The 1998–99 Ottawa Senators season was the
seventh
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*"The Seventh", a second-season e ...
season of the
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...
of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL). In this season the team 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
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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
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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
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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
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(GAA) was an NHL low.
The Senators great regular season success did not continue to the playoffs, as the
Buffalo Sabres
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, led by
Dominik Hasek
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, 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.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Ottawa Senators ended the 1998–99 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed.
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (7)
Buffalo Sabres
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Buffalo wins series 4–0
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Playoffs
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Awards and records
*
Jack Adams Award –
Jacques Martin
*
Molson Cup
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–
Alexei Yashin
*
NHL second All-Star team
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Representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the all- ...
– Alexei Yashin
Transactions
Trades
Waivers
No waiver transactions.
Free agents
Expansion draft
Source:
Draft picks
Ottawa's draft picks at the
1998 NHL Entry Draft in
Buffalo, New York
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.
Farm teams
*
Detroit Vipers
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History
Beginning
The Vipers were originally formed as the S ...
(
International Hockey League)
See also
*
1998–99 NHL season
The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 27 teams with the addition of the Nashville Predators. The Dallas Stars finished first in regular season play, and won the Stanley Cup cham ...
References
;Bibliography
*
*Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007
The Internet Hockey Database*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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