The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
Regular season
The Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.[1]
Final standings
R | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 248 | 196 | 105 |
2 | 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 231 | 196 | 93 |
3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 242 | 225 | 90 |
4 | 10 | New York Rangers | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 217 | 227 | 77 |
5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 194 | 244 | 58 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
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October: 4–3–2 (home: 0–1–1 ; road: 4–2–1), 10 Points
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November: 6–3–3 (home: 3–1–3 ; road: 3–2–0), 15 Points
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December: 5–4–2 (home: 4–1–1 ; road: 1–3–1), 12 Points
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January: 8–5–0 (home: 5–2–0 ; road: 3–3–0), 16 Points
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February: 9–5–0 (home: 7–0–0 ; road: 2–5–0), 18 Points
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March: 4–5–6 (home: 2–3–5 ; road: 2–2–1), 14 Points
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April: 2–5–1 (home: 0–2–0 ; road: 2–3–1), 5 Points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie |
Playoffs
1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Penguins win 4–3
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Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–2
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win |
Player statistics
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tom Barrasso | 43 | 43 | 2306:15 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 98 | 2.55 | 993 | 0.901 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Peter Skudra | 37 | 28 | 1914:12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 2.79 | 822 | 0.892 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jean-Sebastien Aubin | 17 | 11 | 756:15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 2.22 | 304 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 82 | 4976:42 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 215 | 2.59 | 2119 | 0.899 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tom Barrasso | 13 | 13 | 787:20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2.67 | 350 | 0.900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 13 | 787:20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2.67 | 350 | 0.900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Art Ross Trophy | Jaromir Jagr | [9] |
Hart Memorial Trophy | Jaromir Jagr | [10] | |
Lester B. Pearson Award | Jaromir Jagr | [11] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing) | [12] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Jaromir Jagr[a] | [14] |
Martin Straka | |||
NHL Player of the Month | Jaromir Jagr (March) | [15] | |
NHL Player of the Week | Jaromir Jagr (February 1) | [16] | |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Jan Hrdina (January) | [17] | |
Team | A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award | Jaromir Jagr | [18] |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award | Jiri Slegr | [19] | |
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award | Martin Straka | [19] | |
Leading Scorer Award | Jaromir Jagr | ||
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy | Jan Hrdina | [20] | |
Most Valuable Player Award | Jaromir Jagr | [21] | |
Players' Player Award | Jaromir Jagr | [20] | |
Martin Straka | |||
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award | Rob Brown | [18] | |
Tyler Wright |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Kevin Hatcher | January 18, 1999 | [22] |
Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season:[23]
Trades
November 25, 1998 | To New York Rangers
Petr Nedved |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Kovalev |
February 10, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers
Sean O`Brien |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
future considerations |
March 11, 1999 | To Buffalo Sabres
Stu Barnes |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Matthew Barnaby |
March 18, 1999 | To Tampa Bay Lightning
future considerations (cash) |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brent Peterson |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
Player | Date |
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Sean Pronger | August 10, 1998 |
Rob Brown | August 11, 1998 |
Sean O'Brien | August 11, 1998 |
Viktors Ignatjevs | August 11, 1998 |
Robert Lang | September 22, 1998 |
Martin Sonnenberg | October 9, 1998 |
Brian Leitza | October 12, 1998 |
Patrick Lebeau | October 18, 1998 |
Greg Andrusak | March 19, 1999 |
Hans Jonsson | June 21, 1999 |
Draft picks
Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[24]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 23 | Milan Kraft | Center | ![]() |
Keramika Plzeň (Czech) |
2 | 54 | Alexander Zevakhin | Right Wing | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
3 | 80[a] | David Cameron | Center | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
4 | 110 | Scott Myers | Goaltender | ![]() |
Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
5 | 134[b] | Rob Scuderi | Defense | ![]() |
Boston College (Hockey East) |
6 | 169 | Jan Fadrny | Center | ![]() |
Slavia Praha (Czech) |
7 | 196 | Joel Scherban | Center | ![]() |
London Knights (OHL) |
8 | 224 | Mika Lehto | Goaltender | ![]() |
Assat (SM-liiga) |
9 | 244[c] | Toby Petersen | Center | ![]() |
Colorado College (WCHA) |
9 | 254 | Matt Hussey | Center | ![]() |
Avon Old Farms (USHS-CN) |
- Draft notes[25]
- a The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 28, 1997, trade that sent Francois Leroux to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of an August 12, 1997, trade that sent Jiri Slegr to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
- b The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 24, 1997, trade that sent Jason Woolley to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a March 18, 1997, trade that sent Josef Beranek to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
- c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Craig Muni.
Farm teams
The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3.
See also
Notes
References
- "Pittsburgh Penguins 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- "1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- 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 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
- ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "1998–1999 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1998–1999 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1998–1999 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1998–1999 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "Art Ross Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Hart Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ted Lindsay Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Jagr Named Player of the Month". NHL.com. April 1, 1999. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Pittsburgh's Jagr is Player of the Week". NHL.com. February 1, 1999. Archived from the original on October 5, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Hrdina Named Best Rookie in January". NHL.com. February 2, 1999. Archived from the original on October 5, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ a b 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.313
- ^ a b 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.312
- ^ a b 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.311
- ^ 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.314
- ^ "Ducks Skate By Pens 5-3 - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 19, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
Pittsburgh defenseman Kevin Hatcher played in his 1,000th NHL game
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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