Changes: 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season

	1998–99 Edmonton Oilers
Division	2nd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
1998–99 record	33–37–12
Home record	17–19–5
Road record	16–18–7
Goals for	230 (10th)
Goals against	226 (18th)
Team information
General manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Ron Low
Captain	Kelly Buchberger
Alternate captains	Bill Guerin (Mar-Apr); Boris Mironov (Oct-Mar); Doug Weight
Arena	Skyreach Centre
Average attendance	16,251 (95.0%)
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Guerin (30)
Assists	Bill Guerin (34)
Points	Bill Guerin (64)
Penalty minutes	Sean Brown (188)
Plus/minus	Tom Poti (+10)
Wins	Bob Essensa (12); Mikhail Shtalenkov (12)
Goals against average	Mikhail Shtalenkov (2.67)
	← 1997–98

Latest revision as of 17:00, 26 April 2010

The 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 20th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 35–37–10 record in 1997–98, earning their 2nd straight playoff appearance. They upset the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round, before falling to the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round.

During the off-season, the Oilers franchise remaining in Edmonton looked very unlikely, as Oilers owner Peter Pocklington would be talking to a group from Houston, Texas, who if successful in the purchase, would relocate the club to Houston. At the last minute, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 Edmonton-based owners, raised the funds to purchase the team from Pocklington, vowing to keep the Oilers in Edmonton. The Oilers received support throughout the NHL, and the club would remain.

Also during the off-season, the Oilers would lose goaltender Curtis Joseph, as he would leave the team as a free agent and join the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving the goaltending duties to Bob Essensa and former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim backup Mikhail Shtalenkov, and Edmonton would join the newly created Northwest Division, along with their Western Canada rivals, the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks, and the Colorado Avalanche.

Edmonton would start the season with a 7–4–0 record in their opening 11 games, and would remain close to the .500 mark until early February, despite losing Doug Weight to injuries. Edmonton would then go into a slump, and would drop out of a playoff spot, and on March 17, the Oilers would be 25–33–10, sitting in 9th place. Three days later, the Oilers would send Mats Lindgren and an 8th round draft pick to the New York Islanders for goaltender Tommy Salo. Edmonton would also deal Boris Mironov and Dean McAmmond to the Chicago Blackhawks for youngsters Ethan Moreau, Christian Laflamme and Chad Kilger, and acquire Jason Smith from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 4th round draft pick on March 23.

The moves paid off for the Oilers, as they would have 8–4–2 record after the Salo deal, and sneak into the final playoff position, finishing the season with a 33–37–12 record. On April 3, 1999, Patrick Roy defeated the Edmonton Oiilers, and passed Glenn Hall with his 408th victory.^[1]

Offensively, Bill Guerin would be Edmonton's leader, scoring a team high 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points. Josef Beranek would earn 49 points, while Mike Grier would have a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and earning 44 points. Doug Weight would register 37 points in only 43 games. Defensively, Boris Mironov would lead blueline with 40 points, but was dealt to Chicago at the trade deadline. Roman Hamrlik chipped in with 32 points, while Janne Niinimaa would earn 28. Sean Brown would have a team high 188 penalty minutes in only 51 games.

In goal, Bob Essensa and Mikhail Shtalenkov would split time for a majority of the season, each earning 12 victories. Shtalenkov would then be traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Oilers would acquire Tommy Salo to become the new starter, and in 13 games, Salo would go 8–2–2 with a 2.31 GAA.

The Oilers would open the playoffs against the President's Trophy winning Dallas Stars, would finished the year with 114 points, 36 higher than the Oilers. Edmonton would find themselves down in the series 2–0 after dropping 2 close games in Dallas, and the Stars would quickly eliminate the Oilers, winning the next 2 games in Edmonton, both by 3–2 scores, to sweep the Oilers out of the playoffs.

Season standings

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Colorado Avalanche	82	44	28	10	239	205	98
Edmonton Oilers	82	33	37	12	230	226	78
Calgary Flames	82	30	40	12	211	234	72
Vancouver Canucks	82	23	47	12	192	258	58

Game log

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

Playoffs

Dallas Stars 4, Edmonton Oilers 0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 21	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	Dallas Stars	0–1
2	April 23	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Dallas Stars	0–2
3	April 25	Dallas Stars	3–2	Edmonton Oilers	0–3
4	April 27	Dallas Stars	3–2	Edmonton Oilers	0–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bill Guerin	80	30	34	64	133
Josef Beranek	66	19	30	49	23
Mike Grier	82	20	24	44	54
Pat Falloon	82	17	23	40	20
Boris Mironov	63	11	29	40	104

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Tommy Salo	13	700	8	2	2	27	0	.903	2.31
Mikhail Shtalenkov	34	1819	12	17	3	81	3	.896	2.67
Bob Essensa	39	2091	12	14	6	96	0	.901	2.75
Steve Passmore	6	362	1	4	1	17	0	.907	2.82

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ryan Smyth	3	3	0	3	0
Ethan Moreau	4	0	3	3	6
Doug Weight	4	1	1	2	15
Todd Marchant	4	1	1	2	12
Mike Grier	4	1	1	2	6

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Tommy Salo	4	296	0	4	11	0	.926	2.23

Transactions

Trades

June 16, 1998	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Tony Hrkac	To Edmonton Oilers Josef Beranek
June 18, 1998	To New York Islanders Mike Watt	To Edmonton Oilers Eric Fichaud
June 27, 1998	To New Jersey Devils *3rd round pick in 1998 - Brian Gionta	To Edmonton Oilers Fredrik Lindquist 4th round pick in 1998 - Kristian Antila 5th round pick in 1998 - Oleg Smirnov
October 1, 1998	To Nashville Predators Drake Berehowsky Greg de Vries Eric Fichaud	To Edmonton Oilers Jim Dowd Mikhail Shtalenkov
October 5, 1998	To Philadelphia Flyers Valeri Zelepukin	To Edmonton Oilers Daniel Lacroix
January 29, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Andrei Kovalenko	To Edmonton Oilers Alexandre Daigle
January 29, 1999	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Daigle	To Edmonton Oilers Alexander Selivanov
February 3, 1999	To Washington Capitals Barrie Moore	To Edmonton Oilers Brad Church
March 11, 1999	To Phoenix Coyotes Mikhail Shtalenkov	To Edmonton Oilers **5th round pick in 2000 - Matt Koalska
March 20, 1999	To Chicago Blackhawks Boris Mironov Dean McAmmond Jonas Elofsson 2nd round pick in 1999 - Dmitri Levinsky	To Edmonton Oilers Ethan Moreau Chad Kilger Christian Laflamme Daniel Cleary 2nd round pick in 1999 - Alexei Semenov
March 20, 1999	To New York Islanders Mats Lindgren 8th round pick in 1999 - Radek Martinek	To Edmonton Oilers Tommy Salo
March 23, 1999	To New York Rangers Kevin Brown	To Edmonton Oilers Vladimir Vorobiev
March 23, 1999	To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1999 - Jonathan Zion 2nd round pick in 2000 - Kris Vernarsky	To Edmonton Oilers Jason Smith

*Later traded to the New Jersey Devils.
**Later traded to the Nashville Predators.

Free agents

Player	Former team	Contract terms
F Chris Ferraro	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year,
F Kevin Brown	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $0.3309 million
F Pat Falloon	Ottawa Senators	1 year, $0.29781 million
D Todd Reirden	New Jersey Devils	1 year,
D Marty McSorley	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $1 million

Player	New team
D Terran Sandwith	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
G Curtis Joseph	Toronto Maple Leafs
G Jean-Francois Labbe	New York Rangers
F Jesse Belanger	Tampa Bay Lightning
F Scott Fraser	New York Rangers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	13	Michael Henrich	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3	67	Alex Henry	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
4	99	Shawn Horcoff	Canada	Michigan State Spartans (NCAA)
4	113	Kristian Antila	Finland	Ilves (Finland)
5	128	Paul Elliott	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5	144	Oleg Smirnov	Russia	Elektrostal Kristall (Russia)
6	159	Trevor Ettinger	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7	186	Mike Morrison	United States	Exeter High School (USHS)
8	213	Christian Lefebvre	Canada	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
9	241	Maxim Spiridonov	Russia	London Knights (OHL)

References

↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.436, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2

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National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

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