1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1998–99
Year:	1998
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Record:	43–32–7
Homerecord:	27–12–2
Roadrecord:	16–20–5
Conferencerank:	3rd
Divisionrank:	1st
Divisionwin:	Yes
Goalsfor:	245
Goalsagainst:	202
Attendance:	19,983
Goalsleader:	Brendan Shanahan (31)
Assistsleader:	Igor Larionov (49)
Pointsleader:	Steve Yzerman (74)
Pimleader:	Martin Lapointe (141)
Plusminusleader:	Larry Murphy (+21)
Winsleader:	Chris Osgood (34)
Gaaleader:	Norm Maracle (2.27)
Next Season:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League. They entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

The Red Wings would enter the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the series proved to be no contest. Detroit would sweep the Ducks in four games, setting up a rematch with their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche. Despite Detroit winning the first two games, they would go on to lose the next four consecutively, and were eliminated by the Avalanche.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1 ||W|| April 21, 1999 || 5–3 || align="left"| Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2 ||W|| April 23, 1999 || 5–1 || align="left"| Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 ||W|| April 25, 1999 || 4–2 || align="left"| @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 ||W|| April 27, 1999 || 3–0 || align="left"| @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings win 4–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1 ||W|| May 7, 1999 || 3–2 OT || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2 ||W|| May 9, 1999 || 4–0 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 ||L|| May 11, 1999 || 3–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Red Wings lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 ||L|| May 13, 1999 || 2–6 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Series tied 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| May 16, 1999 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 6 ||L|| May 18, 1999 || 2–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche win 4–2 || |-|-| 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 Red Wings only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

	Regular season						Playoffs
	Player
19		C	80	29	45	74	8	42	10	9	4	13	2	0
91		C	77	26	37	63	9	66	10	1	8	9	3	8
8		C	75	14	49	63	13	48	7	0	2	2	−1	0
14		LW	81	31	27	58	2	123	10	3	7	10	2	6
13		C	79	29	29	58	10	45	10	6	1	7	−3	4
5		D	81	14	43	57	14	14	10	2	9	11	0	4
55		D	80	10	42	52	21	42	10	0	2	2	2	8
25		RW	69	14	26	40	10	108	10	1	1	2	−1	23
96		LW	82	13	21	34	−11	69	10	4	3	7	2	4
20		RW	77	16	13	29	7	141	10	0	2	2	0	20
17		RW	80	9	19	28	5	42	10	2	2	4	0	4
33		C	80	4	14	18	2	79	10	0	1	1	−1	6
18		RW	53	8	6	14	−6	34	10	1	0	1	−2	8
11		RW	75	4	10	14	17	59	10	0	1	1	0	0
23		C	59	4	8	12	−7	14
44		D	61	2	10	12	5	34
27		D	60	3	8	11	−5	52	8	0	1	1	2	8
34		D	69	1	10	11	−1	36	1	0	0	0	−1	0
26		RW	39	2	5	7	0	87
71		LW	12	4	2	6	1	2	10	2	3	5	−1	10
4		D	22	3	2	5	0	6
15		D	23	2	2	4	−4	11	2	0	1	1	0	0
30		G	63	0	0	3		8	6	0	0	0		0
24		D	10	1	1	2	5	4	10	0	4	4	−6	14
41		LW	5	1	0	1	−1	0	3	0	0	0	−2	0
85		LW	13	1	0	1	−3	4
28		D	17	0	1	1	4	16
3		D	3	0	1	1	−2	0
22		LW	4	0	0	0	−2	0
37		G	4	0	0	0		0
21		C	3	0	0	0	0	0
38		G	16	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0		0
40		G	4	0	0	0		0	4	0	0	0		0
2		D	4	0	0	0	−1	6	9	0	3	3	1	10

Goaltending

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

	Regular season											Playoffs
	Player
30		63	63	34	25	4	1,654	149	2.42	.910	3	3,691:21	6	6	4	2	172	14	2.34	.919	1	358:26
38		16	12	6	5	2	379	31	2.27	.918	0	820:59	2	0	0	0	22	3	3.08	.864	0	58:22
40		4	4	3	0	1	98	8	1.96	.918	0	244:22	4	4	2	2	105	10	3.28	.905	1	183:27
37		4	3	0	2	0	79	9	3.08	.886	0	175:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star Team	Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense)	^[1]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Uwe Krupp	^[2]
		Nicklas Lidstrom
		Larry Murphy
		Brendan Shanahan
		Steve Yzerman
	NHL Player of the Week	Brendan Shanahan (October 19)	^[3]

Draft picks

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

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	25	Jiri Fischer		Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
2	55	Ryan Barnes		Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2	56	Tomek Valtonen		Ilves (Finland)
3	84	Jake McCracken		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	111	Brent Hobday		Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	142	Calle Steen		Hammarby IF (Sweden)
6	151	Adam Deleeuw		Barrie Colts (OHL)
6	171	Pavel Datsyuk		Dinamo-Energija Tekaterinburg (Russia)
7	198	Jeremy Goetzinger		Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8	226	David Petrasek		HV71 (Sweden)
9	256	Petja Pietilainen		Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

See also

• 1998–99 NHL season

References

• Web site: Detroit Red Wings 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 19, 2023.
• Web site: 1998-99 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . June 19, 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

1. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . June 27, 2023.
2. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999 . NHL.com . June 27, 2023.
3. Web site: Shanahan Named Player of the Week . NHL.com . July 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991010131733/http://www.nhl.com/news/oct/101998shanahan.htm . October 10, 1999 . October 19, 1998.
4. Web site: 1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 28, 2023.