1998-1999
The 1998-99 edition of the Ottawa Senators had the best regular season in club history, finishing off over 100 points for the first time.  Ottawa finished 22-11-8 at the Corel Centre and sold out a club record 16 games.  The team was 2nd in the Eastern Conference and were favourites to beat Buffalo in the playoffs, but the Sabres, with Dominik Hasek playing the best hockey of his career, defeated the Senators in 4 straight games.  Many fans felt the team lost due to their lack of toughness, as evidenced in the regular season when Ottawa was the least penalized team in the league.  Jacques Martin won the Jack Adams Trophy for best coach in the league, as he led the Senators, a team with one of the lowest payrolls in the NHL to 1st place in the Northeast Division.  The goaltending duo of Ron Tugnutt and Damian Rhodes was again one of the best in the NHL.  On April 15th, 1999, the city of Ottawa became the last Canadian city that Wayne Gretzky would ever play in while being in the NHL, as the New York Rangers star announced his retirement while in Ottawa.  Wayne Gretzky was given a standing ovation in front of the sold out Corel Centre crowd at the end of the Senators-Rangers game, which ended in a tie.  Gretzky was named the 1st star of the game.
1998-1999 Northeast Division Standings
Team          GP      W       L       T      PTS      GF       GA
OTTAWA

Toronto

Boston

Buffalo

Montreal		 82

82

82

82

82		 44

45

39

37

32		 23

30

30

28

39		 15

7

13

17

11		 103

97

91

91

75		 239

268

214

207

184		 179

231

181

175

209
Game By Game
Date
10/10/98
10/11/98
10/17/98
10/21/98
10/22/98
10/24/98
10/29/98
10/31/98
11/01/98
11/05/98
11/07/98
11/10/98
11/12/98
11/14/98
11/15/98
11/20/98
11/21/98
11/23/98
11/26/98
11/28/98
12/01/98
12/03/98
12/05/98
12/08/98
12/09/98
12/12/98
12/17/98
12/18/98
12/20/98
12/23/98
12/26/98
12/28/98
12/30/98
01/01/99
01/02/99
01/04/99
01/06/99
01/08/99
01/10/99
01/11/99
01/14/99		 Opponent
Colorado Avalanche
Phoenix Coyotes
Nashville Predators
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Carolina Hurricanes
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Washington Capitals
Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks
New York Islanders
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nashville Predators
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Carolina Hurricanes
Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Buffalo Sabres
Washington Capitals
New Jersey Devils
Carolina Hurricanes
Detroit Red Wings
Tampa Bay Lightning
Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils		 Score
W 4-3
W 4-1
W 3-1
L 3-2
L 5-3
L 3-1
W 3-1
W 5-1
W 5-4
L 4-2
L 8-5
T 2-2
T 1-1
L 2-1
T 2-2
W 4-1
W 4-1
W 4-3
W 4-1
L 3-2
W 3-1
W 3-1
L 2-1
W 4-2
L 6-5
L 2-0
L 5-2
W 5-1
L 3-2
W 3-1
L 2-1
T 2-2
W 3-2
W 4-3
W 6-0
T 4-4
W 2-0
W 5-1
W 4-1
W 4-2
W 3-2		 Date
01/16/99
01/18/99
01/19/99
01/21/99
01/26/99
01/30/99
02/01/99
02/03/99
02/06/99
02/09/99
02/11/99
02/13/99
02/15/99
02/18/99
02/20/99
02/23/99
02/25/99
02/27/99
03/02/99
03/04/99
03/06/99
03/08/99
03/10/99
03/13/99
03/15/99
03/17/99
03/19/99
03/20/99
03/24/99
03/26/99
03/27/99
03/30/99
04/01/99
04/03/99
04/05/99
04/07/99
04/08/99
04/10/99
04/12/99
04/15/99
04/17/99		 Opponent
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Flames
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Dallas Stars
St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
San Jose Sharks
New York Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
Carolina Hurricanes		 Score
T 1-1
L 5-0
W 2-1
W 3-1
L 4-1
W 9-2
W 1-0
T 2-2
W 2-1
T 1-1
L 3-1
W 2-1
W 6-2
W 2-0
W 4-1
L 5-2
W 3-1
L 4-1
W 4-2
W 5-0
W 3-1
W 9-3
W 3-0
L 3-2
L 4-0
T 2-2
W 2-1
W 3-2
L 3-0
T 1-1
W 7-3
W 6-4
T 3-3
W 6-4
T 4-4
L 4-2
W 3-1
T 1-1
L 2-0
T 2-2
T 1-1
Playoffs
Date
04/21/99
04/23/99
Opponent
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres		 Score
L 2-1
L 3-2
Date
04/25/99
04/27/99
Opponent
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres		 Score
L 3-0
L 4-3
Yellow is Home Games Red is Road Games
                   Team Stats
Longest Winning Streak: 5 games (01/06-01/14 and 03/02-03/10)
Longest Unbeaten Streak: 7 games (5-0-2)
Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (10/21-10/24 and 12/09-12/17)
Longest Winless Streak: 6 games (0-3-3)
Most Goals Scored: 9 (01/30 VS NYI, 03/08 VS TB)
Most Goals Allowed: 8 (11/07 VS Wsh)
Shutouts: 6 (01/02 VS NJ, 01/06 @ Det, 02/01 @ Van, 02/18 VS Bos, 03/04 @ Phi, 03/10 @ NYR)
Times Shutout: 5 (12/12 VS Pho, 01/18 VS Phi, 03/15 @ LA, 03/24 VS Bos, 04/12 VS Fla)
Home Record: 22-11-8 (52 pts)
Road Record: 22-12-7 (51 pts)
Total Attendance: 705,990 (17,219 avg.)
Playoff Attendance: 37,000 (18,500 avg.)
                 Player Stats
Most Goals: Alexei Yashin (44)
Most Assists: Alexei Yashin (50)
Most Points: Alexei Yashin (94)
Most PIM: Vaclav Prospal (58)
Most Wins: Ron Tugnutt and Damian Rhodes (22)
GAA: Ron Tugnutt (1.79)
Shutouts: Ron Tugnutt and Damian Rhodes (3)
Save Percentage: Ron Tugnutt (.925)
Hat Tricks: Alexei Yashin (03/04/99 @ Philadelphia), Magnus Arvedson (03/08/99 VS Tampa Bay), Sami Salo (03/30/99 @ Pittsburgh)
Alexei Yashin had the best season ever by a Senators player to date in 1998-99, as he recorded 94 points (44G-50A).  However, he vanished in the playoffs, getting 0 points in 4 playoff games.
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