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1998–99 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
Team	Montreal Canadiens
League	NHL
Season	1998–99
year	1998
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	11th
Division	Northeast
DivisionRank	5th
Record	32–39–11
HomeRecord	21–15–5
RoadRecord	11–24–6
GoalsFor	184
GoalsAgainst	209
GeneralManager	Rejean Houle
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Vincent Damphousse (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Arena	Molson Centre
Attendance	20,740 (97.5%)
MinorLeague	Quebec Citadelles
New Orleans Brass
GoalsLeader	Martin Rucinsky (17)
AssistsLeader	Mark Recchi (35)
PointsLeader	Mark Recchi (47)
PlusMinusLeader	Patrick Poulin
Turner Stevenson (+6)
PIMLeader	Shayne Corson (147)
WinsLeader	Jeff Hackett (24)
GAALeader	Frederic Chabot (2.23)
next_season	[1999–2000](1999-2000-montreal-canadiens-season)

Vacant (Mar.–Apr.) New Orleans Brass Turner Stevenson (+6)

Regular season

In March 1999, captain Vincent Damphousse was traded to the San Jose Sharks.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 10, 1998||7–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1998–99) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 13, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||2–0–0 || |- |3||October 16, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||2–0–1 || |- |4||October 17, 1998||3–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||2–1–1 || |- |5||October 19, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 21, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 24, 1998||0–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||3–3–1 || |- |8||October 28, 1998||2–9 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||3–4–1 || |- |9||October 29, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||3–4–2 || |- |10||October 31, 1998||1–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||3–5–2 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
8	RW	61	12	35	47	−4	28
11	C	65	14	30	44	−7	38
25	C	65	12	24	36	−7	46
26	LW	73	17	17	34	−25	50
38	D	62	13	21	34	−7	77
27	LW	63	12	20	32	−10	147
17	LW	60	14	17	31	−1	31
23	RW	69	10	17	27	6	88
5	D	82	8	19	27	−23	84
49	LW	54	16	10	26	−14	20
37	C	81	8	17	25	6	21
34	C	70	7	15	22	−12	6
44	LW	74	8	10	18	−5	16
22	D	66	6	12	18	−12	77
43	D	54	3	9	12	−8	28
55	D	76	3	9	12	−3	109
24	LW	47	7	4	11	−2	87
52	D	66	2	8	10	−3	66
21	RW	37	4	5	9	0	14
28	C	17	3	5	8	−3	4
29	D	61	2	2	4	−3	16
15	C	8	1	1	2	−2	2
20	D	17	1	1	2	−2	11
22	D	11	0	2	2	−3	48
46	C	25	1	0	1	−2	0
48	D	12	0	1	1	−1	4
31	G	53	0	1	1		6
45	RW	7	0	0	0	−4	0
35	LW	10	0	0	0	−3	0
53	LW	5	0	0	0	0	19
3	D	5	0	0	0	0	21
39	G	11	0	0	0		2
42	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0
30	C	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	RW	46	0	0	0	−1	29
36	LW	10	0	0	0	1	52
56	D	8	0	0	0	1	33
14	LW	1	0	0	0	0	5
60	G	18	0	0	0		0
41	G	10	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

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

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
31	Jeff Hackett	53	24	20	9	1360	117	2.27	.914	5	3091
60	Jose Theodore	18	4	12	0	406	50	3.29	.877	1	913
41	Jocelyn Thibault	10	3	4	2	250	23	2.61	.908	1	529
39	Frederic Chabot	11	1	3	0	188	16	2.23	.915	0	430

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
[NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Mark Recchi
NHL Player of the Week	Mark Recchi (November 9)
Jeff Hackett (January 4)
Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy	Benoit Brunet
Molson Cup	Jeff Hackett

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Miloslav Guren	October 10, 1998
Dave Morissette	October 16, 1998
Jonathan Delisle	October 21, 1998
Andrei Bashkirov	November 21, 1998
Arron Asham	November 28, 1998

Draft picks

Montreal'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	16	Eric Chouinard	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2	45	Mike Ribeiro	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3	75	Francois Beauchemin	Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
5	132	Andrei Bashkirov	Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
6	152	Gordie Dwyer	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
6	162	Andrei Markov	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
7	189	Andrei Kruchinin	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
8	201	Craig Murray	University of Michigan (CCHA)
8	216	Michael Ryder	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9	247	Darcy Harris	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Notes

References

The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.291, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN. 978-0-385-66325-0
The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.292, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN. 978-0-385-66325-0
The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.299, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, {{ISBN. 978-0-385-66325-0
"1998-99 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
"1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
(November 9, 1998). "Montreal's Recchi Named Player of the Week".
(January 4, 1999). "Canadiens' Hackett is Player of the Week".
Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553
Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552
"1998-99 NHL Debuts".
"1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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