1998–99 Ottawa Senators season

1998–99 Ottawa Senators
Northeast Division champions
Division 1st Northeast
Conference 2nd Eastern
1998–99 record 44–23–15
Home record 22–11–8
Road record 22–12–7
Goals for 239
Goals against 179
Team information
General Manager Rick Dudley
Coach Jacques Martin
Captain Alexei Yashin
Alternate captains Daniel Alfredsson
Wade Redden
Arena Corel Centre
Average attendance 17,219 per game (705,990 total)
Team leaders
Goals Alexei Yashin (44)
Assists Alexei Yashin (50)
Points Alexei Yashin (94)
Penalties in minutes Vaclav Prospal (58)
Plus/minus Magnus Arvedson (+33)
Wins Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt (22)
Goals against average Ron Tugnutt (1.79)

The 1998–99 Ottawa Senators cracked the 100 point barrier, as they finished with 103 points, and won the Northeast Division for the first time in club history.

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
1 2 Ottawa Senators 82 44 23 15 239 179 892 103
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 30 7 268 231 1095 97
3 6 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 214 181 1182 91
4 7 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 28 17 207 175 1561 91
5 11 Montreal Canadiens 82 32 39 11 184 209 1299 75

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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
1 y – New Jersey Devils ATL 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 y – Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 23 15 239 179 103
3 y – Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 34 30 18 210 202 86
4 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 30 7 268 231 97
5 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 214 181 91
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 28 17 207 175 91
8 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
9 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 34 18 210 228 78
10 New York Rangers ATL 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 32 39 11 184 209 75
12 Washington Capitals SE 82 31 45 6 200 218 68
13 New York Islanders ATL 82 24 48 10 194 244 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 54 9 179 292 47

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, 19983–1 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 3–0–018,500
4LOctober 21, 19982–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 3–1–019,784
5LOctober 22, 19983–5 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 3–2–014,293
6LOctober 24, 19981–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 3–3–014,428
7WOctober 29, 19983–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 4–3–015,738
8WOctober 31, 19985–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 5–3–017,653
9WNovember 1, 19985–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 6–3–019,442
10LNovember 5, 19982–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 6–4–013,686
11LNovember 7, 19985–8 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 6–5–015,221
12TNovember 10, 19982–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 6–5–115,904
13TNovember 12, 19981–1 OT Edmonton 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, 19984–1 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 8–6–317,154
18WNovember 23, 19984–3 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 9–6–315,330
19WNovember 26, 19984–1 New 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, 19983–1 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 12–7–315,351
23LDecember 5, 19981–2 New 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, 19980–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 13–10–316,480
27LDecember 17, 19982–5 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 13–11–313,646
28WDecember 18, 19985–1 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 14–11–315,124
29LDecember 20, 19982–3 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 14–12–317,581
30WDecember 23, 19983–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 15–12–318,500
31LDecember 26, 19981–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 15–13–316,226
32TDecember 28, 19982–2 OT Mighty 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, 19996–0 New 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, 19995–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 20–13–516,174
39WJanuary 10, 19994–1 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 21–13–518,500
40WJanuary 11, 19994–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 22–13–514,402
41WJanuary 14, 19993–2 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 23–13–518,037
42TJanuary 16, 19991–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 23–13–618,500
43LJanuary 18, 19990–5 Philadelphia 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, 19999–2 New 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 OT Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 28–15–817,079
52LFebruary 11, 19991–3 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 28–16–816,355
53WFebruary 13, 19992–1 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 29–16–818,500
54WFebruary 15, 19996–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 30–16–816,787
55WFebruary 18, 19992–0 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 31–16–818,500
56WFebruary 20, 19994–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 32–16–818,500
57LFebruary 23, 19992–5 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 32–17–814,336
58WFebruary 25, 19993–1 Montreal 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, 19993–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 36–18–818,500
63WMarch 8, 19999–3 Tampa 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, 19990–3 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 40–21–918,500
71TMarch 26, 19991–1 OT San 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 OT Pittsburgh 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, 19993–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 44–22–1218,500
79TApril 10, 19991–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 44–22–1318,500
80LApril 12, 19990–2 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 44–23–1317,996
81TApril 15, 19992–2 OT New 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

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Attendance
1 April 21 Buffalo 2 – 1 Ottawa 0 – 1 18,500
2 April 23 Buffalo 3 – 2 Ottawa 0 – 2 18,500
3 April 25 Ottawa 0 – 3 Buffalo 0 – 3 18,595
4 April 27 Ottawa 3 – 4 Buffalo 0 – 4 18,595

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Yashin, AlexeiAlexei Yashin C 82 44 50 94 54161905
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern RW 77 31 25 56 468704
Dackell, AndreasAndreas Dackell RW 77 15 35 50 309603
Arvedson, MagnusMagnus Arvedson LW 80 21 26 47 5033046
Johansson, AndreasAndreas Johansson C 69 21 16 37 341706
Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal C 79 10 26 36 588203
York, JasonJason York D 79 4 31 35 4817200
Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson RW 58 11 22 33 148305
Bonk, RadekRadek Bonk C 81 16 16 32 4815016
Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa RW 60 15 15 30 3718102
Redden, WadeWade Redden D 72 8 21 29 547301
Kravchuk, IgorIgor Kravchuk D 79 4 21 25 3214300
Salo, SamiSami Salo D 61 7 12 19 2420201
Van Allen, ShaunShaun Van Allen C 79 6 11 17 303010
Gardiner, BruceBruce Gardiner RW 59 4 8 12 436001
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen D 50 1 11 12 4018000
Traverse, PatrickPatrick Traverse D 46 1 9 10 2212000
Pitlick, LanceLance Pitlick D 50 3 6 9 337000
Martins, SteveSteve Martins C 36 4 3 7 104101
Oliver, DavidDavid Oliver RW 17 2 5 7 41000
Murray, ChrisChris Murray RW 38 1 6 7 65-2000
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips D 34 3 3 6 32-5200
Donato, TedTed Donato LW 13 3 2 5 102100
Berg, BillBill Berg LW 44 2 2 4 284000
Emerson, NelsonNelson Emerson RW 3 1 1 2 2-1000
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes G 45 1 1 2 40000
Leach, StephenStephen Leach RW 9 0 2 2 6-1000
Neckar, StanislavStanislav Neckar D 3 0 2 2 0-1000
Butsayev, VyacheslavVyacheslav Butsayev C 2 0 1 1 20000
Crowe, PhilPhil Crowe LW 8 0 1 1 41000
Gruden, JohnJohn Gruden D 13 0 1 1 80000
Sarault, YvesYves Sarault LW 11 0 1 1 41000
Bicanek, RadimRadim Bicanek D 7 0 0 0 4-1000
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt G 43 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes 2480 45 22 13 7 101 2.44 31060959.905
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt 2508 43 22 10 8 75 1.79 31005930.925
Team: 4988 82 44 23 15 176 2.12 620651889.915

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Emerson, NelsonNelson Emerson RW 4 1 3 4 00000
Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson RW 4 1 2 3 4-1100
Redden, WadeWade Redden D 4 1 2 3 2-1100
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern RW 4 2 0 2 61100
York, JasonJason York D 4 1 1 2 4-1000
Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa RW 4 0 2 2 41000
Arvedson, MagnusMagnus Arvedson LW 3 0 1 1 2-1000
Dackell, AndreasAndreas Dackell RW 4 0 1 1 0-3000
Berg, BillBill Berg LW 2 0 0 0 00000
Bonk, RadekRadek Bonk C 4 0 0 0 6-1000
Donato, TedTed Donato LW 1 0 0 0 00000
Gardiner, BruceBruce Gardiner RW 3 0 0 0 40000
Johansson, AndreasAndreas Johansson C 2 0 0 0 0-3000
Kravchuk, IgorIgor Kravchuk D 4 0 0 0 0-5000
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen D 4 0 0 0 41000
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips D 3 0 0 0 0-1000
Pitlick, LanceLance Pitlick D 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal C 4 0 0 0 0-2000
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes G 2 0 0 0 00000
Salo, SamiSami Salo D 4 0 0 0 0-3000
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt G 2 0 0 0 00000
Van Allen, ShaunShaun Van Allen C 4 0 0 0 0-1000
Yashin, AlexeiAlexei Yashin C 4 0 0 0 10-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes 150 2 0 2 6 2.40 06559.908
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt 118 2 0 2 6 3.05 04135.854
Team: 268 4 0 4 12 2.69 010694.887

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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

Player Former team
David Oliver Houston Aeros (IHL)
John Gruden Detroit Vipers (IHL)
Steve Martins Carolina Hurricanes
John Emmons Michigan K-Wings (IHL)
Andreas Johansson Pittsburgh Penguins
Steve Leach Carolina Hurricanes
Brad Shaw Detroit Vipers (IHL)
Andre Roy Boston Bruins
Player New team
Derek Armstrong New York Rangers
Scott Ferguson Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Pat Falloon Edmonton Oilers
Randy Cunneyworth Buffalo Sabres
Sergei Zholtok Montreal Canadiens
Steve Leach Phoenix 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)
115 Mathieu Chouinard  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
244 Mike Fisher  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
258 Chris Bala  United States Harvard University (NCAA)
374 Julien Vauclair   Switzerland HC Lugano (Switzerland)
4101 Petr Schastlivy  Russia Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
5130 Gavin McLeod  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6161 Chris Neil  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
7188 Michel Periard  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8223 Sergei Verenikin  Russia Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
9246 Rastislav Pavlikovsky  Slovakia Utah Grizzlies (IHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

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