1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season

1998–99 Colorado Avalanche
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference2nd Western
1998–99 record44–28–10
Home record21–14–6
Road record23–14–4
Goals for239
Goals against205
Team information
General managerPierre Lacroix
CoachBob Hartley
CaptainJoe Sakic
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Average attendance16,059
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (41)
AssistsPeter Forsberg (67)
PointsPeter Forsberg (97)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (259)
Plus/minusPeter Forsberg (+27)
WinsPatrick Roy (32)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.29)

The 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's fourth season and last season at McNichols Sports Arena. They would move to the Pepsi Center during the off-season.

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 2 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 28 10 239 205 1619 98
2 8 Edmonton Oilers 82 33 37 12 230 226 1373 78
3 9 Calgary Flames 82 30 40 12 211 234 1389 72
4 13 Vancouver Canucks 82 23 47 12 192 258 1764 58

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Western Conference[3]
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


Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) San Jose Sharks – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 24, 1999 3–1 San Jose Sharks Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 26, 1999 2–1 OT San Jose Sharks Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 28, 1999 2–4 @ San Jose Sharks Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 30, 1999 3–7 @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 1, 1999 6–2 San Jose Sharks Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 3, 1999 3–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks Avalanche win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 7, 1999 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 9, 1999 0–4 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 11, 1999 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 13, 1999 6–2 @ Detroit Red Wings Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 16, 1999 3–0 Detroit Red Wings Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 18, 1999 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings Avalanche win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Stars win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 22, 1999 2–1 @ Dallas Stars Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 24, 1999 2–4 @ Dallas Stars Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 26, 1999 0–3 Dallas Stars Stars lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 28, 1999 3–2 OT Dallas Stars Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 30, 1999 7–5 @ Dallas Stars Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L June 1, 1999 1–4 Dallas Stars Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L June 4, 1999 1–4 @ Dallas Stars Stars 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 Avalanche only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
21 Peter Forsberg C 78 30 67 97 27 108 19 8 16 24 7 31
19 Joe Sakic C 73 41 55 96 23 29 19 6 13 19 −2 8
22 Claude Lemieux RW 82 27 24 51 0 102 19 3 11 14 5 26
18 Adam Deadmarsh RW 66 22 27 49 −2 99 19 8 4 12 2 20
23 Milan Hejduk RW 82 14 34 48 8 26 16 6 6 12 3 4
37 Chris Drury C 79 20 24 44 9 62 19 6 2 8 2 4
13 Valeri Kamensky LW 65 14 30 44 1 28 10 4 5 9 5 4
8 Sandis Ozolinsh D 39 7 25 32 10 22 19 4 8 12 −5 22
14 Theoren Fleury† RW 15 10 14 24 8 18 18 5 12 17 −2 20
20 Rene Corbet‡ LW 53 8 14 22 3 58 — — — — — —
52 Adam Foote D 64 5 16 21 20 92 19 2 3 5 3 24
2 Sylvain Lefebvre D 76 2 18 20 18 48 19 0 1 1 6 12
12 Shean Donovan RW 68 7 12 19 4 37 5 0 0 0 0 2
3 Aaron Miller D 76 5 13 18 3 42 19 1 5 6 8 10
26 Stephane Yelle C 72 8 7 15 −8 40 10 0 1 1 −1 6
5 Alexei Gusarov D 54 3 10 13 12 24 5 0 0 0 1 2
25 Shjon Podein† LW 41 2 6 8 −3 24 19 1 1 2 −1 12
29 Eric Messier LW 31 4 2 6 0 14 3 0 0 0 −1 0
32 Dale Hunter† C 12 2 4 6 0 17 19 1 3 4 0 38
36 Jeff Odgers RW 75 2 3 5 −3 259 15 1 0 1 0 14
11 Keith Jones‡ RW 12 2 2 4 −6 20 — — — — — —
7 Greg de Vries† D 67 1 3 4 −3 60 19 0 2 2 3 22
24 Jon Klemm D 39 1 2 3 4 31 19 0 1 1 1 10
4 Cam Russell† D 35 1 2 3 −5 84 — — — — — —
17[a] Christian Matte RW 7 1 1 2 −2 0 — — — — — —
33 Patrick Roy G 61 0 2 2 28 19 0 2 2 4
16 Warren Rychel LW 28 0 2 2 3 63 12 0 1 1 −1 14
15 Ted Crowley‡ D 7 0 1 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
44 Serge Aubin† LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
6 Wade Belak‡ D 22 0 0 0 −2 71 — — — — — —
1 Craig Billington G 21 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
32 Jeff Buchanan D 6 0 0 0 1 6 — — — — — —
30 Marc Denis G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
6 Chris Dingman† LW 1 0 0 0 0 7 — — — — — —
15 Mike Gaul† D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
28 Eric Lacroix‡ LW 7 0 0 0 −2 2 — — — — — —
27 Scott Parker RW 27 0 0 0 −3 71 — — — — — —
43 Dan Smith D 12 0 0 0 5 9 — — — — — —
59 Brian White D 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33 Patrick Roy 61 32 19 8 1673 139 2.29 .917 5 3648 19 11 8 650 52 2.66 .920 1 1173
1 Craig Billington 21 11 8 1 492 52 2.87 .894 0 1086 1 0 0 6 1 6.67 .833 0 9
30 Marc Denis 4 1 1 1 110 9 2.49 .918 0 217 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Calder Memorial Trophy Chris Drury [5]
NHL All-Rookie Team Chris Drury (Forward) [6]
Milan Hejduk (Forward)
NHL First All-Star Team Peter Forsberg (Center) [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Peter Forsberg[b] [8]
NHL Player of the Month Patrick Roy (January) [9]
NHL Player of the Week Joe Sakic (January 26) [10]
Peter Forsberg (March 8) [11]
Patrick Roy (March 29) [12]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Chris Drury October 10, 1998 [13]
Milan Hejduk
Dan Smith October 12, 1998
Jeff Buchanan November 6, 1998
Brian White November 21, 1998
Scott Parker November 28, 1998
Michael Gaul December 19, 1998
Serge Aubin December 31, 1998
600th assist Joe Sakic April 3, 1999 [14]

Transactions

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[15]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Alex Tanguay  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
1 17 Martin Skoula  Czech Republic Barrie Colts (OHL)
1 19 Robyn Regehr  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
1 20 Scott Parker  United States Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 28 Ramzi Abid  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2 38 Philippe Sauve  United States Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
2 53 Steve Moore  Canada Harvard University (ECAC)
3 79 Yevgeni Lazarev  Russia Kitchener Dutchmen (MWJHL)
5 141 K. C. Timmons  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
6 167 Alex Riazantsev  Russia Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Matte wore number 14 in his first five games.
  2. ^ Forsberg was voted to the starting lineup.[7]

Players wore a patch that read "CHS" to honor those lost during the Columbine High School shooting on 20 April, 1999.

References

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  • "1998-99 Colorado Avalanche Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, NY: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
  1. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.436, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  3. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ^ a b "1998-99 Colorado Avalanche Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Calder Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Colorado's Roy is January's Best". NHL.com. February 1, 1999. Archived from the original on November 18, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Colorado's Sakic is Player of the Week". NHL.com. January 26, 1999. Archived from the original on October 18, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "COYOTES". Tampa Bay Times. March 9, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024. FORSBERG HONORED: Avalanche center Peter Forsberg was named Player of the Week after leading all scorers with four goals and four assists in three games.
  12. ^ "Colorado's Roy Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. March 29, 1999. Archived from the original on October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "1998-99 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Avalanche Storm By Oilers - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. April 4, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023. In a game of milestones, Sakic reached 600 assists with a pair.
  15. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.