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1998–99 San Jose Sharks season

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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).

Division4th Pacific
Conference7th Western
1998–99 record31–33–18
Home record17–15–9
Quick facts San Jose Sharks, Division ...
1998–99 San Jose Sharks
Division4th Pacific
Conference7th Western
1998–99 record31–33–18
Home record17–15–9
Road record14–18–9
Goals for196
Goals against191
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance16,903
Minor league affiliatesKentucky Thoroughblades
Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Murphy (25)
AssistsJeff Friesen (35)
PointsJeff Friesen (57)
Penalty minutesRonnie Stern (158)
Plus/minusOwen Nolan (+16)
WinsMike Vernon (16)
Goals against averageSteve Shields (2.22)
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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;[1][2][3] the heavily favored Avalanche won both.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8] The Avalanche responded by routing the Sharks in Game Five to take a 3–2 series lead.[9] 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.[10] 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 was named team captain.

Regular season

The Sharks tied the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.[11]

Final standings

More information R, CR ...
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.

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Western Conference[13]
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
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
1998–99 regular season[14]
October: 1–6–2 (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–3–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 9, 19983–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)0–0–1T
2October 10, 19983–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)0–1–1L
3October 18, 19980–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)0–2–1L
4October 20, 19981–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)0–3–1L
5October 22, 19982–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)0–3–2T
6October 24, 19981–2@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)0–4–2L
7October 28, 19982–4Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)0–5–2L
8October 29, 19982–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)0–6–2L
9October 31, 19986–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)1–6–2W
November: 4–5–3 (home: 3–2–2; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10November 4, 19984–0Dallas Stars (1998–99)2–6–2W
11November 6, 19982–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)2–6–3T
12November 7, 19982–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1998–99)2–6–4T
13November 10, 19982–4Nashville Predators (1998–99)2–7–4L
14November 12, 19983–0Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)3–7–4W
15November 18, 19985–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)4–7–4W
16November 20, 19981–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)4–8–4L
17November 21, 19982–2 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)4–8–5T
18November 23, 19982–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)4–9–5L
19November 25, 19980–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)4–10–5L
20November 27, 19984–2@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)5–10–5W
21November 29, 19981–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)5–11–5L
December: 5–5–3 (home: 4–3–2; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
22December 2, 19980–3Dallas Stars (1998–99)5–12–5L
23December 4, 19982–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1998–99)5–12–6T
24December 6, 19981–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)5–13–6L
25December 9, 19983–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)5–13–7T
26December 10, 19981–2@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)5–14–7L
27December 12, 19982–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)6–14–7W
28December 15, 19980–1New York Islanders (1998–99)6–15–7L
29December 17, 19983–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)7–15–7W
30December 19, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)8–15–7W
31December 23, 19985–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)9–15–7W
32December 26, 19982–0Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)10–15–7W
33December 28, 19981–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)10–15–8T
34December 30, 19981–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)10–16–8L
January: 5–4–4 (home: 3–2–3; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
35January 2, 19994–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)11–16–8W
36January 4, 19993–4@ New York Rangers (1998–99)11–17–8L
37January 5, 19993–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)11–17–9T
38January 7, 19994–3@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)12–17–9W
39January 9, 19992–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1998–99)12–17–10T
40January 11, 19994–0Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)13–17–10W
41January 13, 19991–2Dallas Stars (1998–99)13–18–10L
42January 15, 19993–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)14–18–10W
43January 16, 19993–3 OTCalgary Flames (1998–99)14–18–11T
44January 18, 19993–1New Jersey Devils (1998–99)15–18–11W
45January 21, 19993–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)15–18–12T
46January 26, 19990–3St. Louis Blues (1998–99)15–19–12L
47January 30, 19990–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)15–20–12L
February: 5–7–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 4–6–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48February 1, 19995–1Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–20–12W
49February 4, 19991–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)16–21–12L
50February 6, 19990–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)16–22–12L
51February 8, 19993–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)17–22–12W
52February 10, 19995–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)18–22–12W
53February 11, 19995–1@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)19–22–12W
54February 13, 19993–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)20–22–12W
55February 15, 19992–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)20–22–13T
56February 17, 19991–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)20–23–13L
57February 19, 19992–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–24–13L
58February 20, 19991–3@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)20–25–13L
59February 24, 19991–1 OTVancouver Canucks (1998–99)20–25–14T
60February 26, 19991–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)20–26–14L
61February 27, 19991–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)20–27–14L
March: 7–3–3 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–1–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
62March 1, 19992–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)21–27–14W
63March 3, 19994–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)22–27–14W
64March 6, 19990–4Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)22–28–14L
65March 9, 19994–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)23–28–14W
66March 12, 19992–0Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)24–28–14W
67March 13, 19993–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)25–28–14W
68March 17, 19994–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)26–28–14W
69March 20, 19992–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)26–28–15T
70March 22, 19991–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)26–28–16T
71March 24, 19998–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–28–16W
72March 26, 19991–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)27–28–17T
73March 28, 19992–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)27–29–17L
74March 31, 19992–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)27–30–17L
April: 4–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75April 2, 19997–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)28–30–17W
76April 3, 19995–2Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)29–30–17W
77April 6, 19991–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)30–30–17W
78April 8, 19992–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)30–31–17L
79April 9, 19994–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)31–31–17W
80April 12, 19994–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)31–32–17L
81April 16, 19990–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)31–33–17L
82April 17, 19993–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)31–33–18T

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[14]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche: Avalanche win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 24, 19991–3@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 1–0L
2April 26, 19991–2 OT@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 2–0L
3April 28, 19994–2Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 2–1W
4April 30, 19997–3Colorado AvalancheSeries tied 2–2W
5May 1, 19992–6@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–2L
6May 3, 19992–3 OTColorado AvalancheAvalanche win 4–2L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Sharks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
39Jeff FriesenLW782235573426224−114
17Joe MurphyRW762523481073603304
14Patrick MarleauC8121244510246213−14
11Owen NolanRW7819264516129611206
18Mike RicciC821326391686235110
19Marco SturmLW78162238752622414
2Bill HoulderD7692332840630324
15Alexander KorolyukLW551218303266134−32
37Stephane MatteauLW68815232735000−36
5Jeff Norton†D69418222426077510
22Ron SternRW787916−31586000−16
26Dave LowryLW616915−524100000
40Mike RathjeD82591415366000−64
32Murray CravenLW4341014−318——————
25Vincent Damphousse†C12761334632516
10Marcus RagnarssonD74013137666011−46
21Tony GranatoRW3566124546112−12
3Bob RouseD70011110446000−16
12Ron SutterC59369−8406000−14
27Bryan MarchmentD59268−7101600004
4Andrei ZyuzinD25314538——————
36Steve GuollaC1422436——————
42Andy SuttonD31033−465——————
8Jarrod SkaldeC17112−64——————
6Scott HannanD502206——————
9Bernie Nicholls‡C10022−44——————
33Brantt MyhresRW30101−2116——————
13Jamie BakerC101110——————
7Shawn BurrLW18011−329——————
16Alex Hicks‡LW4011−14——————
31Steve ShieldsG37011610000
25Mike CraigRW1000−10——————
30Sean GauthierG10000——————
23Shawn HeinsD5000013——————
20Gary SuterD100000——————
29Mike VernonG49000850110
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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
29Mike Vernon4916221012001072.27.91142831523172132.43.9240321
31Steve Shields37151181011802.22.921421621013666.00.833060
30Sean Gauthier1000200.001.00003—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Marco Sturm [15]
NHL Player of the Week Mike Vernon (February 15) [16]
Steve Shields (March 15) [17]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Steve Shields [18]
Mike Vernon
Sharks Rookie of the Year Alexander Korolyuk [18]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Scott Hannan October 9, 1998 [19]
Andy Sutton October 20, 1998
Shawn Heins February 19, 1999
Sean Gauthier March 6, 1999
1,000th game played Bob Rouse January 2, 1999 [20]
Vincent Damphousse April 6, 1999 [20]
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Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[21]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 3 Brad Stuart Defense  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 Defense  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 Defense  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
8 212 Jim Fahey Defense  Canada Catholic Memorial H.S.
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