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1998–99 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 90th season of play. The club finished fifth in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs. It had been the worst season in over 48 years for the club. The Canadiens finished last in their division. Martin Rucinsky led the club in goals scored throughout the season with only a measly 17 in total. It was the first time since the 1940–41 season that the Canadiens did not have at least one 20-goal scorer.[1] On March 31, 1999, ownership announced it has lost $3.8 million in its last fiscal year.[2] Following the season, team president Ronald Corey resigned in May 1999.

1998–99 Montreal Canadiens
Division5th Northeast
Conference11th Eastern
1998–99 record32–39–11
Home record21–15–5
Road record11–24–6
Goals for184
Goals against209
Team information
General managerRejean Houle
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainVincent Damphousse (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
ArenaMolson Centre
Average attendance20,740 (97.5%)
Minor league affiliatesQuebec Citadelles
New Orleans Brass
Team leaders
GoalsMartin Rucinsky (17)
AssistsMark Recchi (35)
PointsMark Recchi (47)
Penalty minutesShayne Corson (147)
Plus/minusPatrick Poulin
Turner Stevenson (+6)
WinsJeff Hackett (24)
Goals against averageFrederic Chabot (2.23)

Regular season

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In March 1999, captain Vincent Damphousse was traded to the San Jose Sharks.[3]

Final standings

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Northeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
12Ottawa Senators82442315239179892103
24Toronto Maple Leafs8245307268231109597
36Boston Bruins82393013214181118291
47Buffalo Sabres82372817207175156191
511Montreal Canadiens82323911184209129975

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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.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division

Schedule and results

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1998–99 regular season[6]
October: 3–5–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 0–1–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 10, 19987–1New York Rangers (1998–99)1–0–0W
2October 13, 19981–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)2–0–0W
3October 16, 19982–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)2–0–1T
4October 17, 19983–4Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)2–1–1L
5October 19, 19981–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)2–2–1L
6October 21, 19983–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)3–2–1W
7October 24, 19980–3Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)3–3–1L
8October 28, 19982–9Boston Bruins (1998–99)3–4–1L
9October 29, 19981–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)3–4–2T
10October 31, 19981–5@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)3–5–2L
November: 5–7–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11November 4, 19984–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)4–5–2W
12November 7, 19984–2New York Islanders (1998–99)5–5–2W
13November 9, 19985–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)6–5–2W
14November 11, 19980–3@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)6–6–2L
15November 12, 19980–4@ New York Islanders (1998–99)6–7–2L
16November 14, 19981–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)6–8–2L
17November 17, 19984–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)6–9–2L
18November 19, 19984–3Calgary Flames (1998–99)7–9–2W
19November 21, 19982–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)7–10–2L
20November 27, 19981–5@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)7–11–2L
21November 28, 19983–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)7–12–2L
22November 30, 19983–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)8–12–2W
December: 3–6–5 (home: 0–1–3; road: 3–5–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
23December 2, 19981–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)8–13–2L
24December 4, 19981–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–13–3T
25December 5, 19983–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)8–14–3L
26December 9, 19982–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)8–15–3L
27December 11, 19982–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)8–16–3L
28December 12, 19982–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)8–16–4T
29December 14, 19982–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)8–16–5T
30December 18, 19982–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)8–17–5L
31December 19, 19981–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–17–6T
32December 21, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1998–99)8–17–7T
33December 23, 19981–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)8–18–7L
34December 26, 19982–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–18–7W
35December 29, 19985–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)10–18–7W
36December 31, 19982–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)11–18–7W
January: 7–6–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37January 2, 19992–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)12–18–7W
38January 4, 19993–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)12–19–7L
39January 7, 19994–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)13–19–7W
40January 9, 19993–2New York Islanders (1998–99)14–19–7W
41January 11, 19993–1St. Louis Blues (1998–99)15–19–7W
42January 12, 19991–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)15–20–7L
43January 15, 19993–0@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)16–20–7W
44January 16, 19993–0New York Rangers (1998–99)17–20–7W
45January 18, 19994–4 OTWashington Capitals (1998–99)17–20–8T
46January 21, 19990–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)17–21–8L
47January 26, 19992–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)18–21–8W
48January 27, 19991–2@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)18–22–8L
49January 30, 19991–3Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)18–23–8L
50January 31, 19993–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)18–24–8L
February: 6–5–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51February 3, 19992–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)19–24–8W
52February 4, 19992–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)19–25–8L
53February 6, 19993–2Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–25–8W
54February 9, 19992–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)20–26–8L
55February 11, 19992–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)20–27–8L
56February 13, 19994–0Florida Panthers (1998–99)21–27–8W
57February 17, 19996–3@ New York Rangers (1998–99)22–27–8W
58February 18, 19993–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)23–27–8W
59February 20, 19992–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)23–28–8L
60February 25, 19991–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)23–29–8L
61February 27, 19994–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)24–29–8W
March: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
62March 2, 19994–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)25–29–8W
63March 3, 19994–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)25–29–9T
64March 6, 19991–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)25–30–9L
65March 8, 19992–5Florida Panthers (1998–99)25–31–9L
66March 11, 19993–0@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)26–31–9W
67March 13, 19992–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–31–9W
68March 18, 19993–2Nashville Predators (1998–99)28–31–9W
69March 20, 19990–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)28–32–9L
70March 22, 19991–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)28–32–10T
71March 24, 19992–0@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)29–32–10W
72March 25, 19991–2@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)29–33–10L
73March 27, 19991–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)29–34–10L
April: 3–5–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74April 1, 19992–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)29–35–10L
75April 3, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)30–35–10W
76April 5, 19990–3@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)30–36–10L
77April 7, 19992–0Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)31–36–10W
78April 8, 19991–3@ New York Islanders (1998–99)31–37–10L
79April 10, 19992–6New Jersey Devils (1998–99)31–38–10L
80April 13, 19992–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)31–38–11T
81April 14, 19992–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)31–39–11L
82April 17, 19993–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)32–39–11W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
8Mark Recchi‡RW61123547−428
11Saku KoivuC65143044−738
25Vincent Damphousse‡C65122436−746
26Martin RucinskyLW73171734−2550
38Vladimir MalakhovD62132134−777
27Shayne CorsonLW63122032−10147
17Benoit BrunetLW60141731−131
23Turner StevensonRW69101727688
5Stephane QuintalD8281927−2384
49Brian SavageLW54161026−1420
37Patrick PoulinC8181725621
34Sergei ZholtokC7071522−126
44Jonas HoglundLW7481018−516
22[a]Eric Weinrich†D6661218−1277
43Patrice BriseboisD543912−828
55Igor UlanovD763912−3109
24Scott ThorntonLW477411−287
52Craig RivetD662810−366
21Jason Dawe†RW37459014
28[b]Dainius Zubrus†C17358−34
29Brett ClarkD61224−316
15Eric HoudeC8112−22
20Scott Lachance†D17112−211
22Dave Manson‡D11022−348
46Matt HigginsC25101−20
48Miloslav GurenD12011−14
31Jeff Hackett†G530116
45Arron AshamRW7000−40
35Andrei BashkirovLW10000−30
53Sylvain BlouinLW5000019
3Brad Brown‡D5000021
39Frederic ChabotG110002
42Jonathan DelisleRW100000
30Jean-Francois Jomphe†C600000
6Trent McClearyRW46000−129
36Dave MorissetteLW10000152
56Alain Nasreddine†D8000133
14Terry RyanLW100005
60Jose TheodoreG180000
41Jocelyn Thibault‡G100000

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Jeff Hackett†532420913601172.27.91453091
60Jose Theodore184120406503.29.8771913
41Jocelyn Thibault‡10342250232.61.9081529
39Frederic Chabot11130188162.23.9150430

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Mark Recchi [7]
NHL Player of the Week Mark Recchi (November 9) [8]
Jeff Hackett (January 4) [9]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Benoit Brunet [10]
Molson Cup Jeff Hackett [11]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Miloslav Guren October 10, 1998 [12]
Dave Morissette October 16, 1998
Jonathan Delisle October 21, 1998
Andrei Bashkirov November 21, 1998
Arron Asham November 28, 1998

Draft picks

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Weinrich wore number 3 in his first game.
  2. ↑ Zubrus wore number 57 in his first game.

References

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  1. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.291, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.292, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.299, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  4. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  5. ↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. ↑ "1998-99 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Montreal's Recchi Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. November 9, 1998. Archived from the original on October 5, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Canadiens' Hackett is Player of the Week". NHL.com. January 4, 1999. Archived from the original on October 9, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  10. ↑ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553
  11. ↑ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552
  12. ↑ "1998-99 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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