1998–99 Nashville Predators season

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1998–99 Nashville Predators
Division4th Central
Conference12th Western
1998–99 record28–47–7
Home record15–22–4
Road record13–25–3
Goals for190
Goals against261
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainTom Fitzgerald
ArenaNashville Arena
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Krivokrasov (25)
AssistsCliff Ronning (35)
PointsCliff Ronning (53)
Penalty minutesPatrick Cote (242)
WinsMike Dunham (16)
Goals against averageTomas Vokoun (2.95)

The 1998–99 Nashville Predators season was the team's inaugural season. The team accumulated 28 wins and 47 losses, with seven games ending in ties for a total of 63 points, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division and 12th in the Western Conference. As a result, the Predators failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season[]

In the expansion draft, the Predators chose five goaltenders, including Mike Dunham and Tomas Vokoun, who would become their starting goaltenders, and Mike Richter, who was a free agent and chose not to sign with the Predators. In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the Predators chose David Legwand, a center, as their first-ever draft pick, second overall.

Regular season[]

The Predators struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th overall in the NHL in power-play goals scored (40). They also had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the league, at 78.99%.[1]

Season standings[]

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


Game log[]

Regular season schedule
Number Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 10, 1998 0–1 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 0–1–0
2 W October 13, 1998 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 1–1–0
3 L October 17, 1998 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 1–2–0
4 T October 19, 1998 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 1–2–1
5 L October 21, 1998 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 1–3–1
6 L October 23, 1998 3–4 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 1–4–1
7 L October 24, 1998 4–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 1–5–1
8 W October 27, 1998 5–4 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 2–5–1
9 W October 31, 1998 3–2 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 3–5–1
10 L November 4, 1998 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 3–6–1
11 W November 6, 1998 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 4–6–1
12 L November 7, 1998 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 4–7–1
13 W November 10, 1998 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 5–7–1
14 W November 12, 1998 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 6–7–1
15 L November 14, 1998 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 6–8–1
16 L November 17, 1998 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 6–9–1
17 W November 19, 1998 3–2 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 7–9–1
18 L November 21, 1998 3–6 New York Islanders (1998–99) 7–10–1
19 L November 24, 1998 0–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 7–11–1
20 W November 25, 1998 4–3 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 8–11–1
21 W November 27, 1998 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 9–11–1
22 L November 29, 1998 1–5 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 9–12–1
23 L December 1, 1998 1–3 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 9–13–1
24 L December 5, 1998 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 9–14–1
25 T December 8, 1998 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 9–14–2
26 W December 10, 1998 2–1 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 10–14–2
27 T December 12, 1998 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 10–14–3
28 L December 16, 1998 1–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 10–15–3
29 L December 17, 1998 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 10–16–3
30 W December 19, 1998 6–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 11–16–3
31 W December 23, 1998 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 12–16–3
32 W December 26, 1998 3–1 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 13–16–3
33 L December 28, 1998 0–1 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 13–17–3
34 L December 30, 1998 2–5 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 13–18–3
35 L January 1, 1999 5–6 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 13–19–3
36 L January 2, 1999 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 13–20–3
37 W January 4, 1999 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 14–20–3
38 L January 7, 1999 3–4 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 14–21–3
39 T January 9, 1999 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 14–21–4
40 L January 11, 1999 0–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 14–22–4
41 L January 14, 1999 1–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 14–23–4
42 W January 15, 1999 2–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 15–23–4
43 L January 18, 1999 1–8 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 15–24–4
44 W January 19, 1999 4–1 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 16–24–4
45 L January 21, 1999 2–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 16–25–4
46 L January 26, 1999 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 16–26–4
47 W January 28, 1999 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 17–26–4
48 W January 30, 1999 3–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 18–26–4
49 L January 31, 1999 1–5 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 18–27–4
50 T February 4, 1999 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 18–27–5
51 L February 5, 1999 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 18–28–5
52 L February 9, 1999 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 18–29–5
53 W February 12, 1999 2–1 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 19–29–5
54 L February 13, 1999 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 19–30–5
55 L February 15, 1999 4–7 New York Rangers (1998–99) 19–31–5
56 T February 19, 1999 4–4 OT Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 19–31–6
57 W February 20, 1999 4–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 20–31–6
58 L February 23, 1999 3–4 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 20–32–6
59 W February 24, 1999 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 21–32–6
60 L February 27, 1999 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 21–33–6
61 L March 2, 1999 1–5 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 21–34–6
62 W March 4, 1999 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 22–34–6
63 L March 5, 1999 2–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 22–35–6
64 L March 7, 1999 3–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 22–36–6
65 L March 10, 1999 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 22–37–6
66 W March 12, 1999 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 23–37–6
67 W March 14, 1999 3–1 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 24–37–6
68 L March 16, 1999 2–4 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 24–38–6
69 L March 18, 1999 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 24–39–6
70 T March 20, 1999 1–1 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 24–39–7
71 W March 24, 1999 3–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 25–39–7
72 L March 26, 1999 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 25–40–7
73 L March 28, 1999 0–3 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 25–41–7
74 W March 30, 1999 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 26–41–7
75 L April 1, 1999 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 26–42–7
76 W April 3, 1999 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 27–42–7
77 L April 7, 1999 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 27–43–7
78 W April 9, 1999 4–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 28–43–7
79 L April 12, 1999 3–4 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 28–44–7
80 L April 14, 1999 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 28–45–7
81 L April 15, 1999 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 28–46–7
82 L April 17, 1999 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 28–47–7

Player stats[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Cliff Ronning C 72 18 35 53 40 -6 8 0 3
Greg Johnson C 68 16 34 50 24 -8 2 3 0
Sergei Krivokrasov RW 70 25 23 48 42 -5 10 0 6
Sebastien Bordeleau C 72 16 24 40 26 -14 1 2 3
Scott Walker RW 71 15 25 40 103 0 0 1 2
Tom Fitzgerald RW 80 13 19 32 48 -18 0 0 1
Andrew Brunette LW 77 11 20 31 26 -10 7 0 1
Patric Kjellberg RW 71 11 20 31 24 -13 2 0 2
Jamie Heward D 63 6 12 18 44 -24 4 0 1
Vitali Yachmenev LW 55 7 10 17 10 -10 0 1 2
Drake Berehowsky D 74 2 15 17 140 -9 0 0 0
Denny Lambert LW 76 5 11 16 218 -3 1 0 0
Joel Bouchard D 64 4 11 15 60 -10 0 0 0
Blair Atcheynum RW 53 8 6 14 16 -10 2 0 1
John Slaney D 46 2 12 14 14 -12 0 0 1
Bob Boughner D 79 3 10 13 137 -6 0 0 1
Kimmo Timonen D 50 4 8 12 30 -4 1 0 0
Jan Vopat D 55 5 6 11 28 0 0 0 0
Ville Peltonen LW 14 5 5 10 2 1 1 0 0
Darren Turcotte C 40 4 5 9 16 -11 0 0 1
Rob Valicevic RW 19 4 2 6 2 4 0 0 2
Mark Mowers C 30 0 6 6 4 -4 0 0 0
J. J. Daigneault D 35 2 2 4 38 -4 1 0 1
Jeff Daniels LW 9 1 3 4 2 -1 0 0 0
Jeff Nelson C 9 2 1 3 2 -1 0 0 0
Patrick Cote LW 70 1 2 3 242 -7 0 0 0
Jay More D 18 0 2 2 18 2 0 0 0
Doug Friedman LW 2 0 1 1 14 0 0 0 0
Karlis Skrastins D 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tomas Vokoun G 37 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
Greg de Vries D 6 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0
Mike Dunham G 44 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Eric Fichaud G 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Henderson RW 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Dan Keczmer D 16 0 0 0 12 -3 0 0 0
David Legwand C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Mason G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Smyth RW 3 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0
Petr Sykora C 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Rob Zettler D 2 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mike Dunham 2472 44 16 23 3 127 3.08 1 1387 1260 .908
Tomas Vokoun 1954 37 12 18 4 96 2.95 1 1041 945 .908
Eric Fichaud 447 9 0 6 0 24 3.22 0 229 205 .895
Chris Mason 69 3 0 0 0 6 5.22 0 44 38 .864
Team: 4942 82 28 47 7 253 3.07 2 2701 2448 .906

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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;

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

This section will cover signings from January 1, 1998, until the end of the 1998-1999 season.

Free agent signings[]

Nashville signed the following free agents between June and September 1998: Jayson More (June 4), Tom Fitzgerald (July 6), David Gosselin (July 9), Jeff Staples (July 16), Brad Smyth (July 16), Jamie Heward (Aug. 6), Andrew Brunette (Sept. 2), Vitali Yachmenev (Sept. 2), Sebastien Bordeleau (Sept. 3) and Sergei Krivokrasov (Sept. 11).

All season trades[]

Date Traded Acquired Acquired From
May 29 future considerations Marian Cisar Los Angeles Kings
June 26 future considerations Kimmo Timonen and Jan Vopat Los Angeles Kings
June 26 future considerations Darren Turcotte St. Louis Blues
June 26 1998 5th round pick Ville Peltonen San Jose Sharks
June 26 future considerations Sergei Krivokrasov Chicago Blackhawks
June 26 future considerations Jim Dowd Calgary Flames
June 26 future considerations Sebastien Bordeleau Montreal Canadiens
June 26 1998 7th round pick Dominic Roussel and Jeff Staples Philadelphia Flyers
June 30 1999 7th round pick Mike Sullivan Phoenix Coyotes
July 7 future considerations Vitali Yachmenev Los Angeles Kings
July 9 future considerations Tony Hrkac Dallas Stars
July 14 Doug Brown Petr Sykora, 1999 3rd round pick, and 1999 conditional pick Detroit Red Wings
August 19 future considerations Jeff Nelson Washington Capitals
Oct 1 Jim Dowd and Mikhail Shtalenkov Drake Berehowsky, Eric Fichaud and Greg de Vries Edmonton Oilers
Oct 5 Dominic Roussel Marc Moro and Chris Mason Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Oct 25 Greg de Vries 1999 3rd round draft pick Colorado Avalanche
Oct 31 future considerations Cliff Ronning and Richard Lintner Phoenix Coyotes
Jan 13 J. J. Daigneault future considerations Phoenix Coyotes
Jan 26 future considerations Sergei Klimentiev Philadelphia Flyers
Mar 23 Blair Atcheynum 2000 6th round pick St. Louis Blues
Apr 13 1999 4th round pick Andy Berenzweig New York Islanders
May 3 Brad Smyth future considerations New York Rangers

Draft picks[]

Expansion draft[]

These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Predators were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.

# Player Drafted from
1. Frederic Chabot (G) Los Angeles Kings
2. Mike Dunham (G) New Jersey Devils
3. Mike Richter (remained with Rangers due to quirk in free agency) (G) New York Rangers
4. Mikhail Shtalenkov (G) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
5. Tomas Vokoun (G) Montreal Canadiens
6. Joel Bouchard (D) Calgary Flames
7. Bob Boughner (D) Buffalo Sabres
8. J. J. Daigneault (D) New York Islanders
9. Al Iafrate (D) San Jose Sharks
10. Uwe Krupp (D) Colorado Avalanche
11. John Slaney (D) Phoenix Coyotes
12. Rob Zettler (D) Toronto Maple Leafs
13. Chris Armstrong (D) Florida Panthers
14. Blair Atcheynum (RW) St. Louis Blues
15. Paul Brousseau (F) Tampa Bay Lightning
16. Doug Brown (RW) Detroit Red Wings
17. Andrew Brunette (LW) Washington Capitals
18. Patrick Cote (LW) Dallas Stars
19. Jeff Daniels (LW) Carolina Hurricanes
20. Craig Darby (C) Philadelphia Flyers
21. Doug Friedman (LW) Edmonton Oilers
22. Tony Hrkac (C) Pittsburgh Penguins
23. Greg Johnson (C) Chicago Blackhawks
24. Denny Lambert (LW) Ottawa Senators
25. Mike Sullivan (C) Boston Bruins
26. Scott Walker (RW) Vancouver Canucks

Entry draft[]

All clubs are in North America unless noted

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 2 David Legwand Center  United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 60 Denis Arkhipov Center  Russia Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
3 85 Geoff Koch Left Wing  United States University of Michigan (Big Ten)
4 88 Kent Sauer Defense  United States North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
5 138 Martin Beauchesne Defense  Canada Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
6 147 Craig Brunel Right Wing  United States Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8 202 Martin Bartek Left Wing  Slovakia Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
9 230 Karlis Skrastins Defense  Latvia TPS (SM-liiga)

Farm teams[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1998-99 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  3. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ^ "1998-99 Nashville Predators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
Bibliography
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
  • Predators on Hockey Database


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