa Senators	44–22–12	100
79	April 10	Buffalo Sabres	1–1	Ottawa Senators	44–22–13	101
80	April 12	Florida Panthers	2–0	Ottawa Senators	44–23–13	101
81	April 15	New York Rangers	2–2	Ottawa Senators	44–23–14	102
82	April 17	Ottawa Senators	1–1	Carolina Hurricanes	44–23–15	103

[edit] Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 1998–99 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed.

[edit] Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo wins series 4–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 21	Buffalo	2 – 1	Ottawa	0 – 1
2	April 23	Buffalo	3 – 2	Ottawa	0 – 2
3	April 25	Ottawa	0 – 3	Buffalo	0 – 3
4	April 27	Ottawa	3 – 4	Buffalo	0 – 4

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Alexei Yashin	82	44	50	94	54
Shawn McEachern	77	31	25	56	46
Andreas Dackell	77	15	35	50	30
Magnus Arvedson	80	21	26	47	50
Andreas Johansson	69	21	16	37	34

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Ron Tugnutt	43	2508	22	10	8	75	3	.925	1.79
Damian Rhodes	45	2480	22	13	7	101	3	.905	2.44

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Nelson Emerson	4	1	3	4	0
Daniel Alfredsson	4	1	2	3	4
Wade Redden	4	1	2	3	2
Shawn McEachern	4	2	0	2	6
Jason York	4	1	1	2	4

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Damian Rhodes	2	150	0	2	6	0	.908	2.40
Ron Tugnutt	2	118	0	2	6	0	.854	3.05

[edit] Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	15	Mathieu Chouinard	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
2	44	Mike Fisher	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2	58	Chris Bala	United States	Harvard University (NCAA)
3	74	Julien Vauclair	Switzerland	Lugano (Switzerland)
4	101	Petr Schastlivy	Russia	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
5	130	Gavin McLeod	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6	161	Chris Neil	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
7	188	Michel Periard	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8	223	Sergei Verenkin	Russia	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
9	246	Rastislav Pavlikovsky	Slovakia	Utah Grizzlies (IHL)

[edit] See also

• 1998–99 NHL Season

[edit] References

v • d • e Ottawa Senators Franchise • History • Players • Seasons • Records • Draft picks • Scotiabank Place • Binghamton Senators • Bell Sensplex Head Coaches Bowness • Allison • Martin • Murray • Paddock • Murray General Managers Bridgman • Sexton • Gauthier • Dudley • Johnston • Muckler • Murray

v • d • e Ottawa Senators Seasons 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09

v • d • e 1998–99 NHL season by team Atlantic New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh Northeast Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto Southeast Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington Central Chicago • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis Northwest Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Vancouver Pacific Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose See also 1998 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1999 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions