1999 Stanley Cup playoffs

August 2023 none Stanley Cup playoffs 1999 April 21–June 19, 1999 16 Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres Scoring leader(s) Peter Forsberg (Avalanche) 24 points MVP Joe Nieuwendyk (Stars) 1998 2000 The 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 21, 1999, following the 1998–99 NHL season. Prior to the season, the league realigned its teams into six divisions (three in each conference). Thus, the 16-team, conference-oriented playoff format used since 1994 was modified accordingly to allow each of the division winners to automatically qualify, along with five other teams from each conference. The teams played best-of-seven series for conference quarter-finals, semi-finals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. Despite his team being eliminated in the Conference Finals, Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg's postseason scoring totals, with 24 points in 19 games, were not surpassed for the remainder of the 1999 playoffs. This made him the first player to lead all playoff scorers despite not making the Finals since 1986 when Doug Gilmour and Bernie Federko each tallied 21 points in 19 postseason games for the St. Louis Blues who were also eliminated in the Conference Finals. The playoffs ended on June 19, 1999, with the Dallas Stars defeating the Buffalo Sabres to win their first Stanley Cup championship in their history. Brett Hull scored a triple overtime goal in game six for Dallas, while Joe Nieuwendyk was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champion of the NHL. Playoff seeds The NHL adopted a new league alignment for the 1998–99 season, dividing each conference into three divisions instead of two. Thus, the top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners, while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 105 points Ottawa Senators, Northeast Division champions – 103 points Carolina Hurricanes, Southeast Division champions – 86 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 97 points Philadelphia Flyers – 93 points Boston Bruins – 91 points (39 wins) Buffalo Sabres – 91 points (37 wins) Pittsburgh Penguins – 90 points Western Conference Dallas Stars, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 114 points Colorado Avalanche, Northwest Division champions – 98 points Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions – 93 points Phoenix Coyotes – 90 points St. Louis Blues – 87 points Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 83 points San Jose Sharks – 80 points Edmonton Oilers – 78 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 New Jersey 3 8 Pittsburgh 4 2 Ottawa 0 7 Buffalo 4 3 Carolina 2 6 Boston 4 4 Toronto 4 5 Philadelphia 2 1 Dallas 4 8 Edmonton 0 2 Colorado 4 7 San Jose 2 3 Detroit 4 6 Anaheim 0 4 Phoenix 3 5 St. Louis 4 4 Toronto 4 8 Pittsburgh 2 6 Boston 2 7 Buffalo 4 1 Dallas 4 5 St. Louis 2 2 Colorado 4 3 Detroit 2 4 Toronto 1 7 Buffalo 4 1 Dallas 4 2 Colorado 3 E7 Buffalo 2 W1 Dallas 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) New Jersey Devils vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Pittsburgh winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where New Jersey won in five games. Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils Civic Arena Continental Airlines Arena April 22 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1999/04/22/1998030111#game=1998030111,game_state=final Jan Hrdina (1) – 07:20 07:35 – Petr Sykora (1) No scoring 14:55 – Petr Sykora (2) No scoring 19:29 – en – Jay Pandolfo (1) Tom Barasso 16 saves / 18 shots Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 25 shots April 24 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1999/04/24/1998030112#game=1998030112,game_state=final Alexei Morozov (1) – 07:09 No scoring Greg Andrusak (1) – 03:19Martin Straka (1) – 12:55 No scoring Alexei Kovalev (1) – 01:41 11:41 – Dave Andreychuk (1) Tom Barasso 28 saves / 29 shots Martin Brodeur 13 saves / 17 shots April 25 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1999/04/25/1998030113#game=1998030113,game_state=final 05:56 – pp – Martin Straka (2) Sergei Brylin (1) – pp – 12:51 No scoring Jason Arnott (1) – pp – 15:43 00:13 – Martin Straka (3)00:40 – Alex Kovalev (2)19:43 – en – Martin Straka (4) No scoring Tom Barasso 31 saves / 33 shots Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 21 shots April 27 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1999/04/27/1998030114#game=1998030114,game_state=final 02:50 – pp – Jan Hrdina (2) Brian Rolston (1) – sh – 01:38Randy McKay (1) – 19:18 07:28 – pp – Rob Brown Sergei Brylin (2) – 00:51 No scoring Scott Stevens (1) – pp – 02:50 Tom Barasso 35 saves / 39 shots Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 18 shots April 30 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1999/04/30/1998030115#game=1998030115,game_state=final No scoring 16:02 – pp – Scott Stevens (2) Kevin Hatcher (1) – 16:08Alex Kovalev (3) – 16:21 11:47 – Randy McKay (2) Kip Miller (1) – pp – 19:13 01:42 – Petr Sykora (3)14:04 – Randy McKay (3) Tom Barasso 23 saves / 27 shots Martin Brodeur 14 saves / 17 shots May 2 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1999/05/02/1998030116#game=1998030116,game_state=final No scoring Sergei Brylin (3) – 12:04 06:44 – Martin Straka (5) No scoring 17:48 – Jaromir Jagr (1) Scott Niedermayer (1) – pp – 04:34 08:59 – Jaromir Jagr (2) No scoring Tom Barasso 25 saves / 27 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 28 shots May 4 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1999/05/04/1998030117#game=1998030117,game_state=final No scoring No scoring German Titov (1) – 03:06Alex Kovalev (4) – 17:04Jan Hrdina (3) – 19:43 06:22 – Jason Arnott (2) Martin Straka (6) – 14:30 07:24 – Dave Andreychuk (2) Tom Barasso 18 saves / 20 shots Martin Brodeur 9 saves / 13 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–3 (2) Ottawa Senators vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1997 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, where Buffalo won in seven games. Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators Marine Midland Arena Corel Centre April 21 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-ott/1999/04/21/1998030121#game=1998030121,game_state=final Michael Peca (1) – 04:32 14:46 – pp – Wade Redden (1) Curtis Brown (1) – pp – 11:24 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dominik Hasek 40 saves / 41 shots Ron Tugnutt 13 saves / 15 shots April 23 3–2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-ott/1999/04/23/1998030122#game=1998030122,game_state=final Joe Juneau (1) – 00:58 No scoring No scoring 02:53 – pp – Shawn McEachern (1)12:04 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (1) Miroslav Satan (1) – pp – 06:43 No scoring Miroslav Satan (2) – 10:35 No scoring Dominik Hasek 45 saves / 47 shots Damian Rhodes 36 saves / 39 shots April 25 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-buf/1999/04/25/1998030123#game=1998030123,game_state=final 04:03 – Dixon Ward (1) No scoring 07:47 – Brian Holzinger (1)12:33 – pp – Brian Holzinger (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Dominik Hasek 31 saves / 31 shots Damian Rhodes 23 saves / 26 shots April 27 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-buf/1999/04/27/1998030124#game=1998030124,game_state=final 08:29 – Erik Rasmussen (1)10:17 – Vaclav Varada (1) No scoring 09:30 – Vaclav Varada (2) Jason York (1) – 06:24Shawn McEachern (2) – 10:32 06:44 – pp – Alexei Zhitnik (1) Nelson Emerson (1) – 14:24 Dominik Hasek 40 saves / 43 shots Ron Tugnutt 22 saves / 26 shots Buffalo won series 4–0 (3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (6) Boston Bruins This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning both previous series. They last met in the 1991 Adams Division Semifinals where Boston defeated the Hartford Whalers in six games. This was the first playoff series for the Whalers/Hurricanes franchise since moving to Carolina in 1997. Game five was the last ever game played at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. This was the only playoff series to be played in the arena. Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes FleetCenter Greensboro Coliseum Complex April 22 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-car/1999/04/22/1998030131#game=1998030131,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Rob DiMaio (1) – 01:50Ken Belanger (1) – 07:37 No scoring Byron Dafoe 19 saves / 19 shots Arturs Irbe 27 saves / 29 shots April 24 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-car/1999/04/24/1998030132#game=1998030132,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Sergei Samsonov (1) – 02:56 08:24 – Ray Sheppard (1) Steve Heinze (1) – 08:32 14:28 – Robert Kron (1) No scoring 17:05 – Ray Sheppard (2) Byron Dafoe 27 saves / 30 shots Arturs Irbe 22 saves / 24 shots April 26 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-bos/1999/04/26/1998030133#game=1998030133,game_state=final 09:48 – Sergei Samsonov (2) Gary Roberts (1) – 01:05 13:07 – pp – Anson Carter (1) Ray Sheppard (3) – pp – 15:20 No scoring Robert Kron (2) – 02:54 Byron Dafoe 18 saves / 21 shots Arturs Irbe 24 saves / 26 shots April 28 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-bos/1999/04/28/1998030134#game=1998030134,game_state=final No scoring Ray Sheppard (4) – 04:21 18:18 – Don Sweeney (1) No scoring 03:54 – pp – Landon Wilson (1)11:16 – Steve Heinze (2)19:23 – en – Rob DiMaio (2) No scoring Byron Dafoe 22 saves / 23 shots Arturs Irbe 26 saves / 29 shots April 30 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-car/1999/04/30/1998030135#game=1998030135,game_state=final No scoring 03:49 – pp – Steve Chiasson (1) No scoring 15:19 – Ray Sheppard (5) Ray Bourque (1) – 00:34Darren Van Impe (1) – pp – 01:59P. J. Axelsson (1) – 02:26 18:15 – Sami Kapanen (1) Anson Carter (2) – 14:45 No scoring Byron Dafoe 37 saves / 40 shots Arturs Irbe 48 saves / 52 shots May 2 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-bos/1999/05/02/1998030136#game=1998030136,game_state=final 08:58 – pp – Joe Thornton (1) No scoring 08:13 – Anson Carter (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring Byron Dafoe 31 saves / 31 shots Arturs Irbe 19 saves / 21 shots Boston won series 4–2 (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Philadelphia winning all three previous series. They last met in the 1977 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where Philadelphia won in six games. Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs First Union Center Air Canada Centre April 22 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-tor/1999/04/22/1998030141#game=1998030141,game_state=final Valeri Zelepukin (1) – 15:32 No scoring John LeClair (1) – pp – 11:32 No scoring Eric Desjardins (1) – en – 19:43 No scoring John Vanbiesbrouck 25 saves / 25 shots Curtis Joseph 21 saves / 23 shots April 24 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-tor/1999/04/24/1998030142#game=1998030142,game_state=final Keith Jones (1) – 11:09 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 18:01 – Steve Thomas (1)19:07 – Mats Sundin (1) John Vanbiesbrouck 19 saves / 21 shots Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 25 shots April 26 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/1999/04/26/1998030143#game=1998030143,game_state=final 16:16 – Karl Dykhuis (1) Mike Johnson (1) – 16:26 No scoring Steve Thomas (2) – pp – 00:40 No scoring No scoring John Vanbiesbrouck 19 saves / 21 shots Curtis Joseph 40 saves / 41 shots April 28 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/1999/04/28/1998030144#game=1998030144,game_state=final 06:28 – Craig Berube (1)11:44 – pp – John LeClair (2) Sergei Berezin (1) – pp – 09:47Steve Sullivan (1) – pp – 12:22 03:19 – pp – Eric Desjardins (2)17:57 – John LeClair (3) No scoring 19:38 – en – Rod Brind'Amour (1) No scoring John Vanbiesbrouck 23 saves / 25 shots Curtis Joseph 36 saves / 40 shots April 30 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-tor/1999/04/30/1998030145#game=1998030145,game_state=final Keith Jones (2) – 01:52 09:16 – pp – Dmitry Yushkevich (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 11:51 – Yanic Perreault (1) John Vanbiesbrouck 32 saves / 34 shots Curtis Joseph 33 saves / 34 shots May 2 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/1999/05/02/1998030146#game=1998030146,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Sergei Berezin (2) – pp – 19:00 John Vanbiesbrouck 19 saves / 20 shots Curtis Joseph 26 saves / 26 shots Toronto won series 4–2 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers This was the third consecutive playoff meeting and the fifth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with the teams splitting the four previous series. Dallas won last year's Western Conference Semifinals in five games. Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars Skyreach Centre Reunion Arena April 21 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/1999/04/21/1998030151#game=1998030151,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Rem Murray (1) – 18:54 No scoring No scoring 00:13 – Jere Lehtinen (1)13:07 – Guy Carbonneau (1) Tommy Salo 29 saves / 31 shots Ed Belfour 12 saves / 13 shots April 23 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/1999/04/23/1998030152#game=1998030152,game_state=final No scoring 02:34 – Guy Carbonneau (2) No scoring No scoring Mike Grier (1) – 08:32Doug Weight (1) – 16:49 10:20 – Jere Lehtinen (2)14:22 – Jamie Langenbrunner (1) Tommy Salo 31 saves / 34 shots Ed Belfour 17 saves / 19 shots April 25 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/1999/04/25/1998030153#game=1998030153,game_state=final 15:25 – pp – Ryan Smyth (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:24 – pp – Ryan Smyth (2) Mike Keane (1) – 06:15Mike Modano (1) –10:20Joe Nieuwendyk (1) – 12:32 Tommy Salo 25 saves / 28 shots Ed Belfour 20 saves / 22 shots April 27 3–2 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/1999/04/27/1998030154#game=1998030154,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 04:47 – Ryan Smyth (3) Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – pp – 19:22 06:33 – Todd Marchant (1) Jamie Langenbrunner (2) – pp – 11:05 No scoring Joe Nieuwendyk (3) – 17:34 Tommy Salo 53 saves / 56 shots Ed Belfour 37 saves / 39 shots Dallas won series 4–0 (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) San Jose Sharks This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Colorado won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. Due to the Columbine High School massacre, games one and two were played in San Jose, while games three and four were played in Colorado.Frei Terry April 20, 2010 Columbine remembered by Avs, Sharks before playoff game http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_14917409# September 29, 20141999-04-22 HOCKEY; In Denver, Games Are Called Off https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/22/sports/hockey-in-denver-games-are-called-off.html 2021-06-02 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 The Associated Press1999-04-22 Avalanche Postpones Two Playoff Games https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-22-sp-29998-story.html 2021-06-02 Los Angeles Times en-US San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche San Jose Arena McNichols Sports Arena April 24 3–1 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/1999/04/24/1998030161#game=1998030161,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring Joe Sakic (1) – pp – 16:16 No scoring Sandis Ozolinsh (1) – pp – 14:39 14:05 – pp – Jeff Friesen (1) Joe Sakic (2) – 02:26 Mike Vernon 28 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 42 saves / 43 shots April 26 2–1 2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/1999/04/26/1998030162#game=1998030162,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:02 – Vincent Damphousse (1) Adam Foote (1) – pp – 14:20 No scoring Milan Hejduk (1) 07:53 Mike Vernon 34 saves / 36 shots Patrick Roy 23 saves / 24 shots April 28 4–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/1999/04/28/1998030163#game=1998030163,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Mike Ricci (1) – pp – 15:18 No scoring No scoring 06:08 – Peter Forsberg (1) Marco Sturm (1) – 09:52Marco Sturm (2) – 13:08Owen Nolan (1) – en – 19:21 18:09 – pp – Adam Deadmarsh (1) Mike Vernon 34 saves / 36 shots Patrick Roy 29 saves / 32 shots April 30 7–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/1999/04/30/1998030164#game=1998030164,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 07:27 – Adam Deadmarsh (2) Tony Granato (1) – 09:38Bill Houlder (1) – pp – 10:06Patrick Marleau (1) – pp – 18:01 04:53 – Adam Foote (2)15:35 – Milan Hejduk (2) Alexander Korolyuk (1) – 01:54Vincent Damphousse (2) – sh – 04:17Mike Ricci (2) – 08:55Vincent Damphousse (3) – sh – 12:01 No scoring Mike Vernon 33 saves / 36 shots Patrick Roy 19 saves / 25 shotsCraig Billington 5 saves / 6 shots May 1 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/1999/05/01/1998030165#game=1998030165,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 04:31 – pp – Peter Forsberg (2) No scoring 11:15 – pp – Theoren Fleury (1)12:55 – Joe Sakic (3)13:44 – Claude Lemieux (1)19:58 – pp – Adam Deadmarsh (3) Patrick Marleau (2) – pp – 04:35Bill Houlder (2) – pp – 19:36 08:27 – Theoren Fleury (2) Steve Shields 30 saves / 36 shots Patrick Roy 29 saves / 31 shots May 3 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/1999/05/03/1998030166#game=1998030166,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring 16:29 – pp – Bill Houlder (3) Theoren Fleury (3) – 12:52 11:51 – Jeff Friesen (2) Sandis Ozolinsh (2) – pp – 13:29 No scoring Milan Hejduk (3) – 13:12 Mike Vernon 30 saves / 33 shots Patrick Roy 27 saves / 29 shots Colorado won series 4–2 (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals, where Detroit won in a four-game sweep. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Detroit Red Wings Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Joe Louis Arena April 21 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/1999/04/21/1998030171#game=1998030171,game_state=final Marty McInnis (1) – pp – 06:41 11:06 – Steve Yzerman (1)17:30 – Wendel Clark (1) Paul Kariya (1) – 01:45 00:31 – pp – Steve Yzerman (2)16:49 – Doug Brown (1) Teemu Selanne (1) – 13:03 18:42 – en – Steve Yzerman (3) Guy Hebert 23 saves / 26 shotsTom Askey 9 saves / 11 shots Chris Osgood 26 saves / 29 shots April 23 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/1999/04/23/1998030172#game=1998030172,game_state=final No scoring 01:00 – Brendan Shanahan (1)10:14 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (2)13:43 – Tomas Holmstrom (1)19:17 – Doug Brown (2) No scoring 09:42 – pp – Steve Yzerman (4) Teemu Selanne (2) – pp – 09:11 No scoring Guy Hebert 31 saves / 36 shots Chris Osgood 30 saves / 31 shots April 25 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/1999/04/25/1998030173#game=1998030173,game_state=final 09:33 – pp – Marty McInnis (2)15:14 – pp – Jason Marshall (1) Sergei Fedorov (1) – 01:43 No scoring Tomas Holmstrom (2) – pp – 01:51Steve Yzerman (5) – pp – 04:24 No scoring Vyacheslav Kozlov (1) – 01:54 Guy Hebert 20 saves / 24 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 24 shots April 27 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/1999/04/27/1998030174#game=1998030174,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Tomas Holmstrom (3) – pp – 16:44 No scoring Brendan Shanahan (3) – 11:51Vyacheslav Kozlov (2) – 14:57 Guy Hebert 35 saves / 38 shots Chris Osgood 31 saves / 31 shots Detroit won series 4–0 (4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) St. Louis Blues This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. St. Louis Blues Phoenix Coyotes Kiel Center America West Arena April 22 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-phx/1999/04/22/1998030181#game=1998030181,game_state=final Al MacInnis (1) – 02:22 No scoring Jamie Rivers (1) – pp – 17:24 No scoring Scott Pellerin (1) – en – 19:18 18:08 – Robert Reichel (1) Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 27 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 24 shots April 24 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-phx/1999/04/24/1998030182#game=1998030182,game_state=final Al MacInnis (2) –pp – 05:31 No scoring Pierre Turgeon (1) – 12:43 05:53 – Dallas Drake (1) Pavol Demitra (1) – pp – 16:42 02:15 – pp – Teppo Numminen (1)14:26 – Keith Carney (1) No scoring 08:58 – Shane Doan (1) Grant Fuhr 24 saves / 28 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 31 saves / 34 shots April 25 5–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-stl/1999/04/25/1998030183#game=1998030183,game_state=final No scoring Dallas Drake (2) – 03:46Keith Tkachuk (1) – pp – 07:19Louie DeBrusk (1) – 08:31 16:43 – pp – Pavol Demitra (2)16:55 – pp – Terry Yake (1) Louie DeBrusk (2) – 02:35 05:51 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (1)19:45 – Blair Atcheynum (1) Shane Doan (2) – en – 19:09 Grant Fuhr 6 saves / 10 shotsJamie McLennan 7 saves / 7 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 34 saves / 38 shots April 27 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-stl/1999/04/27/1998030184#game=1998030184,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 05:58 – Pascal Rheaume (1) Greg Adams (1) – 11:00Dallas Drake (3) – pp – 19:25 No scoring No scoring Grant Fuhr 18 saves / 20 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 27 saves / 28 shots April 30 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-phx/1999/04/30/1998030185#game=1998030185,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 16:25 – pp – Dallas Drake (4) Al MacInnis (3) – pp – 11:50 No scoring Scott Young (1) – 05:43 No scoring Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 27 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 41 saves / 43 shots May 2 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-stl/1999/05/02/1998030186#game=1998030186,game_state=final 02:56 – Craig Conroy (1)08:25 – pp – Scott Young (2) Mike Stapleton (1) – 02:20 17:00 – pp – Chris Pronger (1) Stephen Leach (1) – 12:18Teppo Numminen (2) – pp – 13:51 08:59 – Jeff Finley (1)15:49 – Craig Conroy (2) No scoring Grant Fuhr 18 saves / 21 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 29 saves / 34 shots May 4 1–0 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-phx/1999/05/04/1998030187#game=1998030187,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 17:59 – Pierre Turgeon (2) No scoring Grant Fuhr 35 saves / 35 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 33 saves / 34 shots St. Louis won series 4–3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Toronto winning both previous series. They last met in the 1977 Preliminary Round, where Toronto won in three games. Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Civic Arena Air Canada Centre May 7 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-tor/1999/05/07/1998030211#game=1998030211,game_state=final Dan Kesa (1) – pp – 10:52 No scoring No scoring No scoring German Titov (2) – en – 19:23 No scoring Tom Barasso 20 saves / 20 shots Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 18 shots May 9 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-tor/1999/05/09/1998030212#game=1998030212,game_state=final No scoring 06:06 – Lonny Bohonos (1)14:41 – pp – Mats Sundin (2) Kip Miller (2) – 09:12 11:49 – Mats Sundin (3) German Titov (3) – 12:42 16:50 – Steve Thomas (3) Tom Barasso 21 saves / 25 shots Curtis Joseph 25 saves / 27 shots May 11 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-pit/1999/05/11/1998030213#game=1998030213,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 10:42 – pp – Kevin Hatcher (2)12:45 – Bobby Dollas (1) Mike Johnson (2) – 08:21Derek King (1) – 12:19Adam Mair (1) – 12:58 09:03 – pp – Jaromir Jagr (3)10:43 – Jiri Slegr (1) No scoring Tom Barasso 26 saves / 29 shots Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 21 shots May 13 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-pit/1999/05/13/1998030214#game=1998030214,game_state=final 05:00 – Jaromir Jagr (4) No scoring No scoring Mats Sundin (4) – 16:57 07:10 – Brad Werenka (1) Lonny Bohonos (2) – 05:28 No scoring Sergei Berezin (3) – 02:18 Tom Barasso 27 saves / 30 shots Curtis Joseph 12 saves / 14 shots May 15 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-tor/1999/05/15/1998030215#game=1998030215,game_state=final No scoring 07:04 – Sylvain Cote (1)10:48 – Mike Johnson (3) Jan Hrdina (4) – 14:13 13:44 – Steve Thomas (4) No scoring 15:00 – Sergei Berezin (4) Tom Barasso 16 saves / 20 shots Curtis Joseph 15 saves / 16 shots May 17 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-pit/1999/05/17/1998030216#game=1998030216,game_state=final 05:04 – pp – Rob Brown (2)14:06 – Alexei Kovalev (5) No scoring 14:41 – Jaromir Jagr (5) Lonny Bohonos (3) – 03:26Garry Valk (1) – 03:52Sergei Berezin (5) – 11:43 No scoring No scoring No scoring Garry Valk (2) – 01:57 Tom Barasso 26 saves / 30 shots Curtis Joseph 25 saves / 28 shots Toronto won series 4–2 (6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with Boston winning five of the six previous series. They last met in the 1993 Adams Division Semifinals, where Buffalo won in a four-game sweep. Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins Marine Midland Arena FleetCenter May 6 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-bos/1999/05/06/1998030221#game=1998030221,game_state=final No scoring 13:59 – pp – Jason Allison (1) Alexei Zhitnik (2) – pp – 18:29 15:21 – Dmitri Khristich (1)19:46 – pp – Joe Thornton (2) Jason Woolley (1) – 09:37 19:48 – en – Dmitri Khristich (2) Dominik Hasek 18 saves / 21 shots Byron Dafoe 28 saves / 30 shots May 9 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-bos/1999/05/09/1998030222#game=1998030222,game_state=final Michael Peca (2) – 01:51 No scoring Curtis Brown (2) – pp – 05:57 No scoring Dixon Ward (2) – en – 19:23 14:03 – pp – Don Sweeney (2) Dominik Hasek 28 saves / 29 shots Byron Dafoe 26 saves / 28 shots May 12 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-buf/1999/05/12/1998030223#game=1998030223,game_state=final 01:37 – Jason Woolley (2) Steve Heinze (3) – pp – 08:47Anson Carter (4) – 12:48 No scoring No scoring 06:44 – Rhett Warrener (1)09:38 – Dixon Ward (3) No scoring Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 21 shots Byron Dafoe 22 saves / 25 shots May 14 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-buf/1999/05/14/1998030224#game=1998030224,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 08:20 – pp – Alexei Zhitnik (3)19:43 – Vaclav Varada (3) No scoring 11:39 – sh – Michael Peca (3) No scoring Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 24 shots Byron Dafoe 36 saves / 39 shots May 16 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-bos/1999/05/16/1998030225#game=1998030225,game_state=final Curtis Brown (3) – pp – 00:37 09:01 – Don Sweeney (3) No scoring 01:15 – Sergei Samsonov (3)10:19 – Mattias Timander (1)13:34 – Dmitri Khristich (3) Wayne Primeau (1) – 04:58Joe Juneau (2) – 13:25 19:17 – Jason Allison (2) Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 26 shotsDwayne Roloson 7 saves / 8 shots Byron Dafoe 20 saves / 23 shots May 18 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-buf/1999/05/18/1998030226#game=1998030226,game_state=final 05:15 – pp – Michael Peca (4)17:29 – Wayne Primeau (2) Steve Heinze (4) – pp – 12:49 01:08 – Curtis Brown (4) No scoring No scoring Joe Thornton (3) – 18:57 Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 25 shots Byron Dafoe 18 saves / 21 shots Buffalo won series 4–2 Western Conference semifinals (1) Dallas Stars vs. (5) St. Louis Blues This was the eleventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the ten previous series. They last met in the 1994 Western Conference Quarterfinals, where Dallas won in a four-game sweep. St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars Kiel Center Reunion Arena May 6 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-dal/1999/05/06/1998030231#game=1998030231,game_state=final No scoring 02:25 – Pat Verbeek (1) No scoring 00:49 – Brett Hull (1) No scoring 19:28 – sh-en – Mike Modano (2) Grant Fuhr 22 saves / 24 shots Ed Belfour 23 saves / 23 shots May 8 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-dal/1999/05/08/1998030232#game=1998030232,game_state=final Pavol Demitra (3) – 19:27 07:50 – Jamie Langenbrunner (3) Scott Young (3) – 00:53Pierre Turgeon (3) – 14:23Pavol Demitra (4) – pp – 17:29 05:35 – Joe Nieuwendyk (4)09:54 – Mike Keane (2) No scoring 04:22 – Jere Lehtinen (3) No scoring 08:22 – Joe Nieuwendyk (5) Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 25 shots Ed Belfour 30 saves / 34 shots May 10 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-stl/1999/05/10/1998030233#game=1998030233,game_state=final No scoring Brett Hull (2) – pp – 03:07 02:58 – Mike Eastwood (1) No scoring 04:52 – Jochen Hecht (1) Darryl Sydor (1) – 09:08 02:43 – Pavol Demitra (5) No scoring Grant Fuhr 16 saves / 18 shots Ed Belfour 25 saves / 28 shots May 12 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-stl/1999/05/12/1998030234#game=1998030234,game_state=final No scoring Mike Modano (3) – 00:59 05:02 – Jochen Hecht (2)07:41 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (2) No scoring No scoring Jere Lehtinen (4) – 00:40 05:52 – Pierre Turgeon (4) No scoring Grant Fuhr 23 saves / 25 shots Ed Belfour 27 saves / 30 shots May 15 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-dal/1999/05/15/1998030235#game=1998030235,game_state=final No scoring 03:47 – sh – Jere Lehtinen (5)09:43 – pp – Jamie Langenbrunner (4) Scott Young (4) – 11:29 10:52 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (6) No scoring No scoring Grant Fuhr 13 saves / 16 shots Ed Belfour 30 saves / 31 shots May 17 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-stl/1999/05/17/1998030236#game=1998030236,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 06:51 – Al MacInnis (4) No scoring No scoring Derek Plante (1) – 13:58 No scoring Mike Modano (4) – 02:21 Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 29 shots Ed Belfour 28 saves / 29 shots Dallas won series 4–2 (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1997 Western Conference Finals, where Detroit won in six games. Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche Joe Louis Arena McNichols Sports Arena May 7 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-col/1999/05/07/1998030241#game=1998030241,game_state=final Steve Yzerman (6) – pp – 03:54 10:51 – pp – Theoren Fleury (4)12:34 – Adam Deadmarsh (4) Vyacheslav Kozlov (3) – pp – 16:30 No scoring No scoring No scoring Kirk Maltby (1) – 04:18 No scoring Bill Ranford 37 saves / 39 shots Patrick Roy 31 saves / 34 shots May 9 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-col/1999/05/09/1998030242#game=1998030242,game_state=final Steve Yzerman (7) – 06:11 No scoring Steve Yzerman (8) – 05:35 No scoring Nicklas Lidstrom (1) – pp – 10:45Wendel Clark (2) – pp – 11:23 No scoring Bill Ranford 28 saves / 28 shots Patrick Roy 33 saves / 37 shots May 11 5–3 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/1999/05/11/1998030243#game=1998030243,game_state=final 07:07 – Steve Yzerman (9) Claude Lemieux (2) – pp – 11:00Theoren Fleury (5) – 16:59 09:09 – Tomas Holmstrom (4) Dale Hunter (1) – 02:50Chris Drury (1) – 03:42Aaron Miller (1) – 05:05 19:25 – pp – Vyacheslav Kozlov (4) No scoring Bill Ranford 19 saves / 24 shotsNorm Maracle 7 saves / 7 shots Patrick Roy 44 saves / 47 shots May 13 6–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/1999/05/13/1998030244#game=1998030244,game_state=final No scoring Chris Drury (2) – 01:28 No scoring Adam Deadmarsh (5) – 07:07Milan Hejduk (4) – pp – 14:04 14:40 – pp – Vyacheslav Kozlov (5)19:17 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (6) Peter Forsberg (3) – 08:21Valeri Kamensky (1) – pp – 11:28Adam Deadmarsh (6) – 16:36 Bill Ranford 11 saves / 14 shotsNorm Maracle 7 saves / 10 shots Patrick Roy 31 saves / 33 shots May 16 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-col/1999/05/16/1998030245#game=1998030245,game_state=final No scoring 11:06 – Jeff Odgers (1) No scoring 04:23 – Adam Deadmarsh (7)07:19 – pp – Peter Forsberg (4) No scoring No scoring Chris Osgood 23 saves / 26 shots Patrick Roy 36 saves / 36 shots May 18 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/1999/05/18/1998030246#game=1998030246,game_state=final No scoring Peter Forsberg (5) – 16:15 17:24 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (2)17:53 – Darren McCarty (1) Milan Hejduk (5) – 04:12Chris Drury (3) – 05:46Joe Sakic (4) – sh – 08:14 No scoring Peter Forsberg (6) – 13:31 Chris Osgood 26 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 35 saves / 37 shots Colorado won series 4–2 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Toronto made their third appearance in the Conference Finals and first since losing to Vancouver in five games in the 1994 Western Conference Final. Buffalo made their second consecutive and third overall semifinal/conference final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980 after losing to Washington in six games in last year's Eastern Conference Final. The Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs in five games. In game one the Sabres backup goaltender Dwayne Roloson filled in for the injured Dominik Hasek. Leading 3–2 midway through the game Toronto appeared to be in control, but Stu Barnes tied the game for Buffalo at 14:37 of the second period. The Sabres went on to score twice in the third period on goals by Curtis Brown and Geoff Sanderson, as Buffalo held on to win 5–4. In game two the Maple Leafs got two goals 18 seconds apart in the first period as Steve Sullivan and Sylvain Cote scored. Toronto held a 4–3 lead halfway through the third period with Buffalo pressing, the Maple Leafs scored twice to seal a 6–3 win. Dominik Hasek returned for the Sabres in game three but it was the away team that netted the first goal as Maple Leafs forward Yanic Perreault scored late in the first period. Buffalo was not to be denied and they scored three goals early in the second period and the Sabres held on to win the game 4–2. Buffalo came out flying again in game four holding a 5–0 lead after two periods. Hasek's shutout bid was erased when Mats Sundin scored on a penalty shot; Buffalo won the game 5–2, as Dominik Hasek made 31 saves in the victory. After a scoreless first period Steve Sullivan got Toronto on the board first in game five, the teams traded goals in the second period and the game was tied 2–2 going into the third period. Erik Rasmussen broke the tie with a goal in the middle of the third period and Dixon Ward added a late shorthanded empty net goal as the Sabres went on to win 4–2 and take the series four games to one. The Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1975. Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs Marine Midland Arena Air Canada Centre May 23 5–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-tor/1999/05/23/1998030311#game=1998030311,game_state=final Vaclav Varada (4) – 04:23Dixon Ward (4) – 07:28 04:32 – Mats Sundin (5) Stu Barnes (1) – pp – 14:37 05:47 – pp – Mats Sundin (6)10:30 – pp – Bryan Berard (1) Curtis Brown (5) – 05:21Geoff Sanderson (1) – 11:02 13:59 – pp – Steve Thomas (5) Dwayne Roloson 28 saves / 32 shots Curtis Joseph 16 saves / 21 shots May 25 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-tor/1999/05/25/1998030312#game=1998030312,game_state=final No scoring 10:28 – Steve Sullivan (2)10:46 – Sylvain Cote (2) Jason Woolley (3) – pp – 10:03 15:25 – Sergei Berezin (6) Stu Barnes (2) – pp – 06:53Stu Barnes (3) – pp – 09:47 01:57 – Yanic Perreault (2)12:17 – pp – Steve Thomas (6)19:30 – en – Garry Valk (3) Dwayne Roloson 22 saves / 27 shots Curtis Joseph 30 saves / 33 shots May 27 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-buf/1999/05/27/1998030313#game=1998030313,game_state=final No scoring Yanic Perreault (3) – 16:08 03:07 – Miroslav Satan (3)03:45 – sh – Joe Juneau (3)07:38 – pp – Stu Barnes (4) Alexander Karpovtsev (1) – pp – 13:09 19:31 – en – Curtis Brown (6) No scoring Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 26 shots Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 23 shots May 29 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-buf/1999/05/29/1998030314#game=1998030314,game_state=final 16:15 – sh – Dixon Ward (5) No scoring 02:51 – Brian Holzinger (3)05:04 – Rob Ray (1)05:26 – Geoff Sanderson (2)14:10 – Geoff Sanderson (3) No scoring No scoring Mats Sundin (7) – 06:59Mats Sundin (8) – pp – 18:03 Dominik Hasek 31 saves / 33 shots Curtis Joseph 22 saves / 27 shotsGlenn Healy 5 saves / 5 shots May 31 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-tor/1999/05/31/1998030315#game=1998030315,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Curtis Brown (7) – 07:14Vaclav Varada (5) – pp – 16:44 00:33 – pp – Steve Sullivan (3)12:54 – Kris King (1) Erik Rasmussen (2) – 11:35Dixon Ward (6) – sh-en – 18:58 No scoring Dominik Hasek 20 saves / 22 shots Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 23 shots Buffalo won series 4–1 Western Conference final (1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas made their second consecutive and sixth semifinal/conference final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980 after losing to Detroit in six games in last year's Western Conference Final. Colorado made their third Conference Finals appearance in four years and their fifth appearance overall; they last made it to the Conference Finals in the 1997 Western Conference Final, where they lost in six games to Detroit. The Stars defeated the Avalanche in seven games. In game one the Stars jumped out to a 1–0 lead on Brett Hull's goal at 8:42 of the first period. The Avalanche came back to tie the game in the second period on Peter Forsberg's goal at 14:07. Valeri Kamensky scored the go ahead goal with 5:58 remaining in the game, as Colorado hung on to win 2–1. With the score tied at 2–2 in game two Joe Nieuwendyk gave Dallas a 3–2 lead with a goal at 11:52 of the third period. Mike Modano added a power-play goal with 3:32 remaining as the Stars won 4–2 to tie the series at 1–1. In game three Ed Belfour stopped all 34 Colorado shots he faced and Dallas won 3–0. The Avalanche came back in game four and led 2–1 with under five minutes remaining in the third period until Brett Hull scored at 16:07 to tie the score and send the game into overtime. In the extra period 22-year-old rookie Chris Drury scored at 19:29 to give Colorado a 3–2 win and tie the series at two games apiece. Game five was the highest scoring game in the series as the two teams combined for 12 goals on just 56 shots. Chris Drury and Valeri Kamensky both scored twice as the Avalanche won 7–5. In game six Claude Lemieux got the Avalanche on the board first at 19:25 of the first period. The Stars responded early in the second on Jere Lehtinen's goal at 1:55. In the third period Jamie Langenbrunner scored twice at 6:49 and again at 17:15, 14 seconds later Richard Matvichuk scored to give Dallas a 4–1 lead which they hung on to. Ed Belfour stopped 26 of 27 Colorado shots (game six was the last NHL game to be played at the McNichols Arena as the Avalanche moved into the new Pepsi Center at the start of next season). The Stars dominated game seven building a 4–0 lead in the first 46 minutes and 18 seconds of the game. Mike Keane scored twice and Jamie Langenbrunner and Jere Lehtinen both had goals. Joe Sakic scored for Colorado with a goal at 13:58 of the third period. Dallas hung on and won the game 4–1 and the series four games to three. With the win the Stars advanced to the Cup Finals for the first time since 1991 when they were the Minnesota North Stars. Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars McNichols Sports Arena Reunion Arena May 22 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/1999/05/22/1998030321#game=1998030321,game_state=final No scoring 08:42 – Brett Hull (3) Peter Forsberg (7) – 14:07 No scoring Valeri Kamensky (2) – 14:02 No scoring Patrick Roy 30 saves / 31 shots Ed Belfour 26 saves / 28 shots May 24 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/1999/05/24/1998030322#game=1998030322,game_state=final Sandis Ozolinsh (3) – pp – 10:32 14:11 – Dave Reid (1) Milan Hejduk (6) – 14:59 04:56 – Sergei Zubov (1) No scoring 11:52 – Joe Nieuwendyk (7)16:28 – pp – Mike Modano (5) Patrick Roy 41 saves / 45 shots Ed Belfour 17 saves / 19 shots May 26 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-col/1999/05/26/1998030323#game=1998030323,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Joe Nieuwendyk (8) – 02:22 No scoring Jamie Langenbrunner (5) – 10:44Dave Reid (2) – 16:05 Patrick Roy 23 saves / 26 shots Ed Belfour 34 saves / 34 shots May 28 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-col/1999/05/28/1998030324#game=1998030324,game_state=final 04:06 – Joe Sakic (5)04:54 – Shjon Podein (1) No scoring No scoring Jamie Langenbrunner (6) – pp – 09:48 No scoring Brett Hull (4) – 16:07 19:29 – Chris Drury (4) No scoring Patrick Roy 43 saves / 45 shots Ed Belfour 42 saves / 45 shots May 30 7–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/1999/05/30/1998030325#game=1998030325,game_state=final Valeri Kamensky (3) – 03:28Sandis Ozolinsh (4) – 19:27 12:00 – sh – Mike Keane (3)15:05 – Darryl Sydor (2) Chris Drury (5) – 03:25Adam Deadmarsh (8) – pp – 10:25 01:51 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (9) Valeri Kamensky (4) – 07:26Chris Drury (6) – 13:16Peter Forsberg (8) – en – 19:26 09:32 – pp – Brett Hull (5)10:57 – Pat Verbeek (2) Patrick Roy 25 saves / 30 shots Ed Belfour 19 saves / 25 shots June 1 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-col/1999/06/01/1998030326#game=1998030326,game_state=final 19:25 – Claude Lemieux (3) No scoring No scoring Jere Lehtinen (6) – 01:55 No scoring Jamie Langenbrunner (7) – 06:49Jamie Langenbrunner (8) – pp – 17:15Richard Matvichuk (1) – 17:29 Patrick Roy 36 saves / 40 shots Ed Belfour 26 saves / 27 shots June 4 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/1999/06/04/1998030327#game=1998030327,game_state=final No scoring 08:25 – Jamie Langenbrunner (9) No scoring 11:13 – Mike Keane (4)15:18 – Mike Keane (5) Joe Sakic (6) – 13:58 06:18 – Jere Lehtinen (7) Patrick Roy 21 saves / 25 shots Ed Belfour 18 saves / 19 shots Dallas won series 4–3 Stanley Cup Finals 1999 Stanley Cup Finals This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1981 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where the Minnesota North Stars won in five games. Dallas made their third Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 1991, where the Minnesota North Stars lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Buffalo made their second Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 1975, where they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. These teams split their two-game regular season series. This was the first Finals since 1996 to feature two teams that had not previously won the Stanley Cup, this did not occur again until 2007. Buffalo Sabres Dallas Stars Marine Midland Arena Reunion Arena June 8 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-dal/1999/06/08/1998030411#game=1998030411,game_state=final No scoring 10:17 – pp – Brett Hull (6) No scoring No scoring Stu Barnes (5) – 08:33Wayne Primeau (3) – pp – 13:37 19:11 – Jere Lehtinen (8) Jason Woolley (4) – 15:30 No scoring Dominik Hasek 35 saves / 37 shots Ed Belfour 21 saves / 24 shots June 10 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-dal/1999/06/10/1998030412#game=1998030412,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Michael Peca (5) – pp – 07:27 18:26 – Jamie Langenbrunner (10) Alexei Zhitnik (4) – pp – 05:36 04:25 – Craig Ludwig (1)17:10 – Brett Hull (7)19:34 – en – Derian Hatcher (1) Dominik Hasek 27 saves / 30 shots Ed Belfour 19 saves / 21 shots June 12 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-buf/1999/06/12/1998030413#game=1998030413,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 07:51 – Stu Barnes (6) Joe Nieuwendyk (10) – 15:33 No scoring Joe Nieuwendyk (11) – 09:35 Dominik Hasek 27 shots / 29 saves Ed Belfour 11 saves / 12 shots June 15 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-buf/1999/06/15/1998030414#game=1998030414,game_state=final 08:09 – Geoff Sanderson (4) Jere Lehtinen (9) – pp – 10:14 07:37 – Dixon Ward (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring Dominik Hasek 30 saves / 31 shots Ed Belfour 16 saves / 18 shots June 17 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-dal/1999/06/17/1998030415#game=1998030415,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:23 – pp – Darryl Sydor (3) No scoring 15:21 – Pat Verbeek (3) Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 21 shots Ed Belfour 23 saves / 23 shots June 19 2–1 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-buf/1999/06/19/1998030416#game=1998030416,game_state=final No scoring Jere Lehtinen (10) – 08:09 18:21 – Stu Barnes (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Brett Hull (8) – 14:51 Dominik Hasek 48 saves / 50 shots Ed Belfour 53 saves / 54 shots Dallas won series 4–2 Playoff statistics Skaters These are the top eleven skaters based on points.NHL.com - Skater Stats Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche 19 8 16 24 +7 31 Mike Modano Dallas Stars 23 5 18 23 +6 16 Joe Nieuwendyk Dallas Stars 23 11 10 21 +7 19 Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 19 6 13 19 -2 8 Jamie Langenbrunner Dallas Stars 23 10 7 17 +7 16 Theo Fleury Colorado Avalanche 18 5 12 17 -2 20 Mats Sundin Toronto Maple Leafs 17 8 8 16 +2 16 Brett Hull Dallas Stars 22 8 7 15 +3 4 Martin Straka Pittsburgh Penguins 13 6 9 15 0 6 Alexei Zhitnik Buffalo Sabres 21 4 11 15 -6 52 Jason Woolley Buffalo Sabres 21 4 11 15 0 10 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.NHL.com - Goalie Stats Player Team 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 (Minutes:Seconds) Ed Belfour Dallas Stars 23 16 7 617 43 1.67 .930 3 1543-36 1543:36 Dominik Hasek Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabres 19 13 6 587 36 1.77 .939 2 1217-08 1217:08 Byron Dafoe Boston Bruins 12 6 6 330 26 2.03 .921 2 767-58 767:58 Grant Fuhr St. Louis Blues 13 6 6 305 31 2.36 .898 1 789-32 789:32 Nikolai Khabibulin Phoenix Coyotes 7 3 4 236 18 2.41 .924 0 448-34 448:34 See also 1998–99 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions References 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs