1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season

1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes
Division2nd Pacific
Conference4th Western
1998–99 record39–31–12
Home record23–13–5
Road record16–18–7
Goals for205
Goals against197
Team information
General managerBobby Smith
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainKeith Tkachuk
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Average attendance15,547
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Las Vegas Thunder
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Tkachuk (36)
AssistsJeremy Roenick (48)
PointsJeremy Roenick (72)
Penalty minutesJim Cummins (190)
Plus/minusKeith Tkachuk (+22)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (32)
Goals against averageNikolai Khabibulin (2.13)

The 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' third season in Phoenix, the franchise's 20th season in the NHL and 27th overall. The Coyotes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, but they were upset in the Western Conference Quarterfinals by the St. Louis Blues, losing in seven games after being up three games to one. It was the third time in the decade that the Jets/Coyotes had blown a three games to one series lead. The first coming in 1990 and the other coming in 1992.

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
3 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
4 7 San Jose Sharks 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
5 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 32 45 5 189 222 69

[1]

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.

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 series started in Phoenix. Game 1 was won by St. Louis by a score of 3–1. In Game 2, the Coyotes won 4–3 in overtime. In St. Louis, Phoenix won both Games 3 and 4 — Game 3 was won by a score of 5–4 and Game 4 was won by a score of 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to Phoenix, where St. Louis won 2–1 in overtime. Game 6 went back to St. Louis, where the Blues won 5–3. In Game 7, St. Louis won 1–0 in overtime in Phoenix, winning the series 4–3.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 22, 1999 1–3 St. Louis Blues Blues lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 24, 1999 4–3 OT St. Louis Blues Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 25, 1999 5–4 @ St. Louis Blues Coyotes lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 27, 1999 2–1 @ St. Louis Blues Coyotes lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 30, 1999 1–2 OT St. Louis Blues Coyotes lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 2, 1999 3–5 @ St. Louis Blues Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L May 4, 1999 0–1 OT St. Louis Blues Blues win 4–3 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 Coyotes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
97 Jeremy Roenick C 78 24 48 72 7 130 1 0 0 0 −1 0
7 Keith Tkachuk LW 68 36 32 68 22 151 7 1 3 4 −4 13
22 Rick Tocchet RW 81 26 30 56 5 147 7 0 3 3 −3 8
17 Greg Adams LW 75 19 24 43 −1 26 3 1 0 1 1 0
27 Teppo Numminen D 82 10 30 40 3 30 7 2 1 3 −5 4
11 Dallas Drake RW 53 9 22 31 17 65 7 4 3 7 3 4
20 Jyrki Lumme D 60 7 21 28 5 34 7 0 1 1 −2 6
10 Oleg Tverdovsky D 82 7 18 25 11 32 6 0 2 2 3 6
36 Juha Ylonen C 59 6 17 23 18 20 2 0 2 2 2 2
8 Daniel Briere C 64 8 14 22 −3 30 — — — — — —
19 Shane Doan RW 79 6 16 22 −5 54 7 2 2 4 4 6
21 Bob Corkum C 77 9 10 19 −9 17 7 0 1 1 1 4
14 Mike Stapleton C 76 9 9 18 −7 34 7 1 0 1 −1 0
3 Keith Carney D 82 2 14 16 15 62 7 1 2 3 5 10
16 Robert Reichel† C 13 7 6 13 2 4 7 1 3 4 −2 2
5 Deron Quint D 60 5 8 13 −10 20 — — — — — —
16 Brad Isbister‡ LW 32 4 4 8 1 46 — — — — — —
15 Jim Cummins RW 55 1 7 8 3 190 3 0 1 1 1 0
77 Cliff Ronning‡ C 7 2 5 7 3 2 — — — — — —
33 J. J. Daigneault† D 35 0 7 7 −8 32 6 0 0 0 −1 8
26 Mike Sullivan C 63 2 4 6 −11 24 5 0 0 0 0 2
50 Trevor Letowski RW 14 2 2 4 1 2 — — — — — —
47 Tavis Hansen RW 20 2 1 3 −4 12 2 0 0 0 1 0
12 Rob Murray C 13 1 2 3 2 4 — — — — — —
23 Steve Leach† RW 22 1 1 2 −6 37 7 1 1 2 0 2
4 Gerald Diduck D 44 0 2 2 9 72 3 0 0 0 −1 2
55 Jason Doig‡ D 9 0 1 1 2 10 — — — — — —
6 Jamie Huscroft† D 11 0 1 1 −1 27 — — — — — —
24 Stan Neckar† D 11 0 1 1 3 10 6 0 1 1 3 4
29 Louie DeBrusk LW 15 0 0 0 −2 34 6 2 0 2 −1 6
49 Joe Dziedzic LW 2 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche G 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
48 Sean Gagnon D 2 0 0 0 −2 7 — — — — — —
2 Bryan Helmer‡ D 11 0 0 0 2 23 — — — — — —
46 Jean-Francois Jomphe‡ C 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
35 Nikolai Khabibulin G 63 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 2
31 Scott Langkow G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
18[a] Brian Noonan† RW 7 0 0 0 −3 0 5 0 2 2 2 4
30 Mikhail Shtalenkov† G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
39 Brad Tiley D 8 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
44 Andrei Vasilyev LW 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
28 Jimmy Waite G 16 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Nikolai Khabibulin 63 32 23 7 1681 130 2.13 .923 8 3657 7 3 4 236 18 2.41 .924 0 449
28 Jimmy Waite 16 6 5 4 390 41 2.74 .895 1 898 — — — — — — — — —
30 Mikhail Shtalenkov† 4 1 2 1 104 9 2.22 .913 0 243 — — — — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche 3 0 1 0 50 7 3.23 .860 0 130 — — — — — — — — —
31 Scott Langkow 1 0 0 0 17 3 5.14 .824 0 35 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Nikolai Khabibulin [4]
Teppo Numminen
Jeremy Roenick
Jim Schoenfeld (coach)
Keith Tkachuk
NHL Player of the Week Jimmy Waite (November 16) [5]
Team Hardest Working Player Award Rick Tocchet [6]
Leading Scorer Award Jeremy Roenick [6]
Man of the Year Award Jeremy Roenick [6]
Team MVP Award Nikolai Khabibulin [6]
Three-Star Award Keith Tkachuk [6]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Bryan Helmer October 11, 1998 [7]
Trevor Letowski January 1, 1999
Robert Esche February 20, 1999
400th goal scored Rick Tocchet January 28, 1999 [8]

Transactions

Trades

June 30, 1998 To Nashville Predators
Seventh-round pick in 1999 (Kyle Kettles) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Sullivan
October 31, 1998 To Nashville Predators
Cliff Ronning
Richard Lintner 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Future Considerations
January 13, 1999 To Nashville Predators
Future considerations 		To Phoenix Coyotes
J. J. Daigneault
March 8, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Future considerations 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Huscroft
March 11, 1999 To Edmonton Oilers
Fifth-round pick in 2000 (Matt Koalska) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mikhail Shtalenkov
March 20, 1999 To New York Islanders
Brad Isbister
Third-round pick in 1999 (Brian Collins) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Robert Reichel
Third-round pick in 1999 (Jason Jaspers)
Fourth-round pick in 1999 (Preston Mizzi)
March 23, 1999 To Montreal Canadiens
Jean-Francois Jomphe 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Cash
March 23, 1999 To New York Rangers
Jason Doig
Sixth-round pick in 1999 (Jay Dardis) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Stan Neckar
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Scott Langkow 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Future considerations
June 26, 1999 To Montreal Canadiens
Jim Cummins 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Sixth-round pick in 1999 (Erik Lewerstrom)
June 26, 1999 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Oleg Tverdovsky 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Travis Green
First-round pick in 1999 (Scott Kelman)

Waivers

December 19, 1998 To St. Louis Blues
Bryan Helmer

Free agents

Player Former Team
Jyrki Lumme Vancouver Canucks
Bryan Helmer New Jersey Devils
Andrei Vasilyev New York Islanders
Mike Martone Buffalo Sabres
Joe Dziedzic Pittsburgh Penguins
Greg Adams Dallas Stars
Stephen Leach Ottawa Senators
Brian Noonan Vancouver Canucks
David Cullen Undrafted free agent
Player New Team
Mark Janssens Chicago Blackhawks
Murray Baron Vancouver Canucks
Ted Crowley Colorado Avalanche
Scott Levins Carolina Hurricanes
Kevin Dahl Calgary Flames
Igor Korolev Toronto Maple Leafs

Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[9]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Patrick DesRochers  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 43 Ossi Vaananen  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
3 73 Pat O'Leary  United States Robbinsdale High School (USHS-MN)
4 100 Ryan Van Buskirk  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 115 Jay Leach  United States Providence College (Hockey East)
5 116 Josh Blackburn  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 129 Robert Schnabel  Czech Republic Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6 160 Rickard Wallin  Sweden Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden)
7 187 Erik Westrum  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
8 214 Justin Hansen  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Noonan wore number 12 in his first game.

References

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  5. ^ "Coyotes' Waite is Player of the Week". NHL.com. November 16, 1998. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290
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  8. ^ "LeClair Lights Up Philadelphia - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 28, 1999. Retrieved June 28, 2023. After former Flyer Rick Tocchet scored his 400th career goal to cut it to 3-2 with 15:5 left in the third
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