1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season

1998–99 Detroit Red Wings
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference3rd Western
1998–99 record43–32–7
Home record27–12–2
Road record16–20–5
Goals for245
Goals against202
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance19,983
Minor league affiliate(s)Adirondack Red Wings
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsBrendan Shanahan (31)
AssistsIgor Larionov (49)
PointsSteve Yzerman (74)
Penalty minutesMartin Lapointe (141)
Plus/minusLarry Murphy (+21)
WinsChris Osgood (34)
Goals against averageNorm Maracle (2.27)

The 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League. They entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 3 Detroit Red Wings 82 43 32 7 245 202 1202 93
2 5 St. Louis Blues 82 37 32 13 237 209 1308 87
3 10 Chicago Blackhawks 82 29 41 12 202 248 1807 70
4 12 Nashville Predators 82 28 47 7 190 261 1420 63

[1]

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Dallas Stars PAC 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 28 10 239 205 98
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 43 32 7 245 202 93
4 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 37 32 13 237 209 87
6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
7 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
8 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 33 37 12 230 226 78
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 30 40 12 211 234 72
10 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 29 41 12 202 248 70
11 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 32 45 5 189 222 69
12 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 47 7 190 261 63
13 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 23 47 12 192 258 58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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


Playoffs

The Red Wings would enter the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the series proved to be no contest. Detroit would sweep the Ducks in four games, setting up a rematch with their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche. Despite Detroit winning the first two games, they would go on to lose the next four consecutively, and were eliminated by the Avalanche.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1998–99 regular season[3]
October: 6–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 10, 1998 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 13, 1998 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 16, 1998 4–1 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 2–1–0 Recap
4 W October 18, 1998 2–0 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 3–1–0 Recap
5 W October 21, 1998 5–2 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 4–1–0 Recap
6 L October 23, 1998 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 4–2–0 Recap
7 W October 24, 1998 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 5–2–0 Recap
8 W October 28, 1998 7–2 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 6–2–0 Recap
9 L October 29, 1998 1–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 6–3–0 Recap
10 L October 31, 1998 2–3 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 6–4–0 Recap
November: 7–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 L November 3, 1998 2–5 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 6–5–0 Recap
12 L November 6, 1998 1–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 6–6–0 Recap
13 W November 8, 1998 3–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 7–6–0 Recap
14 W November 11, 1998 6–2 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 8–6–0 Recap
15 L November 13, 1998 1–5 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 8–7–0 Recap
16 L November 16, 1998 3–5 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 8–8–0 Recap
17 W November 18, 1998 6–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 9–8–0 Recap
18 W November 21, 1998 4–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 10–8–0 Recap
19 W November 25, 1998 5–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 11–8–0 Recap
20 W November 27, 1998 7–1 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 12–8–0 Recap
21 W November 29, 1998 4–1 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 13–8–0 Recap
December: 4–8–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
22 L December 2, 1998 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 13–9–0 Recap
23 T December 4, 1998 2–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 13–9–1 Recap
24 W December 5, 1998 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 14–9–1 Recap
25 W December 8, 1998 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 15–9–1 Recap
26 W December 11, 1998 3–2 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 16–9–1 Recap
27 L December 12, 1998 0–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 16–10–1 Recap
28 W December 16, 1998 5–3 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 17–10–1 Recap
29 L December 18, 1998 1–3 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 17–11–1 Recap
30 L December 19, 1998 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 17–12–1 Recap
31 L December 22, 1998 2–6 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 17–13–1 Recap
32 L December 23, 1998 3–5 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 17–14–1 Recap
33 L December 26, 1998 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 17–15–1 Recap
34 T December 28, 1998 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 17–15–2 Recap
35 L December 31, 1998 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 17–16–2 Recap
January: 7–5–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
36 W January 2, 1999 5–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 18–16–2 Recap
37 W January 3, 1999 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 19–16–2 Recap
38 L January 6, 1999 0–2 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 19–17–2 Recap
39 W January 9, 1999 3–2 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 20–17–2 Recap
40 L January 10, 1999 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 20–18–2 Recap
41 W January 12, 1999 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 21–18–2 Recap
42 W January 14, 1999 2–1 OT Nashville Predators (1998–99) 22–18–2 Recap
43 T January 16, 1999 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 22–18–3 Recap
44 L January 17, 1999 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 22–19–3 Recap
45 L January 19, 1999 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 22–20–3 Recap
46 W January 21, 1999 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 23–20–3 Recap
47 W January 26, 1999 4–1 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 24–20–3 Recap
48 L January 30, 1999 2–3 New York Rangers (1998–99) 24–21–3 Recap
February: 7–4–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
49 T February 1, 1999 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 24–21–4 Recap
50 W February 3, 1999 5–1 New York Islanders (1998–99) 25–21–4 Recap
51 L February 5, 1999 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 25–22–4 Recap
52 L February 7, 1999 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 25–23–4 Recap
53 W February 9, 1999 5–2 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 26–23–4 Recap
54 W February 11, 1999 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 27–23–4 Recap
55 W February 12, 1999 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 28–23–4 Recap
56 W February 14, 1999 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 29–23–4 Recap
57 W February 17, 1999 3–1 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 30–23–4 Recap
58 W February 19, 1999 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 31–23–4 Recap
59 T February 21, 1999 4–4 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 31–23–5 Recap
60 L February 24, 1999 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 31–24–5 Recap
61 T February 26, 1999 5–5 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 31–24–6 Recap
62 L February 27, 1999 1–3 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 31–25–6 Recap
March: 7–5–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 W March 5, 1999 7–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 32–25–6 Recap
64 L March 7, 1999 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 32–26–6 Recap
65 L March 9, 1999 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 32–27–6 Recap
66 L March 12, 1999 0–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 32–28–6 Recap
67 W March 14, 1999 3–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 33–28–6 Recap
68 L March 17, 1999 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 33–29–6 Recap
69 W March 19, 1999 5–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 34–29–6 Recap
70 L March 21, 1999 4–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 34–30–6 Recap
71 W March 24, 1999 2–1 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 35–30–6 Recap
72 W March 26, 1999 6–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 36–30–6 Recap
73 W March 28, 1999 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 37–30–6 Recap
74 W March 31, 1999 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 38–30–6 Recap
April: 5–2–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
75 W April 2, 1999 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 39–30–6 Recap
76 W April 4, 1999 3–0 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 40–30–6 Recap
77 W April 5, 1999 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 41–30–6 Recap
78 W April 7, 1999 6–1 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 42–30–6 Recap
79 T April 9, 1999 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 42–30–7 Recap
80 L April 11, 1999 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 42–31–7 Recap
81 W April 14, 1999 4–2 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 43–31–7 Recap
82 L April 17, 1999 2–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 43–32–7 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks — Red Wings win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 21, 1999 5–3 Anaheim Mighty Ducks Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 23, 1999 5–1 Anaheim Mighty Ducks Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 25, 1999 4–2 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 27, 1999 3–0 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks Red Wings win 4–0 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche — Avalanche win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 7, 1999 3–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 9, 1999 4–0 @ Colorado Avalanche Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 L May 11, 1999 3–5 Colorado Avalanche Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 13, 1999 2–6 Colorado Avalanche Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L May 16, 1999 0–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 18, 1999 2–5 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Steve Yzerman C 80 29 45 74 8 42 10 9 4 13 2 0
91 Sergei Fedorov C 77 26 37 63 9 66 10 1 8 9 3 8
8 Igor Larionov C 75 14 49 63 13 48 7 0 2 2 −1 0
14 Brendan Shanahan LW 81 31 27 58 2 123 10 3 7 10 2 6
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov C 79 29 29 58 10 45 10 6 1 7 −3 4
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 81 14 43 57 14 14 10 2 9 11 0 4
55 Larry Murphy D 80 10 42 52 21 42 10 0 2 2 2 8
25 Darren McCarty RW 69 14 26 40 10 108 10 1 1 2 −1 23
96 Tomas Holmstrom LW 82 13 21 34 −11 69 10 4 3 7 2 4
20 Martin Lapointe RW 77 16 13 29 7 141 10 0 2 2 0 20
17 Doug Brown RW 80 9 19 28 5 42 10 2 2 4 0 4
33 Kris Draper C 80 4 14 18 2 79 10 0 1 1 −1 6
18 Kirk Maltby RW 53 8 6 14 −6 34 10 1 0 1 −2 8
11 Mathieu Dandenault RW 75 4 10 14 17 59 10 0 1 1 0 0
23 Stacy Roest C 59 4 8 12 −7 14 — — — — — —
44 Anders Eriksson‡ D 61 2 10 12 5 34 — — — — — —
27 Aaron Ward D 60 3 8 11 −5 52 8 0 1 1 2 8
34 Jamie Macoun D 69 1 10 11 −1 36 1 0 0 0 −1 0
26 Joe Kocur RW 39 2 5 7 0 87 — — — — — —
71 Wendel Clark† LW 12 4 2 6 1 2 10 2 3 5 −1 10
4 Uwe Krupp D 22 3 2 5 0 6 — — — — — —
15 Todd Gill† D 23 2 2 4 −4 11 2 0 1 1 0 0
30 Chris Osgood G 63 0 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0
24 Chris Chelios† D 10 1 1 2 5 4 10 0 4 4 −6 14
41 Brent Gilchrist LW 5 1 0 1 −1 0 3 0 0 0 −2 0
85 Petr Klima† LW 13 1 0 1 −3 4 — — — — — —
28 Yan Golubovsky D 17 0 1 1 4 16 — — — — — —
3 Doug Houda D 3 0 1 1 −2 0 — — — — — —
22 Philippe Audet LW 4 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
37[a] Kevin Hodson‡ G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 Darryl Laplante C 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
38 Norm Maracle G 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
40 Bill Ranford† G 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2 Ulf Samuelsson† D 4 0 0 0 −1 6 9 0 3 3 1 10

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Chris Osgood 63 63 34 25 4 1,654 149 2.42 .910 3 3,691:21 6 6 4 2 172 14 2.34 .919 1 358:26
38 Norm Maracle 16 12 6 5 2 379 31 2.27 .918 0 820:59 2 0 0 0 22 3 3.08 .864 0 58:22
40 Bill Ranford† 4 4 3 0 1 98 8 1.96 .918 0 244:22 4 4 2 2 105 10 3.28 .905 1 183:27
37[a] Kevin Hodson‡ 4 3 0 2 0 79 9 3.08 .886 0 175:20 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) [4]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Uwe Krupp[b] [8]
Nicklas Lidstrom[b]
Larry Murphy
Brendan Shanahan[b]
Steve Yzerman[b]
NHL Player of the Week Brendan Shanahan (October 19) [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Stacy Roest October 21, 1998 [10]
Philippe Audet December 23, 1998

Transactions

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[11]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 Jiri Fischer  Czech Republic Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
2 55 Ryan Barnes  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 56 Tomek Valtonen  Finland Ilves (Finland)
3 84 Jake McCracken  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 111 Brent Hobday  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 142 Calle Steen  Sweden Hammarby IF (Sweden)
6 151 Adam Deleeuw  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
6 171 Pavel Datsyuk  Russia Dinamo-Energija Tekaterinburg (Russia)
7 198 Jeremy Goetzinger  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8 226 David Petrasek  Sweden HV71 (Sweden)
9 256 Petja Pietilainen  Finland Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Hodson wore number 31 in his first two games.
  2. ^ a b c d Krupp, Lidstrom, Shanahan, and Yzerman were voted to the starting lineup.[5] Krupp and Yzerman did not play and Yzerman was replaced by Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings.[6][7]

References

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  • "1998-99 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
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  3. ^ a b "1998-99 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "ALL-STAR ROSTERS". San Francisco Chronicle. January 23, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lindros Gets All-Star Start - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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  9. ^ "Shanahan Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. October 19, 1998. Archived from the original on October 10, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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