1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 2nd Northeast
Conference 4th Eastern
1998–99 record 45–30–7
Home record 23–13–5
Road record 22–17–2
Goals for 268
Goals against 231
Team information
General Manager Ken Dryden
Coach Pat Quinn
Captain Mats Sundin
Arena Maple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre
Team leaders
Goals Sergei Berezin (37)
Assists Mats Sundin (52)
Points Mats Sundin (83)
Penalties in minutes Tie Domi (198)
Plus/minus Alexander Karpovtsev (+39)
Wins Curtis Joseph (35)
Goals against average Curtis Joseph (2.56)

The 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres.

Off-season

The Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.

Regular season

The 1998–99 season was a tremendous improvement for the Maple Leafs over the 1997–98 season and the team got plenty of help from its new members, including Bryan Berard, Sylvain Cote, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Karpovtsev (who led the NHL in plus-minus with +39, but was not eligible for the NHL Plus-Minus Award because he played just 58 games), Yanic Perreault and Steve Thomas (who finished second on the team in points, with 73). Former Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Pat Quinn replaced Mike Murphy as Toronto's head coach. Six Maple Leafs scored 20 or more goals. Toronto set a club record for most regular-season wins (45) and earned 97 points to finish second in the Northeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. They led the NHL in most goals for, with 268, and were the only team to score 200 or more even-strength goals.[1]

On November 12, 1998, the Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks on the road by a score of 10–3.[2] Mats Sundin recorded a hat-trick in the game, which was the first regular-season game in which the Leafs had scored ten goals since February 17, 1989, when they defeated the New York Rangers on the road, 10–6.[3]

Maple Leaf Gardens

  • On February 13, 1999, the Maple Leafs ended a 67-year tradition when they played their last game at Maple Leaf Gardens. The team lost 6–2 to the Chicago Blackhawks. Former Maple Leaf Doug Gilmour scored a fluke goal in that game and notorious tough guy Bob Probert scored the final NHL goal in Gardens history in the game's third period. During the emotional post-game ceremony, legendary Canadian singer Anne Murray performed "The Maple Leaf Forever" while wearing a Toronto jersey.

Air Canada Centre

Season 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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 10, 19982–1Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)1–0–0
2WOctober 13, 19983–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)2–0–0
3WOctober 16, 19987–3@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)3–0–0
4LOctober 17, 19981–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)3–1–0
5TOctober 19, 19982–2 OTNashville Predators (1998–99)3–1–1
6WOctober 23, 19985–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)4–1–1
7WOctober 24, 19986–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)5–1–1
8LOctober 26, 19980–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)5–2–1
9LOctober 30, 19981–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)5–3–1
10LOctober 31, 19983–6Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)5–4–1
11WNovember 4, 19983–0Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)6–4–1
12LNovember 5, 19981–4@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–5–1
13TNovember 7, 19986–6 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)6–5–2
14LNovember 9, 19981–3New York Islanders (1998–99)6–6–2
15WNovember 11, 19983–2Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)7–6–2
16WNovember 12, 199810–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)8–6–2
17WNovember 14, 19982–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)9–6–2
18LNovember 18, 19981–4@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)9–7–2
19LNovember 20, 19981–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)9–8–2
20WNovember 21, 19982–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)10–8–2
21WNovember 23, 19983–2Calgary Flames (1998–99)11–8–2
22WNovember 25, 19985–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)12–8–2
23LNovember 27, 19983–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)12–9–2
24WNovember 28, 19983–2 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)13–9–2
25WDecember 2, 19983–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)14–9–2
26WDecember 5, 19984–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)15–9–2
27LDecember 7, 19982–6@ New York Rangers (1998–99)15–10–2
28WDecember 11, 19983–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–10–2
29LDecember 12, 19980–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)16–11–2
30WDecember 16, 19985–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)17–11–2
31WDecember 19, 19987–4New York Rangers (1998–99)18–11–2
32WDecember 21, 19987–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)19–11–2
33LDecember 23, 19981–5Dallas Stars (1998–99)19–12–2
34LDecember 26, 19981–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)19–13–2
35WDecember 30, 19984–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)20–13–2
36WDecember 31, 19984–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)21–13–2
37LJanuary 2, 19992–5Washington Capitals (1998–99)21–14–2
38WJanuary 4, 19995–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)22–14–2
39LJanuary 7, 19991–2@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)22–15–2
40WJanuary 9, 19996–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)23–15–2
41WJanuary 12, 19994–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)24–15–2
42TJanuary 13, 19993–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)24–15–3
43WJanuary 16, 19994–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)25–15–3
44LJanuary 18, 19992–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)25–16–3
45WJanuary 20, 19996–4@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)26–16–3
46WJanuary 21, 19994–2@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)27–16–3
47LJanuary 28, 19990–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)27–17–3
48WJanuary 30, 19995–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)28–17–3
49WFebruary 2, 19993–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)29–17–3
50LFebruary 3, 19992–5@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)29–18–3
51WFebruary 6, 19993–2@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)30–18–3
52LFebruary 10, 19995–6Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)30–19–3
53LFebruary 13, 19992–6Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)30–20–3
54TFebruary 15, 19993–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)30–20–4
55WFebruary 17, 19993–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)31–20–4
56WFebruary 20, 19993–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1998–99)32–20–4
57LFebruary 22, 19993–4@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)32–21–4
58TFebruary 24, 19992–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)32–21–5
59WFebruary 25, 19994–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)33–21–5
60WFebruary 27, 19994–1Florida Panthers (1998–99)34–21–5
61LMarch 3, 19992–5New Jersey Devils (1998–99)34–22–5
62WMarch 4, 19994–0@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)35–22–5
63LMarch 6, 19991–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)35–23–5
64LMarch 8, 19992–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1998–99)35–24–5
65WMarch 9, 19996–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)36–24–5
66WMarch 11, 19992–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)37–24–5
67LMarch 13, 19991–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)37–25–5
68LMarch 17, 19991–4Boston Bruins (1998–99)37–26–5
69WMarch 20, 19993–1New Jersey Devils (1998–99)38–26–5
70LMarch 22, 19991–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)38–27–5
71LMarch 24, 19995–8San Jose Sharks (1998–99)38–28–5
72WMarch 26, 19997–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)39–28–5
73TMarch 27, 19992–2 OTBoston Bruins (1998–99)39–28–6
74WMarch 31, 19996–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)40–28–6
75WApril 1, 19995–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)41–28–6
76WApril 3, 19995–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)42–28–6
77TApril 5, 19992–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1998–99)42–28–7
78WApril 7, 19994–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)43–28–7
79LApril 8, 19991–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)43–29–7
80WApril 10, 19999–1Florida Panthers (1998–99)44–29–7
81WApril 14, 19993–2 OTNew York Islanders (1998–99)45–29–7
82LApril 17, 19992–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)45–30–7

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin823152835822406
Steve Thomas7828457333261107
Sergei Berezin763722591216914
Derek King812428522015804
Igor Korolev661334474611102
Mike Johnson792024443513532
Steve Sullivan632020402812405
Fredrik Modin671615313514103
Garry Valk7782129538100
Sylvain Cote79524292822001
Dmitri Yushkevich78622288825210
Alexander Karpovtsev56225275238101
Alyn McCauley399152427101
Tie Domi72814221985001
Tomas Kaberle5741822123002
Todd Warriner539101928-6101
Bryan Berard3851419227202
Yanic Perreault1278151210212
Jason Smith602111340-9000
Danny Markov574812475000
Yannick Tremblay35279160000
Darby Hendrickson3523530-4000
Curtis Joseph6705560000
Kris King67224105-16011
Ladislav Kohn1613441000
Lonny Bohonos730343000
Dallas Eakins18022243000
Chris McAllister20022394000
Kevyn Adams100000000
Kevin Dahl300020000
Glenn Healy900000000
Jason Podollan400000000
Felix Potvin500000000
Jeff Reese200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph400167352471712.56319031732.910
Glenn Healy5469630272.970257230.895
Felix Potvin2995320193.810142123.866
Jeff Reese106211084.5305143.843
Team:495282453072252.73323532128.904

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin17881616302
Sergei Berezin1766124202
Steve Thomas1763912201
Lonny Bohonos93692000
Yanic Perreault173696002
Bryan Berard171898100
Garry Valk1734722001
Steve Sullivan1333614200
Dmitri Yushkevich1715622100
Danny Markov1706618000
Mike Johnson173254001
Alexander Karpovtsev1413412100
Derek King161344000
Sylvain Cote1721310000
Tomas Kaberle140332000
Kris King1711225000
Kevyn Adams702214000
Tie Domi1402224000
Adam Mair510114000
Chris McAllister60114000
Dallas Eakins10000000
Glenn Healy10000000
Curtis Joseph170002000
Ladislav Kohn20005000
Igor Korolev10000000
Fredrik Modin80006000
Todd Warriner90002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph10111798412.431440399.907
Glenn Healy2010000.000551.000
Team:10311798412.391445404.908

[6]

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;

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-99 season.

Trades

July 2, 1998 To Calgary Flames
David Cooper
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ladislav Kohn
October 14, 1998 To New York Rangers
Mathieu Schneider
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Alexander Karpovtsev
4th round pick in 1999 (Mirko Murovic)
January 9, 1999 To New York Islanders
Felix Potvin
6th round pick in 1999 (Fedor Fedorov)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan Berard
6th round pick in 1999 (Jan Socher)
February 16, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Darby Hendrickson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris McAllister
February 17, 1999 To Florida Panthers
Jeff Ware
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Nemirovsky
March 23, 1999 To Edmonton Oilers
Jason Smith
To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1999 (Jonathan Zion)
2nd round pick in 2000 (Kris Vernarsky)
March 23, 1999 To Los Angeles Kings
Jason Podollan
3rd round pick in 1999 (Cory Campbell)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Yanic Perreault

Waivers

October 5, 1998 From St. Louis Blues
Kevin Dahl

Expansion Draft

June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Yannick Tremblay

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Steve ThomasNew Jersey Devils
Dallas EakinsFlorida Panthers
Curtis JosephEdmonton Oilers
Niklas AnderssonSan Jose Sharks
Garry ValkPittsburgh Penguins
Glen FeatherstoneChicago Wolves (IHL)
PlayerNew Team
Kelly FairchildDallas Stars
Mike CraigSan Jose Sharks
Marcel CousineauNew York Islanders
Wendel ClarkTampa Bay Lightning
Matt MartinDallas Stars

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Finals

The Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a Conference Final series. Buffalo, meanwhile, was in the third round for the second consecutive year.

With the series victory, the Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 24 years.

Toronto (4) vs. Buffalo (7)
Date Away Home Score
May 23 Buffalo Toronto 5 – 4
May 25 Buffalo Toronto 6 – 3
May 27 Toronto Buffalo 4 – 2
May 29 Toronto Buffalo 5 – 2
May 31 Buffalo Toronto 4 – 2
Buffalo wins series 4–1 and Prince of Wales Trophy

Roster

1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Awards and honors

  • Curtis Joseph, Runner-up, Vezina Trophy.
  • Curtis Joseph, Runner-up, Lester B. Trophy.
  • Pat Quinn, Runner-Up, Jack Adams Trophy.[7]

Draft picks

Toronto'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)
110Nik Antropov KazakhstanTorpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
235Petr Svoboda Czech RepublicBK Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic)
369Jamie Hodson CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
487Alexei Ponikarovsky UkraineDynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)
5126Morgan Warren CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6154Allan Rourke CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
7181Jonathan Gagnon CanadaCape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
8215Dwight Wolfe CanadaHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8228Michal Travnicek Czech RepublicChemopetrol Litvinov (Czech Republic)
9236Sergei Rostov RussiaDynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)

References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199811120CHI.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/198902170NYR.html
  4. Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  5. "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. "1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  7. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
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