1997–98 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 December 2024 August 2023 NHL 1997–98 1997 New York Islanders 30–41–11 17–20–4 13–21–7 Eastern 10th Atlantic 4th 212 225 Mike Milbury Rick Bowness (Oct.–Mar.) Mike Milbury (Mar.–Apr.) Bryan McCabe (Oct.–Feb.) Trevor Linden (Feb.–Apr.) Nassau Coliseum 12,253 Utah GrizzliesKentucky ThoroughbladesLouisville RiverFrogs Zigmund Palffy (45) Zigmund Palffy (42) Zigmund Palffy (87) Rich Pilon (297) Mariusz Czerkawski (+11) Tommy Salo (23) Wade Flaherty (1.99) The 1997–98 New York Islanders season was the 26th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. Off-season In June 1997, New York Islanders general manager Mike Milbury extended an invitation to Cammi Granato to attend Islanders training camp.http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/1997/womenmag/icequeen.html The Ice Queen Michael Farber Sports Illustrated 24 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120305011404/http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/1997/womenmag/icequeen.html 5 March 2012 Granato eventually declined. Defenseman Bryan McCabe was named team captain. Regular season In February, Bryan McCabe was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Trevor Linden, who's named the Islanders' new captain upon arrival. The Islanders tied the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins for most short-handed goals allowed with 16.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html 1997-98 NHL Summary Final standings NYI NYI Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 5px solid; 1997–98 regular season1997-98 New York Islanders Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1998_games.html Hockey-Reference.com July 2, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; October: 5–5–2 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–2–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 3, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||0–0–1 || 1997020013 T |- |2||October 4, 1997||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||1–0–1 || 1997020024 W |- |3||October 8, 1997||3–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||1–1–1 || 1997020039 L |- |4||October 11, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||1–2–1 || 1997020058 L |- |5||October 13, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||1–2–2 || 1997020066 T |- |6||October 16, 1997||5–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||2–2–2 || 1997020085 W |- |7||October 19, 1997||5–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||3–2–2 || 1997020106 W |- |8||October 21, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||3–3–2 || 1997020113 L |- |9||October 25, 1997||2–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||3–4–2 || 1997020135 L |- |10||October 27, 1997||1–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||3–5–2 || 1997020147 L |- |11||October 29, 1997||5–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||4–5–2 || 1997020154 W |- |12||October 30, 1997||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||5–5–2 || 1997020162 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; November: 6–6–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |13||November 1, 1997||4–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||6–5–2 || 1997020174 W |- |14||November 5, 1997||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||6–5–3 || 1997020194 T |- |15||November 7, 1997||3–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||7–5–3 || 1997020205 W |- |16||November 8, 1997||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||7–6–3 || 1997020212 L |- |17||November 10, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||7–7–3 || 1997020224 L |- |18||November 12, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||7–7–4 || 1997020235 T |- |19||November 14, 1997||4–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||8–7–4 || 1997020250 W |- |20||November 15, 1997||0–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||8–8–4 || 1997020256 L |- |21||November 19, 1997||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||9–8–4 || 1997020279 W |- |22||November 20, 1997||1–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||9–9–4 || 1997020284 L |- |23||November 22, 1997||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||9–10–4 || 1997020295 L |- |24||November 26, 1997||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||10–10–4 || 1997020316 W |- |25||November 28, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||10–11–4 || 1997020330 L |- |26||November 29, 1997||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||11–11–4 || 1997020339 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; December: 4–9–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–5–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |27||December 2, 1997||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||11–12–4 || 1997020353 L |- |28||December 3, 1997||3–5 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||11–13–4 || 1997020358 L |- |29||December 6, 1997||4–0 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||12–13–4 || 1997020380 W |- |30||December 9, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||12–14–4 || 1997020391 L |- |31||December 11, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||12–15–4 || 1997020405 L |- |32||December 13, 1997||4–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||13–15–4 || 1997020417 W |- |33||December 16, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||13–15–5 || 1997020434 T |- |34||December 17, 1997||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||14–15–5 || 1997020437 W |- |35||December 20, 1997||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||15–15–5 || 1997020455 W |- |36||December 22, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||15–16–5 || 1997020469 L |- |37||December 26, 1997||3–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||15–17–5 || 1997020485 L |- |38||December 27, 1997||2–6 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||15–18–5 || 1997020492 L |- |39||December 29, 1997||1–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||15–19–5 || 1997020503 L |- |40||December 31, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||15–20–5 || 1997020521 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; January: 3–8–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–5–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |41||January 2, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||15–21–5 || 1997020532 L |- |42||January 3, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||15–22–5 || 1997020542 L |- |43||January 6, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||15–23–5 || 1997020551 L |- |44||January 8, 1998||2–8 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||15–24–5 || 1997020566 L |- |45||January 10, 1998||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||15–25–5 || 1997020578 L |- |46||January 12, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||15–25–6 || 1997020591 T |- |47||January 14, 1998||7–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||16–25–6 || 1997020604 W |- |48||January 20, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||16–26–6 || 1997020619 L |- |49||January 22, 1998||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||16–26–7 || 1997020634 T |- |50||January 24, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||16–27–7 || 1997020640 L |- |51||January 26, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||16–28–7 || 1997020656 L |- |52||January 28, 1998||6–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||17–28–7 || 1997020664 W |- |53||January 30, 1998||2–0 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||18–28–7 || 1997020679 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; February: 2–2–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 1–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |54||February 1, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||18–28–8 || 1997020693 T |- |55||February 2, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||19–28–8 || 1997020697 W |- |56||February 4, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||20–28–8 || 1997020710 W |- |57||February 7, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||20–29–8 || 1997020728 L |- |58||February 25, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||20–30–8 || 1997020740 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; March: 4–8–2 (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |59||March 1, 1998||4–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||20–31–8 || 1997020766 L |- |60||March 3, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||21–31–8 || 1997020778 W |- |61||March 6, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||22–31–8 || 1997020795 W |- |62||March 7, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||22–32–8 || 1997020802 L |- |63||March 10, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||22–32–9 || 1997020820 T |- |64||March 12, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||22–33–9 || 1997020834 L |- |65||March 14, 1998||2–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||22–34–9 || 1997020846 L |- |66||March 18, 1998||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||22–34–10 || 1997020867 T |- |67||March 20, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||22–35–10 || 1997020882 L |- |68||March 22, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||23–35–10 || 1997020899 W |- |69||March 24, 1998||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||23–36–10 || 1997020905 L |- |70||March 26, 1998||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||24–36–10 || 1997020913 W |- |71||March 28, 1998||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||24–37–10 || 1997020928 L |- |72||March 31, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||24–38–10 || 1997020947 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#FE5000 2px solid; April: 6–3–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |73||April 1, 1998||4–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||25–38–10 || 1997020950 W |- |74||April 4, 1998||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||26–38–10 || 1997020968 W |- |75||April 6, 1998||3–0 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||27–38–10 || 1997020983 W |- |76||April 8, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||28–38–10 || 1997020994 W |- |77||April 9, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||28–39–10 || 1997020998 L |- |78||April 11, 1998||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||28–39–11 || 1997021011 T |- |79||April 13, 1998||0–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||28–40–11 || 1997021025 L |- |80||April 15, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||28–41–11 || 1997021034 L |- |81||April 16, 1998||4–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||29–41–11 || 1997021043 W |- |82||April 18, 1998||2–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||30–41–11 || 1997021053 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T 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 Islanders only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 16 Zigmund Palffy Žigmund Pálffy RW 82 45 42 87 −2 34 21 Robert Reichel C 82 25 40 65 −11 32 34 Bryan Berard D 75 14 32 46 −32 59 20 Bryan Smolinski C 81 13 30 43 −16 34 29 Kenny Jonsson Kenny Jönsson D 81 14 26 40 −2 58 14 Tom Chorske LW 82 12 23 35 7 39 17 Sergei Nemchinov LW 74 10 19 29 3 24 39 Travis Green C 54 14 12 26 −19 66 25 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 68 12 13 25 11 23 13 Claude Lapointe C 78 10 10 20 −9 47 44 Todd Bertuzzi RW 52 7 11 18 −19 58 32 Trevor Linden RW 25 10 7 17 −1 33 7 Scott Lachance D 63 2 11 13 −11 45 18 Mike Hough LW 74 5 7 12 −4 27 4 Bryan McCabe D 56 3 9 12 9 145 24 Paul Kruse LW 62 6 1 7 −12 138 2 Rich Pilon D 76 0 7 7 1 291 10 Joe Sacco ice hockey RW 25 3 3 6 1 10 36 J. J. Daigneault D 18 0 6 6 1 21 33 Ken Belanger LW 37 3 1 4 1 101 54 Kip Miller C 9 1 3 4 −2 2 44 Jason Dawe ice hockey RW 13 1 2 3 −2 6 6 Doug Houda D 31 1 2 3 −6 47 28 Dennis Vaske D 19 0 3 3 2 12 36 Dane Jackson ice hockey RW 8 1 1 2 1 4 55 Vladimir Chebaturkin D 2 0 2 2 −1 0 3Chara wore number 53 in his first seven games. Zdeno Chara Zdeno Chára D 25 0 1 1 1 50 30 Wade Flaherty G 16 0 1 1 0 58 John Namestnikov D 6 0 1 1 −1 4 49 Vladimir Orszagh Vladimír Országh RW 11 0 1 1 −3 2 42 Dan Plante RW 7 0 1 1 −1 6 35 Tommy Salo G 62 0 1 1 31 60 Ray Schultz D 13 0 1 1 3 45 43 Jason Strudwick D 17 0 1 1 1 36 1 Eric Fichaud Éric Fichaud G 17 0 0 0 0 11 Sean Haggerty LW 5 0 0 0 −3 0 46 Jason Holland ice hockey D 8 0 0 0 −4 4 12 Mark Janssens C 12 0 0 0 −3 34 52 Mark Lawrence ice hockey RW 2 0 0 0 0 2 37 Jeff Libby D 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 Warren Luhning RW 8 0 0 0 −4 0 24 Gino Odjick RW 13 0 0 0 1 31 8 Steve Webb ice hockey RW 20 0 0 0 −2 35 Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice 35 Tommy Salo 62 23 29 5 1617 152 2.64 .906 4 3461 30 Wade Flaherty 16 4 4 3 309 23 1.99 .926 3 694 1 Eric Fichaud 17 3 8 3 422 40 2.97 .905 0 807 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Zigmund Palffy1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1998_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Team Bob Nystrom Award Rich PilonNew York Islanders – Awards and Honors https://islanders.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43590 https://web.archive.org/web/20161013103916/http://islanders.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43590 dead October 13, 2016 New York Islanders August 9, 2022 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Warren Luhning October 4, 19971997-98 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 8, 2024 Zdeno Chara November 19, 1997 Vladimir Orszagh November 22, 1997 Vladimir Chebaturkin March 24, 1998 Ray Schultz Jeff Libby March 26, 1998 Draft picks New York's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1997e.html www.hockeydb.com July 9, 2023 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)14Roberto LuongoCanadaVal-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)15Eric BrewerCanadaPrince George Cougars (WHL)231Jeff ZehrCanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)359Jarrett SmithCanadaPrince George Cougars (WHL)379Robert SchnabelSlavia Prague (Czech Republic)485Petr MikaSlavia Prague (Czech Republic)5115Adam EdingerUnited StatesBowling Green State University (CCHA)6139Bobby LeavinsCanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)7166Kris KnoblauchCanadaEdmonton Ice (WHL)8196Jeremy SymingtonCanadaPetrolia Jets (WOHL)9222Ryan ClarkUnited StatesLincoln Stars (USHL) Notes References New York Islanders 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000521998.html www.hockeydb.com July 2, 2023 1997-98 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1998.html Hockey-Reference.com July 2, 2023 1997-98 Category:1997–98 NHL season by team Category:1997 in sports in New York (state) Category:1998 in sports in New York (state)