1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning season

1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division 7th Atlantic
1997–98 record 17–55–10
Goals for 151
Goals against 269
Team information
Coach Terry Crisp,
Rick Paterson,
Jacques Demers
Captain Paul Ysebaert
Mikael Renberg
Team leaders
<1996–97 1998–99>

Regular season

The Lightning struggled offensively during the regular season, being shut out a league-high 11 times (tied with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) and finishing 26th in goals scored (151), power-play goals scored (33) and power-play percentage (9.35%).[1][2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
3 Washington Capitals 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
4 New York Islanders 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
5 New York Rangers 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
6 Florida Panthers 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
7 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 151 269 44
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 40 24 18 228 188 98
3 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
4 Washington Capitals ATL 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 221 194 91
6 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 36 29 17 211 187 89
7 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 37 32 13 235 208 87
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 34 33 15 193 200 83
9 Carolina Hurricanes NE 82 33 41 8 200 219 74
10 New York Islanders ATL 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
11 New York Rangers ATL 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
12 Florida Panthers ATL 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
13 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 17 55 10 151 269 44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 1, 19974–2 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 1–0–0
2LOctober 3, 19973–4 New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 1–1–0
3TOctober 5, 19971–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 1–1–1
4WOctober 9, 19974–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 2–1–1
5LOctober 10, 19970–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 2–2–1
6LOctober 15, 19971–2 @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 2–3–1
7LOctober 17, 19971–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 2–4–1
8LOctober 18, 19970–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 2–5–1
9LOctober 21, 19971–7 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 2–6–1
10TOctober 23, 19972–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 2–6–2
11LOctober 24, 19973–4 @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 2–7–2
12LOctober 26, 19971–3 Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 2–8–2
13LOctober 29, 19972–5 Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 2–9–2
14LNovember 5, 19972–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 2–10–2
15LNovember 6, 19972–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 2–11–2
16LNovember 8, 19971–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 2–12–2
17LNovember 11, 19972–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 2–13–2
18LNovember 14, 19971–4 New York Islanders (1997–98) 2–14–2
19LNovember 16, 19972–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 2–15–2
20LNovember 17, 19971–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 2–16–2
21WNovember 19, 19976–3 New York Rangers (1997–98) 3–16–2
22WNovember 22, 19974–3 Calgary Flames (1997–98) 4–16–2
23TNovember 26, 19973–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 4–16–3
24LNovember 28, 19970–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 4–17–3
25TNovember 29, 19973–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 4–17–4
26WDecember 3, 19972–1 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 5–17–4
27LDecember 5, 19970–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 5–18–4
28LDecember 6, 19972–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 5–19–4
29LDecember 10, 19970–3 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 5–20–4
30WDecember 13, 19973–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 6–20–4
31LDecember 14, 19970–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 6–21–4
32TDecember 16, 19971–1 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 6–21–5
33WDecember 17, 19972–0 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 7–21–5
34TDecember 20, 19972–2 OT New York Rangers (1997–98) 7–21–6
35TDecember 22, 19972–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 7–21–7
36LDecember 23, 19971–4 @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 7–22–7
37LDecember 27, 19971–3 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 7–23–7
38WDecember 29, 19972–1 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 8–23–7
39WDecember 31, 19972–0 New York Rangers (1997–98) 9–23–7
40TJanuary 2, 19982–2 OT Florida Panthers (1997–98) 9–23–8
41LJanuary 3, 19981–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 9–24–8
42LJanuary 7, 19982–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 9–25–8
43LJanuary 9, 19981–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 9–26–8
44LJanuary 11, 19982–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 9–27–8
45LJanuary 12, 19983–6 Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 9–28–8
46LJanuary 14, 19981–7 New York Islanders (1997–98) 9–29–8
47LJanuary 21, 19982–3 OT Washington Capitals (1997–98) 9–30–8
48LJanuary 23, 19981–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 9–31–8
49LJanuary 24, 19982–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 9–32–8
50LJanuary 26, 19981–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 9–33–8
51LJanuary 28, 19982–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 9–34–8
52LJanuary 31, 19980–2 @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 9–35–8
53LFebruary 2, 19983–7 Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 9–36–8
54TFebruary 4, 19983–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 9–36–9
55LFebruary 5, 19984–5 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 9–37–9
56WFebruary 7, 19984–3 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 10–37–9
57WFebruary 25, 19984–3 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 11–37–9
58LFebruary 26, 19981–4 New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 11–38–9
59WFebruary 28, 19985–2 Washington Capitals (1997–98) 12–38–9
60LMarch 3, 19981–2 @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 12–39–9
61LMarch 4, 19982–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 12–40–9
62LMarch 7, 19982–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 12–41–9
63WMarch 9, 19982–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 13–41–9
64LMarch 11, 19980–2 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 13–42–9
65WMarch 14, 19981–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 14–42–9
66LMarch 16, 19983–4 OT @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 14–43–9
67WMarch 18, 19984–2 Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 15–43–9
68WMarch 21, 19985–1 Florida Panthers (1997–98) 16–43–9
69LMarch 25, 19981–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 16–44–9
70LMarch 26, 19982–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 16–45–9
71LMarch 28, 19982–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 16–46–9
72WMarch 30, 19983–1 @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 17–46–9
73LApril 1, 19980–4 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 17–47–9
74LApril 2, 19981–4 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 17–48–9
75LApril 4, 19981–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 17–49–9
76LApril 6, 19980–3 New York Islanders (1997–98) 17–50–9
77LApril 8, 19981–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 17–51–9
78LApril 11, 19981–5 Dallas Stars (1997–98) 17–52–9
79LApril 13, 19982–3 Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 17–53–9
80LApril 15, 19981–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 17–54–9
81LApril 16, 19980–4 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 17–55–9
82TApril 18, 19982–2 OT Florida Panthers (1997–98) 17–55–10

Playoffs

The Lightning missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ysebaert, PaulPaul Ysebaert C 82 13 27 40 32-43210
Renberg, MikaelMikael Renberg RW 68 16 22 38 34-37630
Selivanov, AlexAlex Selivanov RW 70 16 19 35 85-38403
Zamuner, RobRob Zamuner LW 77 14 12 26 41-31034
Langkow, DaymondDaymond Langkow C 68 8 14 22 62-9201
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer RW 26 9 11 20 36-7302
Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli RW 34 11 6 17 42-14303
Wiemer, JasonJason Wiemer C 67 8 9 17 132-9200
Andersson, MikaelMikael Andersson LW 72 6 11 17 29-4011
Hamrlik, RomanRoman Hamrlik D 37 3 12 15 22-18100
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker RW 35 6 8 14 89-8110
Dykhuis, KarlKarl Dykhuis D 78 5 9 14 110-8010
Norton, JeffJeff Norton D 37 4 6 10 26-25400
Bonsignore, JasonJason Bonsignore C 35 2 8 10 22-11000
Cross, CoryCory Cross D 74 3 6 9 77-24010
Poulin, PatrickPatrick Poulin C 44 2 7 9 19-3000
Ulanov, IgorIgor Ulanov D 45 2 7 9 85-5100
Racine, YvesYves Racine D 60 0 8 8 41-23000
Bradley, BrianBrian Bradley C 14 2 5 7 6-9200
Hull, JodyJody Hull RW 28 2 4 6 42002
Marchment, BryanBryan Marchment D 22 2 4 6 43-3000
Vujtek, VladimirVladimir Vujtek LW 30 2 4 6 16-2001
Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie D 29 1 5 6 17-21000
Peterson, BrentBrent Peterson LW 19 5 0 5 2-2000
McCarthy, SandySandy McCarthy RW 14 0 5 5 71-1000
Kelly, SteveSteve Kelly C 24 2 1 3 15-9100
Cullimore, JassenJassen Cullimore D 25 1 2 3 22-4100
DeBrusk, LouieLouie DeBrusk LW 54 1 2 3 166-2000
Kubina, PavelPavel Kubina D 10 1 2 3 22-1000
Toms, JeffJeff Toms C 13 1 2 3 7-6000
Huscroft, JamieJamie Huscroft D 44 0 3 3 122-4000
Nazarov, AndreiAndrei Nazarov LW 14 1 1 2 58-9000
Brousseau, PaulPaul Brousseau RW 11 0 2 2 270000
Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw D 14 0 2 2 12-2000
Spring, CoreyCorey Spring RW 8 1 0 1 10-1000
Vukota, MickMick Vukota RW 42 1 0 1 1160000
Fitzpatrick, MarkMark Fitzpatrick G 34 0 1 1 140000
McBain, MikeMike McBain D 27 0 1 1 8-10000
Bierk, ZacZac Bierk G 13 0 0 0 00000
Ciccone, EnricoEnrico Ciccone D 12 0 0 0 45-3000
Egeland, AllanAllan Egeland C 8 0 0 0 90000
Mallette, TroyTroy Mallette LW 3 0 0 0 70000
Puppa, DarenDaren Puppa G 26 0 0 0 60000
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab G 16 0 0 0 20000
Wilkinson, DerekDerek Wilkinson G 8 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Fitzpatrick, MarkMark Fitzpatrick 1938 34 7 24 1 102 3.16 1975873.895
Puppa, DarenDaren Puppa 1456 26 5 14 6 66 2.72 0660594.900
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab 821 16 2 9 1 40 2.92 1370330.892
Wilkinson, DerekDerek Wilkinson 311 8 2 4 1 17 3.28 0148131.885
Bierk, ZacZac Bierk 433 13 1 4 1 30 4.16 0210180.857
Team: 4959 82 17 55 10 255 3.09 223632108.892

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Note: Pos = Position; 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;

See also

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