1997–98 Boston Bruins season
1997–98 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 2nd Northeast |
1997–98 record | 39-30-13 |
Goals for | 221 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Mike O'Connell |
Coach | Pat Burns |
Captain | Ray Bourque |
Alternate captains |
Ken Baumgartner Unknown |
Arena | Fleet Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jason Allison (33) |
Assists | Jason Allison (50) |
Points | Jason Allison (83) |
Penalties in minutes | Ken Baumgartner (199) |
Wins | Byron Dafoe (30) |
Goals against average | Rob Tallas (1.83) |
The 1997–98 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 74th season. The season involved drafting Joe Thornton first overall.
Offseason
NHL Draft
Boston's picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Joe Thornton | Center | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |
1 | 8 | Sergei Samsonov | Left Wing | Detroit Vipers (IHL) | |
2 | 27 | Ben Clymer | Right Wing | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | |
3 | 54 | Mattias Karlin | Center | Modo Hockey (Sweden) | |
3 | 63 | Lee Goren | Right Wing | University of North Dakota (WCHA) | |
4 | 81 | Karol Bartanus | Right Wing | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
6 | 135 | Denis Timofeyev | Defense | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
7 | 162 | Joel Trottier | Right Wing | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
7 | 180 | Jim Baxter | Defense | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
8 | 191 | Antti Laaksonen | Left Wing | University of Denver (WCHA) | |
9 | 218 | Eric Van Acker | Defense | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | |
9 | 246 | Jay Henderson | Left Wing | Edmonton Ice (WHL) |
Regular season
The Bruins allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (3) and were the most disciplined team during the regular season, being short-handed only 285 times.[1]
Final standings
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 228 | 188 | 98 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 221 | 194 | 91 |
3 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 211 | 187 | 89 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 235 | 208 | 87 |
5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 193 | 200 | 83 |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 200 | 219 | 74 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 225 | 166 | 107 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 228 | 188 | 98 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 242 | 193 | 95 |
4 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 219 | 202 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 221 | 194 | 91 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 211 | 187 | 89 |
7 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 235 | 208 | 87 |
8 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 193 | 200 | 83 |
9 | Carolina Hurricanes | NE | 82 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 200 | 219 | 74 |
10 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 212 | 225 | 71 |
11 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 197 | 231 | 68 |
12 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 203 | 256 | 63 |
13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 151 | 269 | 44 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | W | October 2, 1997 | 6–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 4, 1997 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 7, 1997 | 2–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 8, 1997 | 3–2 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 11, 1997 | 2–5 | @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 2–3–0 |
6 | W | October 13, 1997 | 3–0 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 3–3–0 |
7 | W | October 15, 1997 | 5–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | October 17, 1997 | 2–0 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 5–3–0 |
9 | W | October 18, 1997 | 3–0 | @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 6–3–0 |
10 | W | October 21, 1997 | 2–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 7–3–0 |
11 | T | October 23, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 7–3–1 |
12 | L | October 25, 1997 | 4–5 | Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 7–4–1 |
13 | L | October 30, 1997 | 0–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 7–5–1 |
14 | W | November 1, 1997 | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 8–5–1 |
15 | W | November 2, 1997 | 3–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 9–5–1 |
16 | W | November 6, 1997 | 2–0 | Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 10–5–1 |
17 | L | November 8, 1997 | 0–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 10–6–1 |
18 | T | November 12, 1997 | 3–3 OT | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 10–6–2 |
19 | L | November 13, 1997 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 10–7–2 |
20 | T | November 15, 1997 | 3–3 OT | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 10–7–3 |
21 | W | November 17, 1997 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 11–7–3 |
22 | T | November 19, 1997 | 3–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 11–7–4 |
23 | L | November 20, 1997 | 0–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 11–8–4 |
24 | L | November 22, 1997 | 0–2 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 11–9–4 |
25 | L | November 26, 1997 | 5–10 | @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 11–10–4 |
26 | L | November 28, 1997 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 11–11–4 |
27 | T | November 29, 1997 | 1–1 OT | Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 11–11–5 |
28 | L | December 1, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 11–12–5 |
29 | W | December 3, 1997 | 3–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 12–12–5 |
30 | W | December 6, 1997 | 4–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 13–12–5 |
31 | W | December 11, 1997 | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 14–12–5 |
32 | W | December 13, 1997 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 15–12–5 |
33 | W | December 15, 1997 | 6–2 | @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 16–12–5 |
34 | L | December 17, 1997 | 0–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 16–13–5 |
35 | T | December 18, 1997 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 16–13–6 |
36 | L | December 20, 1997 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1997–98) | 16–14–6 |
37 | L | December 22, 1997 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 16–15–6 |
38 | W | December 27, 1997 | 3–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 17–15–6 |
39 | L | December 28, 1997 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1997–98) | 17–16–6 |
40 | T | December 31, 1997 | 2–2 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 17–16–7 |
41 | T | January 1, 1998 | 0–0 OT | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 17–16–8 |
42 | W | January 3, 1998 | 3–0 | San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 18–16–8 |
43 | W | January 7, 1998 | 2–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 19–16–8 |
44 | W | January 8, 1998 | 5–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 20–16–8 |
45 | T | January 12, 1998 | 1–1 OT | New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 20–16–9 |
46 | W | January 14, 1998 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 21–16–9 |
47 | L | January 21, 1998 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 21–17–9 |
48 | L | January 24, 1998 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 21–18–9 |
49 | L | January 25, 1998 | 1–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 21–19–9 |
50 | W | January 27, 1998 | 6–1 | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 22–19–9 |
51 | L | January 29, 1998 | 2–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 22–20–9 |
52 | W | January 31, 1998 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1997–98) | 23–20–9 |
53 | T | February 1, 1998 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Islanders (1997–98) | 23–20–10 |
54 | T | February 4, 1998 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 23–20–11 |
55 | L | February 5, 1998 | 1–3 | St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 23–21–11 |
56 | L | February 7, 1998 | 1–3 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 23–22–11 |
57 | T | February 26, 1998 | 1–1 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 23–22–12 |
58 | W | February 28, 1998 | 6–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 24–22–12 |
59 | W | March 1, 1998 | 5–4 | @ New York Islanders (1997–98) | 25–22–12 |
60 | W | March 3, 1998 | 3–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 26–22–12 |
61 | T | March 5, 1998 | 1–1 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 26–22–13 |
62 | L | March 7, 1998 | 1–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 26–23–13 |
63 | W | March 10, 1998 | 6–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 27–23–13 |
64 | L | March 12, 1998 | 2–5 | Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 27–24–13 |
65 | W | March 14, 1998 | 5–1 | New York Rangers (1997–98) | 28–24–13 |
66 | W | March 16, 1998 | 4–3 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 29–24–13 |
67 | W | March 19, 1998 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 30–24–13 |
68 | W | March 21, 1998 | 2–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 31–24–13 |
69 | L | March 22, 1998 | 0–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 31–25–13 |
70 | W | March 26, 1998 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 32–25–13 |
71 | L | March 28, 1998 | 2–3 OT | Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 32–26–13 |
72 | W | March 30, 1998 | 4–1 | Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 33–26–13 |
73 | W | April 1, 1998 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1997–98) | 34–26–13 |
74 | L | April 3, 1998 | 4–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 34–27–13 |
75 | L | April 6, 1998 | 0–3 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 34–28–13 |
76 | W | April 7, 1998 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 35–28–13 |
77 | W | April 9, 1998 | 4–1 | New York Islanders (1997–98) | 36–28–13 |
78 | L | April 11, 1998 | 2–3 | New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 36–29–13 |
79 | W | April 13, 1998 | 3–2 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 37–29–13 |
80 | W | April 15, 1998 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 38–29–13 |
81 | L | April 18, 1998 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 38–30–13 |
82 | W | April 19, 1998 | 2–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 39–30–13 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Allison | C | 81 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 60 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
Dmitri Khristich | LW/C | 82 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
Raymond Bourque | D | 82 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 80 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Sergei Samsonov | LW | 81 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Steve Heinze | RW | 61 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 54 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Anson Carter | RW | 78 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Ted Donato | LW | 79 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Tim Taylor | C | 79 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 57 | -16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Rob DiMaio | RW | 79 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 82 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
P.J. Axelsson | LW | 82 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 38 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kyle McLaren | D | 66 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Ellett | D | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Sullivan | C | 77 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Don Sweeney | D | 59 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Van Impe | D | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Ledyard | D | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Thornton | C | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Gill | D | 68 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Landon Wilson | RW | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Byron Dafoe | G | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Bates | C | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mattias Timander | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Malkoc | D | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Baumgartner | LW | 82 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 199 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Mann | RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Carey | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Chynoweth | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Lang | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirk Nielsen | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Prpic | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Robitaille | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Yves Roy | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbie Tallas | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Dafoe | 3693 | 65 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 138 | 2.24 | 6 | 1602 | 1464 | .914 |
Robbie Tallas | 788 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1.83 | 1 | 326 | 302 | .926 |
Jim Carey | 496 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2.90 | 2 | 225 | 201 | .893 |
Team: | 4977 | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 186 | 2.24 | 9 | 2153 | 1967 | .914 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Allison | C | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Samsonov | LW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Raymond Bourque | D | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitri Khristich | LW/C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Van Impe | D | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Anson Carter | RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P.J. Axelsson | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob DiMaio | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle McLaren | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Ellett | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Sullivan | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Baumgartner | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Byron Dafoe | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Donato | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Gill | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Heinze | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Ledyard | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Taylor | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Thornton | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Landon Wilson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Dafoe | 422 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1.99 | 1 | 159 | 145 | .912 |
Team: | 422 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1.99 | 1 | 159 | 145 | .912 |
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;
Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record |
1 | April 22 | Boston Bruins | 1–3 | Washington Capitals | 15,117 | 0–1 |
2 | April 24 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 (2OT) | Washington Capitals | 19,740 | 1–1 |
3 | April 26 | Washington Capitals | 3–2 (2OT) | Boston Bruins | 15,520 | 1–2 |
4 | April 28 | Washington Capitals | 3–0 | Boston Bruins | 17,131 | 1–3 |
5 | May 1 | Boston Bruins | 4–0 | Washington Capitals | 19,740 | 2–3 |
6 | May 3 | Washington Capitals | 3–2 (OT) | Boston Bruins | 15,163 | 2–4 |
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References
- ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html
- ↑ "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "1997-98 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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