1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	8th Eastern
1998–99 record	38–30–14
Home record	21–10–10
Road record	17–20–4
Goals for	242
Goals against	225
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Kevin Constantine
Captain	Jaromir Jagr
Alternate captains	Alexei Kovalev Martin Straka
Arena	Mellon Arena
Average attendance	14,824
Minor league affiliate(s)	Syracuse Crunch Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
Goals	Jaromir Jagr (44)
Assists	Jaromir Jagr (83)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (127)
Penalty minutes	Brad Werenka (93)
Plus/minus	German Titov (+18)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (19)
Goals against average	Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2.22)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Offseason

Regular season

The Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.^[1]

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

^[2]

Eastern Conference^[3]

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

Regular season

1998–99 regular season[4]
October: 4–3–2 (home: 0–1–1 ; road: 4–2–1), 10 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 1 October 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New York Islanders 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New Jersey Devils 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 17 New York Rangers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1–1 5 Recap 5 October 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Calgary Flames 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Vancouver Canucks 4–2–2 10 Recap 9 October 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Edmonton Oilers 4–3–2 10 Recap
November: 6–3–3 (home: 3–1–3 ; road: 3–2–0), 15 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 10 November 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3–3 11 Recap 11 November 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Ottawa Senators 5–3–3 13 Recap 12 November 7 Boston Bruins 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3–4 14 Recap 13 November 10 New York Islanders 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3–4 16 Recap 14 November 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New Jersey Devils 6–4–4 16 Recap 15 November 14 Florida Panthers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4–4 18 Recap 16 November 17 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5–4 18 Recap 17 November 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 8–5–4 20 Recap 18 November 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–5–4 22 Recap 19 November 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Washington Capitals 9–6–4 22 Recap 20 November 27 New York Rangers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–6–5 23 Recap 21 November 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Montreal Canadiens 10–6–5 25 Recap
December: 5–4–2 (home: 4–1–1 ; road: 1–3–1), 12 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 22 December 1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–6–6 26 Recap 23 December 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Carolina Hurricanes 10–6–7 27 Recap 24 December 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Boston Bruins 10–7–7 27 Recap 25 December 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 St. Louis Blues 11–7–7 29 Recap 26 December 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 12–7–7 31 Recap 27 December 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Florida Panthers 12–8–7 31 Recap 28 December 19 Washington Capitals 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–8–7 33 Recap 29 December 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Toronto Maple Leafs 13–9–7 33 Recap 30 December 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–10–7 33 Recap 31 December 26 Ottawa Senators 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 14–10–7 35 Recap 32 December 30 Florida Panthers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–10–7 37 Recap
January: 8–5–0 (home: 5–2–0 ; road: 3–3–0), 16 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 33 January 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Florida Panthers 16–10–7 39 Recap 34 January 5 Calgary Flames 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–10–7 41 Recap 35 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–10–7 43 Recap 36 January 9 St. Louis Blues 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–10–7 45 Recap 37 January 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes 19–11–7 45 Recap 38 January 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 San Jose Sharks 19–12–7 45 Recap 39 January 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Los Angeles Kings 20–12–7 47 Recap 40 January 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 20–13–7 47 Recap 41 January 21 New York Islanders 5–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–14–7 47 Recap 42 January 26 Carolina Hurricanes 5–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–15–7 47 Recap 43 January 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–15–7 49 Recap 44 January 30 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–15–7 51 Recap 45 January 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Montreal Canadiens 23–15–7 53 Recap
February: 9–5–0 (home: 7–0–0 ; road: 2–5–0), 18 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 46 February 2 Buffalo Sabres 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–15–7 55 Recap 47 February 5 Florida Panthers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–15–7 57 Recap 48 February 7 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–15–7 59 Recap 49 February 9 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 27–15–7 61 Recap 50 February 11 Vancouver Canucks 5–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 28–15–7 63 Recap 51 February 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Nashville Predators 29–15–7 65 Recap 52 February 15 Washington Capitals 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–15–7 67 Recap 53 February 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New York Islanders 30–16–7 67 Recap 54 February 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 New York Rangers 30–17–7 67 Recap 55 February 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers 30–18–7 67 Recap 56 February 22 Phoenix Coyotes 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–18–7 69 Recap 57 February 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Colorado Avalanche 32–18–7 71 Recap 58 February 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Dallas Stars 32–19–7 71 Recap 59 February 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals 32–20–7 71 Recap
March: 4–5–6 (home: 2–3–5 ; road: 2–2–1), 14 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 60 March 3 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–20–8 72 Recap 61 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–20–9 73 Recap 62 March 7 Colorado Avalanche 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–21–9 73 Recap 63 March 9 New Jersey Devils 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–22–9 73 Recap 64 March 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes 33–22–9 75 Recap 65 March 13 Philadelphia Flyers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–22–9 77 Recap 66 March 16 Dallas Stars 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–22–10 78 Recap 67 March 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning 35–22–10 80 Recap 68 March 20 Nashville Predators 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–22–11 81 Recap 69 March 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 New York Rangers 35–22–12 82 Recap 70 March 23 Chicago Blackhawks 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–22–12 84 Recap 71 March 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New Jersey Devils 36–23–12 84 Recap 72 March 27 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–23–13 85 Recap 73 March 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Buffalo Sabres 36–24–13 85 Recap 74 March 30 Ottawa Senators 6–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–25–13 85 Recap
April: 2–5–1 (home: 0–2–0 ; road: 2–3–1), 5 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 75 April 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Ottawa Senators 36–25–14 86 Recap 76 April 3 New Jersey Devils 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–26–14 86 Recap 77 April 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Buffalo Sabres 36–27–14 86 Recap 78 April 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers 36–28–14 86 Recap 79 April 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Detroit Red Wings 37–28–14 88 Recap 80 April 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Boston Bruins 37–29–14 88 Recap 81 April 17 New York Islanders 7–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 37–30–14 88 Recap 82 April 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT New York Rangers 38–30–14 90 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Penguins win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Recap 1 April 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils 0–1 Recap 2 April 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils 1–1 Recap 3 April 25 New Jersey Devils 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Recap 4 April 27 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Recap 5 April 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Recap 6 May 2 New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Recap 7 May 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Recap 1 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 Recap 2 May 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 Recap 3 May 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Recap 4 May 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Recap 5 May 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Recap 6 May 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jaromir Jagr 81 44 83 127 17 66 Martin Straka 80 35 48 83 12 26 German Titov 72 11 45 56 18 34 Alex Kovalev† 63 20 26 46 8 37 Robert Lang 72 21 23 44 -10 24 Kip Miller 77 19 23 42 1 22 Jan Hrdina 82 13 29 42 -2 40 Kevin Hatcher 66 11 27 38 11 24 Stu Barnes‡ 64 20 12 32 -12 20 Rob Brown 58 13 11 24 -15 16 Brad Werenka 81 6 18 24 17 93 Jiri Slegr 63 3 20 23 13 86 Aleksey Morozov 67 9 10 19 5 14 Bobby Dollas 70 2 8 10 -3 60 Dan Kesa 67 2 8 10 -9 27 Ian Moran 62 4 5 9 1 37 Maxim Galanov 51 4 3 7 -8 14 Jeff Serowik 26 0 6 6 -4 16 Darius Kasparaitis 48 1 4 5 12 70 Matthew Barnaby† 18 2 2 4 -10 34 Martin Sonnenberg 44 1 1 2 -2 19 Patrick Lebeau 8 1 0 1 -2 2 Greg Andrusak 7 0 1 1 4 4 Victor Ignatjev 11 0 1 1 -3 6 Neil Wilkinson 24 0 0 0 -2 22 Chris Tamer 11 0 0 0 -2 32 Tyler Wright 61 0 0 0 -2 90 Sean Pronger 2 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Bonin 5 0 0 0 -2 0 Sven Butenschon 17 0 0 0 -7 6 Ryan Savoia 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Harry York 2 0 0 0 0 0 Pavel Skrbek 4 0 0 0 2 2 Total 242 414 656 — 943

Playoffs[6] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Martin Straka 13 6 9 15 0 6 Jaromir Jagr 9 5 7 12 1 16 Alex Kovalev 10 5 7 12 0 14 Kip Miller 13 2 7 9 -1 19 German Titov 11 3 5 8 4 4 Rob Brown 13 2 5 7 -2 8 Jan Hrdina 13 4 1 5 -1 12 Kevin Hatcher 13 2 3 5 1 4 Jiri Slegr 13 1 3 4 1 12 Brad Werenka 13 1 1 2 0 6 Aleksey Morozov 10 1 1 2 1 0 Robert Lang 12 0 2 2 -3 0 Ian Moran 13 0 2 2 -3 8 Bobby Dollas 13 1 0 1 -4 6 Greg Andrusak 12 1 0 1 -1 6 Dan Kesa 13 1 0 1 -2 0 Todd Hlushko 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Wright 13 0 0 0 -2 19 Matthew Barnaby 13 0 0 0 -2 35 Brian Bonin 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Victor Ignatjev 1 0 0 0 0 2 Maxim Galanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Sonnenberg 7 0 0 0 -2 0 Total 35 53 88 — 177

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[7]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tom Barrasso	43	43	2306:15	19	16	3	98	2.55	993	0.901	4	0	3	20
Peter Skudra	37	28	1914:12	15	11	5	89	2.79	822	0.892	3	0	0	2
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	17	11	756:15	4	3	6	28	2.22	304	0.908	2	0	0	0
Total		82	4976:42	38	30	14	215	2.59	2119	0.899	9	0	3	22

Playoffs^[8]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tom Barrasso	13	13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.900	1	0	0	4
Total		13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.900	1	0	0	4

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Art Ross Trophy	Jaromir Jagr	[9]
	Hart Memorial Trophy	Jaromir Jagr	[10]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Jaromir Jagr	[11]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing)	[12]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Jaromir Jagr[a]	[14]
		Martin Straka
	NHL Player of the Month	Jaromir Jagr (March)	[15]
	NHL Player of the Week	Jaromir Jagr (February 1)	[16]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Jan Hrdina (January)	[17]
Team	A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Jaromir Jagr	[18]
	Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Jiri Slegr	[19]
	Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award	Martin Straka	[19]
	Leading Scorer Award	Jaromir Jagr
	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	Jan Hrdina	[20]
	Most Valuable Player Award	Jaromir Jagr	[21]
	Players' Player Award	Jaromir Jagr	[20]
		Martin Straka
	The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Rob Brown	[18]
		Tyler Wright

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jan Hrdina	October 10, 1998	[22]
	Viktors Ignatjevs
	Jean-Sebastien Aubin	October 21, 1998
	Martin Sonnenberg	November 21, 1998
	Ryan Savoia	March 27, 1999
	Pavel Skrbek	March 28, 1999
	Brian Bonin	April 8, 1999
1,000th game played	Kevin Hatcher	January 18, 1999	[23]

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season:^[24]

Trades

November 25, 1998	To New York Rangers Petr Nedved Sean Pronger Chris Tamer	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alexei Kovalev Harry York future considerations
February 10, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Sean O`Brien	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
March 11, 1999	To Buffalo Sabres Stu Barnes	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthew Barnaby
March 18, 1999	To Tampa Bay Lightning future considerations (cash)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Brent Peterson

Free agents acquired Player Former team Date Dan Kesa Hartford Whalers August 20, 1998

Free agents lost Player New team Date Ron Francis Carolina Hurricanes July 13, 1998 Stefan Bergkvist Leksands IF (Sweden) July 14, 1998 Domenic Pittis Buffalo Sabres August 10, 1998 Chris Ferraro Edmonton Oilers August 13, 1998 Ed Olczyk Chicago Blackhawks August 26, 1998 Joe Dziedzic Phoenix Coyotes August 27, 1998 Fredrik Olausson Mighty Ducks of Anaheim August 28, 1998 Andreas Johansson Ottawa Senators September 29, 1998 Maxim Galanov Atlanta Thrashers (Expansion Draft) June 25, 1999

Claimed via waivers Date Player Previous team October 5, 1998 Kip Miller New York Islanders October 5, 1998 Maxim Galanov New York Rangers

Lost via waivers Date Player New team December 8, 1998 Harry York Vancouver Canucks

Player signings

Player	Date
Sean Pronger	August 10, 1998
Rob Brown	August 11, 1998
Sean O'Brien	August 11, 1998
Viktors Ignatjevs	August 11, 1998
Robert Lang	September 22, 1998
Martin Sonnenberg	October 9, 1998
Brian Leitza	October 12, 1998
Patrick Lebeau	October 18, 1998
Greg Andrusak	March 19, 1999
Hans Jonsson	June 21, 1999

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.^[25]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	23	Milan Kraft	Center	Czech Republic	Keramika Plzeň (Czech)
2	54	Alexander Zevakhin	Right Wing	Russia	CSKA Moscow (RSL)
3	80[a]	David Cameron	Center	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	110	Scott Myers	Goaltender	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5	134[b]	Rob Scuderi	Defense	United States	Boston College (Hockey East)
6	169	Jan Fadrny	Center	Czech Republic	Slavia Praha (Czech)
7	196	Joel Scherban	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
8	224	Mika Lehto	Goaltender	Finland	Assat (SM-liiga)
9	244[c]	Toby Petersen	Center	United States	Colorado College (WCHA)
9	254	Matt Hussey	Center	United States	Avon Old Farms (USHS-CN)

Draft notes^[26]

• ^a The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 28, 1997, trade that sent Francois Leroux to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of an August 12, 1997, trade that sent Jiri Slegr to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
• ^b The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 24, 1997, trade that sent Jason Woolley to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a March 18, 1997, trade that sent Josef Beranek to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
• ^c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Craig Muni.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3.

See also

• 1998–99 NHL season

Notes

1. Jagr was voted to the starting lineup.^[13]

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