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The 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's seventh season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the third consecutive year, the Lighting were unable to qualify for the playoffs. They also finished in last place for the second consecutive year as well.
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Division | 4th Southeast |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
1998–99 record | 19–54–9 |
Home record | 12–25–4 |
Road record | 7–29–5 |
Goals for | 179 |
Goals against | 292 |
Team information | |
General manager | Phil Esposito (Oct) Jacques Demers (Oct-Apr) |
Coach | Jacques Demers |
Captain | Rob Zamuner |
Arena | Ice Palace |
Average attendance | 11,510 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cleveland Lumberjacks Chesapeake Icebreakers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wendel Clark (28) |
Assists | Darcy Tucker (22) |
Points | Darcy Tucker (43) |
Penalty minutes | Darcy Tucker (176) |
Plus/minus | Andrei Skopintsev (+1) |
Wins | Corey Schwab (8) |
Goals against average | Corey Schwab (3.52) |
On the eve of the regular season opener, Mikael Renberg stepped down as team captain and was replaced by Rob Zamuner.[1]
The Lightning again finished last in scoring, with just 179 goals for. They also allowed the most goals of all 27 teams, with 292 goals against.[2]
The 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 1999, at the Ice Palace in Tampa Bay, Florida, home to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It would be Wayne Gretzky's last All-Star Game.
R | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 210 | 202 | 1158 | 86 |
2 | 9 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 210 | 228 | 1522 | 78 |
3 | 12 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 200 | 218 | 1381 | 68 |
4 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 179 | 292 | 1316 | 47 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
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October: 4–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–3–1)
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November: 2–8–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–3–0)
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December: 3–10–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 2–6–1)
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January: 2–9–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–6–1)
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February: 2–8–1 (home: 2–6–0; road: 0–2–1)
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March: 4–9–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–5–1)
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April: 2–4–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 0–4–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
32 | Corey Schwab | 40 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1153 | 126 | 3.52 | .891 | 0 | 2146 |
93 | Daren Puppa | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 350 | 33 | 2.87 | .906 | 2 | 691 |
30 | Bill Ranford‡ | 32 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 858 | 102 | 3.90 | .881 | 1 | 1568 |
31 | Kevin Hodson† | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 11 | 2.77 | .907 | 0 | 238 |
35 | Derek Wilkinson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 128 | 13 | 3.08 | .898 | 0 | 253 |
1 | Zac Bierk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2.03 | .905 | 0 | 59 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | John Cullen | [6] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Wendel Clark | [7] |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Vincent Lecavalier (February) | [8] |
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[9]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Vincent Lecavalier | Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
3 | 64 | Brad Richards | Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
3 | 72 | Dmitri Afanasenkov | Russia | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
4 | 92 | Eric Beaudoin | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
5 | 121 | Curtis Rich | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
6 | 146 | Sergei Kuznetsov | Russia | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) |
7 | 174 | Brett Allan | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
7 | 194 | Oak Hewer | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
8 | 221 | Daniel Hulak | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
9 | 229 | Chris Lyness | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
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