1997–98 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 89th season of play. The Canadiens made the playoffs and advanced to the Conference semi-final after winning 4 games to 2 in Conference quarter-final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, their first playoff series win since the 1992-93 Stanley Cup title year. However, in the semi-final, they were swept in four games by the Buffalo Sabres.

1997–98 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
1997–98 record37–32–13
Home record15–17–9
Road record22–15–4
Goals for235
Goals against208
Team information
General managerRejean Houle
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainVincent Damphousse
ArenaMolson Centre
Team leaders
GoalsMark Recchi (32)
AssistsSaku Koivu (43)
PointsMark Recchi (74)
Penalty minutesScott Thornton (158)
Plus/minusDave Manson (+22)
WinsJocelyn Thibault (19)
Goals against averageJocelyn Thibault (2.47)

Regular season

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Pittsburgh Penguins8240241822818898
2Boston Bruins8239301322119491
3Buffalo Sabres8236291721118789
4Montreal Canadiens8237321323520887
5Ottawa Senators8234331519320083
6Carolina Hurricanes823341820021974
Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey DevilsATL82482311225166107
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8240241822818898
3Philadelphia FlyersATL8242291124219395
4Washington CapitalsATL8240301221920292
5Boston BruinsNE8239301322119491
6Buffalo SabresNE8236291721118789
7Montreal CanadiensNE8237321323520887
8Ottawa SenatorsNE8234331519320083
9Carolina HurricanesNE823341820021974
10New York IslandersATL8230411121222571
11New York RangersATL8225391819723168
12Florida PanthersATL8224431520325663
13Tampa Bay LightningATL8217551015126944

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOct 1, 19972–2 OTOttawa Senators0–0–1
2WOct 4, 19974–1@ Boston Bruins1–0–1
3WOct 8, 19973–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–0–1
4LOct 11, 19972–6Philadelphia Flyers2–1–1
5TOct 15, 19971–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins2–1–2
6WOct 17, 19975–1@ Buffalo Sabres3–1–2
7LOct 18, 19972–3Washington Capitals3–2–2
8WOct 22, 19973–0Florida Panthers4–2–2
9LOct 23, 19971–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils4–3–2
10WOct 25, 19974–2@ Ottawa Senators5–3–2
11WOct 27, 19974–2Chicago Blackhawks6–3–2
12LOct 29, 19972–5New York Islanders6–4–2
13WNov 1, 19975–1Toronto Maple Leafs7–4–2
14WNov 3, 19976–4Dallas Stars8–4–2
15WNov 5, 19974–2Phoenix Coyotes9–4–2
16WNov 7, 19974–3@ San Jose Sharks10–4–2
17WNov 8, 19974–1@ Los Angeles Kings11–4–2
18WNov 12, 19974–3 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim12–4–2
19WNov 13, 19975–2@ Phoenix Coyotes13–4–2
20LNov 15, 19972–3Washington Capitals13–5–2
21WNov 17, 19974–1Tampa Bay Lightning14–5–2
22LNov 19, 19971–2@ Carolina Hurricanes14–6–2
23LNov 22, 19972–5Detroit Red Wings14–7–2
24TNov 24, 19972–2 OTSan Jose Sharks14–7–3
25WNov 26, 19976–5@ Washington Capitals15–7–3
26LNov 28, 19970–2@ Detroit Red Wings15–8–3
27LNov 29, 19973–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins15–9–3
28LDec 1, 19970–1Pittsburgh Penguins15–10–3
29WDec 3, 19972–0Los Angeles Kings16–10–3
30TDec 6, 19973–3 OTNew York Rangers16–10–4
31WDec 8, 19974–2Colorado Avalanche17–10–4
32WDec 10, 19974–3 OTSt. Louis Blues18–10–4
33LDec 12, 19972–5@ New Jersey Devils18–11–4
34LDec 13, 19972–4@ Boston Bruins18–12–4
35LDec 15, 19971–3Philadelphia Flyers18–13–4
36LDec 19, 19970–1@ Buffalo Sabres18–14–4
37WDec 20, 19974–1Ottawa Senators19–14–4
38TDec 22, 19973–3 OTEdmonton Oilers19–14–5
39LDec 23, 19973–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators19–15–5
40WDec 27, 19971–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins20–15–5
41TDec 29, 19971–1 OT@ Colorado Avalanche20–15–6
42WDec 31, 19973–2@ Calgary Flames21–15–6
43WJan 2, 19985–3@ Edmonton Oilers22–15–6
44WJan 3, 19984–2@ Vancouver Canucks23–15–6
45LJan 7, 19981–2 OTBoston Bruins23–16–6
46WJan 8, 19988–2@ New York Islanders24–16–6
47WJan 12, 19986–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning25–16–6
48TJan 14, 19983–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers25–16–7
49WJan 21, 19984–2Boston Bruins26–16–7
50LJan 24, 19983–4Carolina Hurricanes26–17–7
51LJan 25, 19981–3New Jersey Devils26–18–7
52WJan 29, 19983–2@ Philadelphia Flyers27–18–7
53LJan 31, 19983–4Ottawa Senators27–19–7
54WFeb 1, 19986–3@ Carolina Hurricanes28–19–7
55LFeb 4, 19982–4@ New York Islanders28–20–7
56LFeb 7, 19981–4Buffalo Sabres28–21–7
57LFeb 25, 19982–6Pittsburgh Penguins28–22–7
58LFeb 28, 19980–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs28–23–7
59WMar 4, 19983–1@ Dallas Stars29–23–7
60LMar 5, 19980–4@ St. Louis Blues29–24–7
61LMar 7, 19981–2Buffalo Sabres29–25–7
62WMar 9, 19986–1Florida Panthers30–25–7
63TMar 11, 19982–2 OTVancouver Canucks30–25–8
64WMar 12, 19984–1New York Rangers31–25–8
65WMar 14, 19984–2New Jersey Devils32–25–8
66TMar 16, 19983–3 OTCalgary Flames32–25–9
67LMar 18, 19981–2 OT@ New York Rangers32–26–9
68LMar 19, 19980–1@ Chicago Blackhawks32–27–9
69LMar 21, 19984–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim32–28–9
70WMar 25, 19982–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning33–28–9
71LMar 26, 19984–5@ Florida Panthers33–29–9
72WMar 28, 19988–2Tampa Bay Lightning34–29–9
73TMar 31, 19983–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes34–29–10
74WApr 1, 19984–3@ Florida Panthers35–29–10
75LApr 4, 19980–1Carolina Hurricanes35–30–10
76TApr 6, 19982–2 OT@ Washington Capitals35–30–11
77WApr 7, 19983–2@ New York Rangers36–30–11
78LApr 10, 19981–2@ Buffalo Sabres36–31–11
79TApr 11, 19983–3 OTNew York Islanders36–31–12
80LApr 15, 19982–6Boston Bruins36–32–12
81WApr 16, 19982–0@ Ottawa Senators37–32–12
82TApr 18, 19983–3 OTBuffalo Sabres37–32–13

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals

Montreal vs. Pittsburgh
Date Home Score Visitor Record
April 23Pittsburgh3-2Montreal1 - 0
April 25Pittsburgh1-4Montreal1 - 1
April 27Montreal3-1Pittsburgh2 - 1
April 29Montreal3-6Pittsburgh2 - 2
May 1Pittsburgh2 - 5Montreal3 - 2
May 3Montreal3 - 0Pittsburgh4 - 2

'Eastern Conference Semi-finals

Montreal vs. Buffalo
Date Home Score Visitor Record
May 8Buffalo3 - 2Montreal1 - 0
May 10Buffalo6 - 3Montreal2 - 0
May 12Montreal4 - 5Buffalo0 - 3
May 14Montreal1 - 3Buffalo0 - 4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mark RecchiRW823242745111916
Vincent DamphousseC761841595814215
Saku KoivuC69144357488223
Shayne CorsonLW6221345510821411
Martin RucinskyLW782132538413533
Vladimir MalakhovD741331447016802
Brian SavageLW642617433611807
Patrice BriseboisD791027376716501
Dave MansonD814303412222200
Benoit BrunetLW681220326111122
Valeri BureRW507222933-5201
Marc BureauC7413619120002
Stephane QuintalD71610169713000
Scott ThorntonLW6769151580101
Sebastien BordeleauC536814365210
Jonas HoglundLW28651162400
Patrick PoulinC3446108-1011
Turner StevensonRW634610110-8100
Stephane RicherRW1454951200
Peter PopovicD6926838-6000
Darcy TuckerRW3915657-6000
Zarley ZalapskiD2815622-1010
Craig RivetD6102293-3000
Jocelyn ThibaultG4702200000
Brett ClarkD4110120-3000
Eric HoudeC91010-3001
David WilkieD51014-1001
Igor UlanovD401112-2000
Jassen CullimoreD300040000
Francois GroleauD100001000
Matt HigginsC10000-1000
David LingRW10000-1000
Andy MoogG4200040000
Terry RyanLW4000310000
Mick VukotaRW2200076-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jocelyn Thibault265247191581092.47211091000.902
Andy Moog23374218175972.4931024927.905
Team:4989823732132062.48521331927.903

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mark RecchiRW1048126002
Shayne CorsonLW1036926101
Vincent DamphousseC1036922100
Vladimir MalakhovD934710200
Turner StevensonRW1034712000
Saku KoivuC62352100
Igor UlanovD1014512000
Martin RucinskyLW103034100
Marc BureauC101236000
Jonas HoglundLW102020000
Peter PopovicD101122000
Stephane QuintalD90224000
Brian SavageLW90226000
Scott ThorntonLW902210000
Patrice BriseboisD101010000
Benoit BrunetLW81014001
Dave MansonD1001114000
Jocelyn ThibaultG20110000
Zarley ZalapskiD60114000
Sebastien BordeleauC50002000
Andy MoogG90000000
Patrick PoulinC30000000
Craig RivetD50002000
Jose TheodoreG30000000
Mick VukotaRW10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Andy Moog474945243.041204180.882
Jose Theodore12030110.5003534.971
Jocelyn Thibault4320045.5801612.750
Team:6371046292.731255226.886

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
111Jason Ward CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
237Gregor Baumgartner AustriaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
365Ilkka Mikkola FinlandKarpat (Finland)
491Daniel Tetrault CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5118Konstantin Sidulov RussiaMechel Chelyabinsk (Russia)
5122Gennady Razin UkraineKamloops Blazers (WHL)
6145Jonathan Desroches CanadaGranby Predateurs (QMJHL)
7172Ben Guite CanadaUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)
8197Petr Kubos Czech RepublicPetra Vsetin (Czech Republic)
8202Andrei Sidyakin RussiaSalavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)
9228Jarl-Espen Ygranes NorwayFuruset (Norway)

See also

References

  1. "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  2. "1997-98 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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