# 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 73rd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. They missed the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since the 1957–58 season.

## Regular season

The Blackhawks allowed the most power-play goals of all 27 teams, with 80. Captain Chris Chelios was traded late in the season, to the Detroit Red Wings. The team finishes the season without a captain.

### Final standings

Central Division :
| R | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 245 | 202 | 1202 | 93 |
| 2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 237 | 209 | 1308 | 87 |
| 3 | 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 202 | 248 | 1807 | 70 |
| 4 | 12 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 190 | 261 | 1420 | 63 |
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

## Schedule and results

1998–99 regular season :
October: 4–4–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 10, 19982–1New Jersey Devils (1998–99)1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 13, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 15, 19983–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)1–2–0Recap
4WOctober 17, 19984–3Dallas Stars (1998–99)2–2–0Recap
5WOctober 19, 19982–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)3–2–0Recap
6TOctober 22, 19982–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)3–2–1Recap
7WOctober 24, 19985–4Nashville Predators (1998–99)4–2–1Recap
8LOctober 28, 19980–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)4–3–1Recap
9LOctober 30, 19983–7Florida Panthers (1998–99)4–4–1Recap :
November: 2–10–2 (home: 0–3–1; road: 2–7–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10LNovember 1, 19981–4Calgary Flames (1998–99)4–5–1Recap
11LNovember 4, 19981–2@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)4–6–1Recap
12TNovember 6, 19982–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)4–6–2Recap
13LNovember 8, 19982–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)4–7–2Recap
14LNovember 10, 19982–5@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)4–8–2Recap
15LNovember 12, 19983–10Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)4–9–2Recap
16LNovember 14, 19981–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)4–10–2Recap
17TNovember 15, 19982–2 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)4–10–3Recap
18WNovember 17, 19982–1@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)5–10–3Recap
19LNovember 21, 19980–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)5–11–3Recap
20LNovember 22, 19981–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)5–12–3Recap
21LNovember 24, 19982–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)5–13–3Recap
22LNovember 28, 19984–5@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)5–14–3Recap
23WNovember 29, 19983–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)6–14–3Recap :
December: 5–6–1 (home: 5–4–1; road: 0–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24WDecember 3, 19984–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)7–14–3Recap
25WDecember 6, 19987–5Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)8–14–3Recap
26LDecember 8, 19982–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)8–15–3Recap
27WDecember 9, 19983–1Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)9–15–3Recap
28LDecember 11, 19982–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–16–3Recap
29TDecember 13, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1998–99)9–16–4Recap
30LDecember 17, 19981–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)9–17–4Recap
31LDecember 19, 19981–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)9–18–4Recap
32LDecember 20, 19981–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)9–19–4Recap
33WDecember 23, 19984–3Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)10–19–4Recap
34LDecember 26, 19982–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)10–20–4Recap
35WDecember 31, 19981–0New York Islanders (1998–99)11–20–4Recap :
January: 3–6–4 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–4–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
36LJanuary 2, 19992–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)11–21–4Recap
37LJanuary 3, 19991–3Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)11–22–4Recap
38TJanuary 5, 19991–1 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)11–22–5Recap
39LJanuary 7, 19992–4@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)11–23–5Recap
40TJanuary 9, 19993–3 OT@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)11–23–6Recap
41LJanuary 10, 19992–3 OTColorado Avalanche (1998–99)11–24–6Recap
42LJanuary 12, 19991–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)11–25–6Recap
43WJanuary 15, 19993–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)12–25–6Recap
44TJanuary 17, 19991–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)12–25–7Recap
45WJanuary 21, 19993–0Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)13–25–7Recap
46WJanuary 27, 19994–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–25–7Recap
47TJanuary 28, 19996–6 OT@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)14–25–8Recap
48LJanuary 30, 19992–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)14–26–8Recap :
February: 3–11–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 2–6–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
49LFebruary 1, 19991–5@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)14–27–8Recap
50LFebruary 3, 19990–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)14–28–8Recap
51LFebruary 4, 19992–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)14–29–8Recap
52LFebruary 6, 19990–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)14–30–8Recap
53LFebruary 10, 19992–5San Jose Sharks (1998–99)14–31–8Recap
54LFebruary 12, 19991–2Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)14–32–8Recap
55WFebruary 13, 19996–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)15–32–8Recap
56LFebruary 15, 19992–6@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)15–33–8Recap
57WFebruary 17, 19994–0Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)16–33–8Recap
58LFebruary 19, 19991–5@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)16–34–8Recap
59LFebruary 21, 19993–6Boston Bruins (1998–99)16–35–8Recap
60WFebruary 24, 19993–1@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)17–35–8Recap
61LFebruary 26, 19991–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)17–36–8Recap
62LFebruary 28, 19991–3St. Louis Blues (1998–99)17–37–8Recap :
March: 6–3–4 (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–2–4)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63WMarch 6, 19994–0@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)18–37–8Recap
64TMarch 7, 19992–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)18–37–9Recap
65WMarch 10, 19995–2Nashville Predators (1998–99)19–37–9Recap
66LMarch 12, 19993–5@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)19–38–9Recap
67LMarch 14, 19992–5St. Louis Blues (1998–99)19–39–9Recap
68WMarch 17, 19993–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)20–39–9Recap
69TMarch 20, 19995–5 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)20–39–10Recap
70WMarch 21, 19994–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)21–39–10Recap
71LMarch 23, 19992–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)21–40–10Recap
72TMarch 25, 19993–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)21–40–11Recap
73TMarch 27, 19994–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)21–40–12Recap
74WMarch 28, 19993–1St. Louis Blues (1998–99)22–40–12Recap
75WMarch 31, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)23–40–12Recap :
April: 6–1–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76LApril 2, 19993–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)23–41–12Recap
77WApril 3, 19992–1Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)24–41–12Recap
78WApril 5, 19992–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)25–41–12Recap
79WApril 8, 19996–2New York Rangers (1998–99)26–41–12Recap
80WApril 12, 19994–2@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)27–41–12Recap
81WApril 15, 19994–2Nashville Predators (1998–99)28–41–12Recap
82WApril 17, 19993–2Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)29–41–12Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## 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 Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 0 | 60 |
| 36 | Alexei Zhamnov | C | 76 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −10 | 50 |
| 93 | Doug Gilmour | C | 72 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 56 |
| 55 | Eric Daze | LW | 72 | 22 | 20 | 42 | −13 | 22 |
| 7 | Chris Chelios‡ | D | 65 | 8 | 26 | 34 | −4 | 89 |
| 15 | Chad Kilger‡ | C | 64 | 14 | 11 | 25 | −1 | 30 |
| 16 | Eddie Olczyk | C | 61 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −3 | 29 |
| 24 | Bob Probert | LW | 78 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −11 | 206 |
| 22 | Dave Manson† | D | 64 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 107 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | RW | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
| 19 | Ethan Moreau‡ | LW | 66 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −5 | 84 |
| 11 | Nelson Emerson†‡ | RW | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Doug Zmolek | D | 62 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 102 |
| 26 | Todd White | C | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −1 | 20 |
| 3 | Christian Laflamme‡ | D | 62 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 70 |
| 33 | Reid Simpson | LW | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 145 |
| 25 | Daniel Cleary‡ | LW | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 24 |
| 3 | Boris Mironov† | D | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 23 | Jean-Yves Leroux | LW | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −7 | 21 |
| 2 | Brad Brown† | D | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −4 | 184 |
| 8 | Anders Eriksson† | D | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Mike Maneluk†‡ | RW | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 44 | Josef Marha† | C | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Dean McAmmond† | C | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Bryan Muir† | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 50 |
| 38 | Jamie Allison† | D | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| 2 | Eric Weinrich‡ | D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −13 | 12 |
| 77 | Paul Coffey‡ | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −6 | 0 |
| 20 | Mark Janssens | C | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −11 | 65 |
| 11 | Jeff Shantz‡ | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 30 | Mark Fitzpatrick | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 8 |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault† | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 32 | Radim Bicanek† | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 |
| 44 | Dennis Bonvie†‡ | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 44 |
| 14 | Sylvain Cloutier | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 14 | Steve Dubinsky‡ | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Hackett‡ | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 27 | Ty Jones | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 12 |
| 39 | Craig Mills | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 15 | Chris Murray† | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 32 | Alain Nasreddine‡ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 19 |
| 6 | Remi Royer | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | 67 |
| 8 | Cam Russell‡ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 29 | Andrei Trefilov†‡ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan VandenBussche | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Roman Vopat†‡ | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| 5 | Trent Yawney‡ | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 32 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault† | 52 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1435 | 136 | 2.71 | .905 | 4 | 3014 |
| 30 | Mark Fitzpatrick | 27 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 682 | 64 | 2.78 | .906 | 0 | 1403 |
| 31 | Jeff Hackett‡ | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 256 | 33 | 4.12 | .871 | 0 | 524 |
| 29 | Andrei Trefilov†‡ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9.70 | .800 | 0 | 25 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Tony Amonte | |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Jean-Pierre Dumont (April) | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Ty Jones | October 10, 1998 |
| First game | Alain Nasreddine | October 10, 1998 |
| First game | Remi Royer | October 10, 1998 |
| First game | Jean-Pierre Dumont | November 12, 1998 |
| First game | Sylvain Cloutier | March 10, 1999 |

## Draft picks

Chicago'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 | 8 | Mark Bell | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Matthias Trattnig | Austria | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
| 6 | 156 | Kent Huskins | Canada | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
| 6 | 158 | Jari Viuhkola | Finland | Karpat (Finland) |
| 6 | 166 | Jonathan Pelletier | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 183 | Tyler Arnason | United States | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) |
| 8 | 210 | Sean Griffin | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 9 | 238 | Alexandre Couture | Canada | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 240 | Andrei Yershov | Russia | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) |