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1997–98 Florida Panthers season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1997–98 |
| year | 1997 |
| Team | Florida Panthers |
| Record | 24–43–15 |
| HomeRecord | 11–24–6 |
| RoadRecord | 13–19–9 |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 12th |
| Division | Atlantic |
| DivisionRank | 6th |
| GoalsFor | 203 |
| GoalsAgainst | 256 |
| GeneralManager | Bryan Murray |
| Coach | Doug MacLean (Oct.–Nov.) |
| Bryan Murray (Nov.–Apr.) | |
| Captain | Scott Mellanby |
| Arena | Miami Arena |
| Attendance | 14,703 |
| MinorLeague | Beast of New Haven |
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | |
| Port Huron Border Cats | |
| GoalsLeader | Ray Whitney (32) |
| AssistsLeader | Robert Svehla (34) |
| PointsLeader | Ray Whitney (61) |
| PIMLeader | Paul Laus (263) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Ray Whitney (+10) |
| WinsLeader | John Vanbiesbrouck (18) |
| GAALeader | John Vanbiesbrouck (2.87) |
Bryan Murray (Nov.–Apr.) Tallahassee Tiger Sharks Port Huron Border Cats The 1997–98 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' fifth season. After making the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1997, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Regular season
The Panthers' penalty kill struggled during the regular season and they allowed the most power-play goals in the NHL (82) and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (79.65%). They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins for the most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.
On November 26, 1997, the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–5. Veteran forward Ray Sheppard had a hat trick in the game. It was the first time in franchise history that the Panthers had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game. It also came exactly one year after the last NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game, as the Edmonton Oilers had defeated their provincial rival Calgary Flames on the road by a score of 10–1 on November 26, 1996.
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||October 1, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 4, 1997||5–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 11, 1997||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 13, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1997–98) ||1–2–1 || |- |5||October 15, 1997||2–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 16, 1997||0–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||2–3–1 || |- |7||October 19, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||2–4–1 || |- |8||October 22, 1997||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||2–5–1 || |- |9||October 23, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||2–5–2 || |- |10||October 25, 1997||5–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||3–5–2 || |- |11||October 28, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||3–5–3 || |- |12||October 30, 1997||2–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||3–6–3 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | LW | 68 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 15 | C | 78 | 20 | 28 | 48 | −21 | 55 | ||
| 24 | D | 79 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −3 | 113 | ||
| 27 | RW | 79 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −14 | 127 | ||
| 19 | RW | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −1 | 33 | ||
| 26 | RW | 61 | 14 | 17 | 31 | −13 | 21 | ||
| 9 | LW | 70 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −14 | 54 | ||
| 11 | RW | 82 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −2 | 80 | ||
| 25 | C | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | −1 | 14 | ||
| 55 | D | 81 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −12 | 158 | ||
| 51 | RW | 41 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −3 | 8 | ||
| 17 | C | 58 | 11 | 8 | 19 | −6 | 32 | ||
| 5 | D | 79 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −3 | 46 | ||
| 22 | RW | 28 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −2 | 28 | ||
| 21 | RW | 69 | 10 | 5 | 15 | −4 | 57 | ||
| 44 | C | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −9 | 41 | ||
| 23 | C | 61 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 47 | ||
| 3 | D | 77 | 0 | 11 | 11 | −5 | 293 | ||
| 10 | LW | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −7 | 16 | ||
| 2 | D | 74 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 63 | ||
| 6 | D | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −7 | 18 | ||
| 29 | LW | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | D | 79 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −16 | 99 | ||
| 34 | G | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 12 | RW | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 16 | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | ||
| 12 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | LW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 153 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 60 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 1638 | 165 | 2.87 | .899 | 4 | 3451 | |
| 1 | Kirk McLean | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 22 | 3.25 | .894 | 0 | 406 | |
| 30 | Mark Fitzpatrick | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 265 | 32 | 3.00 | .879 | 1 | 640 | |
| 1 | Kevin Weekes | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 247 | 32 | 3.96 | .870 | 0 | 485 |
Awards and records
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th game played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Weekes | October 16, 1997 | ||||
| Peter Worrell | November 22, 1997 | ||||
| Ryan Johnson | December 5, 1997 | ||||
| John Jakopin | March 13, 1998 | ||||
| Chris Allen | April 18, 1998 | ||||
| Kirk Muller | January 14, 1998 |
Draft picks
Florida's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Mike Brown | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
| 2 | 47 | Kristian Huselius | Farjestad BK (Sweden) | |
| 3 | 56 | Vratislav Cech | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
| 3 | 74 | Nick Smith | Barrie Colts (OHL) | |
| 4 | 95 | Ivan Novoseltsev | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) | |
| 5 | 127 | Pat Parthenais | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | |
| 6 | 155 | Keith Delaney | Barrie Colts (OHL) | |
| 7 | 183 | Tyler Palmer | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) | |
| 8 | 211 | Doug Schueller | Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL) | |
| 9 | 237 | Benoit Cote | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
Notes
References
References
- "1997-98 NHL Summary".
- "Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers Box Score — November 26, 1997".
- "FLA Records".
- "Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames Box Score — November 26, 1996".
- "1997-98 Florida Panthers Schedule".
- "1997-98 NHL Debuts".
- (January 14, 1998). "MULLER TO PLAY 1,000TH GAME".
- "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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