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 | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
1998–99 record | 47–24–11 |
Home record | 19–14–8 |
Road record | 28–10–3 |
Goals for | 248 |
Goals against | 196 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | Robbie Ftorek |
Captain | Scott Stevens |
Alternate captains | Denis Pederson Ken Daneyko Randy McKay |
Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Petr Sykora (29) |
Assists | Petr Sykora (43) |
Points | Petr Sykora (72) |
Penalty minutes | Krzysztof Oliwa (240) |
Plus/minus | Scott Stevens (+29) |
Wins | Martin Brodeur (39) |
Goals against average | Martin Brodeur (2.29) |
Regular season
Season standings
R | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 248 | 196 | 105 |
2 | 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 231 | 196 | 93 |
3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 242 | 225 | 90 |
4 | 10 | New York Rangers | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 217 | 227 | 77 |
5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 194 | 244 | 58 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y – New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 248 | 196 | 105 |
2 | y – Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 239 | 179 | 103 |
3 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 210 | 202 | 86 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 268 | 231 | 97 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 231 | 196 | 93 |
6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 214 | 181 | 91 |
7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 207 | 175 | 91 |
8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | ATL | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 242 | 225 | 90 |
9 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 210 | 228 | 78 |
10 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 217 | 227 | 77 |
11 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 184 | 209 | 75 |
12 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 200 | 218 | 68 |
13 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 194 | 244 | 58 |
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 179 | 292 | 47 |
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 |
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1 | L | October 10, 1998 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 14, 1998 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | October 16, 1998 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1998–99) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | October 17, 1998 | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) | 1–3–0 |
5 | W | October 22, 1998 | 3–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) | 2–3–0 |
6 | W | October 24, 1998 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1998–99) | 3–3–0 |
7 | L | October 28, 1998 | 0–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) | 3–4–0 |
8 | W | October 29, 1998 | 2–1 | @ New York Islanders (1998–99) | 4–4–0 |
9 | W | October 31, 1998 | 3–1 | Florida Panthers (1998–99) | 5–4–0 |
10 | W | November 3, 1998 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1998–99) | 6–4–0 |
11 | W | November 7, 1998 | 4–3 | @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) | 7–4–0 |
13 | W | November 11, 1998 | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) | 8–5–0 |
14 | W | November 13, 1998 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) | 9–5–0 |
15 | L | November 14, 1998 | 1–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) | 9–6–0 |
16 | W | November 19, 1998 | 3–2 OT | Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) | 10–6–0 |
17 | T | November 21, 1998 | 3–3 OT | Florida Panthers (1998–99) | 10–6–1 |
18 | W | November 22, 1998 | 5–2 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) | 11–6–1 |
19 | W | November 25, 1998 | 5–2 | @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) | 12–6–1 |
20 | L | November 26, 1998 | 2–3 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) | 12–7–1 |
21 | W | November 28, 1998 | 3–2 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) | 13–7–1 |
22 | W | December 1, 1998 | 4–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) | 14–7–1 |
23 | T | December 4, 1998 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) | 14–7–2 |
24 | W | December 5, 1998 | 7–5 | @ New York Islanders (1998–99) | 15–7–2 |
25 | T | December 8, 1998 | 5–5 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) | 15–7–3 |
26 | W | December 10, 1998 | 5–4 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) | 16–7–3 |
27 | W | December 12, 1998 | 5–3 | Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) | 17–7–3 |
28 | W | December 16, 1998 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1998–99) | 18–7–3 |
29 | L | December 18, 1998 | 2–5 | Calgary Flames (1998–99) | 18–8–3 |
30 | T | December 19, 1998 | 1–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) | 18–8–4 |
31 | W | December 23, 1998 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1998–99) | 19–8–4 |
32 | L | December 26, 1998 | 0–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) | 19–9–4 |
33 | W | December 28, 1998 | 7–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) | 20–9–4 |
34 | W | December 30, 1998 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) | 21–9–4 |
35 | L | January 2, 1999 | 0–6 | @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) | 21–10–4 |
36 | T | January 5, 1999 | 3–3 OT | San Jose Sharks (1998–99) | 21–10–5 |
37 | W | January 6, 1999 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1998–99) | 22–10–5 |
38 | L | January 9, 1999 | 2–3 | Washington Capitals (1998–99) | 22–11–5 |
39 | L | January 11, 1999 | 2–4 | Ottawa Senators (1998–99) | 22–12–5 |
40 | L | January 14, 1999 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) | 22–13–5 |
41 | W | January 15, 1999 | 3–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) | 23–13–5 |
42 | L | January 18, 1999 | 1–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) | 23–14–5 |
43 | W | January 20, 1999 | 4–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) | 24–14–5 |
44 | W | January 21, 1999 | 3–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) | 25–14–5 |
45 | W | January 26, 1999 | 4–1 | Ottawa Senators (1998–99) | 26–14–5 |
46 | W | January 28, 1999 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) | 27–14–5 |
47 | L | January 30, 1999 | 2–3 OT | Nashville Predators (1998–99) | 27–15–5 |
48 | T | February 1, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) | 27–15–6 |
49 | W | February 3, 1999 | 4–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) | 28–15–6 |
50 | W | February 4, 1999 | 2–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) | 29–15–6 |
51 | L | February 6, 1999 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) | 29–16–6 |
52 | L | February 9, 1999 | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) | 29–17–6 |
53 | L | February 12, 1999 | 2–3 | Washington Capitals (1998–99) | 29–18–6 |
54 | W | February 13, 1999 | 6–4 | Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) | 30–18–6 |
55 | T | February 15, 1999 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) | 30–18–7 |
56 | W | February 17, 1999 | 7–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) | 31–18–7 |
57 | L | February 19, 1999 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) | 31–19–7 |
58 | L | February 20, 1999 | 2–3 | New York Islanders (1998–99) | 31–20–7 |
59 | W | February 22, 1999 | 3–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) | 32–20–7 |
60 | T | February 25, 1999 | 3–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) | 32–20–8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1999 | 4–1 | Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) | 33–20–8 |
62 | W | March 3, 1999 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) | 34–20–8 |
63 | L | March 5, 1999 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1998–99) | 34–21–8 |
64 | W | March 7, 1999 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders (1998–99) | 35–21–8 |
65 | W | March 9, 1999 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) | 36–21–8 |
66 | W | March 15, 1999 | 2–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) | 37–21–8 |
67 | W | March 17, 1999 | 4–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) | 38–21–8 |
68 | L | March 20, 1999 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) | 38–22–8 |
69 | T | March 23, 1999 | 1–1 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) | 38–22–9 |
70 | W | March 25, 1999 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) | 39–22–9 |
71 | T | March 27, 1999 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) | 39–22–10 |
72 | T | March 28, 1999 | 2–2 OT | @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) | 39–22–11 |
73 | W | March 31, 1999 | 7–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) | 40–22–11 |
74 | W | April 3, 1999 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) | 41–22–11 |
75 | W | April 4, 1999 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1998–99) | 42–22–11 |
76 | L | April 6, 1999 | 2–4 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) | 42–23–11 |
77 | W | April 8, 1999 | 1–0 | Washington Capitals (1998–99) | 43–23–11 |
78 | W | April 10, 1999 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) | 44–23–11 |
79 | L | April 12, 1999 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1998–99) | 44–24–11 |
80 | W | April 14, 1999 | 2–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) | 45–24–11 |
81 | W | April 16, 1999 | 3–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) | 46–24–11 |
82 | W | April 17, 1999 | 4–1 | @ 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 .
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Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Petr Sykora | RW | 80 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
Bobby Holik | C | 78 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 119 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
Brian Rolston | C/RW | 82 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Jason Arnott | C | 74 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 79 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Patrik Elias | LW | 74 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Brendan Morrison | C | 76 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 18 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Niedermayer | D | 72 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Randy McKay | RW | 70 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 143 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Lyle Odelein | D | 70 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 114 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Andreychuk | LW | 52 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Jay Pandolfo | LW | 70 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Vadim Sharifijanov | LW | 53 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Stevens | D | 75 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 64 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Denis Pederson | C/RW | 76 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 66 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Sergei Brylin | LW | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Krzysztof Oliwa | LW | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Daneyko | D | 82 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Dean | D | 62 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Carpenter | C | 56 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Bombardir | D | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheldon Souray | D | 70 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Nemchinov | LW | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Martin Brodeur | G | 70 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sasha Lakovic | RW | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Sutton | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Madden | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Terreri | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Daniels | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Muir | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Brodeur | 4239 | 70 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 162 | 2.29 | 4 | 1728 | 1566 | .906 |
Chris Terreri | 726 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2.48 | 1 | 294 | 264 | .898 |
Team: | 4965 | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 192 | 2.32 | 5 | 2022 | 1830 | .905 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Holik | C | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petr Sykora | RW | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Randy McKay | RW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Patrik Elias | LW | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Brylin | LW | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jason Arnott | C | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Niedermayer | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Stevens | D | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lyle Odelein | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Andreychuk | LW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Brodeur | G | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Morrison | C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Pandolfo | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Rolston | C/RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Denis Pederson | C/RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheldon Souray | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Bombardir | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Carpenter | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Daneyko | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Dean | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Nemchinov | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Krzysztof Oliwa | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vadim Sharifijanov | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Brodeur | 425 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.82 | 0 | 139 | 119 | .856 |
Team: | 425 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.82 | 0 | 139 | 119 | .856 |
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 | ![]() |
D | University of Michigan (CCHA) | |
1 | 27 | Scott Gomez | ![]() |
C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | [4] |
2 | 37 | Christian Berglund | ![]() |
C | Farjestad BK (Elitserien) | |
3 | 82 | Brian Gionta | ![]() |
RW | Boston College (Hockey East) | [5] |
4 | 96 | Mikko Jokela | ![]() |
D | HIFK (SM-liiga) | [6] |
4 | 105 | Pierre Dagenais | ![]() |
LW | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | [7] |
5 | 119 | Anton But | ![]() |
LW | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague) | [8] |
5 | 143 | Ryan Flinn | ![]() |
LW | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | |
6 | 172 | Jacques Lariviere | ![]() |
LW | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | |
7 | 199 | Erik Jensen | ![]() |
W | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | |
8 | 227 | Marko Ahosilta | ![]() |
F | KalPa (SM-liiga) | |
9 | 257 | Ryan Held | ![]() |
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.
- Dinger 2011, p. 155.
- "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- "1998-99 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Devils acquired the 1998 fourth-round pick from Chicago for Reid Simpson on January 8, 1998.
- 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).
- The Devils acquired the 1998 fifth-round pick from Vancouver for Peter Zezel on February 5, 1998.