1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
Division | 1st Northeast |
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1997–98 record | 40–24–18 |
Goals for | 228 |
Goals against | 188 |
Team information | |
General manager | Craig Patrick |
Coach | Kevin Constantine |
Captain | Ron Francis |
Alternate captains | Kevin Hatcher Jaromir Jagr |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jaromir Jagr (35) |
Assists | Jaromir Jagr (67) |
Points | Jaromir Jagr (102) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Tamer (181) |
Wins | Tom Barrasso (31) |
Goals against average | Peter Skudra (1.83) |
The 1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 31st in the National Hockey League. It was their first season under head coach Kevin Constantine and first after the first retirement of Mario Lemieux.
Offseason[]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 228 | 188 | 98 |
Boston Bruins | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 221 | 194 | 91 |
Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 211 | 187 | 89 |
Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 235 | 208 | 87 |
Ottawa Senators | 82 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 193 | 200 | 83 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 200 | 219 | 74 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 1, 1997 | 3–3 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 3, 1997 | 4–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 4, 1997 | 3–5 | Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 8, 1997 | 0–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 9, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 1–3–1 |
6 | W | October 11, 1997 | 4–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 2–3–1 |
7 | W | October 14, 1997 | 1–0 | @ New York Rangers (1997–98) | 3–3–1 |
8 | T | October 15, 1997 | 1–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 3–3–2 |
9 | W | October 17, 1997 | 4–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 4–3–2 |
10 | W | October 19, 1997 | 4–1 | @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 5–3–2 |
11 | W | October 22, 1997 | 5–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 6–3–2 |
12 | L | October 24, 1997 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 6–4–2 |
13 | W | October 25, 1997 | 3–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 7–4–2 |
14 | L | October 28, 1997 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 7–5–2 |
15 | W | November 1, 1997 | 7–6 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 8–5–2 |
16 | L | November 2, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 8–6–2 |
17 | L | November 5, 1997 | 2–5 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 8–7–2 |
18 | T | November 7, 1997 | 1–1 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 8–7–3 |
19 | T | November 8, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 8–7–4 |
20 | L | November 12, 1997 | 1–4 | Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 8–8–4 |
21 | L | November 14, 1997 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1997–98) | 8–9–4 |
22 | W | November 15, 1997 | 5–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 9–9–4 |
23 | T | November 19, 1997 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 9–9–5 |
24 | W | November 20, 1997 | 2–0 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 10–9–5 |
25 | W | November 22, 1997 | 4–3 OT | New York Rangers (1997–98) | 11–9–5 |
26 | W | November 24, 1997 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 12–9–5 |
27 | W | November 26, 1997 | 3–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 13–9–5 |
28 | W | November 29, 1997 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 14–9–5 |
29 | W | December 1, 1997 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 15–9–5 |
30 | L | December 4, 1997 | 0–4 | New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 15–10–5 |
31 | W | December 6, 1997 | 5–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 16–10–5 |
32 | W | December 9, 1997 | 2–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 17–10–5 |
33 | W | December 10, 1997 | 3–0 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 18–10–5 |
34 | T | December 12, 1997 | 2–2 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 18–10–6 |
35 | T | December 16, 1997 | 1–1 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 18–10–7 |
36 | T | December 19, 1997 | 3–3 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 18–10–8 |
37 | L | December 20, 1997 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 18–11–8 |
38 | W | December 26, 1997 | 4–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 19–11–8 |
39 | L | December 27, 1997 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 19–12–8 |
40 | W | December 29, 1997 | 5–1 | New York Islanders (1997–98) | 20–12–8 |
41 | W | December 31, 1997 | 3–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 21–12–8 |
42 | L | January 3, 1998 | 4–5 OT | Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 21–13–8 |
43 | W | January 6, 1998 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders (1997–98) | 22–13–8 |
44 | L | January 7, 1998 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 22–14–8 |
45 | W | January 10, 1998 | 4–1 | New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 23–14–8 |
46 | W | January 12, 1998 | 4–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 24–14–8 |
47 | L | January 14, 1998 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 24–15–8 |
48 | T | January 20, 1998 | 0–0 OT | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 24–15–9 |
49 | W | January 22, 1998 | 3–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 25–15–9 |
50 | W | January 24, 1998 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 26–15–9 |
51 | W | January 26, 1998 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1997–98) | 27–15–9 |
52 | T | January 28, 1998 | 2–2 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 27–15–10 |
53 | W | January 29, 1998 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 28–15–10 |
54 | W | January 31, 1998 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 29–15–10 |
55 | L | February 2, 1998 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1997–98) | 29–16–10 |
56 | T | February 4, 1998 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 29–16–11 |
57 | T | February 6, 1998 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 29–16–12 |
58 | T | February 7, 1998 | 2–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 29–16–13 |
59 | W | February 25, 1998 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 30–16–13 |
60 | L | February 28, 1998 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 30–17–13 |
61 | W | March 2, 1998 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 31–17–13 |
62 | T | March 5, 1998 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 31–17–14 |
63 | W | March 7, 1998 | 6–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 32–17–14 |
64 | L | March 8, 1998 | 3–4 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 32–18–14 |
65 | W | March 11, 1998 | 4–1 | Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 33–18–14 |
66 | W | March 14, 1998 | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 34–18–14 |
67 | L | March 15, 1998 | 0–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 34–19–14 |
68 | W | March 18, 1998 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 35–19–14 |
69 | W | March 21, 1998 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 36–19–14 |
70 | T | March 22, 1998 | 0–0 OT | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 36–19–15 |
71 | L | March 26, 1998 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1997–98) | 36–20–15 |
72 | T | March 28, 1998 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1997–98) | 36–20–16 |
73 | T | March 29, 1998 | 1–1 OT | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 36–20–17 |
74 | L | April 1, 1998 | 2–3 | San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 36–21–17 |
75 | W | April 4, 1998 | 4–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 37–21–17 |
76 | L | April 5, 1998 | 1–3 | @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 37–22–17 |
77 | L | April 7, 1998 | 1–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 37–23–17 |
78 | L | April 9, 1998 | 1–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 37–24–17 |
79 | T | April 11, 1998 | 3–3 OT | Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 37–24–18 |
80 | W | April 15, 1998 | 5–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 38–24–18 |
81 | W | April 16, 1998 | 4–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 39–24–18 |
82 | W | April 18, 1998 | 5–2 | Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 40–24–18 |
Playoffs[]
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Jaromir Jagr | RW | 77 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
Ron Francis | C | 81 | 25 | 62 | 87 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Stu Barnes | C | 78 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 74 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 66 | -3 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
Martin Straka | C | 75 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 28 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Rob Brown | RW | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 59 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Fredrik Olausson | D | 76 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Aleksey Morozov | RW | 76 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Ed Olczyk | C | 56 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Robert Lang | C | 51 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alex Hicks | LW | 58 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brad Werenka | D | 71 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jiri Slegr | D | 73 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 109 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Andreas Johansson | C | 50 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Darius Kasparaitis | D | 81 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Robert Dome | RW | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Ferraro | C | 46 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 43 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Ferraro | LW | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Wright | C | 82 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 112 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Moran | D | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Tamer | D | 79 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neil Wilkinson | D | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Valk | RW | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tuomas Gronman | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Barrasso | G | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Johnson | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Pronger | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Peter Skudra | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sven Butenschon | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Wregget | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Tom Barrasso | 3542 | 63 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 122 | 2.07 | 7 | 1556 | 1434 | .922 |
Peter Skudra | 851 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 1.83 | 0 | 341 | 315 | .924 |
Ken Wregget | 611 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 2.75 | 0 | 293 | 265 | .904 |
Team: | 5004 | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 176 | 2.11 | 7 | 2190 | 2014 | .920 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Jaromir Jagr | RW | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stu Barnes | C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ron Francis | C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jiri Slegr | D | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Lang | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fredrik Olausson | D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Olczyk | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Martin Straka | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rob Brown | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Werenka | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Aleksey Morozov | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Tamer | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Wright | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Barrasso | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tuomas Gronman | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Hicks | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andreas Johansson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darius Kasparaitis | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Moran | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Pronger | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Barrasso | 376 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.71 | 0 | 171 | 154 | .901 |
Team: | 376 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.71 | 0 | 171 | 154 | .901 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Awards and records[]
Transactions[]
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1997-98 season:
Trades[]
October 22, 1997 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Tuomas Gronman |
To Chicago Blackhawks Greg Johnson |
October 25, 1997 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Robert Lang |
To Boston Bruins Claimed off waivers |
January 9, 1998 | To New York Rangers Peter Ferraro |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Claimed off waivers |
March 24, 1998 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Sean Pronger |
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Rights to Patrick Lalime |
Roster[]
Draft picks[]
The Penguins drafted the following players at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh:
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
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1 | 17 | Robert Dome (RW) | ![]() |
Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) |
2 | 44 | Brian Gaffaney (C) | ![]() |
North Iowa Huskies (USHL) |
3 | 71 | Josef Melichar (D) | ![]() |
HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga) |
4 | 97 | Alexandre Mathieu (C) | ![]() |
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
5 | 124 | Harlan Pratt (D) | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (QMJHL) |
6 | 152 | Petr Havelka (LW) | ![]() |
HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) |
7 | 179 | Mark Moore (D) | ![]() |
Harvard University (NCAA) |
8 | 208 | Andrew Ference (D) | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
9 | 234 | Erik Lind (D) | ![]() |
Avon Old Farms (US boarding school) |
Farm teams[]
The Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League finished last overall in the Northern Conference with a record of 23-41-6.
The AHL's Syracuse Crunch finished in third place in the Empire State Division with a record of 35-32-11-2 record. They were eliminated by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the first round of the playoffs.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
- 1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
External links[]
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Affiliates | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
1997–98 NHL season by team | |
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Northeast Division | Boston • Buffalo • Carolina • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh |
Atlantic Division | Florida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central Division | Chicago • Dallas • Detroit • Phoenix • St. Louis • Toronto |
Pacific Division | Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A.• San Jose • Vancouver |
See also | 1997 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
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