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1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1998–99
year	1998
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Record	38–30–14
HomeRecord	21–10–10
RoadRecord	17–20–4
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Atlantic
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	242
GoalsAgainst	225
GeneralManager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Kevin Constantine
Captain	Jaromir Jagr
AltCaptain	Alexei Kovalev
Martin Straka
Arena	Civic Arena
Attendance	14,824
MinorLeague	Syracuse Crunch
Wheeling Nailers
GoalsLeader	Jaromir Jagr (44)
AssistsLeader	Jaromir Jagr (83)
PointsLeader	Jaromir Jagr (127)
PIMLeader	Brad Werenka (93)
PlusMinusLeader	German Titov (+18)
WinsLeader	Tom Barrasso (19)
GAALeader	Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2.22)
next_season	[1999–2000](1999-2000-pittsburgh-penguins-season)

Martin Straka Wheeling Nailers The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || New York Islanders || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || New Jersey Devils || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 17 || New York Rangers || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0–1 || 5 || |- | 4 || October 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- | 5 || October 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2–1 || 5 || |- | 6 || October 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2–1 || 7 || |- | 7 || October 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Calgary Flames || 4–2–1 || 9 || |- | 8 || October 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || Vancouver Canucks || 4–2–2 || 10 || |- | 9 || October 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–3–2 || 10 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New Jersey Devils || 0–1 || |- | 2 || April 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || New Jersey Devils || 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 25 || New Jersey Devils || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 27 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New Jersey Devils || 2–3 || |- | 6 || May 2 || New Jersey Devils || 2–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || |- | 7 || May 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New Jersey Devils || 4–3 ||

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	81	44	83	127	17	66
	80	35	48	83	12	26
	72	11	45	56	18	34
†	63	20	26	46	8	37
	72	21	23	44	-10	24
	77	19	23	42	1	22
	82	13	29	42	-2	40
	66	11	27	38	11	24
‡	64	20	12	32	-12	20
	58	13	11	24	-15	16
	81	6	18	24	17	93
	63	3	20	23	13	86
	67	9	10	19	5	14
	70	2	8	10	-3	60
	67	2	8	10	-9	27
	62	4	5	9	1	37
	51	4	3	7	-8	14
	26	0	6	6	-4	16
	48	1	4	5	12	70
†	18	2	2	4	-10	34
	44	1	1	2	-2	19
	8	1	0	1	-2	2
	7	0	1	1	4	4
	11	0	1	1	-3	6
	24	0	0	0	-2	22
	11	0	0	0	-2	32
	61	0	0	0	-2	90
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	-2	0
	17	0	0	0	-7	6
	3	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	2	2

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
13	6	9	15	0	6
9	5	7	12	1	16
10	5	7	12	0	14
13	2	7	9	-1	19
11	3	5	8	4	4
13	2	5	7	-2	8
13	4	1	5	-1	12
13	2	3	5	1	4
13	1	3	4	1	12
13	1	1	2	0	6
10	1	1	2	1	0
12	0	2	2	-3	0
13	0	2	2	-3	8
13	1	0	1	-4	6
12	1	0	1	-1	6
13	1	0	1	-2	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
13	0	0	0	-2	19
13	0	0	0	-2	35
3	0	0	0	-1	0
1	0	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	0	0	0
7	0	0	0	-2	0

;Goaltenders

GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
43	43	2306:15	19	16	3	98	2.55	993	0.901	4	3	20
37	28	1914:12	15	11	5	89	2.79	822	0.892	3	0	2
17	11	756:15	4	3	6	28	2.22	304	0.908	2	0	0

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM	Total		13		787:20		6		7		0		35		2.67		350		0.900		1		0		0		4
	13	13	787:20	6	7	0	35	2.67	350	0.900	1	0	0	4

†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

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
Art Ross Trophy	Jaromir Jagr
Hart Memorial Trophy	Jaromir Jagr
Lester B. Pearson Award	Jaromir Jagr
NHL First All-Star Team	Jaromir Jagr (Right wing)
[NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Jaromir Jagr
Martin Straka
NHL Player of the Month	Jaromir Jagr (March)
NHL Player of the Week	Jaromir Jagr (February 1)
NHL Rookie of the Month	Jan Hrdina (January)
A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Jaromir Jagr
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Jiri Slegr
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award	Martin Straka
Leading Scorer Award	Jaromir Jagr
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	Jan Hrdina
Most Valuable Player Award	Jaromir Jagr
Players' Player Award	Jaromir Jagr
Martin Straka
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Rob Brown
Tyler Wright

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played
Jan Hrdina	October 10, 1998
Viktors Ignatjevs
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	October 21, 1998
Martin Sonnenberg	November 21, 1998
Ryan Savoia	March 27, 1999
Pavel Skrbek	March 28, 1999
Brian Bonin	April 8, 1999
Kevin Hatcher	January 18, 1999

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season:

Trades

March 18, 1999	To [Tampa Bay Lightning](1998-99-tampa-bay-lightning-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Free agents acquired

Dan Kesa	Hartford Whalers	August 20, 1998

Free agents lost

Maxim Galanov	Atlanta Thrashers (Expansion Draft)	June 25, 1999

Claimed via waivers

October 5, 1998	Maxim Galanov	New York Rangers

Lost via waivers

December 8, 1998	Harry York	Vancouver Canucks

Player signings

Player	Date
Sean Pronger	August 10, 1998
Rob Brown	August 11, 1998
Sean O'Brien	August 11, 1998
Viktors Ignatjevs	August 11, 1998
Robert Lang	September 22, 1998
Martin Sonnenberg	October 9, 1998
Brian Leitza	October 12, 1998
Patrick Lebeau	October 18, 1998
Greg Andrusak	March 19, 1999
Hans Jonsson	June 21, 1999

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	23	Milan Kraft	Center		Keramika Plzeň (Czech)
2	54	Alexander Zevakhin	Right wing	Russia	CSKA Moscow (RSL)
3	80	David Cameron	Center	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	110	Scott Myers	Goaltender	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5	134	Rob Scuderi	Defense	United States	Boston College (Hockey East)
6	169	Jan Fadrny	Center		Slavia Praha (Czech)
7	196	Joel Scherban	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
8	224	Mika Lehto	Goaltender		Assat (SM-liiga)
9	244	Toby Petersen	Center	United States	Colorado College (WCHA)
9	254	Matt Hussey	Center	United States	Avon Old Farms (USHS-CN)

;Draft notes

The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 28, 1997, trade that sent Francois Leroux to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of an August 12, 1997, trade that sent Jiri Slegr to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
The Buffalo Sabres' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 24, 1997, trade that sent Jason Woolley to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a March 18, 1997, trade that sent Josef Beranek to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Craig Muni.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3.

Notes

References

"1998-99 NHL Summary".
"1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
"1998–1999 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1998–1999 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1998–1999 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1998–1999 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"Art Ross Trophy".
"Hart Memorial Trophy".
"Ted Lindsay Award".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
"1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
(April 1, 1999). "Jagr Named Player of the Month".
(February 1, 1999). "Pittsburgh's Jagr is Player of the Week".
(February 2, 1999). "Hrdina Named Best Rookie in January".
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
"1998-99 NHL Debuts".
(January 19, 1999). "Ducks Skate By Pens 5-3 - CBS News".
"Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
"NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com.
"1998 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions.

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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	81	44	83	127	17	66
	80	35	48	83	12	26
	72	11	45	56	18	34
†	63	20	26	46	8	37
	72	21	23	44	-10	24
	77	19	23	42	1	22
	82	13	29	42	-2	40
	66	11	27	38	11	24
‡	64	20	12	32	-12	20
	58	13	11	24	-15	16
	81	6	18	24	17	93
	63	3	20	23	13	86
	67	9	10	19	5	14
	70	2	8	10	-3	60
	67	2	8	10	-9	27
	62	4	5	9	1	37
	51	4	3	7	-8	14
	26	0	6	6	-4	16
	48	1	4	5	12	70
†	18	2	2	4	-10	34
	44	1	1	2	-2	19
	8	1	0	1	-2	2
	7	0	1	1	4	4
	11	0	1	1	-3	6
	24	0	0	0	-2	22
	11	0	0	0	-2	32
	61	0	0	0	-2	90
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	-2	0
	17	0	0	0	-7	6
	3	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	2	2

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
13	6	9	15	0	6
9	5	7	12	1	16
10	5	7	12	0	14
13	2	7	9	-1	19
11	3	5	8	4	4
13	2	5	7	-2	8
13	4	1	5	-1	12
13	2	3	5	1	4
13	1	3	4	1	12
13	1	1	2	0	6
10	1	1	2	1	0
12	0	2	2	-3	0
13	0	2	2	-3	8
13	1	0	1	-4	6
12	1	0	1	-1	6
13	1	0	1	-2	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
13	0	0	0	-2	19
13	0	0	0	-2	35
3	0	0	0	-1	0
1	0	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	0	0	0
7	0	0	0	-2	0

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	81	44	83	127	17	66
	80	35	48	83	12	26
	72	11	45	56	18	34
†	63	20	26	46	8	37
	72	21	23	44	-10	24
	77	19	23	42	1	22
	82	13	29	42	-2	40
	66	11	27	38	11	24
‡	64	20	12	32	-12	20
	58	13	11	24	-15	16
	81	6	18	24	17	93
	63	3	20	23	13	86
	67	9	10	19	5	14
	70	2	8	10	-3	60
	67	2	8	10	-9	27
	62	4	5	9	1	37
	51	4	3	7	-8	14
	26	0	6	6	-4	16
	48	1	4	5	12	70
†	18	2	2	4	-10	34
	44	1	1	2	-2	19
	8	1	0	1	-2	2
	7	0	1	1	4	4
	11	0	1	1	-3	6
	24	0	0	0	-2	22
	11	0	0	0	-2	32
	61	0	0	0	-2	90
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	-2	0
	17	0	0	0	-7	6
	3	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	2	2

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
13	6	9	15	0	6
9	5	7	12	1	16
10	5	7	12	0	14
13	2	7	9	-1	19
11	3	5	8	4	4
13	2	5	7	-2	8
13	4	1	5	-1	12
13	2	3	5	1	4
13	1	3	4	1	12
13	1	1	2	0	6
10	1	1	2	1	0
12	0	2	2	-3	0
13	0	2	2	-3	8
13	1	0	1	-4	6
12	1	0	1	-1	6
13	1	0	1	-2	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
13	0	0	0	-2	19
13	0	0	0	-2	35
3	0	0	0	-1	0
1	0	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	0	0	0
7	0	0	0	-2	0

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	81	44	83	127	17	66
	80	35	48	83	12	26
	72	11	45	56	18	34
†	63	20	26	46	8	37
	72	21	23	44	-10	24
	77	19	23	42	1	22
	82	13	29	42	-2	40
	66	11	27	38	11	24
‡	64	20	12	32	-12	20
	58	13	11	24	-15	16
	81	6	18	24	17	93
	63	3	20	23	13	86
	67	9	10	19	5	14
	70	2	8	10	-3	60
	67	2	8	10	-9	27
	62	4	5	9	1	37
	51	4	3	7	-8	14
	26	0	6	6	-4	16
	48	1	4	5	12	70
†	18	2	2	4	-10	34
	44	1	1	2	-2	19
	8	1	0	1	-2	2
	7	0	1	1	4	4
	11	0	1	1	-3	6
	24	0	0	0	-2	22
	11	0	0	0	-2	32
	61	0	0	0	-2	90
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	-2	0
	17	0	0	0	-7	6
	3	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	2	2

GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
13	6	9	15	0	6
9	5	7	12	1	16
10	5	7	12	0	14
13	2	7	9	-1	19
11	3	5	8	4	4
13	2	5	7	-2	8
13	4	1	5	-1	12
13	2	3	5	1	4
13	1	3	4	1	12
13	1	1	2	0	6
10	1	1	2	1	0
12	0	2	2	-3	0
13	0	2	2	-3	8
13	1	0	1	-4	6
12	1	0	1	-1	6
13	1	0	1	-2	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
13	0	0	0	-2	19
13	0	0	0	-2	35
3	0	0	0	-1	0
1	0	0	0	0	2
1	0	0	0	0	0
7	0	0	0	-2	0