1998–99 Florida Panthers season
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The 1998–99 Florida Panthers season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League. Though they made a major move in acquiring star forward Pavel Bure during the season, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Regular season
Final standings
| R | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 210 | 202 | 1158 | 86 |
| 2 | 9 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 210 | 228 | 1522 | 78 |
| 3 | 12 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 200 | 218 | 1381 | 68 |
| 4 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 179 | 292 | 1316 | 47 |
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Template:1998–99 NHL Eastern Conference standings
Schedule and results
Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won |1||October 9, 1998||4–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||1–0–0 || W |- Template:Game-won |2||October 10, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||2–0–0 || W |- Template:Game-tied |3||October 16, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||2–0–1 || T |- Template:Game-tied |4||October 21, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||2–0–2 || T |- Template:Game-lost |5||October 23, 1998||0–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||2–1–2 || L |- Template:Game-tied |6||October 24, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||2–1–3 || T |- Template:Game-lost |7||October 28, 1998||2–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||2–2–3 || L |- Template:Game-won |8||October 30, 1998||7–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||3–2–3 || W |- Template:Game-lost |9||October 31, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||3–3–3 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |10||November 2, 1998||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1998–99) ||3–4–3 || L |- Template:Game-won |11||November 4, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||4–4–3 || W |- Template:Game-lost |12||November 7, 1998||3–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||4–5–3 || L |- Template:Game-won |13||November 11, 1998||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1998–99) ||5–5–3 || W |- Template:Game-won |14||November 12, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||6–5–3 || W |- Template:Game-lost |15||November 14, 1998||0–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||6–6–3 || L |- Template:Game-tied |16||November 19, 1998||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||6–6–4 || T |- Template:Game-tied |17||November 21, 1998||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||6–6–5 || T |- Template:Game-lost |18||November 22, 1998||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||6–7–5 || L |- Template:Game-lost |19||November 25, 1998||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||6–8–5 || L |- Template:Game-won |20||November 27, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||7–8–5 || W |- Template:Game-won |21||November 28, 1998||6–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||8–8–5 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |22||December 1, 1998||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||8–9–5 || L |- Template:Game-lost |23||December 2, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||8–10–5 || L |- Template:Game-tied |24||December 5, 1998||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||8–10–6 || T |- Template:Game-won |25||December 9, 1998||6–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||9–10–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |26||December 12, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||9–11–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |27||December 16, 1998||4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||10–11–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |28||December 19, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||11–11–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |29||December 23, 1998||0–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||11–12–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |30||December 26, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||12–12–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |31||December 28, 1998||5–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1998–99) ||13–12–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |32||December 30, 1998||4–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||13–13–6 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-tied |33||January 1, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||13–13–7 || T |- Template:Game-lost |34||January 2, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||13–14–7 || L |- Template:Game-tied |35||January 5, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||13–14–8 || T |- Template:Game-tied |36||January 6, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||13–14–9 || T |- Template:Game-tied |37||January 8, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||13–14–10 || T |- Template:Game-won |38||January 10, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||14–14–10 || W |- Template:Game-tied |39||January 13, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||14–14–11 || T |- Template:Game-lost |40||January 14, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||14–15–11 || L |- Template:Game-won |41||January 16, 1999||1–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1998–99) ||15–15–11 || W |- Template:Game-lost |42||January 18, 1999||0–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||15–16–11 || L |- Template:Game-won |43||January 20, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1998–99) ||16–16–11 || W |- Template:Game-won |44||January 21, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||17–16–11 || W |- Template:Game-tied |45||January 26, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||17–16–12 || T |- Template:Game-won |46||January 27, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||18–16–12 || W |- Template:Game-lost |47||January 30, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||18–17–12 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won |48||February 3, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||19–17–12 || W |- Template:Game-lost |49||February 5, 1999||0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||19–18–12 || L |- Template:Game-tied |50||February 6, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||19–18–13 || T |- Template:Game-lost |51||February 8, 1999||4–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||19–19–13 || L |- Template:Game-won |52||February 11, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||20–19–13 || W |- Template:Game-lost |53||February 13, 1999||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||20–20–13 || L |- Template:Game-tied |54||February 15, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||20–20–14 || T |- Template:Game-lost |55||February 17, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||20–21–14 || L |- Template:Game-tied |56||February 18, 1999||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||20–21–15 || T |- Template:Game-won |57||February 20, 1999||7–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||21–21–15 || W |- Template:Game-won |58||February 24, 1999||5–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||22–21–15 || W |- Template:Game-tied |59||February 26, 1999||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||22–21–16 || T |- Template:Game-lost |60||February 27, 1999||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||22–22–16 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |61||March 3, 1999||5–7 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||22–23–16 || L |- Template:Game-tied |62||March 6, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||22–23–17 || T |- Template:Game-won |63||March 8, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||23–23–17 || W |- Template:Game-lost |64||March 9, 1999||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||23–24–17 || L |- Template:Game-won |65||March 11, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||24–24–17 || W |- Template:Game-won |66||March 13, 1999||1–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||25–24–17 || W |- Template:Game-lost |67||March 17, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||25–25–17 || L |- Template:Game-lost |68||March 20, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||25–26–17 || L |- Template:Game-won |69||March 21, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||26–26–17 || W |- Template:Game-lost |70||March 24, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1998–99) ||26–27–17 || L |- Template:Game-won |71||March 26, 1999||4–1 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||27–27–17 || W |- Template:Game-tied |72||March 28, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||27–27–18 || T |- Template:Game-lost |73||March 31, 1999||3–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1998–99) ||27–28–18 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |74||April 1, 1999||3–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||27–29–18 || L |- Template:Game-lost |75||April 3, 1999||4–6 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||27–30–18 || L |- Template:Game-lost |76||April 5, 1999||0–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||27–31–18 || L |- Template:Game-lost |77||April 7, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||27–32–18 || L |- Template:Game-lost |78||April 9, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||27–33–18 || L |- Template:Game-lost |79||April 10, 1999||1–9 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||27–34–18 || L |- Template:Game-won |80||April 12, 1999||2–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||28–34–18 || W |- Template:Game-won |81||April 14, 1999||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||29–34–18 || W |- Template:Game-won |82||April 17, 1999||6–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||30–34–18 || W |- Template:Game log section end |- | Legend:
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- Template:Dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
- Template:Double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 81 | 26 | 38 | 64 | −3 | 18 |
| 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 82 | 18 | 33 | 51 | −13 | 50 |
| 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 65 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 13 | 24 |
| 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 67 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 85 |
| 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 7 | 29 |
| 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 73 | 24 | 13 | 37 | −6 | 25 |
| 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 80 | 8 | 29 | 37 | −13 | 83 |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 75 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −1 | 92 |
| 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 68 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 45 |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 64 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −9 | 42 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | RW | 11 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| 55 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | D | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −4 | 82 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −11 | 49 |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 28 |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | C | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −7 | 39 |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 54 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | D | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −2 | 17 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 75 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 218 |
| 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 258 |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −1 | 27 |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | D | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −1 | 64 |
| 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | LW | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −4 | 58 |
| 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | 59 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |
| 12Template:Efn | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 10 |
| 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 31 |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 6 |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Dagger | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
| 31 | Sean Burke | 59 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 1624 | 151 | 2.66 | .907 | 3 | 3402 |
| 1 | Kirk McLean | 30 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 727 | 73 | 2.74 | .900 | 2 | 1597 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Viktor KozlovTemplate:Efn | [1] |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Mark Parrish (October) | [2] |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| First game | Oleg Kvasha | October 9, 1998 | [3] |
| Mark Parrish | |||
| Jaroslav Spacek | |||
| Peter Ratchuk | December 16, 1998 | ||
| Marcus Nilson | January 6, 1999 | ||
| Dan Boyle | February 18, 1999 | ||
| Filip Kuba | April 9, 1999 | ||
| Herberts Vasiljevs | |||
| 500th game played | Sean Burke | January 18, 1999 | [4] |
Transactions
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Draft picks
Florida's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[5]
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 30 | Kyle Rossiter | Script error: No such module "flag". | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 3 | 61 | Joe DiPenta | Script error: No such module "flag". | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 3 | 63 | Lance Ward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 4 | 89 | Ryan Jardine | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 5 | 117 | Jaroslav Spacek | Script error: No such module "flag". | Färjestads BK (Sweden) |
| 6 | 148 | Chris Ovington | Script error: No such module "flag". | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 7 | 176 | B. J. Ketcheson | Script error: No such module "flag". | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 8 | 203 | Ian Jacobs | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 9 | 231 | Adrian Wichser | Script error: No such module "flag". | EHC Kloten (Switzerland) |
Notes
References
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