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1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1997–98
year	1997
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Record	40–24–18
HomeRecord	21–10–10
RoadRecord	19–14–8
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	2nd
Division	Northeast
DivisionRank	1st
DivisionWin	yes
GoalsFor	228
GoalsAgainst	188
GeneralManager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Kevin Constantine
Captain	Ron Francis
AltCaptain	Kevin Hatcher
Jaromir Jagr
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Attendance	15,070
MinorLeague	Syracuse Crunch
Johnstown Chiefs
GoalsLeader	Jaromir Jagr (35)
AssistsLeader	Jaromir Jagr (67)
PointsLeader	Jaromir Jagr (102)
PIMLeader	Chris Tamer (181)
PlusMinusLeader	Jaromir Jagr (+17)
WinsLeader	Tom Barrasso (31)
GAALeader	Peter Skudra (1.83)

Jaromir Jagr Johnstown Chiefs

The 1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was their first season under Head Coach Kevin Constantine and first after the initial retirement of Mario Lemieux.

Offseason

Following the 1996–97 season which saw their Hall of Fame star Mario Lemieux retire, the Penguins attempted to continue keeping their recent success. Over the previous nine seasons, no NHL team had been more successful than Pittsburgh in terms of regular season points, although the team had not won a Stanley Cup since 1992 (part of the reason why Head Coach Eddie Johnston was asked to resign down following the 1996–97 season). Former San Jose Sharks Head Coach Kevin Constantine was hired as Johnston's successor, promising to replace his predecessor's free-form style of play with a more disciplined approach. Additionally, Ron Francis was named captain in Lemieux's absence, and the team acquired center Martin Straka via free agency to add offense. The team also acquired the rights to defensive-defenseman Jiri Slegr, who had spent the 1996–97 season playing for Sodertalje SK in Sweden.

Regular season

The Penguins tied the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers and New York Islanders for most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 1 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–0–1 || 1 || |- | 2 || October 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–0–1 || 3 || |- | 3 || October 4 || Florida Panthers || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1–1 || 3 || |- | 4 || October 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2–1 || 3 || |- | 5 || October 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–3–1 || 3 || |- | 6 || October 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- | 7 || October 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || New York Rangers || 3–3–1 || 7 || |- | 8 || October 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3–2 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–3–2 || 10 || |- | 10 || October 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Florida Panthers || 5–3–2 || 12 || |- | 11 || October 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || San Jose Sharks || 6–3–2 || 14 || |- | 12 || October 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 6–4–2 || 14 || |- | 13 || October 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Vancouver Canucks || 7–4–2 || 16 || |- | 14 || October 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Calgary Flames || 7–5–2 || 16 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 (OT) || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–1 || |- | 2 || April 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–2 || |- | 4 || April 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || |- | 5 || May 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || |- | 6 || May 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–4 ||

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	77	35	67	102	17	64
	81	25	62	87	12	20
	78	30	35	65	15	30
	74	19	29	48	-3	66
	75	19	23	42	-1	28
	82	15	25	40	-1	59
	76	6	27	33	13	42
	76	13	13	26	-4	8
	56	11	11	22	-9	35
†	51	9	13	22	6	14
	58	7	13	20	4	54
	71	3	15	18	15	46
	73	5	12	17	10	109
	50	5	10	15	4	20
	81	4	8	12	3	127
	30	5	2	7	-1	12
	82	3	4	7	-3	112
‡	29	3	4	7	-2	12
	46	3	4	7	-2	43
	37	1	6	7	0	19
	79	0	7	7	4	181
	34	2	4	6	0	24
	39	2	1	3	-3	33
	22	1	2	3	3	25
‡	5	1	0	1	0	2
†	5	1	0	1	-1	2
	8	0	0	0	-1	6

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
6	4	5	9	5	2
6	3	3	6	2	2
6	1	5	6	5	2
6	0	4	4	3	2
6	0	3	3	0	2
6	0	3	3	-4	2
6	2	0	2	-3	4
6	2	0	2	-3	2
6	1	0	1	-4	4
6	1	0	1	1	12
6	1	0	1	-3	8
6	0	1	1	-1	4
6	0	1	1	0	4
6	0	1	1	-3	2
6	0	0	0	-1	2
5	0	0	0	-1	4
1	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	0	0	-2	8
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	-5	2

;Goaltenders

GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
63	61	3542:07	31	14	13	122	2.07	1556	0.922	7	2	14
17	12	851:23	6	4	3	26	1.83	341	0.924	0	1	2
15	9	611:26	3	6	2	28	2.75	293	0.904	0	0	6

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM	Total		6		376:19		2		4		0		17		2.71		171		0.901		0		0		0		2
	6	6	376:19	2	4	0	17	2.71	171	0.901	0	0	0	2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Awards

a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Type	a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Award/honor	a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Recipient	a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
Art Ross Trophy	Jaromir Jagr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Ron Francis
NHL First All-Star Team	Jaromir Jagr (Right wing)
[NHL All-Star Game](1998-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Jaromir Jagr
A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Jaromir Jagr
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Ron Francis
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award	Ron Francis
Leading Scorer Award	Jaromir Jagr
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	Peter Skudra
Most Valuable Player Award	Ron Francis
Jaromir Jagr
Players' Player Award	Ron Francis
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Chris Tamer
Tyler Wright

Milestones

a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Milestone	a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Player	a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Date	a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Ref	First game	25th shutout
Robert Dome	October 1, 1997
Alexei Morozov
Sven Butenschon	October 19, 1997
Peter Skudra	November 5, 1997
Tom Barrasso	November 15, 1997

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997–98 season:

Trades

June 17, 1998	To [Calgary Flames](1997-98-calgary-flames-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Free agents

a	#FCB514	2px}} width:25%;"	Player
Brad Werenka	Chicago Blackhawks		July 31, 1997
Jeff Christian		Phoenix Coyotes	August 4, 1997
Martin Straka	Florida Panthers		August 6, 1997
Robert Lang	HC Sparta Praha		September 2, 1997
Peter Skudra	Edmonton Oilers		September 25, 1997
Drake Berehowsky		Edmonton Oilers	September 30, 1997
Rob Brown	Chicago Wolves		October 1, 1997

Waivers

a	#FCB514	2px}} width:25%;"	Player	a	#FCB514	2px}} width:25%;"	Acquired from	#FCB514
Robert Lang		Boston Bruins	September 28, 1997
title=PENGUINS CLAIM PETER AND CHRIS FERRARO	url=http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=480	publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins	accessdate=September 24, 2012	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971022010152/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/penguins/owa/breaking_news.show_news?id_in=480	archivedate=October 22, 1997	date=October 1, 1997}}	New York Rangers	October 1, 1997
Chris Ferraro	New York Rangers		October 1, 1997
Robert Lang	Boston Bruins		October 25, 1997
Peter Ferraro		New York Rangers	January 14, 1998
Tony Hrkac		Nashville Predators	June 26, 1998

Retained

a	#FCB514	2px}} width:25%;"
Ian Moran	Resigned	August 1, 1997
Joe Dziedzic	Resigned	September 10, 1997
Alexei Morozov	Signed rookie contract	September 24, 1997
Jaromir Jagr	Resigned	January 27, 1998
Peter Skudra	Resigned	June 17, 1998

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NHL entry draft

The Penguins drafted the following players at the 1997 NHL entry draft at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh:

a	#FCB514	2px}}"	Round	#FCB514
1	17	Robert Dome	Left wing	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2	44	Brian Gaffaney	Defense	North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
3	71	Josef Melichar	Defense	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech)
4	97	Alexandre Mathieu	Center	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5	124	Harlan Pratt	Defense	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6	152	Petr Havelka	Left wing	Sparta Prague (Czech)
7	179	Mark Moore	Defense	Harvard University (ECACHL)
8	208	Andrew Ference	Defense	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
9	234	Eric Lind	Defense	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)

Farm teams

The Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League finished last overall in the Northern Conference with a record of 23–41–6.

The American Hockey League (AHL)'s Syracuse Crunch finished in third place in the Empire State Division with a record of 35–32–11–2 record. They were eliminated by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the first round of the playoffs.

Notes

References

"1997-98 NHL Summary".
"1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
"1997–1998 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1997–1998 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1997–1998 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1997–1998 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"Art Ross Trophy".
"Lady Byng Memorial Trophy".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
"1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.313
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.312
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.311
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.314
"1997-98 NHL Debuts".
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(September 2, 1997). "PENGUINS SIGN ROBERT LANG". Pittsburgh Penguins.
(September 25, 1997). "PENGUINS SIGN GOALTENDER PETER SKUDRA". Pittsburgh Penguins.
(October 1, 1997). "PENGUINS SIGN ROB BROWN". Pittsburgh Penguins.
(September 28, 1997). "PENGUINS TRADE FRANCOIS LEROUX TO COLORADO; LOSE ROBERT LANG IN WAIVER DRAFT". Pittsburgh Penguins.
(October 1, 1997). "PENGUINS CLAIM PETER AND CHRIS FERRARO". Pittsburgh Penguins.
(October 25, 1997). "PENGUINS CLAIM ROBERT LANG OFF WAIVERS". Pittsburgh Penguins.
(January 14, 1998). "PETER FERRARO CLAIMED ON WAIVERS BY NY RANGERS". Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	77	35	67	102	17	64
	81	25	62	87	12	20
	78	30	35	65	15	30
	74	19	29	48	-3	66
	75	19	23	42	-1	28
	82	15	25	40	-1	59
	76	6	27	33	13	42
	76	13	13	26	-4	8
	56	11	11	22	-9	35
†	51	9	13	22	6	14
	58	7	13	20	4	54
	71	3	15	18	15	46
	73	5	12	17	10	109
	50	5	10	15	4	20
	81	4	8	12	3	127
	30	5	2	7	-1	12
	82	3	4	7	-3	112
‡	29	3	4	7	-2	12
	46	3	4	7	-2	43
	37	1	6	7	0	19
	79	0	7	7	4	181
	34	2	4	6	0	24
	39	2	1	3	-3	33
	22	1	2	3	3	25
‡	5	1	0	1	0	2
†	5	1	0	1	-1	2
	8	0	0	0	-1	6

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
6	4	5	9	5	2
6	3	3	6	2	2
6	1	5	6	5	2
6	0	4	4	3	2
6	0	3	3	0	2
6	0	3	3	-4	2
6	2	0	2	-3	4
6	2	0	2	-3	2
6	1	0	1	-4	4
6	1	0	1	1	12
6	1	0	1	-3	8
6	0	1	1	-1	4
6	0	1	1	0	4
6	0	1	1	-3	2
6	0	0	0	-1	2
5	0	0	0	-1	4
1	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	0	0	-2	8
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	-5	2

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	77	35	67	102	17	64
	81	25	62	87	12	20
	78	30	35	65	15	30
	74	19	29	48	-3	66
	75	19	23	42	-1	28
	82	15	25	40	-1	59
	76	6	27	33	13	42
	76	13	13	26	-4	8
	56	11	11	22	-9	35
†	51	9	13	22	6	14
	58	7	13	20	4	54
	71	3	15	18	15	46
	73	5	12	17	10	109
	50	5	10	15	4	20
	81	4	8	12	3	127
	30	5	2	7	-1	12
	82	3	4	7	-3	112
‡	29	3	4	7	-2	12
	46	3	4	7	-2	43
	37	1	6	7	0	19
	79	0	7	7	4	181
	34	2	4	6	0	24
	39	2	1	3	-3	33
	22	1	2	3	3	25
‡	5	1	0	1	0	2
†	5	1	0	1	-1	2
	8	0	0	0	-1	6

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
6	4	5	9	5	2
6	3	3	6	2	2
6	1	5	6	5	2
6	0	4	4	3	2
6	0	3	3	0	2
6	0	3	3	-4	2
6	2	0	2	-3	4
6	2	0	2	-3	2
6	1	0	1	-4	4
6	1	0	1	1	12
6	1	0	1	-3	8
6	0	1	1	-1	4
6	0	1	1	0	4
6	0	1	1	-3	2
6	0	0	0	-1	2
5	0	0	0	-1	4
1	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	0	0	-2	8
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	-5	2

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	77	35	67	102	17	64
	81	25	62	87	12	20
	78	30	35	65	15	30
	74	19	29	48	-3	66
	75	19	23	42	-1	28
	82	15	25	40	-1	59
	76	6	27	33	13	42
	76	13	13	26	-4	8
	56	11	11	22	-9	35
†	51	9	13	22	6	14
	58	7	13	20	4	54
	71	3	15	18	15	46
	73	5	12	17	10	109
	50	5	10	15	4	20
	81	4	8	12	3	127
	30	5	2	7	-1	12
	82	3	4	7	-3	112
‡	29	3	4	7	-2	12
	46	3	4	7	-2	43
	37	1	6	7	0	19
	79	0	7	7	4	181
	34	2	4	6	0	24
	39	2	1	3	-3	33
	22	1	2	3	3	25
‡	5	1	0	1	0	2
†	5	1	0	1	-1	2
	8	0	0	0	-1	6

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
6	4	5	9	5	2
6	3	3	6	2	2
6	1	5	6	5	2
6	0	4	4	3	2
6	0	3	3	0	2
6	0	3	3	-4	2
6	2	0	2	-3	4
6	2	0	2	-3	2
6	1	0	1	-4	4
6	1	0	1	1	12
6	1	0	1	-3	8
6	0	1	1	-1	4
6	0	1	1	0	4
6	0	1	1	-3	2
6	0	0	0	-1	2
5	0	0	0	-1	4
1	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	0	0	-2	8
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	-5	2