From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1998–99 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1998–99
year	1998
Team	Washington Capitals
Record	31–45–6
HomeRecord	16–23–2
RoadRecord	15–22–4
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	12th
Division	Southeast
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	200
GoalsAgainst	218
GeneralManager	George McPhee
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	Dale Hunter (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Arena	MCI Center
Attendance	17,281
MinorLeague	Portland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
Quad City Mallards
GoalsLeader	Peter Bondra (31)
AssistsLeader	Adam Oates (42)
PointsLeader	Peter Bondra (55)
PIMLeader	Craig Berube (166)
PlusMinusLeader	Joe Reekie (+11)
WinsLeader	Olaf Kolzig (26)
GAALeader	Rick Tabaracci (2.51)
next_season	[1999–2000](1999-2000-washington-capitals-season)

Vacant (Mar.–Apr.) Hampton Roads Admirals Quad City Mallards The 1998–99 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals missed the playoffs, despite their amazing run to the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals the previous year.

Regular season

The Caps opened the 1998–99 season by raising their "Eastern Conference Champions 1997–1998" banner to the rafters of the MCI Center then shutting out the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–0 with Olaf Kolzig making 29 saves.

On January 16, 1999, Kelly Miller scored just nine seconds into the overtime period to give the Caps a 3–2 road win over the Carolina Hurricanes. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1998–99 regular season.

On February 3, 1999, the Caps defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1. Peter Bondra scored four goals in the game. It was the first time that Washington had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since December 17, 1993, when they defeated the Ottawa Senators at home by a score of 11–2.

On March 23, 1999, the Caps traded captain Dale Hunter, Joe Juneau (who had scored the OT goal that led the Caps to the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals), and Craig Berube.

A month after the season finale owner Abe Pollin announced he had sold the team to Ted Leonsis

The Caps were shut out an NHL-high 11 times. They also tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest power-play opportunities, with just 301. The Caps failed to make the playoffs after playing in the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals. They led the NHL in man-games lost to injury with 511.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 10, 1998||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 13, 1998||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 16, 1998||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||1–1–1 || |- |4||October 18, 1998||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||2–1–1 || |- |5||October 21, 1998||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 23, 1998||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 24, 1998||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||3–2–2 || |- |8||October 28, 1998||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||3–3–2 || |- |9||October 30, 1998||0–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||3–3–3 ||

-
10
-
11
-
12
-
13
-
14
-
15
-
16
-
17
-
18
-
19
-
20
-
21
-
-
22
-
23
-
24
-
25
-
26
-
27
-
28
-
29
-
30
-
31
-
32
-
33
-
-
34
-
35
-
36
-
37
-
38
-
39
-
40
-
41
-
42
-
43
-
44
-
45
-
46
-
-
47
-
48
-
49
-
50
-
51
-
52
-
53
-
54
-
55
-
56
-
57
-
58
-
59
-
60
-
-
61
-
62
-
63
-
64
-
65
-
66
-
67
-
68
-
69
-
70
-
71
-
72
-
73
-
-
74
-
75
-
76
-
77
-
78
-
79
-
80
-
81
-
82
-
-

| Legend:

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
12	RW	66	31	24	55	−1	56
77	C	59	12	42	54	−1	22
90	C	63	14	27	41	−3	20
23	LW	76	17	19	36	−12	26
13	C	73	8	27	35	0	28
55	D	53	21	10	31	1	57
28	LW	75	16	14	30	5	14
6	D	67	8	21	29	10	22
22	LW	45	12	12	24	0	26
8	C	38	7	16	23	3	6
2	D	78	7	13	20	−9	80
44	RW	49	9	8	17	−6	50
15	D	46	2	14	16	−5	80
34	RW	25	6	8	14	−2	12
20	C	36	5	6	11	−6	12
17	LW	23	3	7	10	−4	48
29	D	73	0	10	10	11	68
27	LW	66	5	4	9	−7	166
48	C	16	4	3	7	−1	16
10	LW	62	2	5	7	−5	29
19	D	54	2	5	7	−6	87
36	C	52	4	2	6	−5	50
21	C	21	1	5	6	0	2
24	D	48	0	6	6	−6	108
32	C	50	0	5	5	−7	102
26	C	30	2	2	4	−7	8
18	LW	17	0	4	4	−5	28
39	D	43	2	0	2	−6	103
9	LW	17	0	2	2	−4	4
37	G	64	0	2	2		19
41	D	4	0	1	1	−4	2
14	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0
38	D	5	0	0	0	−3	0
1	G	2	0	0	0		2
14	RW	3	0	0	0	−2	2
3	D	10	0	0	0	−5	6
33	D	22	0	0	0	−8	8
40	G	1	0	0	0		0
4	D	4	0	0	0	0	4
31	G	23	0	0	0		2
4	D	5	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
37	Olaf Kolzig	64	26	31	3	1538	154	2.58	.900	4	3586
31	Rick Tabaracci	23	4	12	3	530	50	2.51	.906	2	1193
40	Mike Rosati	1	1	0	0	12	0	0.00	1.000	0	28
1	Martin Brochu	2	0	2	0	55	6	3.00	.891	0	120

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Peter Bondra
NHL Player of the Week	Peter Bondra (February 8)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played	1,000th point
Matt Herr	October 10, 1998
Trevor Halverson	October 13, 1998
Mike Rosati	November 7, 1998
Patrice Lefebvre	December 19, 1998
Alexei Tezikov	April 8, 1999
Martin Brochu	April 14, 1999
Kelly Miller	October 21, 1998
Brian Bellows	January 2, 1999

Draft picks

Washington'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)
2	49	Jomar Cruz	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3	59	Todd Hornung	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	106	Krys Barch	London Knights (OHL)
4	107	Chris Corrinet	Princeton University (ECAC)
5	118	Mike Siklenka	Lloydminster Blazers (AJHL)
5	125	Erik Wendell	Maple Grove Senior High School (USHS-MN)
7	179	Nathan Forster	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7	193	Rastislav Stana	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
8	220	Mike Farrell	Providence College (Hockey East)
9	251	Blake Evans	Tri-City Americans (WHL)

Notes

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20140610220517/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-577036.html HighBeam]
"1998-99 NHL Schedule and Results".
"Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Box Score — February 3, 1999".
"Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals Box Score — December 17, 1993".
"After 25 Years, Caps Founder Pollin Offers Surprise". [[The Washington Post]].
"1998-99 NHL Summary".
(1999-09-29). "1999 NHL Preview". [[The Washington Post]].
"1998-99 Washington Capitals Schedule".
"1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
(February 8, 1999). "Bondra Named Player of the Week".
"1998-99 NHL Debuts".
(October 22, 1998). "Snow Job! Canucks Stop Caps - CBS News".
(January 2, 1999). "Bellows 1000th Point In Caps Win - CBS News".
"1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1998–99-nhl-season-by-team washington-capitals-seasons 1998-in-sports-in-washington,-d.c. 1999-in-sports-in-washington,-d.c.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1998–99 Washington Capitals season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report