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1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season

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The 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League. They entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

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1998–99 Detroit Red Wings
Central Division champions
Division	1st Central
Conference	3rd Western
1998–99 record	43–32–7
Home record	27–12–2
Road record	16–20–5
Goals for	245
Goals against	202
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Steve Yzerman
Alternate captains	Nicklas Lidstrom Brendan Shanahan
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
Average attendance	19,983
Minor league affiliate(s)	Adirondack Red Wings Toledo Storm
Team leaders
Goals	Brendan Shanahan (31)
Assists	Igor Larionov (49)
Points	Steve Yzerman (74)
Penalty minutes	Martin Lapointe (141)
Plus/minus	Larry Murphy (+21)
Wins	Chris Osgood (34)
Goals against average	Norm Maracle (2.27)
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Off-season

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Regular season

Final standings

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Central Division
R	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	3	Detroit Red Wings	82	43	32	7	245	202	1202	93
2	5	St. Louis Blues	82	37	32	13	237	209	1308	87
3	10	Chicago Blackhawks	82	29	41	12	202	248	1807	70
4	12	Nashville Predators	82	28	47	7	190	261	1420	63

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Western Conference^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	51	19	12	236	168	114
2	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	44	28	10	239	205	98
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	43	32	7	245	202	93
4	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	39	31	12	205	197	90
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	37	32	13	237	209	87
6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	34	13	215	206	83
7	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	31	33	18	196	191	80
8	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	33	37	12	230	226	78

9	Calgary Flames	NW	82	30	40	12	211	234	72
10	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	29	41	12	202	248	70
11	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	32	45	5	189	222	69
12	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	47	7	190	261	63
13	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	23	47	12	192	258	58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Playoffs

The Red Wings would enter the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the series proved to be no contest. Detroit would sweep the Ducks in four games, setting up a rematch with their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche. Despite Detroit winning the first two games, they would go on to lose the next four consecutively, and were eliminated by the Avalanche.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1998–99 regular season^[3]

October: 6–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 3–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	L	October 10, 1998	1–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	0–1–0	Recap
2	W	October 13, 1998	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)	1–1–0	Recap
3	W	October 16, 1998	4–1	St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	2–1–0	Recap
4	W	October 18, 1998	2–0	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	3–1–0	Recap
5	W	October 21, 1998	5–2	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	4–1–0	Recap
6	L	October 23, 1998	3–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	4–2–0	Recap
7	W	October 24, 1998	3–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	5–2–0	Recap
8	W	October 28, 1998	7–2	@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)	6–2–0	Recap
9	L	October 29, 1998	1–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	6–3–0	Recap
10	L	October 31, 1998	2–3	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)	6–4–0	Recap

November: 7–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
11	L	November 3, 1998	2–5	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	6–5–0	Recap
12	L	November 6, 1998	1–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	6–6–0	Recap
13	W	November 8, 1998	3–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	7–6–0	Recap
14	W	November 11, 1998	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	8–6–0	Recap
15	L	November 13, 1998	1–5	Dallas Stars (1998–99)	8–7–0	Recap
16	L	November 16, 1998	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	8–8–0	Recap
17	W	November 18, 1998	6–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	9–8–0	Recap
18	W	November 21, 1998	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	10–8–0	Recap
19	W	November 25, 1998	5–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	11–8–0	Recap
20	W	November 27, 1998	7–1	Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	12–8–0	Recap
21	W	November 29, 1998	4–1	San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	13–8–0	Recap

December: 4–8–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–5–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
22	L	December 2, 1998	2–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	13–9–0	Recap
23	T	December 4, 1998	2–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	13–9–1	Recap
24	W	December 5, 1998	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	14–9–1	Recap
25	W	December 8, 1998	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	15–9–1	Recap
26	W	December 11, 1998	3–2	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	16–9–1	Recap
27	L	December 12, 1998	0–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)	16–10–1	Recap
28	W	December 16, 1998	5–3	Boston Bruins (1998–99)	17–10–1	Recap
29	L	December 18, 1998	1–3	Dallas Stars (1998–99)	17–11–1	Recap
30	L	December 19, 1998	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)	17–12–1	Recap
31	L	December 22, 1998	2–6	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	17–13–1	Recap
32	L	December 23, 1998	3–5	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	17–14–1	Recap
33	L	December 26, 1998	3–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	17–15–1	Recap
34	T	December 28, 1998	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	17–15–2	Recap
35	L	December 31, 1998	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	17–16–2	Recap

January: 7–5–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
36	W	January 2, 1999	5–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	18–16–2	Recap
37	W	January 3, 1999	3–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	19–16–2	Recap
38	L	January 6, 1999	0–2	Ottawa Senators (1998–99)	19–17–2	Recap
39	W	January 9, 1999	3–2	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	20–17–2	Recap
40	L	January 10, 1999	1–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)	20–18–2	Recap
41	W	January 12, 1999	5–1	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	21–18–2	Recap
42	W	January 14, 1999	2–1 OT	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	22–18–2	Recap
43	T	January 16, 1999	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	22–18–3	Recap
44	L	January 17, 1999	1–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	22–19–3	Recap
45	L	January 19, 1999	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	22–20–3	Recap
46	W	January 21, 1999	4–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)	23–20–3	Recap
47	W	January 26, 1999	4–1	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	24–20–3	Recap
48	L	January 30, 1999	2–3	New York Rangers (1998–99)	24–21–3	Recap

February: 7–4–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
49	T	February 1, 1999	2–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)	24–21–4	Recap
50	W	February 3, 1999	5–1	New York Islanders (1998–99)	25–21–4	Recap
51	L	February 5, 1999	1–3	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	25–22–4	Recap
52	L	February 7, 1999	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)	25–23–4	Recap
53	W	February 9, 1999	5–2	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	26–23–4	Recap
54	W	February 11, 1999	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	27–23–4	Recap
55	W	February 12, 1999	2–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	28–23–4	Recap
56	W	February 14, 1999	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1998–99)	29–23–4	Recap
57	W	February 17, 1999	3–1	San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	30–23–4	Recap
58	W	February 19, 1999	3–1	New Jersey Devils (1998–99)	31–23–4	Recap
59	T	February 21, 1999	4–4 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)	31–23–5	Recap
60	L	February 24, 1999	2–3 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	31–24–5	Recap
61	T	February 26, 1999	5–5 OT	Florida Panthers (1998–99)	31–24–6	Recap
62	L	February 27, 1999	1–3	@ New York Islanders (1998–99)	31–25–6	Recap

March: 7–5–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–4–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
63	W	March 5, 1999	7–2	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	32–25–6	Recap
64	L	March 7, 1999	1–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	32–26–6	Recap
65	L	March 9, 1999	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	32–27–6	Recap
66	L	March 12, 1999	0–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	32–28–6	Recap
67	W	March 14, 1999	3–1	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	33–28–6	Recap
68	L	March 17, 1999	3–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	33–29–6	Recap
69	W	March 19, 1999	5–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)	34–29–6	Recap
70	L	March 21, 1999	4–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)	34–30–6	Recap
71	W	March 24, 1999	2–1	Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)	35–30–6	Recap
72	W	March 26, 1999	6–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)	36–30–6	Recap
73	W	March 28, 1999	3–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)	37–30–6	Recap
74	W	March 31, 1999	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	38–30–6	Recap

April: 5–2–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
75	W	April 2, 1999	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	39–30–6	Recap
76	W	April 4, 1999	3–0	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)	40–30–6	Recap
77	W	April 5, 1999	3–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	41–30–6	Recap
78	W	April 7, 1999	6–1	Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	42–30–6	Recap
79	T	April 9, 1999	1–1 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	42–30–7	Recap
80	L	April 11, 1999	0–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)	42–31–7	Recap
81	W	April 14, 1999	4–2	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	43–31–7	Recap
82	L	April 17, 1999	2–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	43–32–7	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1999 Stanley Cup playoffs^[3]

Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks — Red Wings win 4–0

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	W	April 21, 1999	5–3	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Red Wings lead 1–0	Recap
2	W	April 23, 1999	5–1	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Red Wings lead 2–0	Recap
3	W	April 25, 1999	4–2	@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Red Wings lead 3–0	Recap
4	W	April 27, 1999	3–0	@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Red Wings win 4–0	Recap

Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche — Avalanche win 4–2

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	W	May 7, 1999	3–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche	Red Wings lead 1–0	Recap
2	W	May 9, 1999	4–0	@ Colorado Avalanche	Red Wings lead 2–0	Recap
3	L	May 11, 1999	3–5	Colorado Avalanche	Red Wings lead 2–1	Recap
4	L	May 13, 1999	2–6	Colorado Avalanche	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	L	May 16, 1999	0–3	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 3–2	Recap
6	L	May 18, 1999	2–5	Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

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			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Steve Yzerman	C	80	29	45	74	8	42	10	9	4	13	2	0
91	Sergei Fedorov	C	77	26	37	63	9	66	10	1	8	9	3	8
8	Igor Larionov	C	75	14	49	63	13	48	7	0	2	2	−1	0
14	Brendan Shanahan	LW	81	31	27	58	2	123	10	3	7	10	2	6
13	Vyacheslav Kozlov	C	79	29	29	58	10	45	10	6	1	7	−3	4
5	Nicklas Lidstrom	D	81	14	43	57	14	14	10	2	9	11	0	4
55	Larry Murphy	D	80	10	42	52	21	42	10	0	2	2	2	8
25	Darren McCarty	RW	69	14	26	40	10	108	10	1	1	2	−1	23
96	Tomas Holmstrom	LW	82	13	21	34	−11	69	10	4	3	7	2	4
20	Martin Lapointe	RW	77	16	13	29	7	141	10	0	2	2	0	20
17	Doug Brown	RW	80	9	19	28	5	42	10	2	2	4	0	4
33	Kris Draper	C	80	4	14	18	2	79	10	0	1	1	−1	6
18	Kirk Maltby	RW	53	8	6	14	−6	34	10	1	0	1	−2	8
11	Mathieu Dandenault	RW	75	4	10	14	17	59	10	0	1	1	0	0
23	Stacy Roest	C	59	4	8	12	−7	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Anders Eriksson‡	D	61	2	10	12	5	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Aaron Ward	D	60	3	8	11	−5	52	8	0	1	1	2	8
34	Jamie Macoun	D	69	1	10	11	−1	36	1	0	0	0	−1	0
26	Joe Kocur	RW	39	2	5	7	0	87	—	—	—	—	—	—
71	Wendel Clark†	LW	12	4	2	6	1	2	10	2	3	5	−1	10
4	Uwe Krupp	D	22	3	2	5	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Todd Gill†	D	23	2	2	4	−4	11	2	0	1	1	0	0
30	Chris Osgood	G	63	0	0	3		8	6	0	0	0		0
24	Chris Chelios†	D	10	1	1	2	5	4	10	0	4	4	−6	14
41	Brent Gilchrist	LW	5	1	0	1	−1	0	3	0	0	0	−2	0
85	Petr Klima†	LW	13	1	0	1	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Yan Golubovsky	D	17	0	1	1	4	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Doug Houda	D	3	0	1	1	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Philippe Audet	LW	4	0	0	0	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
37^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Kevin Hodson‡	G	4	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Darryl Laplante	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Norm Maracle	G	16	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0		0
40	Bill Ranford†	G	4	0	0	0		0	4	0	0	0		0
2	Ulf Samuelsson†	D	4	0	0	0	−1	6	9	0	3	3	1	10

Goaltending

† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

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		Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Chris Osgood	63	63	34	25	4	1,654	149	2.42	.910	3	3,691:21	6	6	4	2	172	14	2.34	.919	1	358:26
38	Norm Maracle	16	12	6	5	2	379	31	2.27	.918	0	820:59	2	0	0	0	22	3	3.08	.864	0	58:22
40	Bill Ranford†	4	4	3	0	1	98	8	1.96	.918	0	244:22	4	4	2	2	105	10	3.28	.905	1	183:27
37^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Kevin Hodson‡	4	3	0	2	0	79	9	3.08	.886	0	175:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star Team	Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense)	^[4]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Uwe Krupp^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[8]
		Nicklas Lidstrom^{[lower-alpha 2]}
		Larry Murphy
		Brendan Shanahan^{[lower-alpha 2]}
		Steve Yzerman^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Transactions

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Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.^[9]

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Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	25	Jiri Fischer	Czech Republic	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
2	55	Ryan Barnes	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2	56	Tomek Valtonen	Finland	Ilves (Finland)
3	84	Jake McCracken	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	111	Brent Hobday	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	142	Calle Steen	Sweden	Hammarby IF (Sweden)
6	151	Adam Deleeuw	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
6	171	Pavel Datsyuk	Russia	Dinamo-Energija Tekaterinburg (Russia)
7	198	Jeremy Goetzinger	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8	226	David Petrasek	Sweden	HV71 (Sweden)
9	256	Petja Pietilainen	Finland	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

Notes

Hodson wore number 31 in his first two games.
Krupp, Lidstrom, Shanahan, and Yzerman were voted to the starting lineup.^[5] Krupp and Yzerman did not play and Yzerman was replaced by Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings.^[6]^[7]

References

"Detroit Red Wings 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
"1998-99 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.

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Dinger 2011, p. 155.
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"1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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"1998-99 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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"Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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"ALL-STAR ROSTERS". San Francisco Chronicle. January 23, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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"Lindros Gets All-Star Start - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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"NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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"1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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Off-season

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Draft picks

See also

Notes

References

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