1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1998–99
Year:	1998
Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Record:	29–41–12
Homerecord:	20–17–4
Roadrecord:	9–24–8
Conferencerank:	10th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Goalsfor:	202
Goalsagainst:	248
Coach:	Dirk Graham (Oct-Feb) Lorne Molleken (Feb-Apr)
Captain:	Chris Chelios (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Attendance:	17,329
Goalsleader:	Tony Amonte (44)
Assistsleader:	Alexei Zhamnov (41)
Pointsleader:	Tony Amonte (75)
Pimleader:	Bob Probert (206)
Plusminusleader:	Doug Gilmour (+16)
Winsleader:	Jocelyn Thibault (21)
Gaaleader:	Jocelyn Thibault (2.69)
Next Season:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 73rd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. They missed the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since the 1957–58 season.

Regular season

The Blackhawks allowed the most power-play goals of all 27 teams, with 80.^[1] Captain Chris Chelios was traded late in the season, to the Detroit Red Wings. The team finishes the season without a captain.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 10, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 13, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 15, 1998||3–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 17, 1998||4–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |5||W||October 19, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||3–2–0 || |- align="center" |6||T||October 22, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||3–2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 24, 1998||5–4 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||4–2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 28, 1998||0–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||4–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|9||L||October 30, 1998||3–7 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||4–4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|10||L||November 1, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||4–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|11||L||November 4, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||4–6–1 || |- align="center" |12||T||November 6, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||4–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|13||L||November 8, 1998||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||4–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|14||L||November 10, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||4–8–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 12, 1998||3–10 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||4–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 14, 1998||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||4–10–2 || |- align="center" |17||T||November 15, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||4–10–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 17, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||5–10–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|19||L||November 21, 1998||0–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||5–11–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 22, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||5–12–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|21||L||November 24, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||5–13–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 28, 1998||4–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||5–14–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||November 29, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||6–14–3 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |24||W||December 3, 1998||4–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||7–14–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||December 6, 1998||7–5 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||8–14–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 8, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||8–15–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |27||W||December 9, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||9–15–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||December 11, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||9–16–3 || |- align="center" |29||T||December 13, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||9–16–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|30||L||December 17, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||9–17–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|31||L||December 19, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||9–18–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 20, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||9–19–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |33||W||December 23, 1998||4–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||10–19–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|34||L||December 26, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||10–20–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |35||W||December 31, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1998–99) ||11–20–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||January 2, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||11–21–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|37||L||January 3, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||11–22–4 || |- align="center" |38||T||January 5, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1998–99) ||11–22–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|39||L||January 7, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||11–23–5 || |- align="center" |40||T||January 9, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||11–23–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|41||L||January 10, 1999||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||11–24–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|42||L||January 12, 1999||1–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||11–25–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 15, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||12–25–6 || |- align="center" |44||T||January 17, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||12–25–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 21, 1999||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||13–25–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |46||W||January 27, 1999||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||14–25–7 || |- align="center" |47||T||January 28, 1999||6–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||14–25–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|48||L||January 30, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||14–26–8 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||February 1, 1999||1–5 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||14–27–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||February 3, 1999||0–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||14–28–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|51||L||February 4, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||14–29–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||February 6, 1999||0–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||14–30–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 10, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||14–31–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|54||L||February 12, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||14–32–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |55||W||February 13, 1999||6–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||15–32–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|56||L||February 15, 1999||2–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||15–33–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 17, 1999||4–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||16–33–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|58||L||February 19, 1999||1–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||16–34–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|59||L||February 21, 1999||3–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||16–35–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |60||W||February 24, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||17–35–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|61||L||February 26, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||17–36–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|62||L||February 28, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||17–37–8 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |63||W||March 6, 1999||4–0 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||18–37–8 || |- align="center" |64||T||March 7, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||18–37–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |65||W||March 10, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||19–37–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 12, 1999||3–5 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||19–38–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 14, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||19–39–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |68||W||March 17, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||20–39–9 || |- align="center" |69||T||March 20, 1999||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||20–39–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 21, 1999||4–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||21–39–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 23, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||21–40–10 || |- align="center" |72||T||March 25, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||21–40–11 || |- align="center" |73||T||March 27, 1999||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||21–40–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |74||W||March 28, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||22–40–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |75||W||March 31, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||23–40–12 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||April 2, 1999||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||23–41–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |77||W||April 3, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||24–41–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |78||W||April 5, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||25–41–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||April 8, 1999||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1998–99) ||26–41–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |80||W||April 12, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||27–41–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |81||W||April 15, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||28–41–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 17, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||29–41–12 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Blackhawks only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

	Regular season
	Player
10		RW	82	44	31	75	0	60
36		C	76	20	41	61	−10	50
93		C	72	16	40	56	−16	56
55		LW	72	22	20	42	−13	22
7		D	65	8	26	34	−4	89
15		C	64	14	11	25	−1	30
16		C	61	10	15	25	−3	29
24		LW	78	7	14	21	−11	206
22		D	64	6	15	21	4	107
17		RW	25	9	6	15	7	10
19		LW	66	9	6	15	−5	84
11		RW	27	4	10	14	8	13
4		D	62	0	14	14	1	102
26		C	35	5	8	13	−1	20
3		D	62	2	11	13	0	70
33		LW	53	5	4	9	2	145
25		LW	35	4	5	9	−1	24
3		D	12	0	9	9	7	27
23		LW	40	3	5	8	−7	21
2		D	61	1	7	8	−4	184
8		D	11	0	8	8	6	0
14		RW	28	4	3	7	2	8
44		C	22	2	5	7	5	4
34		C	12	1	4	5	3	2
37		D	53	1	4	5	1	50
38		D	39	2	2	4	0	62
2		D	14	1	3	4	−13	12
77		D	10	0	4	4	−6	0
20		C	60	1	0	1	−11	65
11		C	7	1	0	1	−1	4
30		G	27	0	1	1		8
41		G	52	0	1	1		2
32		D	7	0	0	0	−3	6
44		RW	11	0	0	0	−4	44
14		C	7	0	0	0	−1	0
14		C	1	0	0	0	0	0
31		G	10	0	0	0		6
27		RW	8	0	0	0	−1	12
39		RW	7	0	0	0	−2	2
15		RW	4	0	0	0	0	14
32		D	7	0	0	0	−2	19
6		D	18	0	0	0	−10	67
8		D	7	0	0	0	1	10
29		G	1	0	0	0		0
19		RW	6	0	0	0	0	17
14		C	3	0	0	0	−4	4
5		D	20	0	0	0	−6	32

Goaltending

= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

	Regular season
	Player
41		52	21	26	5	1435	136	2.71	.905	4	3014
30		27	6	8	6	682	64	2.78	.906	0	1403
31		10	2	6	1	256	33	4.12	.871	0	524
29		1	0	1	0	20	4	9.70	.800	0	25

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Tony Amonte	^[2]
NHL Rookie of the Month	Jean-Pierre Dumont (April)	^[3]

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.^[4]

Round		Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Mark Bell	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
4	94	Matthias Trattnig	University of Maine (Hockey East)
6	156	Kent Huskins	Clarkson University (ECAC)
6	158	Jari Viuhkola	Karpat (Finland)
6	166	Jonathan Pelletier	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7	183	Tyler Arnason	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
8	210	Sean Griffin	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9	238	Alexandre Couture	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
9	240	Andrei Yershov	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)

References

Web site: Chicago Blackhawks 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 18, 2023.
Web site: 1998-99 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . June 18, 2023.
Book: Dinger . Ralph . 2011 . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 . Dan Diamond & Associates . 978-1-894801-22-5 . Toronto.

Notes and References

Web site: 1998-99 NHL Summary.
Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999 . NHL.com . June 27, 2023.
Web site: Chicago's Dumont Named Rookie of the Month . NHL.com . July 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991009082230/http://www.nhl.com/news/apr/042099dumont.htm . October 9, 1999 . April 20, 1999.
Web site: 1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 28, 2023.