1998–99 New Jersey Devils season

1998–99 New Jersey Devils
Atlantic Division Champions
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 1st Eastern
1998–99 record 47–24–11
Home record 19–14–8
Road record 28–10–3
Goals for 248
Goals against 196
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Robbie Ftorek
Captain Scott Stevens
Alternate captains Denis Pederson
Ken Daneyko
Randy McKay
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Average attendance ?
Team leaders
Goals Petr Sykora (29)
Assists Petr Sykora (43)
Points Petr Sykora (72)
Penalties in minutes Krzysztof Oliwa (240)
Plus/minus Scott Stevens (+29)
Wins Martin Brodeur (39)
Goals against average Martin Brodeur (2.29)
<1997–98 1999–00>

The 1998–99 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. Despite winning the Atlantic Division and being the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Devils were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Devils' 28 regular-season road wins were the most in the NHL.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

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Eastern Conference[2]
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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 10, 19981–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 0–1–0
2LOctober 14, 19981–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 0–2–0
3WOctober 16, 19982–1 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 1–2–0
4LOctober 17, 19982–4 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 1–3–0
5WOctober 22, 19983–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 2–3–0
6WOctober 24, 19983–1 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 3–3–0
7LOctober 28, 19980–4 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 3–4–0
8WOctober 29, 19982–1 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 4–4–0
9WOctober 31, 19983–1 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 5–4–0
10WNovember 3, 19983–1 New York Rangers (1998–99) 6–4–0
11WNovember 7, 19984–3 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 7–4–0
13WNovember 11, 19983–0 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 8–5–0
14WNovember 13, 19984–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 9–5–0
15LNovember 14, 19981–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 9–6–0
16WNovember 19, 19983–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 10–6–0
17TNovember 21, 19983–3 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 10–6–1
18WNovember 22, 19985–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 11–6–1
19WNovember 25, 19985–2 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 12–6–1
20LNovember 26, 19982–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 12–7–1
21WNovember 28, 19983–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 13–7–1
22WDecember 1, 19984–0 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 14–7–1
23TDecember 4, 19981–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 14–7–2
24WDecember 5, 19987–5 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 15–7–2
25TDecember 8, 19985–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 15–7–3
26WDecember 10, 19985–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 16–7–3
27WDecember 12, 19985–3 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 17–7–3
28WDecember 16, 19986–3 New York Rangers (1998–99) 18–7–3
29LDecember 18, 19982–5 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 18–8–3
30TDecember 19, 19981–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 18–8–4
31WDecember 23, 19984–2 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 19–8–4
32LDecember 26, 19980–2 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 19–9–4
33WDecember 28, 19987–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 20–9–4
34WDecember 30, 19983–2 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 21–9–4
35LJanuary 2, 19990–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 21–10–4
36TJanuary 5, 19993–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 21–10–5
37WJanuary 6, 19995–2 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 22–10–5
38LJanuary 9, 19992–3 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 22–11–5
39LJanuary 11, 19992–4 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 22–12–5
40LJanuary 14, 19992–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 22–13–5
41WJanuary 15, 19993–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 23–13–5
42LJanuary 18, 19991–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 23–14–5
43WJanuary 20, 19994–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 24–14–5
44WJanuary 21, 19993–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 25–14–5
45WJanuary 26, 19994–1 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 26–14–5
46WJanuary 28, 19992–0 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 27–14–5
47LJanuary 30, 19992–3 OT Nashville Predators (1998–99) 27–15–5
48TFebruary 1, 19992–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 27–15–6
49WFebruary 3, 19994–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 28–15–6
50WFebruary 4, 19992–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 29–15–6
51LFebruary 6, 19992–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 29–16–6
52LFebruary 9, 19993–4 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 29–17–6
53LFebruary 12, 19992–3 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 29–18–6
54WFebruary 13, 19996–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 30–18–6
55TFebruary 15, 19993–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 30–18–7
56WFebruary 17, 19997–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 31–18–7
57LFebruary 19, 19991–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 31–19–7
58LFebruary 20, 19992–3 New York Islanders (1998–99) 31–20–7
59WFebruary 22, 19993–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 32–20–7
60TFebruary 25, 19993–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 32–20–8
61WFebruary 28, 19994–1 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 33–20–8
62WMarch 3, 19995–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 34–20–8
63LMarch 5, 19991–4 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 34–21–8
64WMarch 7, 19994–2 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 35–21–8
65WMarch 9, 19993–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 36–21–8
66WMarch 15, 19992–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 37–21–8
67WMarch 17, 19994–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 38–21–8
68LMarch 20, 19991–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 38–22–8
69TMarch 23, 19991–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 38–22–9
70WMarch 25, 19995–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 39–22–9
71TMarch 27, 19994–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 39–22–10
72TMarch 28, 19992–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 39–22–11
73WMarch 31, 19997–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 40–22–11
74WApril 3, 19994–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 41–22–11
75WApril 4, 19994–1 New York Rangers (1998–99) 42–22–11
76LApril 6, 19992–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 42–23–11
77WApril 8, 19991–0 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 43–23–11
78WApril 10, 19996–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 44–23–11
79LApril 12, 19992–4 New York Islanders (1998–99) 44–24–11
80WApril 14, 19992–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 45–24–11
81WApril 16, 19993–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 46–24–11
82WApril 17, 19994–1 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 47–24–11

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals

The Devils opened the 1999 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins having only reached the second round of the playoffs once in the three years following its 1995 Cup win. They appeared to be on their way to a series victory against the Penguins when they led Game 6 late; but Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr, silent all series to that point, scored with two minutes to go in the third to send the game to overtime and later scored the overtime winner to ensure a seventh game . The Devils never recovered, never once leading in Game 7 before eventually losing 4–2 .

New Jersey (1) vs. Pittsburgh (8)
Date Away Home OT Score
April 22 Pittsburgh New Jersey 3 – 1
April 24 Pittsburgh New Jersey 4 – 1
April 25 New Jersey Pittsburgh 4 – 2
April 27 New Jersey Pittsburgh 4 – 2
April 30 Pittsburgh New Jersey 4 – 3
May 2 New Jersey Pittsburgh OT 3 – 2
May 4 Pittsburgh New Jersey 4 – 2
Pittsburgh wins series 4 – 3

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora RW 80 29 43 72 22161507
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik C 78 27 37 64 11916508
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 82 24 33 57 1411553
Arnott, JasonJason Arnott C 74 27 27 54 7910803
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 74 17 33 50 3419302
Morrison, BrendanBrendan Morrison C 76 13 33 46 18-4502
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 72 11 35 46 2616113
McKay, RandyRandy McKay RW 70 17 20 37 14310305
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 70 5 26 31 1146100
Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk LW 52 15 13 28 201403
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW 70 14 13 27 103114
Sharifijanov, VadimVadim Sharifijanov LW 53 11 16 27 2811102
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 75 5 22 27 6429001
Pederson, DenisDenis Pederson C/RW 76 11 12 23 66-10301
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 47 5 10 15 288301
Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof Oliwa LW 64 5 7 12 2404001
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 82 2 9 11 6327000
Dean, KevinKevin Dean D 62 1 10 11 224100
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter C 56 2 8 10 36-3000
Bombardir, BradBrad Bombardir D 56 1 7 8 16-4000
Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray D 70 1 7 8 1105000
Nemchinov, SergeiSergei Nemchinov LW 10 4 0 4 64101
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 70 0 4 4 40000
Lakovic, SashaSasha Lakovic RW 16 0 3 3 590000
Sutton, KenKen Sutton D 5 1 0 1 01000
Madden, JohnJohn Madden C 4 0 1 1 0-2000
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri G 12 0 1 1 00000
Daniels, ScottScott Daniels LW 1 0 0 0 00000
Muir, BryanBryan Muir D 1 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 4239 70 39 21 10 162 2.29 417281566.906
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri 726 12 8 3 1 30 2.48 1294264.898
Team: 4965 82 47 24 11 192 2.32 520221830.905

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Holik, BobbyBobby Holik C 7 0 7 7 6000
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora RW 7 3 3 6 4001
McKay, RandyRandy McKay RW 7 3 2 5 2001
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 7 0 5 5 6000
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 5 3 1 4 4101
Arnott, JasonJason Arnott C 7 2 2 4 4100
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 7 1 3 4 18100
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 7 2 1 3 10200
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 7 0 3 3 10000
Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk LW 4 2 0 2 4000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 7 0 2 2 2000
Morrison, BrendanBrendan Morrison C 7 0 2 2 0000
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW 7 1 0 1 0000
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 7 1 0 1 2010
Pederson, DenisDenis Pederson C/RW 3 0 1 1 0000
Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray D 2 0 1 1 0000
Bombardir, BradBrad Bombardir D 5 0 0 0 0000
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter C 7 0 0 0 2000
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 7 0 0 0 8000
Dean, KevinKevin Dean D 7 0 0 0 0000
Nemchinov, SergeiSergei Nemchinov LW 4 0 0 0 0000
Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof Oliwa LW 1 0 0 0 2000
Sharifijanov, VadimVadim Sharifijanov LW 4 0 0 0 0000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 425 7 3 4 20 2.82 0139119.856
Team: 425 7 3 4 20 2.82 0139119.856

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 26 Mike Van Ryn  Canada D University of Michigan (CCHA)
1 27 Scott Gomez  United States C Tri-City Americans (WHL) [4]
2 37 Christian Berglund  Sweden C Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
3 82 Brian Gionta  United States RW Boston College (Hockey East) [5]
4 96 Mikko Jokela  Finland D HIFK (SM-liiga) [6]
4 105 Pierre Dagenais  Canada LW Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) [7]
5 119 Anton But  Russia LW Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague) [8]
5 143 Ryan Flinn  Canada LW Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
6 172 Jacques Lariviere  Canada LW Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
7 199 Erik Jensen  United States W Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
8 227 Marko Ahosilta  Finland F KalPa (SM-liiga)
9 257 Ryan Held  Canada W Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  2. ↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ↑ "1998-99 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1998 first-round pick from Dallas for Carolina's 1998 second-round pick (used on John Erskine) and the Devils' 1998 second-round pick (used on Tyler Bouck) on June 27, 1998.
  5. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1998 third-round pick (originally Pittsburgh's) from Edmonton for the Devils' 1998 fourth-round pick (used on Kristian Antila), 1998 fifth-round pick (used on Oleg Smirnov), and the rights to Fredrik Lindqvist on June 27, 1998. The Devils' original third-round pick was traded to San Jose for Vlastimil Kroupa on August 22, 1997.
  6. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1998 fourth-round pick from Chicago for Reid Simpson on January 8, 1998.
  7. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1998 fourth-round pick (originally Boston's) from Los Angeles for Doug Bodger on June 18, 1998. The Devils' original fourth-round pick had been traded to Edmonton (see above note for Brian Gionta).
  8. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1998 fifth-round pick from Vancouver for Peter Zezel on February 5, 1998.
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