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1998–99 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1998–99
year	1998
Team	New York Islanders
Record	24–48–10
HomeRecord	11–23–7
RoadRecord	13–25–3
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	13th
Division	Atlantic
DivisionRank	5th
GoalsFor	194
GoalsAgainst	244
GeneralManager	Mike Milbury
Coach	Mike Milbury (Oct.–Jan.)
Bill Stewart (Jan.–Apr.)
Captain	Trevor Linden
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance	11,299
MinorLeague	Lowell Lock Monsters
Roanoke Express
GoalsLeader	Zigmund Palffy (22)
AssistsLeader	Robert Reichel (37)
PointsLeader	Robert Reichel (56)
PIMLeader	Gino Odjick (133)
PlusMinusLeader	Vladimir Chebaturkin (+6)
WinsLeader	Tommy Salo (17)
GAALeader	Tommy Salo (2.62)
next_season	[1999–2000](1999-2000-new-york-islanders-season)

Bill Stewart (Jan.–Apr.) Roanoke Express The 1998–99 New York Islanders season was the 27th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders had yet another disappointing season and were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 10, 1998||3–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 12, 1998||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||0–2–0 || |- |3||October 14, 1998||2–0 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 17, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 21, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||2–3–0 || |- |6||October 22, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||2–4–0 || |- |7||October 24, 1998||5–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||3–4–0 || |- |8||October 27, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||4–4–0 || |- |9||October 29, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||4–5–0 || |- |10||October 31, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||5–5–0 ||

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
21	C	70	19	37	56	−15	50
16	RW	50	22	28	50	−6	34
32	RW	82	18	29	47	−14	32
20	C	82	16	24	40	−7	49
25	RW	78	21	17	38	−10	14
13	C	82	14	23	37	−19	62
44	RW	60	14	16	30	−8	38
29	D	63	8	18	26	−18	34
12	LW	75	8	17	25	−2	12
38	D	72	6	18	24	−4	34
15	LW	55	7	11	18	−10	27
17	LW	67	8	8	16	−17	22
34	D	31	4	11	15	−6	26
4	D	63	5	6	11	−14	32
7	D	59	1	8	9	−19	30
10	C	12	5	3	8	2	2
3	D	59	2	6	8	−8	83
6	D	70	2	6	8	−16	68
24	RW	23	4	3	7	−2	133
11	C	33	1	5	6	−5	13
10	RW	22	2	3	5	0	8
11	C	18	1	4	5	−2	4
2	D	52	0	4	4	−8	88
14	RW	73	3	0	3	−24	45
33	D	9	0	3	3	1	23
33	LW	9	1	1	2	1	30
36	D	6	1	1	2	0	0
37	C	4	0	2	2	4	2
49	RW	12	1	0	1	2	6
15	LW	2	0	1	1	1	2
39	D	2	0	1	1	3	7
55	D	8	0	0	0	6	12
1	G	6	0	0	0		0
30	G	20	0	0	0		4
18	LW	11	0	0	0	−2	2
67	C	1	0	0	0	0	2
48	RW	11	0	0	0	−4	8
28	G	11	0	0	0		0
35	G	51	0	0	0		12
36	D	4	0	0	0	−2	7
8	RW	45	0	0	0	−10	32

Goaltending

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

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
35	Tommy Salo	51	17	26	7	1368	132	2.62	.904	5	3018
30	Wade Flaherty	20	5	11	2	491	53	3.03	.892	0	1048
28	Felix Potvin	11	2	7	1	345	37	3.66	.893	0	606
1	Marcel Cousineau	6	0	4	0	119	14	2.87	.882	0	293

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
[NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Kenny Jonsson
Bob Nystrom Award	Claude Lapointe

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Eric Brewer	October 10, 1998

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	9	Mike Rupp	United States	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	36	Chris Nielsen	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4	95	Andy Burnham	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5	123	Jiri Dopita		Petra Vsetín (Czech Republic)
6	155	Kevin Clauson	United States	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
7	182	Evgeny Korolev	Russia	London Knights (OHL)
8	209	Frederick Brind'Amour	Canada	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
9	237	Ben Blais	United States	Walpole High School (USHS-MA)
9	242	Jason Doyle	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
9	250	Radek Matejovsky		Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)

Notes

References

"1998-99 New York Islanders Schedule".
(January 23, 1999). "ALL-STAR ROSTERS".
"New York Islanders – Awards and Honors".
"1998-99 NHL Debuts".
"1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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