1998–99 New Jersey Devils season

The 1998–99 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. Despite winning the Atlantic Division and being the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Devils were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Devils' 28 regular-season road wins were the most in the NHL.

1998–99 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
1998–99 record47–24–11
Home record19–14–8
Road record28–10–3
Goals for248
Goals against196
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachRobbie Ftorek
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsDenis Pederson
Ken Daneyko
Randy McKay
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Team leaders
GoalsPetr Sykora (29)
AssistsPetr Sykora (43)
PointsPetr Sykora (72)
Penalty minutesKrzysztof Oliwa (240)
Plus/minusScott Stevens (+29)
WinsMartin Brodeur (39)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.29)

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11New Jersey Devils82472411248196105
25Philadelphia Flyers8237261923119693
38Pittsburgh Penguins8238301424222590
410New York Rangers8233381121722777
513New York Islanders8224481019424458

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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
1LOctober 10, 19981–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)0–1–0
2LOctober 14, 19981–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)0–2–0
3WOctober 16, 19982–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)1–2–0
4LOctober 17, 19982–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)1–3–0
5WOctober 22, 19983–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)2–3–0
6WOctober 24, 19983–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)3–3–0
7LOctober 28, 19980–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)3–4–0
8WOctober 29, 19982–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)4–4–0
9WOctober 31, 19983–1Florida Panthers (1998–99)5–4–0
10WNovember 3, 19983–1New York Rangers (1998–99)6–4–0
11WNovember 7, 19984–3@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)7–4–0
13WNovember 11, 19983–0Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)8–5–0
14WNovember 13, 19984–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)9–5–0
15LNovember 14, 19981–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)9–6–0
16WNovember 19, 19983–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)10–6–0
17TNovember 21, 19983–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1998–99)10–6–1
18WNovember 22, 19985–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)11–6–1
19WNovember 25, 19985–2@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)12–6–1
20LNovember 26, 19982–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)12–7–1
21WNovember 28, 19983–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)13–7–1
22WDecember 1, 19984–0@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)14–7–1
23TDecember 4, 19981–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1998–99)14–7–2
24WDecember 5, 19987–5@ New York Islanders (1998–99)15–7–2
25TDecember 8, 19985–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)15–7–3
26WDecember 10, 19985–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)16–7–3
27WDecember 12, 19985–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)17–7–3
28WDecember 16, 19986–3New York Rangers (1998–99)18–7–3
29LDecember 18, 19982–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)18–8–3
30TDecember 19, 19981–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)18–8–4
31WDecember 23, 19984–2St. Louis Blues (1998–99)19–8–4
32LDecember 26, 19980–2Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)19–9–4
33WDecember 28, 19987–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–9–4
34WDecember 30, 19983–2@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)21–9–4
35LJanuary 2, 19990–6@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)21–10–4
36TJanuary 5, 19993–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)21–10–5
37WJanuary 6, 19995–2@ New York Rangers (1998–99)22–10–5
38LJanuary 9, 19992–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)22–11–5
39LJanuary 11, 19992–4Ottawa Senators (1998–99)22–12–5
40LJanuary 14, 19992–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)22–13–5
41WJanuary 15, 19993–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)23–13–5
42LJanuary 18, 19991–3@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)23–14–5
43WJanuary 20, 19994–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)24–14–5
44WJanuary 21, 19993–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)25–14–5
45WJanuary 26, 19994–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)26–14–5
46WJanuary 28, 19992–0@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)27–14–5
47LJanuary 30, 19992–3 OTNashville Predators (1998–99)27–15–5
48TFebruary 1, 19992–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1998–99)27–15–6
49WFebruary 3, 19994–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)28–15–6
50WFebruary 4, 19992–0@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)29–15–6
51LFebruary 6, 19992–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)29–16–6
52LFebruary 9, 19993–4Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)29–17–6
53LFebruary 12, 19992–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)29–18–6
54WFebruary 13, 19996–4Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)30–18–6
55TFebruary 15, 19993–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)30–18–7
56WFebruary 17, 19997–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)31–18–7
57LFebruary 19, 19991–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)31–19–7
58LFebruary 20, 19992–3New York Islanders (1998–99)31–20–7
59WFebruary 22, 19993–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)32–20–7
60TFebruary 25, 19993–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)32–20–8
61WFebruary 28, 19994–1Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)33–20–8
62WMarch 3, 19995–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)34–20–8
63LMarch 5, 19991–4Boston Bruins (1998–99)34–21–8
64WMarch 7, 19994–2@ New York Islanders (1998–99)35–21–8
65WMarch 9, 19993–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)36–21–8
66WMarch 15, 19992–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)37–21–8
67WMarch 17, 19994–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)38–21–8
68LMarch 20, 19991–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)38–22–8
69TMarch 23, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)38–22–9
70WMarch 25, 19995–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)39–22–9
71TMarch 27, 19994–4 OTChicago Blackhawks (1998–99)39–22–10
72TMarch 28, 19992–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)39–22–11
73WMarch 31, 19997–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)40–22–11
74WApril 3, 19994–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)41–22–11
75WApril 4, 19994–1New York Rangers (1998–99)42–22–11
76LApril 6, 19992–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)42–23–11
77WApril 8, 19991–0Washington Capitals (1998–99)43–23–11
78WApril 10, 19996–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)44–23–11
79LApril 12, 19992–4New York Islanders (1998–99)44–24–11
80WApril 14, 19992–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)45–24–11
81WApril 16, 19993–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)46–24–11
82WApril 17, 19994–1@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)47–24–11

Playoffs
  • note that teams in bold were the winner of the game. Scores are listed winner-loser style, not away-home style

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals

The Devils opened the 1999 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins having only reached the second round of the playoffs once in the three years following its 1995 Cup win. They appeared to be on their way to a series victory against the Penguins when they led Game 6 late; but Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr, silent all series to that point, scored with two minutes to go in the third to send the game to overtime and later scored the overtime winner to ensure a seventh game . The Devils never recovered, never once leading in Game 7 before eventually losing 4–2 .

New Jersey (1) vs. Pittsburgh (8)
DateAwayHomeOTScore
April 22PittsburghNew Jersey3 – 1
April 24PittsburghNew Jersey4 – 1
April 25New JerseyPittsburgh4 – 2
April 27New JerseyPittsburgh4 – 2
April 30PittsburghNew Jersey4 – 3
May 2New JerseyPittsburghOT3 – 2
May 4PittsburghNew Jersey4 – 2
Pittsburgh wins series 4 – 3

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Petr SykoraRW8029437222161507
Bobby HolikC7827376411916508
Brian RolstonC/RW822433571411553
Jason ArnottC742727547910803
Patrik EliasLW741733503419302
Brendan MorrisonC7613334618-4502
Scott NiedermayerD721135462616113
Randy McKayRW7017203714310305
Lyle OdeleinD70526311146100
Dave AndreychukLW52151328201403
Jay PandolfoLW70141327103114
Vadim SharifijanovLW531116272811102
Scott StevensD75522276429001
Denis PedersonC/RW7611122366-10301
Sergei BrylinLW4751015288301
Krzysztof OliwaLW6457122404001
Ken DaneykoD8229116327000
Kevin DeanD6211011224100
Bob CarpenterC56281036-3000
Brad BombardirD5617816-4000
Sheldon SourayD701781105000
Sergei NemchinovLW1040464101
Martin BrodeurG7004440000
Sasha LakovicRW16033590000
Ken SuttonD510101000
John MaddenC40110-2000
Chris TerreriG1201100000
Scott DanielsLW100000000
Bryan MuirD100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur4239703921101622.29417281566.906
Chris Terreri72612831302.481294264.898
Team:4965824724111922.32520221830.905

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bobby HolikC70776000
Petr SykoraRW73364001
Randy McKayRW73252001
Patrik EliasLW70556000
Sergei BrylinLW53144101
Jason ArnottC72244100
Scott NiedermayerD713418100
Scott StevensD721310200
Lyle OdeleinD703310000
Dave AndreychukLW42024000
Martin BrodeurG70222000
Brendan MorrisonC70220000
Jay PandolfoLW71010000
Brian RolstonC/RW71012010
Denis PedersonC/RW30110000
Sheldon SourayD20110000
Brad BombardirD50000000
Bob CarpenterC70002000
Ken DaneykoD70008000
Kevin DeanD70000000
Sergei NemchinovLW40000000
Krzysztof OliwaLW10002000
Vadim SharifijanovLW40000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur425734202.820139119.856
Team:425734202.820139119.856

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 26 Mike Van Ryn  Canada D University of Michigan (CCHA)
1 27 Scott Gomez  United States C Tri-City Americans (WHL) [4]
2 37 Christian Berglund  Sweden C Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
3 82 Brian Gionta  United States RW Boston College (Hockey East) [5]
4 96 Mikko Jokela  Finland D HIFK (SM-liiga) [6]
4 105 Pierre Dagenais  Canada LW Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) [7]
5 119 Anton But  Russia LW Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague) [8]
5 143 Ryan Flinn  Canada LW Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
6 172 Jacques Lariviere  Canada LW Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
7 199 Erik Jensen  United States W Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
8 227 Marko Ahosilta  Finland F KalPa (SM-liiga)
9 257 Ryan Held  Canada W Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

See also

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.
  • "1998–99 New Jersey Devils Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  • "1998-99 Player Statistics". hockeyDB. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  • "Devils team photo". NewJerseyDevils. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  • "1998-99 National Hockey League rankings and records". HockeyDB. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  1. Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  2. "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "1998-99 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. The Devils acquired the 1998 first-round pick from Dallas for Carolina's 1998 second-round pick (used on John Erskine) and the Devils' 1998 second-round pick (used on Tyler Bouck) on June 27, 1998.
  5. The Devils acquired the 1998 third-round pick (originally Pittsburgh's) from Edmonton for the Devils' 1998 fourth-round pick (used on Kristian Antila), 1998 fifth-round pick (used on Oleg Smirnov), and the rights to Fredrik Lindqvist on June 27, 1998. The Devils' original third-round pick was traded to San Jose for Vlastimil Kroupa on August 22, 1997.
  6. The Devils acquired the 1998 fourth-round pick from Chicago for Reid Simpson on January 8, 1998.
  7. The Devils acquired the 1998 fourth-round pick (originally Boston's) from Los Angeles for Doug Bodger on June 18, 1998. The Devils' original fourth-round pick had been traded to Edmonton (see above note for Brian Gionta).
  8. The Devils acquired the 1998 fifth-round pick from Vancouver for Peter Zezel on February 5, 1998.
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