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1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division7th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
1997–98 record17–55–10
Home record11–23–7
Road record6–32–3
Goals for151
Goals against269
Team information
General manager Phil Esposito
Coach Terry Crisp (Oct)
Rick Paterson (Oct–Nov)
Jacques Demers (Nov–Apr)
Captain Paul Ysebaert (Oct)
Mikael Renberg (Nov–Apr)
Alternate captains Jamie Huscroft (Oct–Mar)
Rob Zamuner
Arena Ice Palace
Average attendance13,866
Minor league affiliate(s) Adirondack Red Wings
Chesapeake Icebreakers
Team leaders
GoalsMikael Renberg (16)
Alexander Selivanov (16)
AssistsPaul Ysebaert (27)
PointsPaul Ysebaert (40)
Penalty minutes Louie DeBrusk (166)
Plus/minus Jody Hull (+2)
Wins Mark Fitzpatrick (7)
Goals against average Daren Puppa (2.72)
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The 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's sixth season of operation. The Lightning missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Offseason

Regular season

On October 26, head coach Terry Crisp was fired after a 2–7–2 start and Paul Ysebaert’s tenure as team captain ended. [1] [2] Assistant coach Rick Paterson served as interim head coach until Jacques Demers was hired as the team’s new head coach on November 12. [3] Demers named Mikael Renberg the team’s new captain on November 19. [4]

The Lightning struggled offensively during the regular season, being shut out a league-high 11 times (tied with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) and finishing 26th in goals scored (151), power-play goals scored (33) and power-play percentage (9.35%). The 9.35% power play was the lowest in NHL history in one season by any team until the 2020-21 Anaheim Ducks surpassed it with an 8.94% power play efficiency. [5]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
3 4 Washington Capitals 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
4 10 New York Islanders 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
5 11 New York Rangers 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
6 12 Florida Panthers 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
7 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 151 269 44
Eastern Conference [6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 40 24 18 228 188 98
3 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
4 Washington Capitals ATL 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 221 194 91
6 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 36 29 17 211 187 89
7 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 37 32 13 235 208 87
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 34 33 15 193 200 83
9 Carolina Hurricanes NE 82 33 41 8 200 219 74
10 New York Islanders ATL 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
11 New York Rangers ATL 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
12 Florida Panthers ATL 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
13 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 17 55 10 151 269 44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

1997–98 regular season [7]
October: 2–9–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 1–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 1, 1997 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes ( 1997–98) 1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 3, 1997 3–4 New Jersey Devils ( 1997–98) 1–1–0 Recap
3 T October 5, 1997 1–1 OT Buffalo Sabres ( 1997–98) 1–1–1 Recap
4 W October 9, 1997 4–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1997–98) 2–1–1 Recap
5 L October 10, 1997 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1997–98) 2–2–1 Recap
6 L October 15, 1997 1–2 @ Florida Panthers ( 1997–98) 2–3–1 Recap
7 L October 17, 1997 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1997–98) 2–4–1 Recap
8 L October 18, 1997 0–5 @ New Jersey Devils ( 1997–98) 2–5–1 Recap
9 L October 21, 1997 1–7 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1997–98) 2–6–1 Recap
10 T October 23, 1997 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins ( 1997–98) 2–6–2 Recap
11 L October 24, 1997 3–4 @ New York Rangers ( 1997–98) 2–7–2 Recap
12 L October 26, 1997 1–3 Los Angeles Kings ( 1997–98) 2–8–2 Recap
13 L October 29, 1997 2–5 Ottawa Senators ( 1997–98) 2–9–2 Recap
November: 2–8–2 (home: 2–1–2; road: 0–7–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 L November 5, 1997 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1997–98) 2–10–2 Recap
15 L November 6, 1997 2–5 @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1997–98) 2–11–2 Recap
16 L November 8, 1997 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks ( 1997–98) 2–12–2 Recap
17 L November 11, 1997 2–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 1997–98) 2–13–2 Recap
18 L November 14, 1997 1–4 New York Islanders ( 1997–98) 2–14–2 Recap
19 L November 16, 1997 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1997–98) 2–15–2 Recap
20 L November 17, 1997 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1997–98) 2–16–2 Recap
21 W November 19, 1997 6–3 New York Rangers ( 1997–98) 3–16–2 Recap
22 W November 22, 1997 4–3 Calgary Flames ( 1997–98) 4–16–2 Recap
23 T November 26, 1997 3–3 OT Colorado Avalanche ( 1997–98) 4–16–3 Recap
24 L November 28, 1997 0–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 1997–98) 4–17–3 Recap
25 T November 29, 1997 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers ( 1997–98) 4–17–4 Recap
December: 5–6–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 1–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 3, 1997 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes ( 1997–98) 5–17–4 Recap
27 L December 5, 1997 0–4 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1997–98) 5–18–4 Recap
28 L December 6, 1997 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils ( 1997–98) 5–19–4 Recap
29 L December 10, 1997 0–3 @ Dallas Stars ( 1997–98) 5–20–4 Recap
30 W December 13, 1997 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators ( 1997–98) 6–20–4 Recap
31 L December 14, 1997 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1997–98) 6–21–4 Recap
32 T December 16, 1997 1–1 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1997–98) 6–21–5 Recap
33 W December 17, 1997 2–0 Boston Bruins ( 1997–98) 7–21–5 Recap
34 T December 20, 1997 2–2 OT New York Rangers ( 1997–98) 7–21–6 Recap
35 T December 22, 1997 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues ( 1997–98) 7–21–7 Recap
36 L December 23, 1997 1–4 @ New York Rangers ( 1997–98) 7–22–7 Recap
37 L December 27, 1997 1–3 Boston Bruins ( 1997–98) 7–23–7 Recap
38 W December 29, 1997 2–1 San Jose Sharks ( 1997–98) 8–23–7 Recap
39 W December 31, 1997 2–0 New York Rangers ( 1997–98) 9–23–7 Recap
January: 0–12–1 (home: 0–7–1; road: 0–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
40 T January 2, 1998 2–2 OT Florida Panthers ( 1997–98) 9–23–8 Recap
41 L January 3, 1998 1–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1997–98) 9–24–8 Recap
42 L January 7, 1998 2–5 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1997–98) 9–25–8 Recap
43 L January 9, 1998 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils ( 1997–98) 9–26–8 Recap
44 L January 11, 1998 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1997–98) 9–27–8 Recap
45 L January 12, 1998 3–6 Montreal Canadiens ( 1997–98) 9–28–8 Recap
46 L January 14, 1998 1–7 New York Islanders ( 1997–98) 9–29–8 Recap
47 L January 21, 1998 2–3 OT Washington Capitals ( 1997–98) 9–30–8 Recap
48 L January 23, 1998 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1997–98) 9–31–8 Recap
49 L January 24, 1998 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1997–98) 9–32–8 Recap
50 L January 26, 1998 1–2 @ Ottawa Senators ( 1997–98) 9–33–8 Recap
51 L January 28, 1998 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes ( 1997–98) 9–34–8 Recap
52 L January 31, 1998 0–2 @ Florida Panthers ( 1997–98) 9–35–8 Recap
February: 3–3–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 2, 1998 3–7 Buffalo Sabres ( 1997–98) 9–36–8 Recap
54 T February 4, 1998 3–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 1997–98) 9–36–9 Recap
55 L February 5, 1998 4–5 Detroit Red Wings ( 1997–98) 9–37–9 Recap
56 W February 7, 1998 4–3 @ Washington Capitals ( 1997–98) 10–37–9 Recap
57 W February 25, 1998 4–3 @ Washington Capitals ( 1997–98) 11–37–9 Recap
58 L February 26, 1998 1–4 New Jersey Devils ( 1997–98) 11–38–9 Recap
59 W February 28, 1998 5–2 Washington Capitals ( 1997–98) 12–38–9 Recap
March: 5–8–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–6–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
60 L March 3, 1998 1–2 @ Calgary Flames ( 1997–98) 12–39–9 Recap
61 L March 4, 1998 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1997–98) 12–40–9 Recap
62 L March 7, 1998 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1997–98) 12–41–9 Recap
63 W March 9, 1998 2–1 @ Colorado Avalanche ( 1997–98) 13–41–9 Recap
64 L March 11, 1998 0–2 Edmonton Oilers ( 1997–98) 13–42–9 Recap
65 W March 14, 1998 1–0 Chicago Blackhawks ( 1997–98) 14–42–9 Recap
66 L March 16, 1998 3–4 OT @ Boston Bruins ( 1997–98) 14–43–9 Recap
67 W March 18, 1998 4–2 Vancouver Canucks ( 1997–98) 15–43–9 Recap
68 W March 21, 1998 5–1 Florida Panthers ( 1997–98) 16–43–9 Recap
69 L March 25, 1998 1–2 OT Montreal Canadiens ( 1997–98) 16–44–9 Recap
70 L March 26, 1998 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues ( 1997–98) 16–45–9 Recap
71 L March 28, 1998 2–8 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1997–98) 16–46–9 Recap
72 W March 30, 1998 3–1 @ New York Rangers ( 1997–98) 17–46–9 Recap
April: 0–9–1 (home: 0–5–1; road: 0–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
73 L April 1, 1998 0–4 @ New York Islanders ( 1997–98) 17–47–9 Recap
74 L April 2, 1998 1–4 @ Washington Capitals ( 1997–98) 17–48–9 Recap
75 L April 4, 1998 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1997–98) 17–49–9 Recap
76 L April 6, 1998 0–3 New York Islanders ( 1997–98) 17–50–9 Recap
77 L April 8, 1998 1–6 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1997–98) 17–51–9 Recap
78 L April 11, 1998 1–5 Dallas Stars ( 1997–98) 17–52–9 Recap
79 L April 13, 1998 2–3 Ottawa Senators ( 1997–98) 17–53–9 Recap
80 L April 15, 1998 1–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1997–98) 17–54–9 Recap
81 L April 16, 1998 0–4 @ New York Islanders ( 1997–98) 17–55–9 Recap
82 T April 18, 1998 2–2 OT Florida Panthers ( 1997–98) 17–55–10 Recap
Legend:

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

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 Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Paul Ysebaert C 82 13 27 40 −43 32
20 Mikael Renberg RW 68 16 22 38 −37 34
29 Alexander Selivanov RW 70 16 19 35 −38 85
7 Rob Zamuner LW 77 14 12 26 −31 41
18 Daymond Langkow C 68 8 14 22 −9 62
44 Stephane Richer† RW 26 9 11 20 −7 36
22 Dino Ciccarelli‡ RW 34 11 6 17 −14 42
24 Jason Wiemer‡ C 67 8 9 17 −9 132
34 Mikael Andersson LW 72 6 11 17 −4 29
44 Roman Hamrlik‡ D 37 3 12 15 −18 22
16 Darcy Tucker† RW 35 6 8 14 −8 89
14 Karl Dykhuis D 78 5 9 14 −8 110
6 Jeff Norton‡ D 37 4 6 10 −25 26
64 Jason Bonsignore† C 35 2 8 10 −11 22
4 Cory Cross D 74 3 6 9 −24 77
28 Patrick Poulin‡ C 44 2 7 9 −3 19
5 Igor Ulanov‡ D 45 2 7 9 −5 85
33 Yves Racine D 60 0 8 8 −23 41
19 Brian Bradley C 14 2 5 7 −9 6
21 Jody Hull† RW 28 2 4 6 2 4
23 Bryan Marchment†‡ D 22 2 4 6 −3 43
79 Vladimir Vujtek LW 30 2 4 6 −2 16
6 David Wilkie† D 29 1 5 6 −21 17
17 Brent Peterson LW 19 5 0 5 −2 2
10 Sandy McCarthy† RW 14 0 5 5 −1 71
11 Steve Kelly† C 24 2 1 3 −9 15
5 Jassen Cullimore† D 25 1 2 3 −4 22
36 Louie DeBrusk LW 54 1 2 3 −2 166
3 Pavel Kubina D 10 1 2 3 −1 22
9 Jeff Toms‡ C 13 1 2 3 −6 7
8 Jamie Huscroft‡ D 44 0 3 3 −4 122
62 Andrei Nazarov† LW 14 1 1 2 −9 58
10 Paul Brousseau RW 11 0 2 2 0 27
27 David Shaw‡ D 14 0 2 2 −2 12
28 Corey Spring RW 8 1 0 1 −1 10
21 Mick Vukota‡ RW 42 1 0 1 0 116
30 Mark Fitzpatrick† G 34 0 1 1 14
2 Mike McBain D 27 0 1 1 −10 8
1 Zac Bierk G 13 0 0 0 0
39 Enrico Ciccone† D 12 0 0 0 −3 45
25 Allan Egeland C 8 0 0 0 0 9
16 Troy Mallette† LW 3 0 0 0 0 7
93 Daren Puppa G 26 0 0 0 6
32 Corey Schwab G 16 0 0 0 2
35 Derek Wilkinson G 8 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Mark Fitzpatrick† 34 7 24 1 975 102 3.16 .895 1 1938
93 Daren Puppa 26 5 14 6 660 66 2.72 .900 0 1456
32 Corey Schwab 16 2 9 1 370 40 2.92 .892 1 821
35 Derek Wilkinson 8 2 4 1 148 17 3.28 .885 0 311
1 Zac Bierk 13 1 4 1 210 30 4.16 .857 0 433

Awards and records

Records

Tampa Bay set team records for the longest losing streak, 13 games from January 3 to February 2, and the longest winless streak, 16 games from October 10 to November 17 and January 2 to February 5. [8] [9]

Transactions

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [10]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Paul Mara   United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 33 Kyle Kos   Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 61 Matt Elich   United States Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 108 Mark Thompson   Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
5 109 Jan Sulc   Czech Republic HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
5 112 Karel Betik   Czech Republic Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6 153 Andrei Skopintsev   Russia TPS (Finland)
7 168 Justin Jack   Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7 170 Eero Somervuori   Finland Jokerit (Finland)
7 185 Samuel St. Pierre   Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
8 198 Shawn Skolney   Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
9 224 Paul Comrie   Canada University of Denver (WCHA)

See also

References

  • "Tampa Bay Lightning 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  • "1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  1. ^ Jones, Tom (October 27, 1997). "Crisp is out as Lightning coach". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Buckley, Tim (December 4, 1997). "Ysebaert: No letter, no worry". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Jones, Tom (November 13, 1997). "Demers Takes His Shot". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Jones, Tom (November 20, 1997). "Captain II: Renberg gets another chance". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "1997-98 NHL Summary".
  6. ^ "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "TBL Records: Longest Losing Streaks, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "TBL Records: Longest Winless Streaks, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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