1998–99 Florida Panthers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1998–99
Year:	1998
Team:	Florida Panthers
Conferencerank:	9th
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	30–34–18
Homerecord:	17–17–7
Roadrecord:	13–17–11
Goalsfor:	210
Goalsagainst:	228
Attendance:	18,493
Goalsleader:	Ray Whitney (26)
Assistsleader:	Ray Whitney (38)
Pointsleader:	Ray Whitney (64)
Plusminusleader:	Jaroslav Spacek (+15)
Pimleader:	Peter Worrell (258)
Winsleader:	Sean Burke (21)
Gaaleader:	Sean Burke (2.66)
Next Season:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 Florida Panthers season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League. Though they made a major move in acquiring star forward Pavel Bure during the season, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

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

	Regular season
	Player
14		LW	81	26	38	64	−3	18
44		C	82	18	33	51	−13	50
25		C	65	16	35	51	13	24
27		RW	67	18	27	45	5	85
19		RW	82	19	24	43	7	29
21		RW	73	24	13	37	−6	25
24		D	80	8	29	37	−13	83
11		RW	75	12	15	27	−1	92
16		LW	68	12	13	25	5	45
29		LW	64	8	9	17	−9	42
10		RW	11	13	3	16	3	4
55		D	41	3	13	16	−4	82
9		LW	82	4	11	15	−11	49
8		D	63	3	12	15	15	28
15		C	36	4	10	14	−7	39
2		D	62	2	9	11	0	54
4		D	25	3	7	10	−2	17
3		D	75	1	9	10	−1	218
28		LW	62	4	5	9	0	258
26		D	22	3	5	8	0	6
22		RW	14	6	1	7	−1	27
5		D	51	0	7	7	4	16
7		D	48	0	7	7	−1	64
18		LW	51	0	6	6	−4	58
31		G	59	0	4	4		27
12		LW	8	1	1	2	2	5
6		D	24	1	1	2	−1	10
23		C	20	0	2	2	−4	31
17		C	1	1	0	1	0	0
33		D	5	0	1	1	2	0
26		RW	2	0	1	1	1	0
15		D	6	0	1	1	−6	6
12		D	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		C	1	0	0	0	−1	2
12		LW	9	0	0	0	−1	0
15		D	3	0	0	0	−1	0
1		G	30	0	0	0		2
6		D	3	0	0	0	0	2
37		RW	5	0	0	0	−1	2
17		C	4	0	0	0	−1	4
7		D	4	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltending

	Regular season
	Player
31		59	21	24	14	1624	151	2.66	.907	3	3402
1		30	9	10	4	727	73	2.74	.900	2	1597

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Viktor Kozlov	^[1]
League (in-season)	NHL Rookie of the Month	Mark Parrish (October)	^[2]

Milestones

Draft picks

Florida'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)
2	30	Kyle Rossiter	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	61	Joe DiPenta	Boston University (Hockey East)
3	63	Lance Ward	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
4	89	Ryan Jardine	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	117	Jaroslav Spacek	Färjestads BK (Sweden)
6	148	Chris Ovington	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
7	176	B. J. Ketcheson	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8	203	Ian Jacobs	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
9	231	Adrian Wichser	EHC Kloten (Switzerland)

References

Web site: Florida Panthers 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 16, 2023.
Web site: 1998-99 Florida Panthers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . June 16, 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: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999 . NHL.com . June 27, 2023.
Web site: Panthers Parrish NHL Rookie of Month - UPI Archives . UPI . June 27, 2023 . November 3, 1998.
Web site: Phoenix Coyotes: The Team: Players: Sean Burke . Phoenix Coyotes . June 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021221215046/http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/team/players/burke-1001/player_info.shtml . December 21, 2002 . 1998-99… Played 500th NHL game vs. BUF, Jan. 18.
Web site: 1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 28, 2023.