# 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' third season in Phoenix, the franchise's 20th season in the NHL and 27th overall. The Coyotes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, but they were upset in the Western Conference Quarterfinals by the St. Louis Blues, losing in seven games after being up three games to one. It was the third time in the decade that the Jets/Coyotes had blown a three games to one series lead. The first coming in 1990 and the other coming in 1992.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| R | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
| 2 | 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
| 3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
| 4 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 196 | 191 | 80 |
| 5 | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 239 | 205 | 98 |
| 3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 245 | 202 | 93 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 237 | 209 | 87 |
| 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
| 7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 196 | 191 | 80 |
| 8 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 230 | 226 | 78 |
| 9 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 211 | 234 | 72 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 202 | 248 | 70 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
| 12 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 190 | 261 | 63 |
| 13 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 192 | 258 | 58 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Playoffs

The series started in Phoenix. Game 1 was won by St. Louis by a score of 3–1. In Game 2, the Coyotes won 4–3 in overtime. In St. Louis, Phoenix won both Games 3 and 4 — Game 3 was won by a score of 5–4 and Game 4 was won by a score of 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to Phoenix, where St. Louis won 2–1 in overtime. Game 6 went back to St. Louis, where the Blues won 5–3. In Game 7, St. Louis won 1–0 in overtime in Phoenix, winning the series 4–3.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1998–99 regular season :
October: 4–2–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 11, 19981–4Ottawa Senators (1998–99)0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 15, 19985–2Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 19, 19983–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)2–1–0Recap
4LOctober 22, 19981–2@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)2–2–0Recap
5TOctober 25, 19982–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)2–2–1Recap
6WOctober 26, 19985–1@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)3–2–1Recap
7WOctober 28, 19984–2@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)4–2–1Recap :
November: 10–0–1 (home: 6–0–1; road: 4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
8WNovember 1, 19983–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)5–2–1Recap
9WNovember 6, 19983–1Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)6–2–1Recap
10TNovember 10, 19981–1 OTColorado Avalanche (1998–99)6–2–2Recap
11WNovember 11, 19982–0@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)7–2–2Recap
12WNovember 14, 19984–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)8–2–2Recap
13WNovember 18, 19984–2Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)9–2–2Recap
14WNovember 20, 19982–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)10–2–2Recap
15WNovember 21, 19983–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)11–2–2Recap
16WNovember 24, 19983–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)12–2–2Recap
17WNovember 26, 19983–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)13–2–2Recap
18WNovember 28, 19984–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)14–2–2Recap :
December: 7–5–2 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–4–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
19LDecember 2, 19983–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–3–2Recap
20WDecember 5, 19983–2@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)15–3–2Recap
21TDecember 6, 19983–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)15–3–3Recap
22WDecember 9, 19984–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)16–3–3Recap
23WDecember 12, 19982–0@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)17–3–3Recap
24TDecember 14, 19982–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)17–3–4Recap
25LDecember 16, 19982–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)17–4–4Recap
26LDecember 17, 19982–3@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)17–5–4Recap
27WDecember 20, 19984–2New York Islanders (1998–99)18–5–4Recap
28WDecember 22, 19986–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)19–5–4Recap
29LDecember 23, 19983–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)19–6–4Recap
30WDecember 26, 19982–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)20–6–4Recap
31LDecember 28, 19982–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)20–7–4Recap
32WDecember 30, 19983–1New York Rangers (1998–99)21–7–4Recap :
January: 4–5–5 (home: 3–2–2; road: 1–3–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
33LJanuary 1, 19991–2 OTDallas Stars (1998–99)21–8–4Recap
34TJanuary 5, 19992–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1998–99)21–8–5Recap
35LJanuary 7, 19991–7Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)21–9–5Recap
36LJanuary 8, 19991–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)21–10–5Recap
37WJanuary 11, 19991–0Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)22–10–5Recap
38WJanuary 13, 19995–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)23–10–5Recap
39LJanuary 15, 19990–2@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)23–11–5Recap
40TJanuary 17, 19991–1 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)23–11–6Recap
41WJanuary 19, 19994–2St. Louis Blues (1998–99)24–11–6Recap
42TJanuary 21, 19993–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)24–11–7Recap
43TJanuary 26, 19991–1 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)24–11–8Recap
44LJanuary 28, 19992–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)24–12–8Recap
45TJanuary 29, 19994–4 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)24–12–9Recap
46WJanuary 31, 19995–1@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)25–12–9Recap :
February: 5–8–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
47TFebruary 2, 19992–2 OTCalgary Flames (1998–99)25–12–10Recap
48WFebruary 4, 19993–1San Jose Sharks (1998–99)26–12–10Recap
49WFebruary 6, 19993–0Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)27–12–10Recap
50LFebruary 8, 19990–3San Jose Sharks (1998–99)27–13–10Recap
51WFebruary 10, 19993–0Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)28–13–10Recap
52WFebruary 13, 19994–1@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)29–13–10Recap
53LFebruary 14, 19991–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)29–14–10Recap
54LFebruary 16, 19991–4Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)29–15–10Recap
55LFebruary 19, 19992–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)29–16–10Recap
56LFebruary 20, 19991–7@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)29–17–10Recap
57LFebruary 22, 19991–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)29–18–10Recap
58WFebruary 24, 19992–1@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)30–18–10Recap
59LFebruary 26, 19990–3@ New York Rangers (1998–99)30–19–10Recap
60LFebruary 28, 19991–4@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)30–20–10Recap :
March: 7–6–2 (home: 5–3–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61LMarch 2, 19992–3@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)30–21–10Recap
62LMarch 5, 19992–7Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)30–22–10Recap
63WMarch 7, 19994–3Nashville Predators (1998–99)31–22–10Recap
64LMarch 9, 19992–4@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)31–23–10Recap
65LMarch 11, 19990–3Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)31–24–10Recap
66WMarch 13, 19991–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)32–24–10Recap
67TMarch 15, 19995–5 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)32–24–11Recap
68WMarch 17, 19994–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)33–24–11Recap
69TMarch 18, 19992–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)33–24–12Recap
70WMarch 21, 19994–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)34–24–12Recap
71LMarch 23, 19992–3Dallas Stars (1998–99)34–25–12Recap
72WMarch 25, 19994–2Washington Capitals (1998–99)35–25–12Recap
73WMarch 27, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)36–25–12Recap
74LMarch 29, 19990–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)36–26–12Recap
75WMarch 30, 19997–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)37–26–12Recap :
April: 2–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76WApril 1, 19994–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)38–26–12Recap
77LApril 6, 19990–1San Jose Sharks (1998–99)38–27–12Recap
78LApril 9, 19993–4Nashville Predators (1998–99)38–28–12Recap
79LApril 11, 19990–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)38–29–12Recap
80LApril 14, 19992–4@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)38–30–12Recap
81LApril 15, 19994–6St. Louis Blues (1998–99)38–31–12Recap
82WApril 17, 19992–0Dallas Stars (1998–99)39–31–12Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 22, 19991–3St. Louis BluesBlues lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 24, 19994–3 OTSt. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 25, 19995–4@ St. Louis BluesCoyotes lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 27, 19992–1@ St. Louis BluesCoyotes lead 3–1Recap
5LApril 30, 19991–2 OTSt. Louis BluesCoyotes lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 2, 19993–5@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LMay 4, 19990–1 OTSt. Louis BluesBlues win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 Coyotes only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 97 | Jeremy Roenick | C | 78 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 7 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 7 | Keith Tkachuk | LW | 68 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 22 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 13 |
| 22 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 81 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 5 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| 17 | Greg Adams | LW | 75 | 19 | 24 | 43 | −1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Teppo Numminen | D | 82 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 4 |
| 11 | Dallas Drake | RW | 53 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 | 65 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Jyrki Lumme | D | 60 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 |
| 10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 82 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | Juha Ylonen | C | 59 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Daniel Briere | C | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Shane Doan | RW | 79 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −5 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Bob Corkum | C | 77 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Mike Stapleton | C | 76 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −7 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 3 | Keith Carney | D | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | Robert Reichel† | C | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 5 | Deron Quint | D | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Brad Isbister‡ | LW | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jim Cummins | RW | 55 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Cliff Ronning‡ | C | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | J. J. Daigneault† | D | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −8 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
| 26 | Mike Sullivan | C | 63 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Trevor Letowski | RW | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Tavis Hansen | RW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Rob Murray | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Steve Leach† | RW | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Gerald Diduck | D | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 55 | Jason Doig‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jamie Huscroft† | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Stan Neckar† | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Louie DeBrusk | LW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| 49 | Joe Dziedzic | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Robert Esche | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Sean Gagnon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Bryan Helmer‡ | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Jean-Francois Jomphe‡ | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 31 | Scott Langkow | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Brian Noonan† | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Mikhail Shtalenkov† | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Brad Tiley | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Andrei Vasilyev | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Jimmy Waite | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 63 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1681 | 130 | 2.13 | .923 | 8 | 3657 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 236 | 18 | 2.41 | .924 | 0 | 449 |
| 28 | Jimmy Waite | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 390 | 41 | 2.74 | .895 | 1 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Mikhail Shtalenkov† | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 9 | 2.22 | .913 | 0 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Robert Esche | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 3.23 | .860 | 0 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Scott Langkow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.14 | .824 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Nikolai Khabibulin |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Teppo Numminen |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jeremy Roenick |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jim Schoenfeld (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Keith Tkachuk |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Jimmy Waite (November 16) |
| Team | Hardest Working Player Award | Rick Tocchet |
| Team | Leading Scorer Award | Jeremy Roenick |
| Team | Man of the Year Award | Jeremy Roenick |
| Team | Team MVP Award | Nikolai Khabibulin |
| Team | Three-Star Award | Keith Tkachuk |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Bryan Helmer | October 11, 1998 |
| First game | Trevor Letowski | January 1, 1999 |
| First game | Robert Esche | February 20, 1999 |
| 400th goal scored | Rick Tocchet | January 28, 1999 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 30, 1998 | To Nashville PredatorsSeventh-round pick in 1999 (Kyle Kettles) | To Phoenix CoyotesMike Sullivan |
| October 31, 1998 | To Nashville PredatorsCliff Ronning Richard Lintner | To Phoenix CoyotesFuture Considerations |
| January 13, 1999 | To Nashville PredatorsFuture considerations | To Phoenix CoyotesJ. J. Daigneault |
| March 8, 1999 | To Vancouver CanucksFuture considerations | To Phoenix CoyotesJamie Huscroft |
| March 11, 1999 | To Edmonton OilersFifth-round pick in 2000 (Matt Koalska) | To Phoenix CoyotesMikhail Shtalenkov |
| March 20, 1999 | To New York IslandersBrad Isbister Third-round pick in 1999 (Brian Collins) | To Phoenix CoyotesRobert Reichel Third-round pick in 1999 (Jason Jaspers) Fourth-round pick in 1999 (Preston Mizzi) |
| March 23, 1999 | To Montreal CanadiensJean-Francois Jomphe | To Phoenix CoyotesCash |
| March 23, 1999 | To New York RangersJason Doig Sixth-round pick in 1999 (Jay Dardis) | To Phoenix CoyotesStan Neckar |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersScott Langkow | To Phoenix CoyotesFuture considerations |
| June 26, 1999 | To Montreal CanadiensJim Cummins | To Phoenix CoyotesSixth-round pick in 1999 (Erik Lewerstrom) |
| June 26, 1999 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOleg Tverdovsky | To Phoenix CoyotesTravis Green First-round pick in 1999 (Scott Kelman) |

### Waivers

| December 19, 1998 | To St. Louis BluesBryan Helmer |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Jyrki Lumme | Vancouver Canucks |
| Bryan Helmer | New Jersey Devils |
| Andrei Vasilyev | New York Islanders |
| Mike Martone | Buffalo Sabres |
| Joe Dziedzic | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Greg Adams | Dallas Stars |
| Stephen Leach | Ottawa Senators |
| Brian Noonan | Vancouver Canucks |
| David Cullen | Undrafted free agent |
| Player | New Team |
| Mark Janssens | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Murray Baron | Vancouver Canucks |
| Ted Crowley | Colorado Avalanche |
| Scott Levins | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Kevin Dahl | Calgary Flames |
| Igor Korolev | Toronto Maple Leafs |

## Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Patrick DesRochers | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 2 | 43 | Ossi Vaananen | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 3 | 73 | Pat O'Leary | United States | Robbinsdale High School (USHS-MN) |
| 4 | 100 | Ryan Van Buskirk | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 5 | 115 | Jay Leach | United States | Providence College (Hockey East) |
| 5 | 116 | Josh Blackburn | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 5 | 129 | Robert Schnabel | Czech Republic | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 6 | 160 | Rickard Wallin | Sweden | Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden) |
| 7 | 187 | Erik Westrum | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 8 | 214 | Justin Hansen | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |