1998–99 Ottawa Senators season
| 1998–99 Ottawa Senators | |
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Northeast Division champions
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| Division | 1st Northeast |
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 1998–99 record | 44–23–15 |
| Home record | 22–11–8 |
| Road record | 22–12–7 |
| Goals for | 239 |
| Goals against | 179 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Rick Dudley |
| Coach | Jacques Martin |
| Captain | Alexei Yashin |
| Alternate captains |
Daniel Alfredsson Wade Redden |
| Arena | Corel Centre |
| Average attendance | 17,219 per game (705,990 total) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Alexei Yashin (44) |
| Assists | Alexei Yashin (50) |
| Points | Alexei Yashin (94) |
| Penalties in minutes | Vaclav Prospal (58) |
| Plus/minus | Magnus Arvedson (+33) |
| Wins | Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt (22) |
| Goals against average | Ron Tugnutt (1.79) |
The 1998–99 Ottawa Senators cracked the 100 point barrier, as they finished with 103 points, and won the Northeast Division for the first time in club history.
Senators Head Coach Jacques Martin won the Jack Adams Trophy for the first time in his career and in Senators history, while Alexei Yashin, who was named team captain prior to the season, was a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy after his 94-point season. His 94 points obliterated the club record of 79, which Yashin himself set in the 1993–94 season.
Goaltenders Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt split duties throughout the season, with each winning 22 games, sharing the team record for goaltender victories in a season, while Tugnutt's 1.79 goals against average (GAA) was an NHL low.
The Senators great regular season success did not continue to the playoffs, as the Buffalo Sabres, led by Dominik Hasek, swept the Senators out of the playoffs in four games, ending the Senators' season in the first round for the second time in three seasons.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: ATL - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division
The Ottawa Senators ended the 1998–99 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed.
Buffalo wins series 4–0
Note:
No waiver transactions.
Source: Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p. 188.
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