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1998–99 St. Louis Blues season

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The 1998–99 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite the loss of Brett Hull during the preceding off-season, the Blues made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 20th-straight season after finishing in second place with a record of 37–32–13.

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1998–99 St. Louis Blues
Division	2nd Central
Conference	5th Western
1998–99 record	37–32–13
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	19–15–7
Goals for	237
Goals against	209
Team information
General manager	Larry Pleau
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Chris Pronger
Arena	Kiel Center
Average attendance	18,276
Minor league affiliate(s)	Worcester IceCats Peoria Rivermen
Team leaders
Goals	Pavol Demitra (37)
Assists	Pavol Demitra (52)
Points	Pavol Demitra (89)
Penalty minutes	Tony Twist (149)
Plus/minus	Al MacInnis (+33)
Wins	Grant Fuhr (16)
Goals against average	Jamie McLennan (2.38)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Off-season

Realignment came, as the NHL went from four to six divisions. Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay and Washington were grouped in the Eastern Conference's new Southeast Division and Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton and Vancouver moved into the new Northwest Division in the Western Conference.

Regular season

The Blues made the playoffs for the 20th straight season by finishing in 2nd place with a record of 37–32–13. Al MacInnis won the Norris trophy as the best defenceman in the NHL, while Pavol Demitra scored 37 goals. In the playoffs, the Blues initially trailed the Phoenix Coyotes 3 games to 1. The Blues rallied and took the series in 7 games. However, in the second round, the Blues were knocked off again by the Dallas Stars led by Brett Hull in 6 games. Hull would go on to score the Stanley Cup clinching goal for the Stars.

The Blues tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest power-play opportunities during the regular season, with just 301. They also tied the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.^[1]

Season 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^[3]
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

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1998–99 regular season^[4]

October: 4–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	T	October 10, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)	0–0–1	Recap
2	W	October 12, 1998	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1998–99)	1–0–1	Recap
3	L	October 16, 1998	1–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	1–1–1	Recap
4	L	October 17, 1998	0–1	New York Islanders (1998–99)	1–2–1	Recap
5	W	October 22, 1998	5–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)	2–2–1	Recap
6	W	October 24, 1998	4–3	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	3–2–1	Recap
7	L	October 27, 1998	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)	3–3–1	Recap
8	W	October 29, 1998	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	4–3–1	Recap
9	T	October 31, 1998	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	4–3–2	Recap

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

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
10	W	November 4, 1998	3–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	5–3–2	Recap
11	T	November 5, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	5–3–3	Recap
12	T	November 7, 1998	2–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	5–3–4	Recap
13	W	November 10, 1998	5–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	6–3–4	Recap
14	L	November 11, 1998	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	6–4–4	Recap
15	W	November 14, 1998	5–1	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	7–4–4	Recap
16	L	November 19, 1998	2–3	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	7–5–4	Recap
17	T	November 21, 1998	3–3 OT	Dallas Stars (1998–99)	7–5–5	Recap
18	W	November 24, 1998	4–0	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	8–5–5	Recap
19	L	November 27, 1998	2–4	San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	8–6–5	Recap
20	W	November 28, 1998	4–2	Washington Capitals (1998–99)	9–6–5	Recap

December: 3–5–4 (home: 3–2–1; road: 0–3–3)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
21	L	December 4, 1998	0–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	9–7–5	Recap
22	L	December 5, 1998	1–3	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	9–8–5	Recap
23	T	December 8, 1998	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)	9–8–6	Recap
24	L	December 12, 1998	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)	9–9–6	Recap
25	T	December 14, 1998	0–0 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	9–9–7	Recap
26	L	December 15, 1998	3–7	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)	9–10–7	Recap
27	W	December 17, 1998	3–2	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	10–10–7	Recap
28	W	December 19, 1998	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	11–10–7	Recap
29	T	December 22, 1998	3–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (1998–99)	11–10–8	Recap
30	L	December 23, 1998	2–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)	11–11–8	Recap
31	W	December 26, 1998	4–3	Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	12–11–8	Recap
32	T	December 28, 1998	4–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	12–11–9	Recap

January: 6–7–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–5–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
33	W	January 1, 1999	6–5	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	13–11–9	Recap
34	L	January 2, 1999	0–1	New York Rangers (1998–99)	13–12–9	Recap
35	W	January 4, 1999	4–0	Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	14–12–9	Recap
36	W	January 7, 1999	4–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	15–12–9	Recap
37	L	January 9, 1999	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)	15–13–9	Recap
38	L	January 11, 1999	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	15–14–9	Recap
39	W	January 13, 1999	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)	16–14–9	Recap
40	L	January 16, 1999	0–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	16–15–9	Recap
41	L	January 19, 1999	2–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	16–16–9	Recap
42	L	January 21, 1999	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	16–17–9	Recap
43	W	January 26, 1999	3–0	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	17–17–9	Recap
44	W	January 28, 1999	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	18–17–9	Recap
45	L	January 30, 1999	3–4	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	18–18–9	Recap

February: 7–6–1 (home: 2–6–1; road: 5–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
46	W	February 1, 1999	4–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	19–18–9	Recap
47	L	February 4, 1999	0–2	New Jersey Devils (1998–99)	19–19–9	Recap
48	L	February 6, 1999	3–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	19–20–9	Recap
49	W	February 8, 1999	5–4	@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)	20–20–9	Recap
50	W	February 10, 1999	5–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)	21–20–9	Recap
51	L	February 11, 1999	1–5	San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	21–21–9	Recap
52	L	February 13, 1999	2–3	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	21–22–9	Recap
53	W	February 15, 1999	8–1	Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	22–22–9	Recap
54	T	February 18, 1999	0–0 OT	Florida Panthers (1998–99)	22–22–10	Recap
55	L	February 20, 1999	3–4	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	22–23–10	Recap
56	W	February 22, 1999	5–1	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	23–23–10	Recap
57	L	February 24, 1999	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	23–24–10	Recap
58	W	February 26, 1999	4–2	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	24–24–10	Recap
59	W	February 28, 1999	3–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	25–24–10	Recap

March: 6–7–1 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
60	W	March 2, 1999	5–1	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	26–24–10	Recap
61	L	March 4, 1999	0–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	26–25–10	Recap
62	L	March 7, 1999	3–4	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)	26–26–10	Recap
63	L	March 9, 1999	4–7	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	26–27–10	Recap
64	L	March 11, 1999	0–3	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	26–28–10	Recap
65	W	March 13, 1999	6–4	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	27–28–10	Recap
66	W	March 14, 1999	5–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	28–28–10	Recap
67	W	March 16, 1999	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)	29–28–10	Recap
68	T	March 18, 1999	2–2 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	29–28–11	Recap
69	L	March 20, 1999	2–3	Ottawa Senators (1998–99)	29–29–11	Recap
70	W	March 22, 1999	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)	30–29–11	Recap
71	W	March 25, 1999	4–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)	31–29–11	Recap
72	L	March 26, 1999	1–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	31–30–11	Recap
73	L	March 28, 1999	1–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	31–31–11	Recap

April: 6–1–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 4–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
74	W	April 1, 1999	3–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)	32–31–11	Recap
75	W	April 3, 1999	5–2	Dallas Stars (1998–99)	33–31–11	Recap
76	T	April 5, 1999	2–2 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	33–31–12	Recap
77	W	April 7, 1999	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)	34–31–12	Recap
78	T	April 9, 1999	1–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	34–31–13	Recap
79	L	April 11, 1999	2–4	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	34–32–13	Recap
80	W	April 14, 1999	3–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	35–32–13	Recap
81	W	April 15, 1999	6–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	36–32–13	Recap
82	W	April 18, 1999	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	37–32–13	Recap

Legend:

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

Playoffs

More information 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs^[4]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Phoenix Coyotes: Blues win 4–3

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	W	April 22, 1999	3–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes	Blues lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	April 24, 1999	3–4 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	L	April 25, 1999	4–5	Phoenix Coyotes	Coyotes lead 2–1	Recap
4	L	April 27, 1999	1–2	Phoenix Coyotes	Coyotes lead 3–1	Recap
5	W	April 30, 1999	2–1 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes	Coyotes lead 3–2	Recap
6	W	May 2, 1999	5–3	Phoenix Coyotes	Series tied 3–3	Recap
7	W	May 4, 1999	1–0 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes	Blues win 4–3	Recap

Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars: Stars win 4–2

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	L	May 6, 1999	0–3	@ Dallas Stars	Stars lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	May 8, 1999	4–5 OT	@ Dallas Stars	Stars lead 2–0	Recap
3	W	May 10, 1999	3–2 OT	Dallas Stars	Stars lead 2–1	Recap
4	W	May 12, 1999	3–2 OT	Dallas Stars	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	L	May 15, 1999	1–3	@ Dallas Stars	Stars lead 3–2	Recap
6	L	May 17, 1999	1–2 OT	Dallas Stars	Stars 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 Blues only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.

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			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
38	Pavol Demitra	LW	82	37	52	89	13	16	13	5	4	9	−5	4
77	Pierre Turgeon	C	67	31	34	65	4	36	13	4	9	13	3	6
2	Al MacInnis	D	82	20	42	62	33	70	13	4	8	12	−2	20
48	Scott Young	RW	75	24	28	52	8	27	13	4	7	11	2	10
44	Chris Pronger	D	67	13	33	46	3	113	13	1	4	5	−2	28
33	Scott Pellerin	LW	80	20	21	41	1	42	8	1	0	1	−2	4
22	Craig Conroy	C	69	14	25	39	14	38	13	2	1	3	−3	6
32	Mike Eastwood	C	82	9	21	30	6	36	13	1	1	2	2	6
25	Pascal Rheaume	C	60	9	18	27	10	24	5	1	0	1	1	4
27	Terry Yake	C	60	9	18	27	−9	34	13	1	2	3	−3	14
10	Jim Campbell	RW	55	4	21	25	−8	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Michel Picard	LW	45	11	11	22	5	16	5	0	0	0	−3	2
56	Lubos Bartecko	LW	32	5	11	16	4	6	5	0	0	0	−3	2
26	Michal Handzus	C	66	4	12	16	−9	30	11	0	2	2	0	8
7	Ricard Persson	D	54	1	12	13	4	94	13	0	3	3	−1	17
14	Geoff Courtnall	LW	24	5	7	12	2	28	13	2	4	6	−4	10
39	Kelly Chase	RW	45	3	7	10	2	143	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Marty Reasoner	C	22	3	7	10	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Jamal Mayers	RW	34	4	5	9	−3	40	11	0	1	1	−2	8
18	Tony Twist	LW	63	2	6	8	0	149	1	0	0	0	−1	0
6	Jamie Rivers	D	76	2	5	7	−3	47	9	1	1	2	−2	2
5	Todd Gill‡	D	28	2	3	5	−6	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Blair Atcheynum†	RW	12	2	2	4	2	2	13	1	3	4	2	6
36	Bryan Helmer†	D	29	0	4	4	3	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Jeff Finley†	D	30	1	2	3	12	20	13	1	2	3	−4	8
4	Marc Bergevin	D	52	1	1	2	−14	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Chris McAlpine	D	51	1	1	2	−10	50	13	0	0	0	0	2
35	Jim Carey†	G	4	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Rory Fitzpatrick	D	1	0	0	0	−3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Grant Fuhr	G	39	0	0	0		12	13	0	1	1		2
55	Jochen Hecht	LW	3	0	0	0	−2	0	5	2	0	2	4	0
1	Brent Johnson	G	6	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Jamie McLennan	G	33	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		6
9	Tyson Nash	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	5	1	0	0	0	−3	2
30	Rich Parent	G	10	0	0	0		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Rudy Poeschek	D	16	0	0	0	0	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Brad Shaw†	D	12	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltending

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

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		Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
31	Grant Fuhr	39	16	11	8	827	89	2.44	.892	2	2193	13	6	6	305	31	2.35	.898	1	790
29	Jamie McLennan	33	13	14	4	640	70	2.38	.891	3	1763	1	0	1	7	0	0.00	1.000	0	37
30	Rich Parent	10	4	3	1	193	22	2.54	.886	1	519	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Brent Johnson	6	3	2	0	127	10	2.10	.921	0	286	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Jim Carey†	4	1	2	0	76	13	3.86	.829	0	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	James Norris Memorial Trophy	Al MacInnis	^[5]
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star Team	Al MacInnis (Defense)	^[6]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Pavol Demitra	^[7]
		Al MacInnis^{[lower-alpha 1]}
		Chris Pronger

Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
25th shutout	Grant Fuhr	April 1, 1999	^[9]
600th assist	Pierre Turgeon	April 14, 1999

Transactions

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Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.^[10]

More information Round, # ...

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	24	Christian Backman	Sweden	Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2	41	Maxym Linnik	Ukraine	St. Thomas Stars (GOJHL)
3	83	Matt Walker	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6	157	Brad Voth	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6	170	Andrei Troschinsky	Kazakhstan	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
7	197	Brad Twordik	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
8	225	Yevgeni Pastukh	Ukraine	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
9	255	John Pohl	United States	University of Minnesota (CCHA)

Notes

MacInnis was voted to the starting lineup.^[8]

References

"St. Louis Blues 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
"1998-99 St. Louis Blues Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 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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1998–99_St._Louis_Blues_season

Off-season

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Draft picks

See also

Notes

References

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