1998–99 Ottawa Senators season

The 1998–99 Ottawa Senators season was the seventh season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). In this season the team cracked the 100 point barrier, as they finished with 103 points, and won the Northeast Division for the first time in club history.

1998–99 Ottawa Senators
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
1998–99 record44–23–15
Home record22–11–8
Road record22–12–7
Goals for239
Goals against179
Team information
General managerRick Dudley
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainAlexei Yashin
Alternate captainsDaniel Alfredsson
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance17,219 per game (705,990 total)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Yashin (44)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (50)
PointsAlexei Yashin (94)
Penalty minutesVaclav Prospal (58)
Plus/minusMagnus Arvedson (+33)
WinsDamian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt (22)
Goals against averageRon Tugnutt (1.79)

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 Memorial Trophy after his 94-point season. His 94 points obliterated the club record of 79, which Yashin himself set in the 1993–94 season.

Goaltenders Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt split duties throughout the season, with each winning 22 games, sharing the team record for goaltender victories in a season, while Tugnutt's 1.79 goals against average (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 four games, ending the Senators' season in the first round for the second time in three seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

Northeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
12Ottawa Senators82442315239179892103
24Toronto Maple Leafs8245307268231109597
36Boston Bruins82393013214181118291
47Buffalo Sabres82372817207175156191
511Montreal Canadiens82323911184209129975

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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1WOctober 10, 19984–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)1–0–016,061
2WOctober 11, 19984–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)2–0–015,812
3WOctober 17, 19983–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)3–0–018,500
4LOctober 21, 19982–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)3–1–019,784
5LOctober 22, 19983–5St. Louis Blues (1998–99)3–2–014,293
6LOctober 24, 19981–3Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)3–3–014,428
7WOctober 29, 19983–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)4–3–015,738
8WOctober 31, 19985–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)5–3–017,653
9WNovember 1, 19985–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)6–3–019,442
10LNovember 5, 19982–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)6–4–013,686
11LNovember 7, 19985–8Washington Capitals (1998–99)6–5–015,221
12TNovember 10, 19982–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)6–5–115,904
13TNovember 12, 19981–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)6–5–214,680
14LNovember 14, 19981–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)6–6–215,726
15TNovember 15, 19982–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)6–6–315,906
16WNovember 20, 19984–1@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)7–6–319,740
17WNovember 21, 19984–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)8–6–317,154
18WNovember 23, 19984–3Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)9–6–315,330
19WNovember 26, 19984–1New York Islanders (1998–99)10–6–314,607
20LNovember 28, 19982–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)10–7–315,726
21WDecember 1, 19983–1@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)11–7–313,902
22WDecember 3, 19983–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)12–7–315,351
23LDecember 5, 19981–2New York Rangers (1998–99)12–8–318,500
24WDecember 8, 19984–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)13–8–310,587
25LDecember 9, 19985–6@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)13–9–316,994
26LDecember 12, 19980–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)13–10–316,480
27LDecember 17, 19982–5@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)13–11–313,646
28WDecember 18, 19985–1Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)14–11–315,124
29LDecember 20, 19982–3Dallas Stars (1998–99)14–12–317,581
30WDecember 23, 19983–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)15–12–318,500
31LDecember 26, 19981–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)15–13–316,226
32TDecember 28, 19982–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)15–13–418,500
33WDecember 30, 19983–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)16–13–418,595
34WJanuary 1, 19994–3@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)17–13–419,740
35WJanuary 2, 19996–0New Jersey Devils (1998–99)18–13–418,037
36TJanuary 4, 19994–4 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)18–13–55,655
37WJanuary 6, 19992–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)19–13–519,983
38WJanuary 8, 19995–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)20–13–516,174
39WJanuary 10, 19994–1Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)21–13–518,500
40WJanuary 11, 19994–2@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)22–13–514,402
41WJanuary 14, 19993–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)23–13–518,037
42TJanuary 16, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)23–13–618,500
43LJanuary 18, 19990–5Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)23–14–617,858
44WJanuary 19, 19992–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)24–14–618,200
45WJanuary 21, 19993–1@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)25–14–615,806
46LJanuary 26, 19991–4@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)25–15–615,891
47WJanuary 30, 19999–2New York Islanders (1998–99)26–15–618,221
48WFebruary 1, 19991–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)27–15–616,019
49TFebruary 3, 19992–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)27–15–714,487
50WFebruary 6, 19992–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)28–15–716,498
51TFebruary 9, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)28–15–817,079
52LFebruary 11, 19991–3Florida Panthers (1998–99)28–16–816,355
53WFebruary 13, 19992–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)29–16–818,500
54WFebruary 15, 19996–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)30–16–816,787
55WFebruary 18, 19992–0Boston Bruins (1998–99)31–16–818,500
56WFebruary 20, 19994–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)32–16–818,500
57LFebruary 23, 19992–5@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)32–17–814,336
58WFebruary 25, 19993–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)33–17–818,500
59LFebruary 27, 19991–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)33–18–821,273
60WMarch 2, 19994–2@ New York Islanders (1998–99)34–18–89,283
61WMarch 4, 19995–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)35–18–819,658
62WMarch 6, 19993–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)36–18–818,500
63WMarch 8, 19999–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)37–18–817,838
64WMarch 10, 19993–0@ New York Rangers (1998–99)38–18–818,200
65LMarch 13, 19992–3@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)38–19–817,483
66LMarch 15, 19990–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)38–20–812,640
67TMarch 17, 19992–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)38–20–916,026
68WMarch 19, 19992–1@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)39–20–916,928
69WMarch 20, 19993–2@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)40–20–919,736
70LMarch 24, 19990–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)40–21–918,500
71TMarch 26, 19991–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)40–21–1018,283
72WMarch 27, 19997–3@ New York Islanders (1998–99)41–21–1011,491
73WMarch 30, 19996–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)42–21–1016,470
74TApril 1, 19993–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)42–21–1118,500
75WApril 3, 19996–4@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)43–21–1118,829
76TApril 5, 19994–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)43–21–1211,326
77LApril 7, 19992–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)43–22–1218,800
78WApril 8, 19993–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)44–22–1218,500
79TApril 10, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)44–22–1318,500
80LApril 12, 19990–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)44–23–1317,996
81TApril 15, 19992–2 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)44–23–1418,500
82TApril 17, 19991–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)44–23–1510,981

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Playoffs

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

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo wins series 4–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1April 21Buffalo2 – 1Ottawa0 – 118,500
2April 23Buffalo3 – 2Ottawa0 – 218,500
3April 25Ottawa0 – 3Buffalo0 – 318,595
4April 27Ottawa3 – 4Buffalo0 – 418,595

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Alexei YashinC8244509454161905
Shawn McEachernRW77312556468704
Andreas DackellRW77153550309603
Magnus ArvedsonLW802126475033046
Andreas JohanssonC69211637341706
Vaclav ProspalC79102636588203
Jason YorkD79431354817200
Daniel AlfredssonRW58112233148305
Radek BonkC811616324815016
Marian HossaRW601515303718102
Wade ReddenD7282129547301
Igor KravchukD79421253214300
Sami SaloD61712192420201
Shaun Van AllenC7961117303010
Bruce GardinerRW594812436001
Janne LaukkanenD50111124018000
Patrick TraverseD4619102212000
Lance PitlickD50369337000
Steve MartinsC36437104101
David OliverRW1725741000
Chris MurrayRW3816765-2000
Chris PhillipsD3433632-5200
Ted DonatoLW13325102100
Bill BergLW44224284000
Nelson EmersonRW31122-1000
Damian RhodesG4511240000
Stephen LeachRW90226-1000
Stanislav NeckarD30220-1000
Vyacheslav ButsayevC201120000
Phil CroweLW801141000
John GrudenD1301180000
Yves SaraultLW1101141000
Radim BicanekD70004-1000
Ron TugnuttG4300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Damian Rhodes248045221371012.4431060959.905
Ron Tugnutt25084322108751.7931005930.925
Team:4988824423151762.12620651889.915

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Nelson EmersonRW413400000
Daniel AlfredssonRW41234-1100
Wade ReddenD41232-1100
Shawn McEachernRW420261100
Jason YorkD41124-1000
Marian HossaRW402241000
Magnus ArvedsonLW30112-1000
Andreas DackellRW40110-3000
Bill BergLW200000000
Radek BonkC40006-1000
Ted DonatoLW100000000
Bruce GardinerRW300040000
Andreas JohanssonC20000-3000
Igor KravchukD40000-5000
Janne LaukkanenD400041000
Chris PhillipsD30000-1000
Lance PitlickD20000-1000
Vaclav ProspalC40000-2000
Damian RhodesG200000000
Sami SaloD40000-3000
Ron TugnuttG200000000
Shaun Van AllenC40000-1000
Alexei YashinC400010-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Damian Rhodes15020262.4006559.908
Ron Tugnutt11820263.0504135.854
Team:268404122.69010694.887

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 1998 To San Jose Sharks
Ottawa's eighth-round pick 1999 Entry Draft
To Ottawa Senators
San Jose's eighth-round pick 1998 Entry Draft (Sergei Verenikin)
August 21, 1998 To Chicago Blackhawks
Justin Hocking
To Ottawa Senators
Brian Felsner
November 27, 1998 To New York Rangers
Stan Neckar
To Ottawa Senators
Bill Berg
New York's second-round pick 1999 Entry Draft (Simon Lajeunesse)
March 8, 1999 To Florida Panthers
Ottawa's sixth-round pick 1999 Entry Draft (later traded)
To Ottawa Senators
Vyacheslav Butsayev
March 12, 1999 To Chicago Blackhawks
Radim Bicanek
To Ottawa Senators
Chicago's sixth-round pick 1999 Entry Draft (Martin Prusek)
March 19, 1999 To New York Islanders
future considerations
To Ottawa Senators
Chris Luongo
March 12, 1999 To Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa's fourth-round pick 1999 Entry Draft (Preston Mizzi)
To Ottawa Senators
Ted Donato
March 23, 1999 To New York Islanders
Chris Murray
To Ottawa Senators
Nelson Emerson

Waivers

No waiver transactions.

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
David OliverHouston Aeros (IHL)
John GrudenDetroit Vipers (IHL)
Steve MartinsCarolina Hurricanes
John EmmonsMichigan K-Wings (IHL)
Andreas JohanssonPittsburgh Penguins
Steve LeachCarolina Hurricanes
Brad ShawDetroit Vipers (IHL)
Andre RoyBoston Bruins
PlayerNew team
Derek ArmstrongNew York Rangers
Scott FergusonMighty Ducks of Anaheim
Pat FalloonEdmonton Oilers
Randy CunneyworthBuffalo Sabres
Sergei ZholtokMontreal Canadiens
Steve LeachPhoenix Coyotes

Expansion draft

June 26, 1998 To Nashville Predators
Denny Lambert

Source: Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p. 188.

Roster

1998-99 Ottawa Senators
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Sources:

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
115Mathieu Chouinard CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
244Mike Fisher CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
258Chris Bala United StatesHarvard University (NCAA)
374Julien Vauclair  SwitzerlandHC Lugano (Switzerland)
4101Petr Schastlivy RussiaYaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
5130Gavin McLeod CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
6161Chris Neil CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
7188Michel Periard CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8223Sergei Verenikin RussiaYaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
9246Rastislav Pavlikovsky SlovakiaUtah Grizzlies (IHL)

Farm teams

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.
  • Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007
  • The Internet Hockey Database
  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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