1998–99 Boston Bruins season

1998–99 Boston Bruins

Division

3rd Northeast

1998–99 record

39–30–13

Goals for

214

Goals against

181

Team information

Coach

Captain

Team leaders

Regular season

The Bruins' 11 shutouts were the most among all 27 teams.^[1] The Bruins also scored the fewest short-handed goals (3), allowed the fewest power-play goals (33) and had the best penalty-kill percentage (89.18%)^[2]

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

^[3]

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

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance	Record
1	April 22	Boston Bruins	2–0	Carolina Hurricanes	11,059	1–0
2	April 24	Boston Bruins	2–3 (OT)	Carolina Hurricanes	11,059	1–1
3	April 26	Carolina Hurricanes	3–2	Boston Bruins	17,565	1–2
4	April 28	Carolina Hurricanes	1–4	Boston Bruins	17,565	2–2
5	April 30	Boston Bruins	4–3 (2OT)	Carolina Hurricanes	11,059	3–2
6	May 2	Carolina Hurricanes	0–2	Boston Bruins	17,565	4–2

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance	Record
1	May 6	Buffalo Sabres	2–4	Boston Bruins	17,565	1–0
2	May 9	Buffalo Sabres	3–1	Boston Bruins	17,565	1–1
3	May 12	Boston Bruins	2–3	Buffalo Sabres	18,595	1–2
4	May 14	Boston Bruins	0–3	Buffalo Sabres	18,595	1–3
5	May 16	Buffalo Sabres	3–5	Boston Bruins	17,565	2–3
6	May 18	Boston Bruins	2–3	Buffalo Sabres	18,595	2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Allison, JasonJason Allison	C	82	23	53	76	68	5	5	1	3
Khristich, DmitriDmitri Khristich	LW/C	79	29	42	71	48	11	13	1	6
Bourque, RaymondRaymond Bourque	D	81	10	47	57	34	-7	8	0	3
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov	LW	79	25	26	51	18	-6	6	0	8
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton	C	81	16	25	41	69	3	7	0	1
Carter, AnsonAnson Carter	RW	55	24	16	40	22	7	6	0	6
Heinze, SteveSteve Heinze	RW	73	22	18	40	30	7	9	0	3
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren	D	52	6	18	24	48	1	3	0	0
DiMaio, RobRob DiMaio	RW	71	7	14	21	95	-14	1	0	0
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe	D	60	5	15	20	66	-5	4	0	0
Axelsson, P.J.P.J. Axelsson	LW	77	7	10	17	18	-14	0	0	2
Ferraro, PeterPeter Ferraro	LW	46	6	8	14	44	10	1	0	1
Ledyard, GrantGrant Ledyard	D	47	4	8	12	33	-8	1	0	2
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney	D	81	2	10	12	64	14	0	0	0
Taylor, TimTim Taylor	C	49	4	7	11	55	-10	0	0	1
Gill, HalHal Gill	D	80	3	7	10	63	-10	0	0	2
Bates, ShawnShawn Bates	C	33	5	4	9	2	3	0	0	0
Taylor, ChrisChris Taylor	C	37	3	5	8	12	-3	0	1	0
Mann, CameronCameron Mann	RW	33	5	2	7	17	0	1	0	1
Wilson, LandonLandon Wilson	RW	22	3	3	6	17	0	0	0	0
Ellett, DaveDave Ellett	D	54	0	6	6	25	11	0	0	0
Timander, MattiasMattias Timander	D	22	0	6	6	10	4	0	0	0
Belanger, KenKen Belanger	LW	45	1	4	5	152	-2	0	0	0
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner	LW	69	1	3	4	119	-6	0	0	0
Donato, TedTed Donato	LW	14	1	3	4	4	0	0	0	0
Laaksonen, AnttiAntti Laaksonen	LW	11	1	2	3	2	-1	0	0	0
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe	G	68	0	2	2	25	0	0	0	0
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille	C	4	0	2	2	0	-1	0	0	0
Savage, AndreAndre Savage	C	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Girard, JonathanJonathan Girard	D	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Henderson, JayJay Henderson	LW	4	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Mathieu, MarquisMarquis Mathieu	C	9	0	0	0	8	-1	0	0	0
Nickulas, EricEric Nickulas	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nordstrom, PeterPeter Nordstrom	C	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Smith, BrandonBrandon Smith	D	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Tallas, RobbieRobbie Tallas	G	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vaske, DennisDennis Vaske	D	3	0	0	0	6	-3	0	0	0
Virtue, TerryTerry Virtue	D	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe	4001	68	32	23	11	133	1.99	10	1800	1667	.926
Tallas, RobbieRobbie Tallas	987	17	7	7	2	43	2.61	1	421	378	.898
Team:	4988	82	39	30	13	176	2.12	11	2221	2045	.921

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	GWG
Allison, JasonJason Allison	C	12	2	9	11	6	1	1	0
Bourque, RaymondRaymond Bourque	D	12	1	9	10	14	1	0	0
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton	C	11	3	6	9	4	1	2	2
Carter, AnsonAnson Carter	RW	12	4	3	7	0	-3	1	1
Heinze, SteveSteve Heinze	RW	12	4	3	7	0	-1	2	0
Khristich, DmitriDmitri Khristich	LW/C	12	3	4	7	6	1	0	1
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov	LW	11	3	1	4	0	3	0	0
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney	D	11	3	0	3	6	2	1	0
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe	D	11	1	2	3	4	-3	1	0
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren	D	12	0	3	3	10	4	0	0
Taylor, TimTim Taylor	C	12	0	3	3	8	1	0	0
DiMaio, RobRob DiMaio	RW	12	2	0	2	8	2	0	1
Axelsson, P.J.P.J. Axelsson	LW	12	1	1	2	4	-1	0	0
Timander, MattiasMattias Timander	D	4	1	1	2	2	3	0	0
Wilson, LandonLandon Wilson	RW	8	1	1	2	8	-2	1	1
Belanger, KenKen Belanger	LW	12	1	0	1	16	2	0	0
Bates, ShawnShawn Bates	C	12	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe	G	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Ellett, DaveDave Ellett	D	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Gill, HalHal Gill	D	12	0	0	0	14	-1	0	0
Ledyard, GrantGrant Ledyard	D	2	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0
Mann, CameronCameron Mann	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nickulas, EricEric Nickulas	RW	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe	768	12	6	6	26	2.03	2	330	304	.921
Team:	768	12	6	6	26	2.03	2	330	304	.921

^[5]

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

Harry Sinden, Lester Patrick Trophy^[6]

References

↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999_goalies.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999.html
↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ "1998-99 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.426, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

"1998–99 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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1998–99 Boston Bruins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 2

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

See also

References

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