1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	8th Eastern
1998–99 record	38–30–14
Goals for	242
Goals against	225
Team information
General Manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Kevin Constantine
Captain	Jaromír Jágr
Alternate captains	Alexei Kovalev Martin Straka

Offseason

Regular season

The Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.[1]

Final 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

[2]

Eastern Conference[3]

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

1998–99 Schedule
October: 4–3–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 4–2–1), 10 Points # Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points 1 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New York Islanders 1–0–0 2 2 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New Jersey Devils 2–0–0 4 3 17 New York Rangers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0–1 5 4 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1–1 5 5 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–1 5 6 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2–1 7 7 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Calgary Flames 4–2–1 9 8 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Vancouver Canucks 4–2–2 10 9 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Edmonton Oilers 4–3–2 10
November: 6–3–3 (Home: 3–1–3 ; Road: 3–2–0), 15 Points # Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points 10 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3–3 11 11 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Ottawa Senators 5–3–3 13 12 7 Boston Bruins 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3–4 14 13 10 New York Islanders 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3–4 16 14 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New Jersey Devils 6–4–4 16 15 14 Florida Panthers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4–4 18 16 17 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5–4 18 17 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 8–5–4 20 18 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–5–4 22 19 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Washington Capitals 9–6–4 22 20 27 New York Rangers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–6–5 23 21 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Montreal Canadiens 10–6–5 25
December: 5–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–1), 12 Points # Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points 22 1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–6–6 26 23 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Carolina Hurricanes 10–6–7 27 24 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Boston Bruins 10–7–7 27 25 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 St. Louis Blues 11–7–7 29 26 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 12–7–7 31 27 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Florida Panthers 12–8–7 31 28 19 Washington Capitals 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–8–7 33 29 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Toronto Maple Leafs 13–9–7 33 30 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–10–7 33 31 26 Ottawa Senators 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 14–10–7 35 32 30 Florida Panthers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–10–7 37
January: 8–5–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0), 16 Points # Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points 33 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Florida Panthers 16–10–7 39 34 5 Calgary Flames 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–10–7 41 35 7 Carolina Hurricanes 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–10–7 43 36 9 St. Louis Blues 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–10–7 45 37 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes 19–11–7 45 38 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 San Jose Sharks 19–12–7 45 39 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Los Angeles Kings 20–12–7 47 40 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 20–13–7 47 41 21 New York Islanders 5–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–14–7 47 42 26 Carolina Hurricanes 5–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–15–7 47 43 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–15–7 49 44 30 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–15–7 51 45 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Montreal Canadiens 23–15–7 53
February: 9–5–0 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 2–5–0), 18 Points # Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points 46 2 Buffalo Sabres 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–15–7 55 47 5 Florida Panthers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–15–7 57 48 7 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–15–7 59 49 9 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 27–15–7 61 50 11 Vancouver Canucks 5–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 28–15–7 63 51 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Nashville Predators 29–15–7 65 52 15 Washington Capitals 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–15–7 67 53 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New York Islanders 30–16–7 67 54 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 New York Rangers 30–17–7 67 55 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers 30–18–7 67 56 22 Phoenix Coyotes 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–18–7 69 57 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Colorado Avalanche 32–18–7 71 58 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Dallas Stars 32–19–7 71 59 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals 32–20–7 71
March: 4–5–6 (Home: 2–3–5 ; Road: 2–2–1), 14 Points # Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points 60 3 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–20–8 72 61 5 Edmonton Oilers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–20–9 73 62 7 Colorado Avalanche 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–21–9 73 63 9 New Jersey Devils 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–22–9 73 64 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes 33–22–9 75 65 13 Philadelphia Flyers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–22–9 77 66 16 Dallas Stars 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–22–10 78 67 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning 35–22–10 80 68 20 Nashville Predators 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–22–11 81 69 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 New York Rangers 35–22–12 82 70 23 Chicago Blackhawks 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–22–12 84 71 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New Jersey Devils 36–23–12 84 72 27 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–23–13 85 73 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Buffalo Sabres 36–24–13 85 74 30 Ottawa Senators 6–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–25–13 85
April: 2–5–1 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–1), 5 Points # Apr Visitor Score Home Record Points 75 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Ottawa Senators 36–25–14 86 76 3 New Jersey Devils 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–26–14 86 77 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Buffalo Sabres 36–27–14 86 78 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers 36–28–14 86 79 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Detroit Red Wings 37–28–14 88 80 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Boston Bruins 37–29–14 88 81 17 New York Islanders 7–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 37–30–14 88 82 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT New York Rangers 38–30–14 90
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 4–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 Apr 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils 0–1 2 Apr 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils 1–1 3 Apr 25 New Jersey Devils 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 4 Apr 27 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 5 Apr 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New Jersey Devils 2–3 6 May 2 New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 7 May 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils 4–3
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2 ; Road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 2 May 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 3 May 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 4 May 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 5 May 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 6 May 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jaromir Jagr 81 44 83 127 17 66 Martin Straka 80 35 48 83 12 26 German Titov 72 11 45 56 18 34 Alexei Kovalev^† 63 20 26 46 8 37 Robert Lang 72 21 23 44 –10 24 Jan Hrdina 82 13 29 42 –2 40 Kip Miller 77 19 23 42 1 22 Kevin Hatcher 66 11 27 38 11 24 Stu Barnes^‡ 64 20 12 32 –12 20 Robert Brown 58 13 11 24 –15 16 Brad Werenka 81 6 18 24 17 93 Jiri Slegr 63 3 20 23 13 86 Aleksey Morozov 67 9 10 19 5 14 Danny Kesa 67 2 8 10 –9 27 Bob Dollas 70 2 8 10 –3 60 Ian Moran 62 4 5 9 1 37 Maxim Galanov 51 4 3 7 –8 14 Jeff Serowik 26 0 6 6 –4 16 Darius Kasparaitis 48 1 4 5 12 70 Matthew Barnaby^† 18 2 2 4 –10 34 Martin Sonnenberg 44 1 1 2 –2 19 Patrick Lebeau 8 1 0 1 –2 2 Greg Andrusak 7 0 1 1 4 4 Victor Ignatjev 11 0 1 1 –3 6 Sean Pronger^‡ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Kelleher 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Bonin 5 0 0 0 –2 0 Harry York^†‡ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Tamer^‡ 11 0 0 0 –2 32 Tyler Wright 61 0 0 0 –2 90 Neil Wilkinson 24 0 0 0 –2 22 Ryan Savoia 3 0 0 0 –1 0 Pavel Skrbek 4 0 0 0 2 2 Sven Butenschon 17 0 0 0 –7 6 Total 242 414 656 — 943

Playoffs[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Martin Straka 13 6 9 15 0 6 Alex Kovalev 10 5 7 12 0 14 Jaromir Jagr 9 5 7 12 1 16 Kip Miller 13 2 7 9 –1 19 German Titov 11 3 5 8 4 4 Robert Brown 13 2 5 7 –2 8 Kevin Hatcher 13 2 3 5 1 4 Jan Hrdina 13 4 1 5 –1 12 Jiri Slegr 13 1 3 4 1 12 Aleksey Morozov 10 1 1 2 1 0 Robert Lang 12 0 2 2 –3 0 Brad Werenka 13 1 1 2 0 6 Ian Moran 13 0 2 2 –3 8 Danny Kesa 13 1 0 1 –2 0 Greg Andrusak 12 1 0 1 –1 6 Bob Dollas 13 1 0 1 –4 6 Tyler Wright 13 0 0 0 –2 19 Victor Ignatjev 1 0 0 0 0 2 Todd Hlushko 2 0 0 0 0 0 Maxim Galanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Bonin 3 0 0 0 –1 0 Matthew Barnaby 13 0 0 0 –2 35 Martin Sonnenberg 7 0 0 0 –2 0 Total 35 53 88 — 177

Goaltenders

Regular Season[6]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tom Barrasso	43	43	2306:15	19	16	3	98	2.55	993	0.901	4	0	3	20
Peter Skudra	37	27	1914:12	15	11	5	89	2.79	822	0.892	3	0	0	2
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	17	11	756:15	4	3	6	28	2.22	304	0.908	2	0	0	0
Total		81	4976:42	38	30	14	215	2.59	2119	0.899	9	0	3	22

Playoffs[7]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tom Barrasso	13	13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.90	1	0	0	4
Total		13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.90	1	0	0	4

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season:[8]

Trades

November 25, 1998	To New York Rangers Petr Nedved Sean Pronger Chris Tamer	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alexei Kovalev Harry York future considerations
February 10, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Sean O`Brien	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
March 11, 1999	To Buffalo Sabres Stu Barnes	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthew Barnaby
March 18, 1999	To Tampa Bay Lightning future considerations (cash)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Brent Peterson

Free agents acquired Player Former team Date Dan Kesa Hartford Whalers August 20, 1998

Free agents lost Player New team Date Ron Francis Carolina Hurricanes July 13, 1998 Stefan Bergkvist Leksands IF (Sweden) July 14, 1998 Domenic Pittis Buffalo Sabres August 10, 1998 Chris Ferraro Edmonton Oilers August 13, 1998 Ed Olczyk Chicago Blackhawks August 26, 1998 Joe Dziedzic Phoenix Coyotes August 27, 1998 Fredrik Olausson Mighty Ducks of Anaheim August 28, 1998 Andreas Johansson Ottawa Senators September 29, 1998 Maxim Galanov Atlanta Thrashers (Expansion Draft) June 25, 1999

Claimed via waivers Date Player Previous team October 5, 1998 Kip Miller New York Islanders October 5, 1998 Maxim Galanov New York Rangers

Lost via waivers Date Player New team December 8, 1998 Harry York Vancouver Canucks

Player signings Player Date Sean Pronger August 10, 1998 Rob Brown August 11, 1998 Sean O'Brien August 11, 1998 Viktors Ignatjevs August 11, 1998 Robert Lang September 22, 1998 Martin Sonnenberg October 9, 1998 Brian Leitza October 12, 1998 Patrick Lebeau October 18, 1998 Greg Andrusak March 19, 1999 Hans Jonsson June 21, 1999 Roster # Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace 49 Greg Andrusak D R 29 1988 Cranbrook, British Columbia 30 Jean-Sebastien Aubin G R 21 1995 Montreal, Quebec 36 Matthew Barnaby RW L 26 1992 Ottawa, Ontario 35 Tom Barrasso G R 34 1983 Boston, Massachusetts 17 Brian Bonin C L 25 1992 St. Paul, Minnesota 44 Robert Brown RW L 31 1986 Kingston, Ontario 22 Sven Butenschon D L 23 1994 Itzehoe, Germany 8 Bob Dollas D L 34 1983 Montreal, Quebec 47 Maxim Galanov D L 25 1993 Krasnoyarsk, Russia 4 Kevin Hatcher D R 32 1984 Detroit, Michigan 38 Jan Hrdina C R 23 1995 Hradec, Czech Republic 46 Victor Ignatjev D R 29 1992 Riga, Latvia 68 Jaromir Jagr (C) RW L 27 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic 11 Darius Kasparaitis D L 26 1992 Elektrėnai, Lithuania 48 Chris Kelleher D L 24 1993 Cambridge, Massachusetts Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Danny Kesa RW R 27 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia 27 Alex Kovalev RW L 26 1991 Togliatti, Russia 20 Robert Lang C R 28 1990 Teplice, Czech Republic 18 Patrick Lebeau LW L 29 1989 St. Jerome, Quebec 37 Kip Miller C L 30 1987 Lansing, Michigan 24 Ian Moran D R 26 1990 Cleveland, Ohio 95 Aleksey Morozov RW L 22 1995 Moscow, Russia 0 Boris Protsenko RW R 20 1996 Kiev, Ukraine 18 Ryan Savoia C R 26 Undrafted Thorold, Ontario Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Jeff Serowik D R 32 1985 Manchester, New Hampshire 46 Pavel Skrbek D R 20 1996 Kladno, Czech Republic 1 Peter Skudra G L 26 Undrafted Riga, Latvia 71 Jiri Slegr D L 28 1990 Jihlava, Czech Republic Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported Martin Sonnenberg LW L 21 Undrafted Wetaskiwin, Alberta 82 Martin Straka C L 26 1992 Plzeň, Czech Republic 9 German Titov C L 33 1993 Moscow, Russia 5 Brad Werenka D L 30 1987 Two Hills, Alberta 6 Neil Wilkinson D R 31 1986 Selkirk, Manitoba 29 Tyler Wright C R 26 1991 Kamsac, Saskatchewan Draft picks See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[9] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 23 Milan Kraft Center  Czech Republic Keramika Plzeň (Czech) 2 54 Alexander Zevakhin Right Wing  Russia CSKA Moskow (RSL) 3 80^[a] David Cameron Center  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 4 110 Scott Myers Goaltender  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL) 5 134^[b] Rob Scuderi Defense  United States Boston College (Hockey East) 6 169 Jan Fadrny Center  Czech Republic Slavia Praha (Czech) 7 196 Joel Scherban Center  Canada London Knights (OHL) 8 224 Mika Lehto Goaltender  Finland Assat (SM-liiga) 9 244^[c] Toby Petersen Center  United States Colorado College (WCHA) 9 254 Matt Hussey Center  United States Avon Old Farms (USHS-CN) Draft notes[10] ^a The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 28, 1997, trade that sent Francois Leroux to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of an August 12, 1997, trade that sent Jiri Slegr to the Penguins in exchange for this pick. ^b The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 24, 1997, trade that sent Jason Woolley to the Sabres in exchange for this pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a March 18, 1997, trade that sent Josef Beranek to the Penguins in exchange for this pick. ^c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Craig Muni. Farm teams The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3. See also 1998–99 NHL season References https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999.html Dinger 2011, p. 155. "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL. 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