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1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 1st Northeast
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[]

Northeast Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
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
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
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW 77 35 67 102 64 17 7 0 8
Francis, RonRon Francis C 81 25 62 87 20 12 7 0 5
Barnes, StuStu Barnes C 78 30 35 65 30 15 15 1 5
Hatcher, KevinKevin Hatcher D 74 19 29 48 66 -3 13 1 3
Straka, MartinMartin Straka C 75 19 23 42 28 -1 4 3 4
Brown, RobRob Brown RW 82 15 25 40 59 -1 4 0 4
Olausson, FredrikFredrik Olausson D 76 6 27 33 42 13 2 0 1
Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov RW 76 13 13 26 8 -4 2 0 3
Olczyk, EdEd Olczyk C 56 11 11 22 35 -9 5 1 1
Lang, RobertRobert Lang C 51 9 13 22 14 6 1 1 2
Hicks, AlexAlex Hicks LW 58 7 13 20 54 4 0 0 1
Werenka, BradBrad Werenka D 71 3 15 18 46 15 2 0 0
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr D 73 5 12 17 109 10 1 1 0
Johansson, AndreasAndreas Johansson C 50 5 10 15 20 4 0 1 0
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis D 81 4 8 12 127 3 0 2 0
Dome, RobertRobert Dome RW 30 5 2 7 12 -1 1 0 0
Ferraro, ChrisChris Ferraro C 46 3 4 7 43 -2 0 0 0
Ferraro, PeterPeter Ferraro LW 29 3 4 7 12 -2 0 0 0
Wright, TylerTyler Wright C 82 3 4 7 112 -3 1 0 0
Moran, IanIan Moran D 37 1 6 7 19 0 0 0 1
Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer D 79 0 7 7 181 4 0 0 0
Wilkinson, NeilNeil Wilkinson D 34 2 4 6 24 0 1 0 0
Valk, GarryGarry Valk RW 39 2 1 3 33 -3 0 0 0
Gronman, TuomasTuomas Gronman D 22 1 2 3 25 3 1 0 1
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso G 63 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0
Johnson, GregGreg Johnson C 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger C 5 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 1
Skudra, PeterPeter Skudra G 17 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Butenschon, SvenSven Butenschon D 8 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0
Wregget, KenKen Wregget G 15 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso 3542 63 31 14 13 122 2.07 7 1556 1434 .922
Skudra, PeterPeter Skudra 851 17 6 4 3 26 1.83 0 341 315 .924
Wregget, KenKen 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
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW 6 4 5 9 2 1 0 0
Barnes, StuStu Barnes C 6 3 3 6 2 0 0 1
Francis, RonRon Francis C 6 1 5 6 2 0 0 0
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr D 6 0 4 4 2 0 0 0
Lang, RobertRobert Lang C 6 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Olausson, FredrikFredrik Olausson D 6 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Olczyk, EdEd Olczyk C 6 2 0 2 4 1 1 1
Straka, MartinMartin Straka C 6 2 0 2 2 0 1 0
Brown, RobRob Brown RW 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 0
Hatcher, KevinKevin Hatcher D 6 1 0 1 12 1 0 0
Werenka, BradBrad Werenka D 6 1 0 1 8 0 1 0
Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov RW 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Tamer, ChrisChris Tamer D 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Wright, TylerTyler Wright C 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso G 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Gronman, TuomasTuomas Gronman D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hicks, AlexAlex Hicks LW 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Johansson, AndreasAndreas Johansson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis D 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Moran, IanIan Moran D 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger C 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso 376 6 2 4 17 2.71 0 171 154 .901
Team: 376 6 2 4 17 2.71 0 171 154 .901

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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[]

Main article: 1997 NHL Entry Draft

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
1 17 Robert Dome (RW) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2 44 Brian Gaffaney (C) Flag of the United States United States North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
3 71 Josef Melichar (D) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga)
4 97 Alexandre Mathieu (C) Flag of Canada Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5 124 Harlan Pratt (D) Flag of Canada Canada Prince Albert Raiders (QMJHL)
6 152 Petr Havelka (LW) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga)
7 179 Mark Moore (D) Flag of Canada Canada Harvard University (NCAA)
8 208 Andrew Ference (D) Flag of Canada Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
9 234 Erik Lind (D) Flag of the United States United States 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[]

  1. 1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

External links[]

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