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1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1998–99
year	1998
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Record	43–32–7
HomeRecord	27–12–2
RoadRecord	16–20–5
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	3rd
Division	Central
DivisionRank	1st
DivisionWin	Yes
GoalsFor	245
GoalsAgainst	202
GeneralManager	Ken Holland
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Steve Yzerman
AltCaptain	Nicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
Attendance	19,983
MinorLeague	Adirondack Red Wings
Toledo Storm
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](1999-2000-detroit-red-wings-season)

Brendan Shanahan Toledo Storm The 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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

|- |1||October 10, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 13, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 16, 1998||4–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 18, 1998||2–0 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||3–1–0 || |- |5||October 21, 1998||5–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||4–1–0 || |- |6||October 23, 1998||3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||4–2–0 || |- |7||October 24, 1998||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||5–2–0 || |- |8||October 28, 1998||7–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||6–2–0 || |- |9||October 29, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||6–3–0 || |- |10||October 31, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||6–4–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 21, 1999 || 5–3 || align="left"| Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 23, 1999 || 5–1 || align="left"| Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 25, 1999 || 4–2 || align="left"| @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings lead 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 27, 1999 || 3–0 || align="left"| @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks || Red Wings win 4–0 ||

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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.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
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.*

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
30	Chris Osgood	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	Norm Maracle	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	Bill Ranford	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	Kevin Hodson	4	3	0	2	0	79	9	3.08	.886	0	175:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)
NHL First All-Star Team	Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense)
[NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Uwe Krupp
Nicklas Lidstrom
Larry Murphy
Brendan Shanahan
Steve Yzerman
NHL Player of the Week	Brendan Shanahan (October 19)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Stacy Roest	October 21, 1998
Philippe Audet	December 23, 1998

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	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)

Notes

References

"1998-99 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
(January 23, 1999). "ALL-STAR ROSTERS".
(January 22, 1999). "Lindros Gets All-Star Start - CBS News".
"1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
(October 19, 1998). "Shanahan Named Player of the Week".
"1998-99 NHL Debuts".
"1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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