1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season

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1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes
Division2nd Pacific
Conference4th Western
1998–99 record39–31–12
Goals for205
Goals against197
Team information
General managerBobby Smith
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainKeith Tkachuk

The 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' third season in Phoenix, the franchise's 20th season in the NHL and 27th overall. The Coyotes made the playoffs, losing in the first round to St. Louis.

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Pacific Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
3 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
4 7 San Jose Sharks 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
5 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 32 45 5 189 222 69

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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 11, 1998 1–4 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 0–1–0
2 W October 15, 1998 5–2 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 1–1–0
3 W October 19, 1998 3–1 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 2–1–0
4 L October 22, 1998 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 2–2–0
5 T October 25, 1998 2–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 2–2–1
6 W October 26, 1998 5–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 3–2–1
7 W October 28, 1998 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 4–2–1
8 W November 1, 1998 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 5–2–1
9 W November 6, 1998 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 6–2–1
10 T November 10, 1998 1–1 OT Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 6–2–2
11 W November 11, 1998 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 7–2–2
12 W November 14, 1998 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 8–2–2
13 W November 18, 1998 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 9–2–2
14 W November 20, 1998 2–1 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 10–2–2
15 W November 21, 1998 3–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 11–2–2
16 W November 24, 1998 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 12–2–2
17 W November 26, 1998 3–2 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 13–2–2
18 W November 28, 1998 4–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 14–2–2
19 L December 2, 1998 3–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 14–3–2
20 W December 5, 1998 3–2 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 15–3–2
21 T December 6, 1998 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 15–3–3
22 W December 9, 1998 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 16–3–3
23 W December 12, 1998 2–0 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 17–3–3
24 T December 14, 1998 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 17–3–4
25 L December 16, 1998 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 17–4–4
26 L December 17, 1998 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 17–5–4
27 W December 20, 1998 4–2 New York Islanders (1998–99) 18–5–4
28 W December 22, 1998 6–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 19–5–4
29 L December 23, 1998 3–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 19–6–4
30 W December 26, 1998 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 20–6–4
31 L December 28, 1998 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 20–7–4
32 W December 30, 1998 3–1 New York Rangers (1998–99) 21–7–4
33 L January 1, 1999 1–2 OT Dallas Stars (1998–99) 21–8–4
34 T January 5, 1999 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 21–8–5
35 L January 7, 1999 1–7 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 21–9–5
36 L January 8, 1999 1–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 21–10–5
37 W January 11, 1999 1–0 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 22–10–5
38 W January 13, 1999 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 23–10–5
39 L January 15, 1999 0–2 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 23–11–5
40 T January 17, 1999 1–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 23–11–6
41 W January 19, 1999 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 24–11–6
42 T January 21, 1999 3–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 24–11–7
43 T January 26, 1999 1–1 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 24–11–8
44 L January 28, 1999 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 24–12–8
45 T January 29, 1999 4–4 OT @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 24–12–9
46 W January 31, 1999 5–1 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 25–12–9
47 T February 2, 1999 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (1998–99) 25–12–10
48 W February 4, 1999 3–1 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 26–12–10
49 W February 6, 1999 3–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 27–12–10
50 L February 8, 1999 0–3 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 27–13–10
51 W February 10, 1999 3–0 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 28–13–10
52 W February 13, 1999 4–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 29–13–10
53 L February 14, 1999 1–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 29–14–10
54 L February 16, 1999 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 29–15–10
55 L February 19, 1999 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 29–16–10
56 L February 20, 1999 1–7 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 29–17–10
57 L February 22, 1999 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 29–18–10
58 W February 24, 1999 2–1 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 30–18–10
59 L February 26, 1999 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 30–19–10
60 L February 28, 1999 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 30–20–10
61 L March 2, 1999 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 30–21–10
62 L March 5, 1999 2–7 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 30–22–10
63 W March 7, 1999 4–3 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 31–22–10
64 L March 9, 1999 2–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 31–23–10
65 L March 11, 1999 0–3 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 31–24–10
66 W March 13, 1999 1–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 32–24–10
67 T March 15, 1999 5–5 OT Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 32–24–11
68 W March 17, 1999 4–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 33–24–11
69 T March 18, 1999 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 33–24–12
70 W March 21, 1999 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 34–24–12
71 L March 23, 1999 2–3 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 34–25–12
72 W March 25, 1999 4–2 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 35–25–12
73 W March 27, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 36–25–12
74 L March 29, 1999 0–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 36–26–12
75 W March 30, 1999 7–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 37–26–12
76 W April 1, 1999 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 38–26–12
77 L April 6, 1999 0–1 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 38–27–12
78 L April 9, 1999 3–4 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 38–28–12
79 L April 11, 1999 0–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 38–29–12
80 L April 14, 1999 2–4 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 38–30–12
81 L April 15, 1999 4–6 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 38–31–12
82 W April 17, 1999 2–0 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 39–31–12

Playoffs[]

Western Conference Quarterfinals[]

(W4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (W5) St. Louis Blues[]

The series started in Phoenix. Game 1 was won by St. Louis by a score of 3–1. In Game 2, the Coyotes won 4–3 in overtime. In St. Louis, Phoenix won both Games 3 and 4 — Game 3 was won by a score of 5–4 and Game 4 was won by a score of 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to Phoenix, where St. Louis won 2–1 in overtime. Game 6 went back to St. Louis, where the Blues won 5–3. In Game 7, St. Louis won 1–0 in overtime in Phoenix, winning the series 4–3.

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jeremy Roenick C 78 24 48 72 130 7 4 0 3
Keith Tkachuk LW 68 36 32 68 151 22 11 2 7
Rick Tocchet RW 81 26 30 56 147 5 6 1 5
Greg Adams LW 75 19 24 43 26 -1 5 0 3
Teppo Numminen D 82 10 30 40 30 3 1 0 0
Dallas Drake RW 53 9 22 31 65 17 0 0 3
Jyrki Lumme D 60 7 21 28 34 5 1 0 4
Oleg Tverdovsky D 82 7 18 25 32 11 2 0 2
Juha Ylonen C 59 6 17 23 20 18 2 0 1
Daniel Briere C 64 8 14 22 30 -3 2 0 2
Shane Doan RW 79 6 16 22 54 -5 0 0 0
Bob Corkum C 77 9 10 19 17 -9 0 0 0
Mike Stapleton C 76 9 9 18 34 -7 0 2 2
Keith Carney D 82 2 14 16 62 15 0 2 0
Robert Reichel C 13 7 6 13 4 2 3 0 3
Deron Quint D 60 5 8 13 20 -10 2 0 0
Brad Isbister LW 32 4 4 8 46 1 0 0 2
Jim Cummins RW 55 1 7 8 190 3 0 0 0
Cliff Ronning C 7 2 5 7 2 3 2 0 1
J. J. Daigneault D 35 0 7 7 32 -8 0 0 0
Mike Sullivan C 63 2 4 6 24 -11 0 1 1
Trevor Letowski RW 14 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0
Tavis Hansen RW 20 2 1 3 12 -4 0 0 0
Rob Murray C 13 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0
Stephen Leach RW 22 1 1 2 37 -6 0 0 0
Gerald Diduck D 44 0 2 2 72 9 0 0 0
Jason Doig D 9 0 1 1 10 2 0 0 0
Jamie Huscroft D 11 0 1 1 27 -1 0 0 0
Stan Neckar D 11 0 1 1 10 3 0 0 0
Louie DeBrusk LW 15 0 0 0 34 -2 0 0 0
Joe Dziedzic LW 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Robert Esche G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sean Gagnon D 2 0 0 0 7 -2 0 0 0
Bryan Helmer D 11 0 0 0 23 2 0 0 0
Jean-Francois Jomphe C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nikolai Khabibulin G 63 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Scott Langkow G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Noonan RW 7 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Mikhail Shtalenkov G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Tiley D 8 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Andrei Vasilyev LW 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Jimmy Waite G 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin 3657 63 32 23 7 130 2.13 8 1681 1551 .923
Jimmy Waite 898 16 6 5 4 41 2.74 1 390 349 .895
Mikhail Shtalenkov 243 4 1 2 1 9 2.22 0 104 95 .913
Robert Esche 130 3 0 1 0 7 3.23 0 50 43 .860
Scott Langkow 35 1 0 0 0 3 5.14 0 17 14 .824
Team: 4963 82 39 31 12 190 2.30 9 2242 2052 .915

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Dallas Drake RW 7 4 3 7 4 2 0 1
Shane Doan RW 7 2 2 4 6 0 0 2
Robert Reichel C 7 1 3 4 2 0 0 0
Keith Tkachuk LW 7 1 3 4 13 1 0 0
Teppo Numminen D 7 2 1 3 4 2 0 0
Keith Carney D 7 1 2 3 10 0 0 0
Rick Tocchet RW 7 0 3 3 8 0 0 0
Louie DeBrusk LW 6 2 0 2 6 0 0 0
Stephen Leach RW 7 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Brian Noonan RW 5 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Oleg Tverdovsky D 6 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Juha Ylonen C 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Greg Adams LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mike Stapleton C 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Corkum C 7 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Jim Cummins RW 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jyrki Lumme D 7 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Stan Neckar D 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
J. J. Daigneault D 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Gerald Diduck D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Tavis Hansen RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nikolai Khabibulin G 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jeremy Roenick C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Sullivan C 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Brad Tiley D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin 449 7 3 4 18 2.41 0 236 218 .924
Team: 449 7 3 4 18 2.41 0 236 218 .924

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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;

Roster[]

1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 30, 1998 To Nashville Predators
Seventh-round pick in 1999 () 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Sullivan
October 31, 1998 To Nashville Predators
Cliff Ronning
Richard Lintner 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Future Considerations
January 13, 1999 To Nashville Predators
Future considerations 		To Phoenix Coyotes
J. J. Daigneault
March 8, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Future considerations 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Huscroft
March 11, 1999 To Edmonton Oilers
Fifth-round pick in 2000 (Matt Koalska) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mikhail Shtalenkov
March 20, 1999 To New York Islanders
Brad Isbister
Third-round pick in 1999 () 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Robert Reichel
Third-round pick in 1999 (Jason Jaspers)
Fourth-round pick in 1999 ()
March 23, 1999 To Montreal Canadiens
Jean-Francois Jomphe 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Cash
March 23, 1999 To New York Rangers
Jason Doig
Sixth-round pick in 1999 () 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Stan Neckar
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Scott Langkow 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Future considerations
June 26, 1999 To Montreal Canadiens
Jim Cummins 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Sixth-round pick in 1999 (Erik Lewerstrom)
June 26, 1999 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Oleg Tverdovsky 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Travis Green
First-round pick in 1999 (Scott Kelman)

Waivers[]

December 19, 1998 To St. Louis Blues
Bryan Helmer

Free agents[]

Player Former Team
Jyrki Lumme Vancouver Canucks
Bryan Helmer New Jersey Devils
Andrei Vasilyev New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
Joe Dziedzic Pittsburgh Penguins
Greg Adams Dallas Stars
Stephen Leach Ottawa Senators
Brian Noonan Vancouver Canucks
David Cullen Undrafted free agent
Player New Team
Mark Janssens Chicago Blackhawks
Murray Baron Vancouver Canucks
Ted Crowley Colorado Avalanche
Scott Levins Carolina Hurricanes
Kevin Dahl Calgary Flames
Igor Korolev Toronto Maple Leafs

Draft picks[]

Phoenix's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Patrick DesRochers  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 43 Ossi Vaananen  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
3 73 Pat O'Leary  United States Robbinsdale High School (USHS-MN)
4 100 Ryan Van Buskirk  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 115 Jay Leach  United States Providence College (Hockey East)
5 116 Josh Blackburn  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 129 Robert Schnabel  Czech Republic Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6 160 Rickard Wallin  Sweden Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden)
7 187 Erik Westrum  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
8 214 Justin Hansen  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  2. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
Bibliography
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1894801225.
  • "1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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