1997–98 Edmonton Oilers | |
Division | 3rd Pacific |
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Conference | 7th Western |
1997–98 record | 35–37–10 |
Home record | 20–16–5 |
Road record | 15–21–5 |
Goals for | 215 (15th) |
Goals against | 224 (16th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Ron Low |
Captain | Kelly Buchberger |
Alternate captains | Boris Mironov Doug Weight |
Arena | Edmonton Coliseum |
Average attendance | 16,245 (95.0%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Doug Weight (26) |
Assists | Doug Weight (44) |
Points | Doug Weight (70) |
Penalty minutes | Drake Berehowsky (169) |
Plus/minus | Todd Marchant (+9) Dean McAmmond (+9) |
Wins | Curtis Joseph (29) |
Goals against average | Curtis Joseph (2.63) |
The 1997–98 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 19th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–37–9 record in 1996–97, earning their first playoff spot in 5 seasons. The Oilers then defeated the heavily favoured Dallas Stars before losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round.
Edmonton started off the season pretty slow, and on January 4, when they had a record of 11–22–9, the Oilers would trade Jason Arnott and Bryan Muir to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Bill Guerin and Valeri Zelepukin. The trade seemed to spark Edmonton, as they would finish the year 24–15–1, making the playoffs for the 2nd straight season, as they would finish in 7th place in the Western Conference.
Offensively, Doug Weight had another very solid season, leading the Oilers in goals (26), assists (44) and points (70). Ryan Smyth would be the only other player to score 20 goals for the team. Dean McAmmond had a break out season, finishing 2nd to Weight with 50 points and 3rd on the team with 19 goals. Bill Guerin had a solid half season in Edmonton, scoring 13 goals and 29 points in 40 games. Boris Mironov would lead the defense with 16 goals and 46 points, while Drake Berehowsky would lead the team with 169 penalty minutes.
In goal, Curtis Joseph would get the majority of playing time, winning 29 games, posting a GAA of 2.63 and setting the club record with shutouts in a season at 8. Bob Essensa would back him up once again, and do a very good job, having a GAA of 2.55 and winning 6 games for the team.
The Oilers would open the playoffs against the Pacific Division winning Colorado Avalanche, who eliminated Edmonton from the playoffs the previous spring, and finished with 15 more points during the regular season. The Oilers would surprise the Avalanche in the opening game, winning 3–2, but Colorado would storm back, and win 3 in a row, to go up 3–1 in the series. Then the Curtis Joseph show began, as he would hold off the Avalanche in game 5, as Edmonton won 3–1 in Denver to keep their season alive. Edmonton would return home for the 6th game, and easily shutout Colorado 4–0, forcing a 7th game. Curtis Joseph would earn his 2nd straight shutout in the 7th and deciding game, as Edmonton would win the game 2–0, and win the series, eliminating the heavily favoured Avalanche.
In the 2nd round, Edmonton would play against the Dallas Stars, who the Oilers defeated the previous year in the opening round. The Stars finished with an NHL best 109 points in the regular season. The Stars would beat Edmonton in the first game, but Curtis Joseph would shutout Dallas in game 2, evening the series as it returned to Edmonton for the next 2 games. The 3rd game would be scoreless in regulation time, however, the Stars would score in the 1st overtime to take a 2–1 series lead. The Oilers offense then went dry, as they would score only 2 goals in the next 2 games, losing them both, and the series 4 games to 1.
Season standings[]
# | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 231 | 205 | 95 |
2 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 227 | 225 | 87 |
3 | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 215 | 224 | 80 |
4 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 210 | 216 | 78 |
5 | 10 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 217 | 252 | 67 |
6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 205 | 261 | 65 |
7 | 13 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 224 | 273 | 64 |
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.
Game log[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–3 | San Jose Sharks | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | October 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 8–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–1–0 | 2 |
3 | October 5 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2–0 | 2 |
4 | October 8 | New York Rangers | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2–1 | 3 |
5 | October 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–2–1 | 5 |
6 | October 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–3–1 | 5 |
7 | October 15 | Colorado Avalanche | 6–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4–1 | 5 |
8 | October 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 2–5–1 | 5 |
9 | October 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–5–1 | 7 |
10 | October 21 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6–1 | 7 |
11 | October 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–6–1 | 9 |
12 | October 29 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–6–1 | 11 |
13 | November 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | 5–7–1 | 11 |
14 | November 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–2 | New York Rangers | 5–7–2 | 12 |
15 | November 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–4 | New York Islanders | 5–7–3 | 13 |
16 | November 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–8–3 | 13 |
17 | November 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Washington Capitals | 5–9–3 | 13 |
18 | November 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 5–9–4 | 14 |
19 | November 12 | Carolina Hurricanes | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–10–4 | 14 |
20 | November 15 | Calgary Flames | 2–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–10–5 | 15 |
21 | November 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6 | Phoenix Coyotes | 5–11–5 | 15 |
22 | November 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | Dallas Stars | 5–12–5 | 15 |
23 | November 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 | St. Louis Blues | 6–12–5 | 17 |
24 | November 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–0 | Ottawa Senators | 7–12–5 | 19 |
25 | November 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–12–6 | 20 |
26 | November 28 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–13–6 | 20 |
27 | November 30 | San Jose Sharks | 1–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–13–6 | 22 |
28 | December 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Colorado Avalanche | 8–14–6 | 22 |
29 | December 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Dallas Stars | 8–15–6 | 22 |
30 | December 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–15–6 | 24 |
31 | December 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 9–15–7 | 25 |
32 | December 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | New Jersey Devils | 9–16–7 | 25 |
33 | December 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 10–16–7 | 27 |
34 | December 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues | 11–16–7 | 29 |
35 | December 17 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–16–8 | 30 |
36 | December 20 | Dallas Stars | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–17–8 | 30 |
37 | December 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 11–17–9 | 31 |
38 | December 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–18–9 | 31 |
39 | December 27 | Colorado Avalanche | 5–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–19–9 | 31 |
40 | December 30 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–20–9 | 31 |
41 | January 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–21–9 | 31 |
42 | January 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–22–9 | 31 |
43 | January 7 | Florida Panthers | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 12–22–9 | 33 |
44 | January 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 13–22–9 | 35 |
45 | January 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 14–22–9 | 37 |
46 | January 12 | St. Louis Blues | 1–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 15–22–9 | 39 |
47 | January 14 | Calgary Flames | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 16–22–9 | 41 |
48 | January 20 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–22–9 | 43 |
49 | January 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | San Jose Sharks | 17–23–9 | 43 |
50 | January 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 | Phoenix Coyotes | 18–23–9 | 45 |
51 | January 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Colorado Avalanche | 18–24–9 | 45 |
52 | January 28 | New Jersey Devils | 1–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–24–10 | 46 |
53 | January 31 | Vancouver Canucks | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–25–10 | 46 |
54 | February 2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 19–25–10 | 48 |
55 | February 4 | San Jose Sharks | 3–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 19–26–10 | 48 |
56 | February 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–5 | Vancouver Canucks | 19–27–10 | 48 |
57 | February 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Calgary Flames | 19–28–10 | 48 |
58 | February 25 | Ottawa Senators | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–28–10 | 50 |
59 | February 27 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 4–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–29–10 | 50 |
60 | February 28 | San Jose Sharks | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 21–29–10 | 52 |
61 | March 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–4 | Colorado Avalanche | 22–29–10 | 54 |
62 | March 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 23–29–10 | 56 |
63 | March 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 23–30–10 | 56 |
64 | March 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 24–30–10 | 58 |
65 | March 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 25–30–10 | 60 |
66 | March 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–0 | Florida Panthers | 26–30–10 | 62 |
67 | March 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 26–31–10 | 62 |
68 | March 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 26–32–10 | 62 |
69 | March 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 26–33–10 | 62 |
70 | March 21 | St. Louis Blues | 0–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 27–33–10 | 64 |
71 | March 22 | New York Islanders | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 27–34–10 | 64 |
72 | [March 25 | Washington Capitals | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 28–34–10 | 66 |
73 | March 27 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 28–35–10 | 66 |
74 | March 30 | Calgary Flames | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–35–10 | 68 |
75 | April 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 29–36–10 | 68 |
76 | April 3 | Dallas Stars | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 30–36–10 | 70 |
77 | April 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 31–36–10 | 72 |
78 | April 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 31–37–10 | 72 |
79 | April 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–0 | Los Angeles Kings | 32–37–10 | 74 |
80 | April 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–4 | Calgary Flames | 33–37–10 | 76 |
81 | April 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 34–37–10 | 78 |
82 | April 18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 35–37–10 | 80 |
Playoffs[]
Edmonton Oilers 4, Colorado Avalanche 3[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–0 |
2 | April 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–1 |
3 | April 26 | Colorado Avalanche | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 |
4 | April 28 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 |
5 | April 30 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | Colorado Avalanche | 2–3 |
6 | May 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 0–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 |
7 | May 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–0 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–3 |
Dallas Stars 4, Edmonton Oilers 1[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | May 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 | Dallas Stars | 0–1 |
2 | May 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–0 | Dallas Stars | 1–1 |
3 | May 11 | Dallas Stars | 1–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 |
4 | May 13 | Dallas Stars | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 |
5 | May 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Dallas Stars | 1–4 |
Season stats[]
Scoring leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Doug Weight | 79 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 69 |
Dean McAmmond | 77 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 46 |
Boris Mironov | 81 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 100 |
Todd Marchant | 76 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 71 |
Ryan Smyth | 65 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 44 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
Bob Essensa | 16 | 825 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .913 | 2.53 |
Curtis Joseph | 71 | 4132 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 181 | 8 | .905 | 2.63 |
Playoff stats[]
Scoring leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Doug Weight | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
Bill Guerin | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
Boris Mironov | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
Roman Hamrlik | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Rem Murray | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Save % | GAA |
Curtis Joseph | 12 | 716 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3 | .928 | 1.93 |
Bob Essensa | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.22 |
Transactions[]
Trades[]
*Later traded to the New Jersey Devils
Free agents[]
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Draft picks[]
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Michel Riesen | ![]() |
Biel (Switzerland) |
2 | 41 | Patrick Dovigi | ![]() |
Erie Otters (OHL) |
3 | 68 | Sergei Yerkovich | ![]() |
Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) |
4 | 94 | Jonas Elofsson | ![]() |
Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) |
5 | 121 | Jason Chimera | ![]() |
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
6 | 141 | Peter Sarno | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
7 | 176 | Kevin Bolibruck | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
7 | 187 | Chad Hinz | ![]() |
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
8 | 205 | Chris Kerr | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
9 | 231 | Alexander Fomitchev | ![]() |
St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |
References[]
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Edmonton Oilers Seasons | |
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Bold indicates Stanley Cup victory |
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