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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.

Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
1998–99 record44–23–15
Home record22–11–8
Quick facts Ottawa Senators, Division ...
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
Minor league affiliateDetroit Vipers
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)
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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

Northeast Division teams

Final standings

More information R, CR ...
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.

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

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division

Playoffs

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
1998–99 regular season[3]
October: 5–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1October 10, 19984–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)1–0–016,061W
2October 11, 19984–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)2–0–015,812W
3October 17, 19983–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)3–0–018,500W
4October 21, 19982–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)3–1–019,784L
5October 22, 19983–5St. Louis Blues (1998–99)3–2–014,293L
6October 24, 19981–3Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)3–3–014,428L
7October 29, 19983–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)4–3–015,738W
8October 31, 19985–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)5–3–017,653W
November: 5–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–2–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
9November 1, 19985–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)6–3–019,442W
10November 5, 19982–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)6–4–013,686L
11November 7, 19985–8Washington Capitals (1998–99)6–5–015,221L
12November 10, 19982–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)6–5–115,904T
13November 12, 19981–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)6–5–214,680T
14November 14, 19981–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)6–6–215,726L
15November 15, 19982–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)6–6–315,906T
16November 20, 19984–1@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)7–6–319,740W
17November 21, 19984–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)8–6–317,154W
18November 23, 19984–3Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)9–6–315,330W
19November 26, 19984–1New York Islanders (1998–99)10–6–314,607W
20November 28, 19982–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)10–7–315,726L
December: 6–6–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
21December 1, 19983–1@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)11–7–313,902W
22December 3, 19983–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)12–7–315,351W
23December 5, 19981–2New York Rangers (1998–99)12–8–318,500L
24December 8, 19984–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)13–8–310,587W
25December 9, 19985–6@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)13–9–316,994L
26December 12, 19980–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)13–10–316,480L
27December 17, 19982–5@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)13–11–313,646L
28December 18, 19985–1Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)14–11–315,124W
29December 20, 19982–3Dallas Stars (1998–99)14–12–317,581L
30December 23, 19983–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)15–12–318,500W
31December 26, 19981–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)15–13–316,226L
32December 28, 19982–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)15–13–418,500T
33December 30, 19983–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)16–13–418,595W
January: 10–2–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 5–1–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
34January 1, 19994–3@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)17–13–419,740W
35January 2, 19996–0New Jersey Devils (1998–99)18–13–418,037W
36January 4, 19994–4 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)18–13–55,655T
37January 6, 19992–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)19–13–519,983W
38January 8, 19995–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)20–13–516,174W
39January 10, 19994–1Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)21–13–518,500W
40January 11, 19994–2@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)22–13–514,402W
41January 14, 19993–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)23–13–518,037W
42January 16, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)23–13–618,500T
43January 18, 19990–5Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)23–14–617,858L
44January 19, 19992–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)24–14–618,200W
45January 21, 19993–1@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)25–14–615,806W
46January 26, 19991–4@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)25–15–615,891L
47January 30, 19999–2New York Islanders (1998–99)26–15–618,221W
February: 7–3–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
48February 1, 19991–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)27–15–616,019W
49February 3, 19992–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)27–15–714,487T
50February 6, 19992–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)28–15–716,498W
51February 9, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)28–15–817,079T
52February 11, 19991–3Florida Panthers (1998–99)28–16–816,355L
53February 13, 19992–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)29–16–818,500W
54February 15, 19996–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)30–16–816,787W
55February 18, 19992–0Boston Bruins (1998–99)31–16–818,500W
56February 20, 19994–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)32–16–818,500W
57February 23, 19992–5@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)32–17–814,336L
58February 25, 19993–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)33–17–818,500W
59February 27, 19991–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)33–18–821,273L
March: 9–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 7–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
60March 2, 19994–2@ New York Islanders (1998–99)34–18–89,283W
61March 4, 19995–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)35–18–819,658W
62March 6, 19993–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)36–18–818,500W
63March 8, 19999–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)37–18–817,838W
64March 10, 19993–0@ New York Rangers (1998–99)38–18–818,200W
65March 13, 19992–3@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)38–19–817,483L
66March 15, 19990–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)38–20–812,640L
67March 17, 19992–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)38–20–916,026T
68March 19, 19992–1@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)39–20–916,928W
69March 20, 19993–2@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)40–20–919,736W
70March 24, 19990–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)40–21–918,500L
71March 26, 19991–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)40–21–1018,283T
72March 27, 19997–3@ New York Islanders (1998–99)41–21–1011,491W
73March 30, 19996–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)42–21–1016,470W
April: 2–2–5 (home: 1–1–3; road: 1–1–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
74April 1, 19993–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)42–21–1118,500T
75April 3, 19996–4@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)43–21–1118,829W
76April 5, 19994–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)43–21–1211,326T
77April 7, 19992–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)43–22–1218,800L
78April 8, 19993–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)44–22–1218,500W
79April 10, 19991–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)44–22–1318,500T
80April 12, 19990–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)44–23–1317,996L
81April 15, 19992–2 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)44–23–1418,500T
82April 17, 19991–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)44–23–1510,981T

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–0
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesAttendanceRecap
1April 21, 19991–2Buffalo SabresSabres lead 1–018,500L
2April 23, 19992–3 2OTBuffalo SabresSabres lead 2–018,500L
3April 25, 19990–3@ Buffalo SabresSabres lead 3–018,595L
4April 27, 19993–4@ Buffalo SabresSabres win 4–018,595L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19Alexei YashinC8244509416544000−410
15Shawn McEachernLW77312556846420216
10Andreas DackellRW771535509304011−30
20Magnus ArvedsonLW8021264733503011−12
21Andreas JohanssonC692116371342000−30
13Vaclav ProspalC791026368584000−20
33Jason YorkD794313517484112−14
11Daniel AlfredssonRW581122338144123−14
14Radek BonkC8116163215484000−16
18Marian HossaRW601515301837402214
6Wade ReddenD72821297544123−12
29Igor KravchukD794212514324000−50
5Sami SaloD617121920244000−30
22Shaun Van AllenC79611173304000−10
25Bruce GardinerRW594812643300004
27Janne LaukkanenD50111121840400014
3Patrick TraverseD4619101222——————
2Lance PitlickD503697332000−10
16Steve MartinsC36437410——————
12David OliverRW1725714——————
17Chris Murray‡RW38167−265——————
4Chris PhillipsD34336−5323000−10
28Ted Donato†LW13325210100000
9Bill Berg†LW44224428200000
7Nelson Emerson†RW3112−12413400
1Damian RhodesG45112420000
28Steve Leach‡RW9022−16——————
24Stanislav Neckar‡D3022−10——————
7Vyacheslav Butsayev†C201102——————
26Phil CroweLW801114——————
24John GrudenD1301108——————
37Yves SaraultLW1101114——————
23Radim Bicanek‡D7000−14——————
31Ron TugnuttG43000020000
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1Damian Rhodes452213710601012.44.905324802026562.40.9080150
31Ron Tugnutt43221081005751.79.925325082024163.05.8540118
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honour ...
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Jack Adams Award Jacques Martin [4]
NHL All-Rookie Team Marian Hossa (Forward) [5]
Sami Salo (Defence)
NHL Second All-Star Team Alexei Yashin (Centre) [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Ron Tugnutt[a] [7]
Alexei Yashin
NHL Player of the Week Ron Tugnutt (January 11) [8]
NHL Rookie of the Month Marian Hossa (March) [9]
Team Molson Cup Alexei Yashin [10]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Sami Salo October 10, 1998 [11]
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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.

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft in Buffalo, New York.[12]

More information Round, # ...
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)
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Farm teams

Detroit Vipers

The Senators began a new affiliation with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League for the 1998–99 season. The head coach of the club was Steve Ludzik.

The Vipers finished the season with the top record in the Northeast Division, as the club went 50–21–11, earning 111 points. In the post-season, the Vipers defeated the Indianapolis Ice before losing to the Orlando Solar Bears in the Turner Cup semi-finals.

Mike Prokopec led all Senators players with 25 goals and 53 points while John Gruden scored 10 goals and 35 points from the blueline. Jani Hurme had a 7–3–1 record with a 2.43 GAA and a .898 save percentage in 12 games. In the playoffs, Prokopec had nine points, as did John Emmons.

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Tugnutt was an injury replacement for Curtis Joseph of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6]

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