1997–98 Ottawa Senators season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1997–98 1997 Ottawa Senators Eastern 8th Northeast 5th 34–33–15 18–16–7 16–17–8 193 200 Pierre Gauthier Jacques Martin Randy Cunneyworth Daniel AlfredssonAlexei Yashin Corel Centre 16,750 Worcester IceCatsRaleigh IceCaps Alexei Yashin (33) Alexei Yashin (39) Alexei Yashin (72) Wade Redden (+17) Denny Lambert (250) Damian Rhodes (19) Ron Tugnutt (2.25) The 1997–98 Ottawa Senators season was the sixth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The season saw the Senators face the challenge of improving on their very successful 1996–97 season, when they made the playoffs for the first time in team history. The 1997–98 season was even more successful, as Ottawa finished over .500 for the first time in club history, qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year, and won their first playoff series in modern club history. The Senators defeated the top-seeded New Jersey Devils in six games in the first round before falling to the Washington Capitals in five games in the second round. Regular season right 10px Northeast Division teams 500 290 190 0 565 North America 1200 North America 42.37 -71.06 Black pog.svg 80 right Boston #ffe North America 42.88 -78.88 Black pog.svg 80 left Buffalo #ffe North America 36.06 -79.83 Black pog.svg 80 right Carolina #ffe North America 45.50 -73.57 Black pog.svg 80 right Montreal #ffe North America 45.30 -75.93 Black pog.svg 80 left Ottawa #ffe North America 40.44 -79.99 Black pog.svg 80 left Pittsburgh #ffe Alexei Yashin led the club offensively, with 72 points (33 goals, 39 assists) in 82 games. Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt once again performed solidly in the Senators' net, helping set a club record for fewest goals allowed (200). The Alexandre Daigle era came to an end midway through the season, as the Senators traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Václav Prospal and Pat Falloon. Final standings OTT OTT Playoffs The Ottawa Senators ended the 1997–98 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed. Daniel Alfredsson, who missed 27 games in the regular season due to injuries, led the team with nine points (seven goals, two assists) in the playoffs and the club won its first round matchup, an upset win over the New Jersey Devils Eastern Conference Quarterfinals On paper, the series was a big mismatch, as the Devils had finished 24 points ahead in the standings. One American newspaper covering the playoffs did not even preview the series, expecting an easy win for the Devils.Ottawa Citizen May 3, 1998 C1 Panzeri, Allen 'We deserved to win': Senators ready for Round 2 The Devils were characterized as arrogant, although the Devils and the Senators had split their season series. Devil Randy McKay, when asked which player on the Senators he respected, said, "To be honest, I'd have to see their (roster) list."Ottawa Citizen Arrogant Devils wonder what hit them Scanlan, Wayne May 3, 1998 C2 The series opened in New Jersey. In Game 1, the Senators got a 1–0 lead and held onto it until 3:24 was left in the third period, when Doug Gilmour scored to tie the game. After the goal, the Devils got several penalties in a row, including some in overtime. Although the Senators went 0–6 on the power play, they managed to win the game on an overtime winner from Bruce Gardiner at 5:58.The Globe and Mail Shoalts, David April 23, 1998 S1 Ottawa shocks New Jersey in OT In Game 2, the Devils won the game in large part due to the offence of Doug Gilmour, who assisted on the first goal and scored the second, game-winning goal and an empty netter to tie the series.The Globe and Mail April 25, 1998 Gilmour scuttles Ottawa Shoals, David A28 The series now moved to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4. In Game 3, Damian Rhodes played outstanding and Alexei Yashin scored the winner, 2:47 into overtime on the power play. According to Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur, "It's Rhodes, that's the bottom line. He has been tremendous. We're getting the puck to him, we're getting rebounds, but he closes the door every time." Devils Head Coach Jacques Lemaire refused to appear for the post-game press conference.The Record April 27, 1998 none Warren, Ken D1 The Senators won Game 4, 4–3, on the strength of a hat-trick by Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators had led 4–1, but late goals by Scott Stevens and Doug Gilmour, with 69 seconds left, made it a close contest.The Record Devils pushed to the brink Ottawa Senators one game away from first- round upset of conference champs Warren, Ken F1 April 29, 1998 The series now returned to New Jersey, with the Devils on the brink of elimination. In Game 5, Brodeur stopped 22 of 23 shots and even assisted on a short-handed goal as the Devils won 3–1. Gilmour scored the game-winner and the Devils staved off elimination.The Record MacGregor, Roy Brodeur steals show: New Jersey goalie earns assist in win over Ottawa May 1, 1998 D1 In Game 6, Janne Laukkanen scored the winner, giving the Senators the lead that was solidified when Igor Kravchuk scored into an empty net to complete the series upset, 4–2, for the Senators. After the game, Scott Stevens commented, "The bottom line is that they're an average team that played great. And we're an above average team that played poorly." The headlines from other newspapers labelled the playoff win a "titanic upset"Calgary Herald May 3, 1998 B1 Panzeri, Allen Senators complete titanic upset: Ottawa advances to second round for first time and "sensational upset."Montreal Gazette Hickey, Pat May 3, 1998 B1 Sensational upset: Deja-woo: eighth-place Ottawa casts out first- place Devils in six games; Senators 3 Devils 1 Eastern Conference Semifinals The Senators did not capitalize on their first-round win, and the Capitals took the series in five games. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1997–98 regular season1997-98 Ottawa Senators Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/OTT/1998_games.html Hockey-Reference.com July 1, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October: 8–3–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |1||October 1, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||0–0–1||20,673 || 1997020002 T |- |2||October 3, 1997||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||0–1–1||19,231 || 1997020014 L |- |3||October 4, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||1–1–1||18,500 || 1997020023 W |- |4||October 7, 1997||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||2–1–1||16,073 || 1997020037 W |- |5||October 10, 1997||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||2–1–2||17,174 || 1997020054 T |- |6||October 12, 1997||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||2–2–2||16,005 || 1997020065 L |- |7||October 15, 1997||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||3–2–2||17,111 || 1997020076 W |- |8||October 17, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||4–2–2||13,681 || 1997020087 W |- |9||October 19, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||5–2–2||14,354 || 1997020100 W |- |10||October 22, 1997||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||6–2–2||15,726 || 1997020118 W |- |11||October 23, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||6–2–3||15,168 || 1997020123 T |- |12||October 25, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||6–3–3||18,500 || 1997020134 L |- |13||October 29, 1997||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||7–3–3||10,776 || 1997020157 W |- |14||October 30, 1997||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||8–3–3||14,703 || 1997020164 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November: 2–10–1 (home: 2–7–0; road: 0–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |15||November 2, 1997||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||8–4–3||16,753 || 1997020179 L |- |16||November 6, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||9–4–3||13,437 || 1997020201 W |- |17||November 8, 1997||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||9–5–3||18,500 || 1997020211 L |- |18||November 9, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||9–6–3||5,551 || 1997020220 L |- |19||November 11, 1997||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||9–7–3||19,314 || 1997020228 L |- |20||November 13, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||9–8–3||18,136 || 1997020241 L |- |21||November 15, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||9–8–4||14,761 || 1997020253 T |- |22||November 17, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||9–9–4||15,742 || 1997020267 L |- |23||November 20, 1997||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||9–10–4||14,097 || 1997020283 L |- |24||November 22, 1997||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||9–11–4||17,113 || 1997020296 L |- |25||November 26, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||9–12–4||19,983 || 1997020320 L |- |26||November 27, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||10–12–4||13,671 || 1997020323 W |- |27||November 29, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||10–13–4||18,251 || 1997020338 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December: 8–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |28||December 2, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1997–98) ||11–13–4||8,141 || 1997020353 W |- |29||December 4, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||12–13–4||14,108 || 1997020366 W |- |30||December 6, 1997||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||13–13–4||15,285 || 1997020378 W |- |31||December 11, 1997||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||13–14–4||14,961 || 1997020404 L |- |32||December 13, 1997||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||13–15–4||14,290 || 1997020416 L |- |33||December 15, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||14–15–4||14,155 || 1997020427 W |- |34||December 16, 1997||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||14–16–4||7,317 || 1997020431 L |- |35||December 18, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||15–16–4||14,437 || 1997020444 W |- |36||December 20, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||15–17–4||20,910 || 1997020457 L |- |37||December 22, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1997–98) ||16–17–4||10,227 || 1997020469 W |- |38||December 23, 1997||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||17–17–4||18,500 || 1997020474 W |- |39||December 27, 1997||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||18–17–4||17,921 || 1997020493 W |- |40||December 31, 1997||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||18–18–4||15,636 || 1997020516 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January: 4–5–5 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–3–4) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |41||January 1, 1998||0–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||18–18–5||13,714 || 1997020524 T |- |42||January 3, 1998||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||18–19–5||18,500 || 1997020537 L |- |43||January 5, 1998||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||18–20–5||6,055 || 1997020547 L |- |44||January 7, 1998||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||19–20–5||16,928 || 1997020560 W |- |45||January 10, 1998||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||19–20–6||16,061 || 1997020580 T |- |46||January 11, 1998||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||19–20–7||13,963 || 1997020587 T |- |47||January 13, 1998||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||19–21–7||11,109 || 1997020599 L |- |48||January 20, 1998||0–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||19–21–8||13,116 || 1997020615 T |- |49||January 22, 1998||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||19–22–8||15,491 || 1997020630 L |- |50||January 24, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1997–98) ||20–22–8||18,327 || 1997020640 W |- |51||January 26, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||21–22–8||13,804 || 1997020654 W |- |52||January 27, 1998||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||21–23–8||14,183 || 1997020660 L |- |53||January 29, 1998||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||21–23–9||18,500 || 1997020672 T |- |54||January 31, 1998||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||22–23–9||21,273 || 1997020683 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February: 1–4–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 0–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |55||February 2, 1998||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||22–24–9||15,675 || 1997020698 L |- |56||February 4, 1998||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||22–25–9||15,302 || 1997020711 L |- |57||February 5, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||23–25–9||18,500 || 1997020717 W |- |58||February 7, 1998||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||23–25–10||18,500 || 1997020726 T |- |59||February 25, 1998||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||23–26–10||16,142 || 1997020745 L |- |60||February 28, 1998||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||23–27–10||17,233 || 1997020764 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March: 5–4–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 1–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |61||March 1, 1998||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||23–28–10||17,463 || 1997020769 L |- |62||March 5, 1998||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||24–28–10||18,500 || 1997020788 W |- |63||March 7, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||25–28–10||18,036 || 1997020800 W |- |64||March 11, 1998||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||26–28–10||15,539 || 1997020825 W |- |65||March 14, 1998||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||27–28–10||18,500 || 1997020844 W |- |66||March 16, 1998||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||27–29–10||18,200 || 1997020858 L |- |67||March 18, 1998||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1997–98) ||27–29–11||17,403 || 1997020867 T |- |68||March 20, 1998||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||27–29–12||18,500 || 1997020879 T |- |69||March 22, 1998||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||27–30–12||17,177 || 1997020893 L |- |70||March 25, 1998||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||28–30–12||18,200 || 1997020907 W |- |71||March 27, 1998||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||28–31–12||19,172 || 1997020922 L |- |72||March 29, 1998||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||28–31–13||14,322 || 1997020936 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; April: 6–2–2 (home: 1–2–2; road: 5–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap |- |73||April 2, 1998||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||28–31–14||18,119 || 1997020959 T |- |74||April 3, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||29–31–14||17,313 || 1997020964 W |- |75||April 5, 1998||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||30–31–14||15,661 || 1997020976 W |- |76||April 7, 1998||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||30–32–14||18,226 || 1997020988 L |- |77||April 9, 1998||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||31–32–14||17,895 || 1997021000 W |- |78||April 11, 1998||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||31–32–15||18,500 || 1997021010 T |- |79||April 13, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||32–32–15||12,387 || 1997021026 W |- |80||April 14, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||33–32–15||14,703 || 1997021030 W |- |81||April 16, 1998||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||33–33–15||18,500 || 1997021042 L |- |82||April 19, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||34–33–15||18,595 || 1997021063 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 Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Senators win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap |- | 1 || April 22, 1998 || 2–1 OT || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Senators lead 1–0 || 18,457 || 1997030111 W |- | 2 || April 24, 1998 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Series tied 1–1 || 19,040 || 1997030112 L |- | 3 || April 26, 1998 || 2–1 OT || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Senators lead 2–1 || 18,500 || 1997030113 W |- | 4 || April 28, 1998 || 4–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Senators lead 3–1 || 18,500 || 1997030114 W |- | 5 || April 30, 1998 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Senators lead 3–2 || 19,040 || 1997030115 L |- | 6 || May 2, 1998 || 3–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Senators win 4–2 || 18,500 || 1997030116 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap |- | 1 || May 7, 1998 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || Capitals lead 1–0 || 17,941 || 1997030211 L |- | 2 || May 9, 1998 || 1–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || Capitals lead 2–0 || 19,740 || 1997030212 L |- | 3 || May 11, 1998 || 4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals || Capitals lead 2–1 || 18,500 || 1997030213 W |- | 4 || May 13, 1998 || 0–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals || Capitals lead 3–1 || 18,500 || 1997030214 L |- | 5 || May 15, 1998 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || Capitals win 4–1 || 19,740 || 1997030215 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Senators only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season Playoffs GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 19 Alexei Yashin C 82 33 39 72 6 24 11 5 3 8 −6 8 15 Shawn McEachern LW 81 24 24 48 1 42 11 0 4 4 −6 8 11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 55 17 28 45 7 18 11 7 2 9 −4 20 29 Igor Kravchuk D 81 8 27 35 −19 8 11 2 3 5 −2 4 10 Andreas Dackell RW 82 15 18 33 −11 24 11 1 1 2 −4 2 20 Magnus Arvedson LW 61 11 15 26 2 36 11 0 1 1 −6 6 16 Sergei Zholtok C 78 10 13 23 −7 16 11 0 2 2 −1 0 6 Wade Redden D 80 8 14 22 17 27 9 0 2 2 −5 2 27 Janne Laukkanen D 60 4 17 21 −15 64 11 2 2 4 −3 8 28 Denny Lambert LW 72 9 10 19 4 250 11 0 0 0 2 19 22 Shaun Van Allen C 80 4 15 19 4 48 11 0 1 1 −3 10 25 Bruce Gardiner RW 55 7 11 18 2 50 11 1 3 4 −2 2 14 Radek Bonk C 65 7 9 16 −13 16 5 0 0 0 −3 2 9 Alexandre Daigle C 38 7 9 16 −7 8 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 4Phillips wore number 5 through November 22. Chris Phillips D 72 5 11 16 2 38 11 0 2 2 −2 2 33 Jason York D 73 3 13 16 8 62 7 1 1 2 −2 7 7 Randy Cunneyworth LW 71 2 11 13 −14 63 6 0 1 1 0 6 2 Lance Pitlick D 69 2 7 9 8 50 11 0 1 1 −3 17 17 Chris Murray ice hockey, born 1974 RW 46 5 3 8 1 96 11 1 0 1 −2 8 13 Vaclav Prospal Václav Prospal C 15 1 6 7 −1 4 6 0 0 0 −2 0 12 Pat Falloon RW 28 3 3 6 −11 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Stan Neckar Stanislav Neckář D 60 2 2 4 −14 31 9 0 0 0 −4 2 26 Phil Crowe ice hockey LW 9 3 0 3 3 24 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 42 Derek Armstrong ice hockey C 9 2 0 2 1 9 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 4 Sean Hill ice hockey D 13 1 1 2 −3 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 3 Per Gustafsson D 9 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 0 −2 0 18 Marian Hossa Marián Hossa RW 7 0 1 1 −1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 1 Damian Rhodes G 50 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 -98 0 23 Radim Bicanek Radim Bičánek D 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 48 Ivan Ciernik Ivan Čiernik RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 31 Ron Tugnutt G 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -98 0 21 Dennis Vial LW 19 0 0 0 0 45 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 38 Jason Zent LW 3 0 0 0 0 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs 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 GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 1 Damian Rhodes 50 19 19 7 1148 107 2.34 .907 5 2743 10 5 5 236 21 2.14 .911 0 590 31 Ron Tugnutt 42 15 14 8 882 84 2.25 .905 3 2236 2 0 1 25 6 4.86 .760 0 74 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honourRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Daniel Alfredsson1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1998_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Igor Kravchuk Team Molson Cup Alexei YashinOttawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Magnus Arvedson October 1, 19971997-98 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 8, 2024 Marian Hossa Chris Phillips Ivan Ciernik November 17, 1997 Transactions June 1997 June 17 Re-signed Jason Zent to a 1-year, $350,000 contract.June 21 Acquired a 3rd round draft pick in the 1997 NHL entry draft - (Jani Hurme) and a 3rd round draft pick in the 1997 NHL entry draft - (Josh Langfeld) from the New Jersey Devils for a 2nd round draft pick in the 1997 NHL entry draft - (Stanislav Gron) SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1997-06-01&EndDate=1997-06-30&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 2023-06-13 prosportstransactions.com en July 1997 July 3 Signed free agent Marc LaBelle from the Dallas Stars to a 1-year contract.July 17 Signed free agent Clayton Beddoes from the Boston Bruins to a 1-year contract.July 28 Re-signed Denny Lambert to a 1-year, $243,750 contract.Signed free agent Derek Armstrong from the New York Islanders to a 1-year contract.July 29 Re-signed Jason York to a 2-year, $1.4 million contract.July 31 Signed Justin Hocking to a 1-year contract.Signed Mike Prokopec to a 1-year contract. SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1997-07-01&EndDate=1997-07-31&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 2023-06-13 prosportstransactions.com en August 1997 August 1 Re-signed Janne Laukkanen to a 2-year, $1.4 million contract.Re-signed Phil Crowe to a 1-year contract.August 12 Re-signed Mike Maneluk to a multi-year contract.August 25 Acquired Igor Kravchuk from the St. Louis Blues for Steve Duchesne.August 26 Re-signed Lance Pitlick to a 2-year, $881,250 contract. SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1997-08-01&EndDate=1997-08-31&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 2023-06-13 prosportstransactions.com en September 1997 September 9 Re-signed Stanislav Neckář to a 1-year, $650,000 contract.September 24 Acquired a 6th round draft pick in the 1998 NHL entry draft - (Chris Neil) from the Chicago Blackhawks for Kirk Daubenspeck.September 28 Lost Tom Chorske in 1997 NHL Waiver Draft to the New York Islanders. SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1997-09-01&EndDate=1997-09-30&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search 2023-06-13 prosportstransactions.com en October 1997 October 6 Re-signed Shaun Van Allen to a 2-year, $975,000 contract extension beginning in 1998-99 to 1999-2000.October 12 Re-signed Daniel Alfredsson to a 4-year, $10 million contract.October 21 Traded Mike Maneluk to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations. SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=senators&BeginDate=1997-10-01&EndDate=1997-10-31&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search November 1997 November 7 Re-signed Alexandre Daigle to a 1-year, $1.9 million contract extension for the 1998-99 season.November 17 Acquired Chris Murray from the Carolina Hurricanes for Sean Hill. SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=senators&BeginDate=1997-11-01&EndDate=1997-11-31&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search January 1998 January 17 Acquired Václav Prospal, Pat Falloon and a 2nd round pick in the 1998 NHL entry draft - (Chris Bala) from the Philadelphia Flyers for Alexandre Daigle. SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=senators&BeginDate=1998-01-01&EndDate=1998-01-31&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search March 1998 March 9 Acquired Scott Ferguson from the Edmonton Oilers for Frank Musil.March 17 Acquired Per Gustafsson from the Toronto Maple Leafs for an 8th round pick in the 1998 NHL entry draft - (Dwight Wolfe). SourceTransactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=senators&BeginDate=1998-03-01&EndDate=1998-03-31&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search Draft picks Ottawa's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft 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)112 Marian Hossa Dukla Trencin (Slovak Extraliga)358 Jani Hurme TPS (SM-liiga)366 Josh Langfeld Lincoln Stars (USHL)5119 Magnus Arvedson Farjestad BK (Elitserien)6146 Jeff Sullivan Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)7173 Robin Bacul Slavia Prague (Czech Extraliga)8203 Nick Gillis Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)9229 Karel Rachunek Zlin ZPS (Czech Extraliga) Farm teams Worcester IceCats The Senators and St. Louis Blues continued to share an American Hockey League affiliate with the Worcester IceCats for the 1997–98 season. The club was coached by Greg Gilbert. The club finished fourth in the New England Division with a 34–31–9–6 record, earning 83 points and qualifying for the post-season. In the playoffs, the IceCats upset the top ranked Springfield Falcons before losing to the Hartford Wolf Pack in the divisional finals. The top scoring Senators player was Mike Prokopec, who recorded 21 goals and 46 points. Jason Zent scored 25 goals and 42 points. Frédéric Cassivi led the team with 20 victories. Raleigh IceCaps The Senators and New Jersey Devils continued to share an ECHL affiliate with the Raleigh IceCaps for the 1997–98 season. The club was coached by Dan Wiebe. Raleigh finished the season with a 32–33–5 record, earning 69 points and finishing in fifth place in the Southeast Division. The IceCaps failed to qualify for the playoffs. See also 1997–98 NHL season Notes References Ottawa Senators 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000541998.html www.hockeydb.com July 1, 2023 1997-98 Ottawa Senators Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/OTT/1998.html Hockey-Reference.com July 1, 2023 Total Hockey Ottawa Senators 1992–93 to Date Garrioch, Bruce 1998 2006 Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007 Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators staff National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007 Category:Ottawa Senators seasons Ottawa Senators season, 1997-98 Ottawa Category:1990s in Ottawa Category:1997 in sports in Ontario Category:1998 in sports in Ontario