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1998–99 New York Islanders
Division5th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
1998–99 record24–48–10
Home record11–23–7
Road record13–25–3
Goals for194
Goals against244
Team information
General manager Mike Milbury
CoachMike Milbury (interim)
Bill Stewart
Captain Trevor Linden
Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance11,299
Minor league affiliate(s) Lowell Lock Monsters
Roanoke Express
Team leaders
Goals Zigmund Palffy (22)
Assists Robert Reichel (37)
PointsRobert Reichel (56)
Penalty minutes Gino Odjick (133)
Plus/minus Vladimir Chebaturkin (+6)
Wins Tommy Salo (17)
Goals against averageTommy Salo (2.62)

The 1998–99 New York Islanders season was the 27th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders had yet another disappointing season and could not unable to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings

Atlantic Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
3 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
4 10 New York Rangers 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
5 13 New York Islanders 82 24 48 10 194 244 58

[1]

Eastern Conference [2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils ATL 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 y – Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 23 15 239 179 103
3 y – Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 34 30 18 210 202 86
4 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 30 7 268 231 97
5 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 214 181 91
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 28 17 207 175 91
8 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
9 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 34 18 210 228 78
10 New York Rangers ATL 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 32 39 11 184 209 75
12 Washington Capitals SE 82 31 45 6 200 218 68
13 New York Islanders ATL 82 24 48 10 194 244 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 54 9 179 292 47

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division


Schedule and results

1998–99 regular season [3]
October: 5–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 10, 1998 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 0–1–0 Recap
2 L October 12, 1998 0–3 @ Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 0–2–0 Recap
3 W October 14, 1998 2–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 1–2–0 Recap
4 W October 17, 1998 1–0 @ St. Louis Blues ( 1998–99) 2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 21, 1998 2–4 Edmonton Oilers ( 1998–99) 2–3–0 Recap
6 L October 22, 1998 2–3 @ New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 2–4–0 Recap
7 W October 24, 1998 5–4 Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 3–4–0 Recap
8 W October 27, 1998 1–0 Los Angeles Kings ( 1998–99) 4–4–0 Recap
9 L October 29, 1998 1–2 New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 4–5–0 Recap
10 W October 31, 1998 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 5–5–0 Recap
November: 5–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 2, 1998 6–2 Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 6–5–0 Recap
12 L November 5, 1998 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes ( 1998–99) 6–6–0 Recap
13 L November 7, 1998 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 6–7–0 Recap
14 W November 9, 1998 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 7–7–0 Recap
15 L November 10, 1998 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 7–8–0 Recap
16 W November 12, 1998 4–0 Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 8–8–0 Recap
17 L November 14, 1998 3–5 Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 8–9–0 Recap
18 L November 17, 1998 2–5 @ Colorado Avalanche ( 1998–99) 8–10–0 Recap
19 L November 20, 1998 2–4 @ Dallas Stars ( 1998–99) 8–11–0 Recap
20 W November 21, 1998 6–3 @ Nashville Predators ( 1998–99) 9–11–0 Recap
21 W November 25, 1998 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 10–11–0 Recap
22 L November 26, 1998 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 10–12–0 Recap
23 L November 28, 1998 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes ( 1998–99) 10–13–0 Recap
December: 3–9–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 L December 2, 1998 2–3 New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 10–14–0 Recap
25 L December 4, 1998 1–5 @ Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 10–15–0 Recap
26 L December 5, 1998 5–7 New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 10–16–0 Recap
27 L December 8, 1998 1–2 Colorado Avalanche ( 1998–99) 10–17–0 Recap
28 L December 12, 1998 1–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 10–18–0 Recap
29 W December 15, 1998 1–0 @ San Jose Sharks ( 1998–99) 11–18–0 Recap
30 W December 17, 1998 5–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1998–99) 12–18–0 Recap
31 T December 18, 1998 2–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1998–99) 12–18–1 Recap
32 L December 20, 1998 2–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 1998–99) 12–19–1 Recap
33 T December 22, 1998 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues ( 1998–99) 12–19–2 Recap
34 W December 26, 1998 4–2 Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 13–19–2 Recap
35 L December 28, 1998 1–5 @ Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 13–20–2 Recap
36 L December 29, 1998 0–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 13–21–2 Recap
37 L December 31, 1998 0–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1998–99) 13–22–2 Recap
January: 2–8–2 (home: 1–2–2; road: 1–6–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 2, 1999 3–4 OT San Jose Sharks ( 1998–99) 13–23–2 Recap
39 T January 5, 1999 1–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks ( 1998–99) 13–23–3 Recap
40 L January 7, 1999 0–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 13–24–3 Recap
41 L January 9, 1999 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 13–25–3 Recap
42 L January 11, 1999 3–4 @ Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 13–26–3 Recap
43 L January 13, 1999 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 13–27–3 Recap
44 L January 16, 1999 0–1 @ Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 13–28–3 Recap
45 L January 20, 1999 2–5 Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 13–29–3 Recap
46 W January 21, 1999 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 14–29–3 Recap
47 W January 26, 1999 4–1 Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 15–29–3 Recap
48 T January 29, 1999 4–4 OT Phoenix Coyotes ( 1998–99) 15–29–4 Recap
49 L January 30, 1999 2–9 @ Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 15–30–4 Recap
February: 4–5–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 L February 3, 1999 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1998–99) 15–31–4 Recap
51 W February 4, 1999 5–4 @ Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 16–31–4 Recap
52 T February 7, 1999 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks ( 1998–99) 16–31–5 Recap
53 L February 9, 1999 1–2 Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 16–32–5 Recap
54 L February 12, 1999 1–2 Nashville Predators ( 1998–99) 16–33–5 Recap
55 T February 13, 1999 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 16–33–6 Recap
56 T February 15, 1999 3–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 16–33–7 Recap
57 W February 17, 1999 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 17–33–7 Recap
58 W February 20, 1999 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 18–33–7 Recap
59 L February 21, 1999 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 1998–99) 18–34–7 Recap
60 L February 25, 1999 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 18–35–7 Recap
61 W February 27, 1999 3–1 Detroit Red Wings ( 1998–99) 19–35–7 Recap
March: 2–10–2 (home: 0–6–1; road: 2–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
62 L March 2, 1999 2–4 Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 19–36–7 Recap
63 L March 4, 1999 2–3 OT Dallas Stars ( 1998–99) 19–37–7 Recap
64 T March 6, 1999 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 19–37–8 Recap
65 L March 7, 1999 2–4 New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 19–38–8 Recap
66 T March 9, 1999 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 19–38–9 Recap
67 L March 11, 1999 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 19–39–9 Recap
68 L March 14, 1999 2–3 OT New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 19–40–9 Recap
69 L March 15, 1999 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 19–41–9 Recap
70 W March 19, 1999 3–1 @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1998–99) 20–41–9 Recap
71 L March 21, 1999 1–2 @ Calgary Flames ( 1998–99) 20–42–9 Recap
72 L March 24, 1999 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 1998–99) 20–43–9 Recap
73 L March 27, 1999 3–7 Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 20–44–9 Recap
74 L March 29, 1999 1–3 @ New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 20–45–9 Recap
75 W March 31, 1999 5–3 @ Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 21–45–9 Recap
April: 3–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 T April 3, 1999 2–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1998–99) 21–45–10 Recap
77 L April 6, 1999 3–4 Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 21–46–10 Recap
78 W April 8, 1999 3–1 Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 22–46–10 Recap
79 L April 10, 1999 1–6 Carolina Hurricanes ( 1998–99) 22–47–10 Recap
80 W April 12, 1999 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 23–47–10 Recap
81 L April 14, 1999 2–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 23–48–10 Recap
82 W April 17, 1999 7–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 24–48–10 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 Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
21 Robert Reichel C 70 19 37 56 −15 50
16 Zigmund Palffy RW 50 22 28 50 −6 34
32 Trevor Linden RW 82 18 29 47 −14 32
20 Bryan Smolinski C 82 16 24 40 −7 49
25 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 78 21 17 38 −10 14
13 Claude Lapointe C 82 14 23 37 −19 62
44 Mark Lawrence RW 60 14 16 30 −8 38
29 Kenny Jonsson D 63 8 18 26 −18 34
12 Mike Watt LW 75 8 17 25 −2 12
38 Barry Richter D 72 6 18 24 −4 34
15 Ted Donato†‡ LW 55 7 11 18 −10 27
17 Sergei Nemchinov LW 67 8 8 16 −17 22
34 Bryan Berard D 31 4 11 15 −6 26
4 Eric Brewer D 63 5 6 11 −14 32
7 Scott Lachance D 59 1 8 9 −19 30
10 Mats Lindgren C 12 5 3 8 2 2
3 Zdeno Chara D 59 2 6 8 −8 83
6 David Harlock D 70 2 6 8 −16 68
24 Gino Odjick RW 23 4 3 7 −2 133
11 Kevin Miller C 33 1 5 6 −5 13
10 Jason Dawe RW 22 2 3 5 0 8
11 Craig Janney C 18 1 4 5 −2 4
2 Rich Pilon D 52 0 4 4 −8 88
14 Joe Sacco RW 73 3 0 3 −24 45
33 Eric Cairns D 9 0 3 3 1 23
33 Ken Belanger LW 9 1 1 2 1 30
36 Ted Crowley D 6 1 1 2 0 0
37 Dmitri Nabokov C 4 0 2 2 4 2
49 Vladimir Orszagh RW 12 1 0 1 2 6
15 Tom Chorske LW 2 0 1 1 1 2
39 Dean Malkoc D 2 0 1 1 3 7
55 Vladimir Chebaturkin D 8 0 0 0 6 12
1 [a] Marcel Cousineau G 6 0 0 0 0
30 Wade Flaherty G 20 0 0 0 4
18 Mike Hough LW 11 0 0 0 −2 2
67 Mike Kennedy C 1 0 0 0 0 2
48 Warren Luhning RW 11 0 0 0 −4 8
28 Felix Potvin G 11 0 0 0 0
35 Tommy Salo G 51 0 0 0 12
36 Ray Schultz D 4 0 0 0 −2 7
8 Steve Webb RW 45 0 0 0 −10 32

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Tommy Salo 51 17 26 7 1368 132 2.62 .904 5 3018
30 Wade Flaherty 20 5 11 2 491 53 3.03 .892 0 1048
28 Felix Potvin 11 2 7 1 345 37 3.66 .893 0 606
1 [a] Marcel Cousineau 6 0 4 0 119 14 2.87 .882 0 293

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Kenny Jonsson [b] [5]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Claude Lapointe [6]

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. [7]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Mike Rupp  United States Erie Otters ( OHL)
2 36 Chris Nielsen  Canada Calgary Hitmen ( WHL)
4 95 Andy Burnham  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 123 Jiri Dopita   Czech Republic Petra Vsetín (Czech Republic)
6 155 Kevin Clauson  United States Western Michigan University ( CCHA)
7 182 Evgeny Korolev  Russia London Knights (OHL)
8 209 Frederick Brind'Amour  Canada Sherbrooke Faucons ( QMJHL)
9 237 Ben Blais  United States Walpole High School (USHS-MA)
9 242 Jason Doyle  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
9 250 Radek Matejovsky   Czech Republic Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Cousineau wore number 56 in his first three games.
  2. ^ Jonsson was injured and did not play. [4]

References

  • "New York Islanders 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  • "1998-99 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN  978-1-894801-22-5.
  1. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  2. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "1998-99 New York Islanders Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "ALL-STAR ROSTERS". San Francisco Chronicle. January 23, 1999. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "New York Islanders – Awards and Honors". New York Islanders. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.