1998–99 Montreal Canadiens season

1998–99 Montreal Canadiens
Division 5th Northeast
Conference 11th Eastern
1998–99 record 32–39–11
Home record 21–15–5
Road record 11–24–6
Goals for 184
Goals against 209
Team information
General Manager Rejean Houle
Coach Alain Vigneault
Captain Vincent Damphousse (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Arena Bell Centre
Team leaders
Goals Martin Rucinsky (17)
Assists Mark Recchi (35)
Points Mark Recchi (47)
Penalties in minutes Shayne Corson (147)
Plus/minus Patrick Poulin
Turner Stevenson (+6)
Wins Jeff Hackett (24)
Goals against average Frederic Chabot (2.23)

The 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 90th season of play. The club finished 5th in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. It had been the worst season in over 48 years for the club. The Canadiens finished last in their division. Martin Rucinsky led the club with 17 goals. It was the first time since the 1940-41 season, that the Canadiens did not have at least one twenty-goal scorer.[1] On March 31, 1999, ownership announced that it has lost 3.8 million dollars in its last fiscal year.[2] Following the season, team president Ronald Corey resigned in May 1999.

Regular season

In March 1999, Captain Vincent Damphousse was traded.[3]

Final standings

Northeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
12Ottawa Senators82442315239179892103
24Toronto Maple Leafs8245307268231109597
36Boston Bruins82393013214181118291
47Buffalo Sabres82372817207175156191
511Montreal Canadiens82323911184209129975

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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[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

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
1WOctober 10, 19987–1New York Rangers (1998–99)1–0–0
2WOctober 13, 19981–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)2–0–0
3TOctober 16, 19982–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)2–0–1
4LOctober 17, 19983–4Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)2–1–1
5LOctober 19, 19981–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)2–2–1
6WOctober 21, 19983–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)3–2–1
7LOctober 24, 19980–3Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)3–3–1
8LOctober 28, 19982–9Boston Bruins (1998–99)3–4–1
9TOctober 29, 19981–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)3–4–2
10LOctober 31, 19981–5@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)3–5–2
11WNovember 4, 19984–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)4–5–2
12WNovember 7, 19984–2New York Islanders (1998–99)5–5–2
13WNovember 9, 19985–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)6–5–2
14LNovember 11, 19980–3@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)6–6–2
15LNovember 12, 19980–4@ New York Islanders (1998–99)6–7–2
16LNovember 14, 19981–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)6–8–2
17LNovember 17, 19984–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)6–9–2
18WNovember 19, 19984–3Calgary Flames (1998–99)7–9–2
19LNovember 21, 19982–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)7–10–2
20LNovember 27, 19981–5@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)7–11–2
21LNovember 28, 19983–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)7–12–2
22WNovember 30, 19983–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)8–12–2
23LDecember 2, 19981–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)8–13–2
24TDecember 4, 19981–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–13–3
25LDecember 5, 19983–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)8–14–3
26LDecember 9, 19982–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)8–15–3
27LDecember 11, 19982–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)8–16–3
28TDecember 12, 19982–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)8–16–4
29TDecember 14, 19982–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)8–16–5
30LDecember 18, 19982–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)8–17–5
31TDecember 19, 19981–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–17–6
32TDecember 21, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1998–99)8–17–7
33LDecember 23, 19981–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)8–18–7
34WDecember 26, 19982–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–18–7
35WDecember 29, 19985–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)10–18–7
36WDecember 31, 19982–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)11–18–7
37WJanuary 2, 19992–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)12–18–7
38LJanuary 4, 19993–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)12–19–7
39WJanuary 7, 19994–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)13–19–7
40WJanuary 9, 19993–2New York Islanders (1998–99)14–19–7
41WJanuary 11, 19993–1St. Louis Blues (1998–99)15–19–7
42LJanuary 12, 19991–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)15–20–7
43WJanuary 15, 19993–0@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)16–20–7
44WJanuary 16, 19993–0New York Rangers (1998–99)17–20–7
45TJanuary 18, 19994–4 OTWashington Capitals (1998–99)17–20–8
46LJanuary 21, 19990–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)17–21–8
47WJanuary 26, 19992–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)18–21–8
48LJanuary 27, 19991–2@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)18–22–8
49LJanuary 30, 19991–3Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)18–23–8
50LJanuary 31, 19993–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)18–24–8
51WFebruary 3, 19992–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)19–24–8
52LFebruary 4, 19992–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)19–25–8
53WFebruary 6, 19993–2Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–25–8
54LFebruary 9, 19992–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)20–26–8
55LFebruary 11, 19992–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–27–8
56WFebruary 13, 19994–0Florida Panthers (1998–99)21–27–8
57WFebruary 17, 19996–3@ New York Rangers (1998–99)22–27–8
58WFebruary 18, 19993–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)23–27–8
59LFebruary 20, 19992–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)23–28–8
60LFebruary 25, 19991–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)23–29–8
61WFebruary 27, 19994–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)24–29–8
62WMarch 2, 19994–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)25–29–8
63TMarch 3, 19994–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)25–29–9
64LMarch 6, 19991–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)25–30–9
65LMarch 8, 19992–5Florida Panthers (1998–99)25–31–9
66WMarch 11, 19993–0@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)26–31–9
67WMarch 13, 19992–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–31–9
68WMarch 18, 19993–2Nashville Predators (1998–99)28–31–9
69LMarch 20, 19990–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)28–32–9
70TMarch 22, 19991–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)28–32–10
71WMarch 24, 19992–0@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)29–32–10
72LMarch 25, 19991–2@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)29–33–10
73LMarch 27, 19991–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)29–34–10
74LApril 1, 19992–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)29–35–10
75WApril 3, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)30–35–10
76LApril 5, 19990–3@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)30–36–10
77WApril 7, 19992–0Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)31–36–10
78LApril 8, 19991–3@ New York Islanders (1998–99)31–37–10
79LApril 10, 19992–6New Jersey Devils (1998–99)31–38–10
80TApril 13, 19992–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)31–38–11
81LApril 14, 19992–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)31–39–11
82WApril 17, 19993–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)32–39–11

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mark RecchiRW6112354728-4302
Saku KoivuC6514304438-7420
Vincent DamphousseC6512243646-7322
Martin RucinskyLW7317173450-25501
Vladimir MalakhovD6213213477-7803
Shayne CorsonLW63122032147-10704
Benoit BrunetLW6014173131-1420
Turner StevensonRW69101727886002
Stephane QuintalD828192784-23114
Brian SavageLW5416102620-14504
Patrick PoulinC8181725216011
Sergei ZholtokC70715226-12203
Jonas HoglundLW748101816-5100
Eric WeinrichD666121877-12401
Patrice BriseboisD54391228-8101
Igor UlanovD763912109-3000
Scott ThorntonLW47741187-2101
Craig RivetD66281066-3000
Jason DaweRW37459140101
Dainius ZubrusC173584-3001
Brett ClarkD6122416-3000
Eric HoudeC81122-2001
Scott LachanceD1711211-2000
Dave MansonD1102248-3000
Matt HigginsC251010-2000
Miloslav GurenD120114-1000
Jeff HackettG5301160000
Arron AshamRW70000-4000
Andrei BashkirovLW100000-3000
Sylvain BlouinLW5000190000
Brad BrownD5000210000
Frederic ChabotG1100020000
Jonathan DelisleRW100000000
Jean-Francois JompheC600000000
Trent McClearyRW4600029-1000
Dave MorissetteLW10000521000
Alain NasreddineD8000331000
Terry RyanLW100050000
Jose TheodoreG1800000000
Jocelyn ThibaultG1000000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jeff Hackett309153242091172.27513601243.914
Jose Theodore913184120503.291406356.877
Jocelyn Thibault52910342232.611250227.908
Frederic Chabot43011130162.230188172.915
Team:4963823239112062.49722041998.907

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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;

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
116Eric Chouinard CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
245Mike Ribeiro CanadaRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
375Francois Beauchemin CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
5132Andrei Bashkirov RussiaFort Wayne Komets (IHL)
6152Gordie Dwyer CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
6162Andrei Markov RussiaKhimik Voskresensk (Russia)
7189Andrei Kruchinin RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
8201Craig Murray CanadaUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
8216Michael Ryder CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9247Darcy Harris CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.291, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.292, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.299, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  4. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  5. ↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. ↑ "1998–99 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  7. ↑ "1998-99 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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