1998–99 San Jose Sharks season

The 1998–99 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' eighth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under second-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks reached the playoffs for a second consecutive season. While the team won three fewer games than it had during the prior season, it became the first in franchise history to score more goals (196) than it allowed (191).

1998–99 San Jose Sharks
Division4th Pacific
Conference7th Western
1998–99 record31–33–18
Goals for196
Goals against191
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan

During the campaign, general manager Dean Lombardi continued to add to the Sharks' roster. During the 1998 preseason, both goaltender Steve Shields and All-Star defenseman Gary Suter were acquired from the Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively, in exchange for low-level draft picks and prospects. While neither played a major role during the 1998–99 season, both would make key contributions to the Sharks' success the following season. Indeed, Lombardi's most notable addition was that of veteran forward Vincent Damphousse. Damphousse, acquired in a midseason trade with the Montreal Canadiens, would experience immediate success in San Jose; he would ultimately remain with the Sharks until the conclusion of the 2003–04 season. The 1998–99 season also saw the continued development of several highly-touted prospects. Most notably, the campaign saw second-year forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm emerge as consistent scoring threats. Additionally, the season also saw the debut of promising young defenseman (and future NHL All-Star) Scott Hannan. These players, along with established forward Jeff Friesen and defenseman Mike Rathje, would drive much of the team's success over the following five years.

Despite their losing record, the Sharks reached the postseason for a second consecutive season. In the first round of the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Sharks were matched against the Northwest Division champion Colorado Avalanche. Due to the Columbine High School Massacre, the first two games of the series were played in San Jose; the heavily favored Avalanche won both. As had been the case one year prior, the Sharks won their next two games in Denver to even the series at two games apiece. The Avalanche responded by routing the Sharks in Game Five to take a 3–2 series lead. The Sharks managed to push the Avalanche to overtime in Game Six; a goal by Colorado rookie Milan Hejduk, however, spelled the end of the Sharks' season. As of the 2017–18 NHL season, the 1998–99 San Jose Sharks (along with the 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers) are the last team to have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a losing record.

Off-season

Forward Owen Nolan is named team captain.

Regular season

The Sharks tied the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.[1]

Final standings

Pacific Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82511912236168114
24Phoenix Coyotes8239311220519790
36Mighty Ducks of Anaheim8235341321520683
47San Jose Sharks8231331819619180
511Los Angeles Kings823245518922269

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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.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsPAC82511912236168114
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8244281023920598
3y – Detroit Red WingsCEN824332724520293
4Phoenix CoyotesPAC8239311220519790
5St. Louis BluesCEN8237321323720987
6Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8235341321520683
7San Jose SharksPAC8231331819619180
8Edmonton OilersNW8233371223022678
9Calgary FlamesNW8230401221123472
10Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229411220224870
11Los Angeles KingsPAC823245518922269
12Nashville PredatorsCEN822847719026163
13Vancouver CanucksNW8223471219225858

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 9, 19983–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)0–0–1
2LOctober 10, 19983–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)0–1–1
3LOctober 18, 19980–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)0–2–1
4LOctober 20, 19981–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)0–3–1
5TOctober 22, 19982–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)0–3–2
6LOctober 24, 19981–2@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)0–4–2
7LOctober 28, 19982–4Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)0–5–2
8LOctober 29, 19982–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)0–6–2
9WOctober 31, 19986–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)1–6–2
10WNovember 4, 19984–0Dallas Stars (1998–99)2–6–2
11TNovember 6, 19982–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)2–6–3
12TNovember 7, 19982–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1998–99)2–6–4
13LNovember 10, 19982–4Nashville Predators (1998–99)2–7–4
14WNovember 12, 19983–0Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)3–7–4
15WNovember 18, 19985–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)4–7–4
16LNovember 20, 19981–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)4–8–4
17TNovember 21, 19982–2 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)4–8–5
18LNovember 23, 19982–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)4–9–5
19LNovember 25, 19980–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)4–10–5
20WNovember 27, 19984–2@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)5–10–5
21LNovember 29, 19981–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)5–11–5
22LDecember 2, 19980–3Dallas Stars (1998–99)5–12–5
23TDecember 4, 19982–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1998–99)5–12–6
24LDecember 6, 19981–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)5–13–6
25TDecember 9, 19983–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)5–13–7
26LDecember 10, 19981–2@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)5–14–7
27WDecember 12, 19982–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)6–14–7
28LDecember 15, 19980–1New York Islanders (1998–99)6–15–7
29WDecember 17, 19983–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)7–15–7
30WDecember 19, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)8–15–7
31WDecember 23, 19985–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)9–15–7
32WDecember 26, 19982–0Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)10–15–7
33TDecember 28, 19981–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)10–15–8
34LDecember 30, 19981–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)10–16–8
35WJanuary 2, 19994–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)11–16–8
36LJanuary 4, 19993–4@ New York Rangers (1998–99)11–17–8
37TJanuary 5, 19993–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)11–17–9
38WJanuary 7, 19994–3@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)12–17–9
39TJanuary 9, 19992–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)12–17–10
40WJanuary 11, 19994–0Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)13–17–10
41LJanuary 13, 19991–2Dallas Stars (1998–99)13–18–10
42WJanuary 15, 19993–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)14–18–10
43TJanuary 16, 19993–3 OTCalgary Flames (1998–99)14–18–11
44WJanuary 18, 19993–1New Jersey Devils (1998–99)15–18–11
45TJanuary 21, 19993–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)15–18–12
46LJanuary 26, 19990–3St. Louis Blues (1998–99)15–19–12
47LJanuary 30, 19990–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)15–20–12
48WFebruary 1, 19995–1Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–20–12
49LFebruary 4, 19991–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)16–21–12
50LFebruary 6, 19990–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)16–22–12
51WFebruary 8, 19993–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)17–22–12
52WFebruary 10, 19995–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)18–22–12
53WFebruary 11, 19995–1@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)19–22–12
54WFebruary 13, 19993–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)20–22–12
55TFebruary 15, 19992–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)20–22–13
56LFebruary 17, 19991–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)20–23–13
57LFebruary 19, 19992–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–24–13
58LFebruary 20, 19991–3@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)20–25–13
59TFebruary 24, 19991–1 OTVancouver Canucks (1998–99)20–25–14
60LFebruary 26, 19991–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)20–26–14
61LFebruary 27, 19991–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)20–27–14
62WMarch 1, 19992–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)21–27–14
63WMarch 3, 19994–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)22–27–14
64LMarch 6, 19990–4Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)22–28–14
65WMarch 9, 19994–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)23–28–14
66WMarch 12, 19992–0Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)24–28–14
67WMarch 13, 19993–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)25–28–14
68WMarch 17, 19994–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)26–28–14
69TMarch 20, 19992–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)26–28–15
70TMarch 22, 19991–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)26–28–16
71WMarch 24, 19998–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–28–16
72TMarch 26, 19991–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)27–28–17
73LMarch 28, 19992–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)27–29–17
74LMarch 31, 19992–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)27–30–17
75WApril 2, 19997–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)28–30–17
76WApril 3, 19995–2Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)29–30–17
77WApril 6, 19991–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)30–30–17
78LApril 8, 19992–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)30–31–17
79WApril 9, 19994–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)31–31–17
80LApril 12, 19994–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)31–32–17
81LApril 16, 19990–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)31–33–17
82TApril 17, 19993–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)31–33–18

Playoffs

Round 1 vs. Colorado

Colorado won series 4–2

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jeff FriesenLW782235574231013
Joe MurphyRW762523487310702
Patrick MarleauC812124452410404
Owen NolanRW7819264512916623
Mike RicciC82132639681212
Marco SturmLW78162238527323
Bill HoulderD7692332408705
Alexander KorolyukLW55121830263200
Stephane MatteauLW6881523732000
Jeff NortonD6941822422201
Ron SternRW787916158-3102
Dave LowryLW61691524-5200
Mike RathjeD8259143615201
Murray CravenLW434101418-3011
Vincent DamphousseC12761343301
Marcus RagnarssonD7401313667000
Tony GranatoRW356612544011
Bob RouseD7001111440000
Ron SutterC5936940-8001
Bryan MarchmentD59268101-7000
Andrei ZyuzinD25314385200
Steve GuollaC1422463001
Andy SuttonD3103365-4000
Jarrod SkaldeC171124-6000
Scott HannanD502260000
Bernie NichollsC100224-4000
Brantt MyhresRW30101116-2000
Jamie BakerC101101000
Shawn BurrLW/C1801129-3000
Alex HicksLW40114-1000
Steve ShieldsG3701160000
Mike CraigRW10000-1000
Sean GauthierG100000000
Shawn HeinsD5000130000
Gary SuterD100000000
Mike VernonG4900080000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mike Vernon2831491622101072.27412001093.911
Steve Shields21623715118802.2241011931.921
Sean Gauthier3100000.000221.000
Team:4996823133181872.25822132026.915
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jeff NortonD6077105000
Vincent DamphousseC632561020
Mike RicciC6235101100
Jeff FriesenLW622414-1100
Marco SturmLW622441001
Alexander KorolyukLW61342-3001
Bill HoulderD630342300
Patrick MarleauC62134-1200
Joe MurphyRW603340000
Tony GranatoRW61122-1000
Owen NolanRW611260000
Marcus RagnarssonD60116-4000
Mike VernonG501100000
Dave LowryLW100000000
Bryan MarchmentD600040000
Stephane MatteauLW50006-3000
Mike RathjeD60004-6000
Bob RouseD60006-1000
Steve ShieldsG100000000
Ron SternRW60006-1000
Ron SutterC60004-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mike 321523132.430172159.924
Steve Shields6010166.0003630.833
Team:381624192.990208189.909

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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;

Roster

Jamie Baker Shawn Burr Mike Craig Murray Craven Vincent Damphousse Jeff Friesen Sean Gauthier Tony Granato Steve Guolla Scott Hannan Shawn Heins Alex Hicks Bill Houlder Alexander Korolyuk Dave Lowry Bryan Marchment Patrick Marleau Stephane Matteau Joe Murphy Brantt Myhres Bernie Nicholls Owen Nolan Jeff Norton Marcus Ragnarsson Mike Rathje Mike Ricci Bob Rouse Steve Shields Jarrod Skalde Ron Stern Marco Sturm Gary Suter Ron Sutter Andy Sutton Mike Vernon Andrei Zyuzin

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 3 Brad Stuart Defence  Canada Regina Pats
2 29 Jonathan Cheechoo Right Wing  Canada Belleville Bulls
3 65 Eric Laplante Left Wing  Canada Halifax Mooseheads
4 98 Rob Davison Defence  Canada North Bay Centennials
4 104 Miroslav Zalesak Right Wing  Slovakia HC Plastika Nitra
5 127 Brandon Coalter Left Wing  Canada Oshawa Generals
5 145 Mikael Samuelsson Right Wing  Sweden Sodertalje SK
7 185 Robert Mulick Defence  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
8 212 Jim Fahey Defence  Canada Catholic Memorial H.S.

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 San Jose Sharks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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