1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division4th Southeast
Conference14th Eastern
1998–99 record19–54–9
Home record12–25–4
Road record7–29–5
Goals for179
Goals against292
Team information
General managerPhil Esposito (Oct)
Jacques Demers (Oct-Apr)
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainRob Zamuner
ArenaIce Palace
Average attendance11,510
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Lumberjacks
Chesapeake Icebreakers
Team leaders
GoalsWendel Clark (28)
AssistsDarcy Tucker (22)
PointsDarcy Tucker (43)
Penalty minutesDarcy Tucker (176)
Plus/minusAndrei Skopintsev (+1)
WinsCorey Schwab (8)
Goals against averageCorey Schwab (3.52)

The 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's seventh season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the third consecutive year, the Lighting were unable to qualify for the playoffs. They also finished in last place for the second consecutive year as well.

Offseason

On the eve of the regular season opener, Mikael Renberg stepped down as team captain and was replaced by Rob Zamuner.[1]

Regular season

The Lightning again finished last in scoring, with just 179 goals for. They also allowed the most goals of all 27 teams, with 292 goals against.[2]

All-Star Game

The logo for the All-Star Game.

The 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 1999, at the Ice Palace in Tampa Bay, Florida, home to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It would be Wayne Gretzky's last All-Star Game.

Season standings

Southeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
13Carolina Hurricanes82343018210202115886
29Florida Panthers82303418210228152278
312Washington Capitals8231456200218138168
414Tampa Bay Lightning8219549179292131647

[3]

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division

Schedule and results

1998–99 regular season[5]
October: 4–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 9, 19981–4@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)0–1–0Recap
2TOctober 10, 19984–4 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)0–1–1Recap
3LOctober 14, 19980–2New York Islanders (1998–99)0–2–1Recap
4LOctober 16, 19982–5Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)0–3–1Recap
5LOctober 18, 19981–4Washington Capitals (1998–99)0–4–1Recap
6WOctober 21, 19985–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)1–4–1Recap
7WOctober 23, 19983–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)2–4–1Recap
8WOctober 25, 19983–2Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)3–4–1Recap
9LOctober 28, 19983–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)3–5–1Recap
10WOctober 30, 19983–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)4–5–1Recap
11LOctober 31, 19981–6@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)4–6–1Recap
November: 2–8–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 4, 19985–2@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)5–6–1Recap
13TNovember 6, 19982–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1998–99)5–6–2Recap
14WNovember 8, 19983–1New Jersey Devils (1998–99)6–6–2Recap
15LNovember 10, 19982–10New York Rangers (1998–99)6–7–2Recap
16LNovember 13, 19981–8@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)6–8–2Recap
17LNovember 14, 19981–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)6–9–2Recap
18LNovember 19, 19981–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)6–10–2Recap
19LNovember 21, 19982–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)6–11–2Recap
20LNovember 24, 19981–4Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–12–2Recap
21LNovember 27, 19981–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)6–13–2Recap
22LNovember 29, 19983–6Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)6–14–2Recap
December: 3–10–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 2–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
23LDecember 3, 19981–4@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)6–15–2Recap
24WDecember 4, 19982–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)7–15–2Recap
25LDecember 6, 19985–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)7–16–2Recap
26LDecember 8, 19982–4Ottawa Senators (1998–99)7–17–2Recap
27LDecember 11, 19981–2Calgary Flames (1998–99)7–18–2Recap
28WDecember 12, 19982–1 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)8–18–2Recap
29LDecember 15, 19982–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)8–19–2Recap
30LDecember 18, 19981–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)8–20–2Recap
31TDecember 20, 19982–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)8–20–3Recap
32LDecember 21, 19982–3@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)8–21–3Recap
33LDecember 23, 19980–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)8–22–3Recap
34LDecember 26, 19981–3Florida Panthers (1998–99)8–23–3Recap
35WDecember 29, 19983–0New York Islanders (1998–99)9–23–3Recap
36LDecember 30, 19983–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)9–24–3Recap
January: 2–9–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 4, 19994–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–25–3Recap
38LJanuary 7, 19991–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)9–26–3Recap
39LJanuary 8, 19991–5@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)9–27–3Recap
40LJanuary 10, 19992–5@ New York Rangers (1998–99)9–28–3Recap
41LJanuary 12, 19993–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–29–3Recap
42LJanuary 15, 19991–3@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)9–30–3Recap
43TJanuary 16, 19992–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)9–30–4Recap
44WJanuary 19, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)10–30–4Recap
45WJanuary 21, 19993–2@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)11–30–4Recap
46LJanuary 26, 19991–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)11–31–4Recap
47LJanuary 29, 19991–4Dallas Stars (1998–99)11–32–4Recap
48LJanuary 30, 19992–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)11–33–4Recap
February: 2–8–1 (home: 2–6–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
49LFebruary 2, 19990–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)11–34–4Recap
50LFebruary 3, 19991–10@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)11–35–4Recap
51LFebruary 5, 19993–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)11–36–4Recap
52LFebruary 10, 19994–5St. Louis Blues (1998–99)11–37–4Recap
53LFebruary 13, 19991–3San Jose Sharks (1998–99)11–38–4Recap
54TFebruary 15, 19993–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)11–38–5Recap
55LFebruary 17, 19991–7@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)11–39–5Recap
56WFebruary 19, 19994–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)12–39–5Recap
57LFebruary 20, 19992–3Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)12–40–5Recap
58LFebruary 22, 19992–3New Jersey Devils (1998–99)12–41–5Recap
59WFebruary 26, 19994–1Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)13–41–5Recap
March: 4–9–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–5–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
60LMarch 2, 19992–8Washington Capitals (1998–99)13–42–5Recap
61WMarch 4, 19992–1Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)14–42–5Recap
62WMarch 6, 19996–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)15–42–5Recap
63LMarch 8, 19993–9@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)15–43–5Recap
64LMarch 9, 19991–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)15–44–5Recap
65WMarch 11, 19995–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)16–44–5Recap
66LMarch 13, 19990–1@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)16–45–5Recap
67LMarch 17, 19990–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)16–46–5Recap
68LMarch 19, 19993–5Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)16–47–5Recap
69WMarch 22, 19996–3New York Rangers (1998–99)17–47–5Recap
70LMarch 24, 19990–3Nashville Predators (1998–99)17–48–5Recap
71LMarch 26, 19991–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)17–49–5Recap
72TMarch 28, 19993–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)17–49–6Recap
73LMarch 31, 19994–6@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)17–50–6Recap
April: 2–4–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 0–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74LApril 1, 19990–3@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)17–51–6Recap
75WApril 3, 19994–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)18–51–6Recap
76TApril 5, 19994–4 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)18–51–7Recap
77WApril 8, 19993–0Boston Bruins (1998–99)19–51–7Recap
78LApril 10, 19992–3@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)19–52–7Recap
79LApril 12, 19991–2@ New York Rangers (1998–99)19–53–7Recap
80TApril 13, 19992–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1998–99)19–53–8Recap
81TApril 16, 19992–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)19–53–9Recap
82LApril 17, 19992–6@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)19–54–9Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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 Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16Darcy TuckerRW82212243−34176
17Wendel Clark‡LW65281442−2535
44Stephane RicherRW64122133−1022
8Vincent LecavalierC82131528−1923
77[lower-alpha 1]Chris Gratton†C5271926−20102
33Benoit Hogue‡C62111425−1250
21Craig Janney‡C3841822−1310
13[lower-alpha 2]Pavel KubinaD6891221−3380
7Rob ZamunerLW5881119−1524
61[lower-alpha 3]Alexander Selivanov‡RW4361319−818
4Cory CrossD6721618−2592
5Jassen CullimoreD7851217−2281
23Petr Svoboda†D3411617−453
21Alexandre Daigle†C326612−122
10Sandy McCarthy‡RW675712−22135
20Mikael Renberg‡RW204812−24
26[lower-alpha 4]Mike Sillinger†C548210−2028
18Daymond Langkow‡C224610015
9[lower-alpha 5]Michael Nylander†C24279−106
49[lower-alpha 6]David WilkieD46178−1969
14Robert Petrovicky†C28347−86
2Mike McBainD37066−1114
34Mikael Andersson‡LW40235−84
28Kjell Samuelsson†D46145−638
27Colin Forbes†C14314−510
11Steve KellyC34134−1527
32Corey SchwabG400444
14Karl Dykhuis‡D33213−2118
27[lower-alpha 7]Brent Peterson‡LW20213−20
55Drew Bannister†D21123−424
23Michal SykoraD10123−70
64Jason BonsignoreC23033−48
3Sergey Gusev†D14033−810
62Andrei Nazarov‡LW26202−543
39Enrico Ciccone‡D16112−124
22Paul MaraD1112−30
46Andrei SkopintsevD19112110
6Karel BetikD3022−32
3Sami Helenius†‡D4101−315
93Daren PuppaG130110
20Corey SpringRW801102
15Paul YsebaertC10011−52
1Zac BierkG10000
12John Cullen‡C4000−22
43Xavier DelisleC200000
31Kevin Hodson†G50000
71Mario LarocqueD5000−416
30Bill Ranford‡G320002
35Derek WilkinsonG50000

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32Corey Schwab40825311531263.52.89102146
93Daren Puppa13561350332.87.9062691
30Bill Ranford‡3231838581023.90.88111568
31Kevin Hodson†5211118112.77.9070238
35Derek Wilkinson5131128133.08.8980253
1Zac Bierk10102122.03.905059

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy John Cullen [6]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Wendel Clark [7]
NHL Rookie of the Month Vincent Lecavalier (February) [8]

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[9]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
11Vincent Lecavalier CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
364Brad Richards CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
372Dmitri Afanasenkov RussiaTorpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
492Eric Beaudoin CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
5121Curtis Rich CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
6146Sergei Kuznetsov RussiaTorpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia)
7174Brett Allan CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
7194Oak Hewer CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
8221Daniel Hulak CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
9229Chris Lyness CanadaCape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)

Notes

  1. ↑ Gratton wore number 20 in his first two games.
  2. ↑ Kubina wore number 3 in his first game.
  3. ↑ Selivanov wore number 29 through December 8.
  4. ↑ Sillinger wore number 18 in his first game.
  5. ↑ Nylander wore number 25 in his first game.
  6. ↑ Wilkie wore number 6 through January 21.
  7. ↑ Peterson wore number 47 through January 21.

References

  • "Tampa Bay Lightning 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  • "1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  1. ↑ Jones, Tom (October 9, 1998). "Zamuner steps in as captain". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1998-99 NHL Summary".
  3. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  4. ↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ↑ "1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lecavalier is top NHL rookie in February - UPI Archives". UPI. March 2, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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