1997-1998
The 1997-98 Senators were the 1st team in club history to finish the season over .500, as they had a club record 83 points in 82 games.  The team made the playoffs as the 8th seeded team in the Eastern Conference, and pulled one of the biggest upsets in NHL history, by defeating the heavily favoured New Jersey Devils in 7 games.  But the team played poorly in the 2nd round of the playoffs, and lost to the Washington Capitals 4 games to 1. The team also set a club record in attendance,  as they averaged 16,730 fans per game, and they had 13 sellouts.  The Senators posted 3 consectutive sellouts, when they played the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Colorado Avalanche during a 3 game span.  Damian Rhodes set a club record for wins with 19, as he and Ron Tugnutt paired to be the NHL's toughest goaltender duo.  Alexei Yashin again led the Senators on offense, as he was the only player on the team to record over 50 points (72).  The Senators had a 51 game unbeaten streak when leading after 2 periods halted on February 28, as they blew a 3-2 lead over Vancouver, and lost the game 6-4.  Ottawa had its first taste of playoff success in 1997-98, and the team was continuing to improve.
1997-1998 Northeast Division Standings
Team          GP      W       L       T      PTS      GF       GA
Pittsburgh

Boston

Buffalo

Montreal

OTTAWA

Carolina		 82

82

82

82

82

82		 40

39

36

37

34

33		 24

30

29

32

33

41		 18

13

17

13

15

8		 98

91

89

87

83

74		 228

221

211

235

193

200		 188

194

187

208

200

219
Game By Game
Date
10/01/97
10/03/97
10/04/97
10/07/97
10/10/97
10/12/97
10/15/97
10/17/97
10/19/97
10/22/97
10/23/97
10/25/97
10/29/97
10/30/97
11/02/97
11/06/97
11/08/97
11/09/97
11/11/97
11/13/97
11/15/97
11/17/97
11/20/97
11/22/97
11/26/97
11/27/97
11/29/97
12/02/97
12/04/97
12/06/97
12/11/97
12/13/97
12/15/97
12/16/97
12/18/97
12/20/97
12/22/97
12/23/97
12/27/97
12/31/97
01/01/98		 Opponent
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes
San Jose Sharks
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
New Jersey Devils
Dallas Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Boston Bruins
Phoenix Coyotes
Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes
Philadelphia Flyers
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Islanders
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning
St. Louis Blues
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals
Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins		 Score
T 2-2
L 5-3
W 3-2
W 1-0
T 1-1
L 7-4
W 5-1
W 4-2
W 3-1
W 6-2
T 2-2
L 4-2
W 5-2
W 5-2
L 3-1
W 4-1
L 4-3
L 4-1
L 1-0
L 4-2
T 3-3
L 4-2
L 2-0
L 1-0
L 4-1
W 3-1
L 3-2
W 4-2
W 3-2
W 3-0
L 2-1
L 3-1
W 3-1
L 2-1
W 3-2
L 4-1
W 4-1
W 4-3
W 3-0
L 3-0
T 0-0		 Date
01/03/98
01/05/98
01/07/98
01/10/98
01/11/98
01/13/98
01/20/98
01/22/98
01/24/98
01/26/98
01/27/98
01/29/98
01/31/98
02/02/98
02/04/98
02/05/98
02/07/98
02/25/98
02/28/98
03/01/98
03/05/98
03/07/98
03/11/98
03/14/98
03/16/98
03/18/98
03/20/98
03/22/98
03/25/98
03/27/98
03/29/98
04/02/98
04/03/98
04/05/98
04/07/98
04/09/98
04/11/98
04/13/98
04/14/98
04/16/98
04/19/98		 Opponent
Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes
Dallas Stars
Colorado Avalanche
Phoenix Coyotes
Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins
Carolina Hurricanes
New York Islanders
Tampa Bay Lightning
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
New York Rangers
Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
New Jersey Devils
Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres		 Score
L 7-2
L 4-1
W 2-0
T 3-3
T 4-4
L 4-0
T 0-0
L 4-2
W 3-2
W 2-1
L 6-1
T 2-2
W 4-3
L 1-0
L 2-0
W 3-2
T 2-2
L 5-2
L 6-4
L 2-1
W 4-2
W 2-1
W 5-3
W 4-0
L 5-4
T 4-4
T 1-1
L 5-2
W 3-2
L 2-1
T 1-1
T 3-3
W 3-2
W 1-0
L 4-2
W 4-1
T 4-4
W 3-2
W 3-2
L 2-0
W 2-1
Playoffs
Opponent
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
Date
04/22/98
04/24/98
04/26/98
04/28/98
04/30/98
05/02/98		 Opponent
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils		 Score
W 2-1
L 3-1
W 2-1
W 4-3
L 3-1
W 3-1		 Date
05/07/98
05/09/98
05/11/98
05/13/98
05/15/98		 Score
L 4-2
L 6-1
W 4-3
L 2-0
L 3-0
Yellow is Home Games
Red is Road Games
                Team Stats
Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (10/15-10/22 and 03/05-03/14)
Longest Unbeaten Streak: 5 games (4-0-1)
Longest Losing Streak: 4 games (11/08-11/13 and 11/17-11/26)
Longest Winless Streak: 9 games (0-8-1)
Most Goals Scored: 6 (10/22 @ Tor)
Most Goals Allowed: 7 (10/12 @ LA, 01/03 VS Phi)
Shutouts: 8 (10/07 @ SJ, 12/06 VS Buf, 12/31 @ Was, 01/01 @ Bos, 01/07 @ Dal, 01/20 @ Pit, 03/14 VS Was, 04/05 @ Buf)
Times Shutout: 10 (11/11 @ Phi, 11/20 VS Pit, 11/22 VS Edm, 12/31 @ Buf, 01/01 @ Bos, 01/13 @ Was, 01/20 @ Pit, 02/02 VS NJ, 02/04 @ NJ, 04/16 VS Mtl)
Home Record: 18-16-7 (43 pts)
Road Record: 16-17-8 (40 pts)
Total Attendance: 667,454 (16,686 avg.)
Playoff Attendance: 92,500 (18,500 avg.)
                Player Stats
Most Goals: Alexei Yashin (33)
Most Assists: Alexei Yashin (39)
Most Points: Alexei Yashin (72)
Most PIM: Denny Lambert (250)
Wins: Damian Rhodes (19)
GAA: Ron Tugnutt (2.25)
Shutouts: Damian Rhodes (5)
Save Percentage: Damian Rhodes (.907)
Hat Tricks: Shawn McEachern (10/22/97 @ Toronto), Alexei Yashin (01/10/98 @ Colorado)
Daniel Alfredsson had a huge playoff in 1998, scoring 9 points (7G-2A) in 11 games for the Sens. The Sens upset the top ranked Devils in the 1st round before falling to the Washington Capitals in the 2nd round.
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