1998–99 Florida Panthers season

The 1998–99 Florida Panthers season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers missed the playoffs, but made a big acquisition of Pavel Bure during the season.

1998–99 Florida Panthers
Division2nd Southeast
Conference9th Eastern
1998–99 record30–34–18
Home record17–17–7
Road record13–17–11
Goals for210
Goals against228
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachTerry Murray
CaptainScott Mellanby
ArenaNational Car Rental Center
Team leaders
GoalsRay Whitney (26)
AssistsRay Whitney (38)
PointsRay Whitney (64)
Penalty minutesPeter Worrell (258)
Plus/minusJaroslav Spacek (+15)
WinsSean Burke (21)
Goals against averageSean Burke (2.66)

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
13Carolina Hurricanes82343018210202115886
29Florida Panthers82303418210228152278
312Washington Capitals8231456200218138168
414Tampa Bay Lightning8219549179292131647

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Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 19984–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)1–0–0
2WOctober 10, 19981–0@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)2–0–0
3TOctober 16, 19982–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)2–0–1
4TOctober 21, 19981–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (1998–99)2–0–2
5LOctober 23, 19980–5Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)2–1–2
6TOctober 24, 19982–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)2–1–3
7LOctober 28, 19982–7Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)2–2–3
8WOctober 30, 19987–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)3–2–3
9LOctober 31, 19981–3@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)3–3–3
10LNovember 2, 19982–6@ New York Islanders (1998–99)3–4–3
11WNovember 4, 19982–1Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)4–4–3
12LNovember 7, 19983–4New Jersey Devils (1998–99)4–5–3
13WNovember 11, 19984–1New York Rangers (1998–99)5–5–3
14WNovember 12, 19982–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)6–5–3
15LNovember 14, 19980–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)6–6–3
16TNovember 19, 19985–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–6–4
17TNovember 21, 19983–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)6–6–5
18LNovember 22, 19981–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)6–7–5
19LNovember 25, 19980–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–8–5
20WNovember 27, 19982–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)7–8–5
21WNovember 28, 19986–2Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)8–8–5
22LDecember 1, 19984–5 OT@ New York Rangers (1998–99)8–9–5
23LDecember 2, 19981–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)8–10–5
24TDecember 5, 19983–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)8–10–6
25WDecember 9, 19986–5Ottawa Senators (1998–99)9–10–6
26LDecember 12, 19982–4Calgary Flames (1998–99)9–11–6
27WDecember 16, 19984–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)10–11–6
28WDecember 19, 19983–1Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)11–11–6
29LDecember 23, 19980–4Washington Capitals (1998–99)11–12–6
30WDecember 26, 19983–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)12–12–6
31WDecember 28, 19985–1New York Islanders (1998–99)13–12–6
32LDecember 30, 19984–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)13–13–6
33TJanuary 1, 19993–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)13–13–7
34LJanuary 2, 19992–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)13–14–7
35TJanuary 5, 19992–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)13–14–8
36TJanuary 6, 19992–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)13–14–9
37TJanuary 8, 19991–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)13–14–10
38WJanuary 10, 19992–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)14–14–10
39TJanuary 13, 19993–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)14–14–11
40LJanuary 14, 19992–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)14–15–11
41WJanuary 16, 19991–0New York Islanders (1998–99)15–15–11
42LJanuary 18, 19990–4Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)15–16–11
43WJanuary 20, 19995–2@ New York Islanders (1998–99)16–16–11
44WJanuary 21, 19992–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)17–16–11
45TJanuary 26, 19993–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)17–16–12
46WJanuary 27, 19992–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)18–16–12
47LJanuary 30, 19992–5Dallas Stars (1998–99)18–17–12
48WFebruary 3, 19995–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)19–17–12
49LFebruary 5, 19990–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)19–18–12
50TFebruary 6, 19993–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)19–18–13
51LFebruary 8, 19994–5St. Louis Blues (1998–99)19–19–13
52WFebruary 11, 19993–1@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)20–19–13
53LFebruary 13, 19990–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)20–20–13
54TFebruary 15, 19992–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)20–20–14
55LFebruary 17, 19991–2@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)20–21–14
56TFebruary 18, 19990–0 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)20–21–15
57WFebruary 20, 19997–1Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)21–21–15
58WFebruary 24, 19995–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)22–21–15
59TFebruary 26, 19995–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)22–21–16
60LFebruary 27, 19991–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)22–22–16
61LMarch 3, 19995–7Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)22–23–16
62TMarch 6, 19992–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)22–23–17
63WMarch 8, 19995–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)23–23–17
64LMarch 9, 19990–2@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)23–24–17
65WMarch 11, 19992–1@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)24–24–17
66WMarch 13, 19991–0Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)25–24–17
67LMarch 17, 19992–4@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)25–25–17
68LMarch 20, 19993–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)25–26–17
69WMarch 21, 19995–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)26–26–17
70LMarch 24, 19991–2New York Rangers (1998–99)26–27–17
71WMarch 26, 19994–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)27–27–17
72TMarch 28, 19992–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1998–99)27–27–18
73LMarch 31, 19993–5New York Islanders (1998–99)27–28–18
74LApril 1, 19993–5@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)27–29–18
75LApril 3, 19994–6Ottawa Senators (1998–99)27–30–18
76LApril 5, 19990–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)27–31–18
77LApril 7, 19992–5Boston Bruins (1998–99)27–32–18
78LApril 9, 19991–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)27–33–18
79LApril 10, 19991–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–34–18
80WApril 12, 19992–0@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)28–34–18
81WApril 14, 19993–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1998–99)29–34–18
82WApril 17, 19996–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)30–34–18

Playoffs

The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 1997.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ray WhitneyLW8126386418-3706
Rob NiedermayerC8218335150-13613
Viktor KozlovC651635512413511
Scott MellanbyRW67182745855403
Radek DvorakRW82192443297040
Mark ParrishRW7324133725-6505
Robert SvehlaD808293783-13400
Bill LindsayRW7512152792-1012
Oleg KvashaLW/C68121325455402
Johan GarpenlovLW64891742-9010
Pavel BureRW111331643510
Ed JovanovskiD413131682-4101
Kirk MullerLW824111549-11001
Jaroslav SpacekD63312152815210
Dave GagnerC364101439-7200
Terry CarknerD622911540000
Bret HedicanD25371017-2001
Paul LausD751910218-1000
Peter WorrellLW624592580002
Dan BoyleD2235860101
Dino CiccarelliRW1461727-1501
Gord MurphyD51077164000
Rhett WarrenerD4807764-1000
Alex HicksLW5106658-4000
Sean BurkeG59044270000
Marcus NilsonLW811252001
Peter RatchukD2411210-1000
Chris WellsC2002231-4000
Ryan JohnsonC110100000
Filip KubaD501102000
David NemirovskyRW201101000
Jeff WareD60116-6000
Chris AllenD100001000
Viacheslav ButsayevC10002-1000
Dwayne HayLW90000-1000
John JakopinD30000-1000
Kirk McLeanG3000020000
Jeff NortonD300020000
Herberts VasiljevsRW50002-1000
Steve WashburnC40004-1000
Mike WilsonD400002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Sean Burke3402592124141512.66316241473.907
Kirk McLean1597309104732.742727654.900
Team:4999823034182242.69523512127.905

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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

Florida's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
230Kyle Rossiter CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
361Joe DiPenta CanadaBoston University (Hockey East)
363Lance Ward CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
489Ryan Jardine CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5117Jaroslav Spacek Czech RepublicFärjestads BK (Sweden)
6148Chris Ovington CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
7176B. J. Ketcheson CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
8203Ian Jacobs CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
9231Adrian Wichser  SwitzerlandEHC Kloten (Switzerland)

References

Bibliography
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
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