1998–99 Boston Bruins season

The 1998–99 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 74th season. The Bruins finished 3rd in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Semi-finals to the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T 	October 10, 1998 	3–3 OT 	St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 	0–0–1
2 	W 	October 12, 1998 	3–0 	New York Islanders (1998–99) 	1–0–1
3 	W 	October 14, 1998 	3–0 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 	2–0–1
5 	W 	October 18, 1998 	3–0 	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 	3–1–1
6 	L 	October 19, 1998 	1–3 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 	3–2–1
7 	L 	October 21, 1998 	0–3 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	3–3–1
8 	L 	October 24, 1998 	1–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 	3–4–1
9 	W 	October 28, 1998 	9–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 	4–4–1
10 	T 	October 29, 1998 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 	4–4–2
11 	L 	October 31, 1998 	0–2 	Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 	4–5–2
12 	L 	November 3, 1998 	2–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 	4–6–2
13 	W 	November 5, 1998 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 	5–6–2
14 	T 	November 7, 1998 	0–0 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 	5–6–3
15 	W 	November 8, 1998 	5–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 	6–6–3
16 	T 	November 13, 1998 	3–3 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1998–99) 	6–6–4
17 	L 	November 14, 1998 	1–3 	Dallas Stars (1998–99) 	6–7–4
18 	T 	November 19, 1998 	5–5 OT 	Florida Panthers (1998–99) 	6–7–5
19 	W 	November 21, 1998 	5–4 OT 	Washington Capitals (1998–99) 	7–7–5
20 	W 	November 24, 1998 	4–1 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 	8–7–5
21 	W 	November 25, 1998 	1–0 	@ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 	9–7–5
22 	W 	November 27, 1998 	5–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 	10–7–5
23 	T 	December 1, 1998 	1–1 OT 	Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 	10–7–6
24 	W 	December 5, 1998 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 	11–7–6
25 	W 	December 10, 1998 	3–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 	12–7–6
26 	L 	December 12, 1998 	1–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 	12–8–6
27 	L 	December 16, 1998 	3–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 	12–9–6
28 	W 	December 17, 1998 	5–2 	Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 	13–9–6
29 	W 	December 19, 1998 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 	14–9–6
30 	W 	December 21, 1998 	3–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 	15–9–6
31 	L 	December 23, 1998 	1–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 	15–10–6
32 	L 	December 26, 1998 	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (1998–99) 	15–11–6
33 	L 	December 28, 1998 	1–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 	15–12–6
34 	W 	December 30, 1998 	5–2 	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 	16–12–6
35 	L 	December 31, 1998 	1–6 	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 	16–13–6
36 	W 	January 2, 1999 	2–1 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 	17–13–6
37 	W 	January 4, 1999 	5–1 	Calgary Flames (1998–99) 	18–13–6
38 	W 	January 7, 1999 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 	19–13–6
39 	L 	January 9, 1999 	3–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 	19–14–6
40 	L 	January 15, 1999 	1–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 	19–15–6
41 	T 	January 16, 1999 	2–2 OT 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 	19–15–7
42 	W 	January 18, 1999 	8–1 	Nashville Predators (1998–99) 	20–15–7
43 	L 	January 21, 1999 	1–3 	Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 	20–16–7
44 	L 	January 26, 1999 	1–4 	@ New York Islanders (1998–99) 	20–17–7
45 	L 	January 28, 1999 	0–2 	New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 	20–18–7
46 	L 	January 30, 1999 	2–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 	20–19–7
47 	T 	January 31, 1999 	0–0 OT 	Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 	20–19–8
48 	L 	February 2, 1999 	2–3 	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 	20–20–8
49 	L 	February 4, 1999 	4–5 	New York Islanders (1998–99) 	20–21–8
50 	T 	February 6, 1999 	2–2 OT 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 	20–21–9
51 	W 	February 7, 1999 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1998–99) 	21–21–9
52 	W 	February 9, 1999 	2–0 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 	22–21–9
53 	L 	February 12, 1999 	3–4 	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 	22–22–9
54 	L 	February 13, 1999 	1–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 	22–23–9
55 	L 	February 18, 1999 	0–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 	22–24–9
56 	W 	February 21, 1999 	6–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 	23–24–9
57 	W 	February 23, 1999 	5–2 	Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 	24–24–9
58 	T 	February 25, 1999 	3–3 OT 	New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 	24–24–10
59 	W 	February 27, 1999 	4–3 	Washington Capitals (1998–99) 	25–24–10
60 	W 	March 2, 1999 	3–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 	26–24–10
61 	L 	March 3, 1999 	1–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 	26–25–10
62 	W 	March 5, 1999 	4–1 	@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 	27–25–10
63 	L 	March 7, 1999 	1–3 	New York Rangers (1998–99) 	27–26–10
64 	W 	March 9, 1999 	2–0 	Florida Panthers (1998–99) 	28–26–10
65 	W 	March 12, 1999 	5–4 	@ New York Rangers (1998–99) 	29–26–10
66 	L 	March 13, 1999 	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 	29–27–10
67 	W 	March 17, 1999 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 	30–27–10
68 	T 	March 20, 1999 	2–2 OT 	San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 	30–27–11
69 	W 	March 21, 1999 	4–1 	@ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 	31–27–11
70 	W 	March 24, 1999 	3–0 	@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 	32–27–11
71 	T 	March 25, 1999 	3–3 OT 	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 	32–27–12
72 	T 	March 27, 1999 	2–2 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 	32–27–13
73 	L 	March 30, 1999 	1–2 OT 	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 	32–28–13
74 	W 	April 1, 1999 	3–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 	33–28–13
75 	W 	April 3, 1999 	3–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 	34–28–13
76 	W 	April 5, 1999 	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 	35–28–13
77 	W 	April 7, 1999 	5–2 	@ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 	36–28–13
78 	L 	April 8, 1999 	0–3 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 	36–29–13
79 	W 	April 10, 1999 	3–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 	37–29–13
80 	W 	April 15, 1999 	4–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 	38–29–13
81 	W 	April 17, 1999 	2–1 OT 	Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 	39–29–13
82 	L 	April 18, 1999 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 	39–30–13
==Playoffs==
===Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2===
===Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 2===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	82	23	53	76 	68 	5 	5 	1 	3
 	LW/C	79	29	42	71 	48 	11 	13 	1 	6
 	D 	81	10	47	57 	34 	-7 	8 	0 	3
 	LW 	79	25	26	51 	18 	-6 	6 	0 	8
 	C 	81	16	25	41 	69 	3 	7 	0 	1
 	RW 	55	24	16	40 	22 	7 	6 	0 	6
 	RW 	73	22	18	40 	30 	7 	9 	0 	3
 	D 	52	6 	18	24 	48 	1 	3 	0 	0
 	RW 	71	7 	14	21 	95 	-14	1 	0 	0
 	D 	60	5 	15	20 	66 	-5 	4 	0 	0
 	LW 	77	7 	10	17 	18 	-14	0 	0 	2
 	LW 	46	6 	8 	14 	44 	10 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	47	4 	8 	12 	33 	-8 	1 	0 	2
 	D 	81	2 	10	12 	64 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	49	4 	7 	11 	55 	-10	0 	0 	1
 	D 	80	3 	7 	10 	63 	-10	0 	0 	2
 	C 	33	5 	4 	9 	2 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	37	3 	5 	8 	12 	-3 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	33	5 	2 	7 	17 	0 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	22	3 	3 	6 	17 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	0 	6 	6 	10 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	54	0 	6 	6 	25 	11 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	45	1 	4 	5 	152	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	14	1 	3 	4 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	69	1 	3 	4 	119	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11	1 	2 	3 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	68	0 	2 	2 	25 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	6 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	9 	0 	0 	0 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	17	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	4001	68	32	23	11	133	1.99	10	1800	1667	.926
 	987 	17	7 	7 	2 	43 	2.61	1 	421 	378 	.898
Team: 	4988	82	39	30	13	176	2.12	11	2221	2045	.921
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	12	2	9	11 	6 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	12	1	9	10 	14 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	11	3	6	9 	4 	1 	2 	0 	2
 	RW 	12	4	3	7 	0 	-3 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	12	4	3	7 	0 	-1 	2 	0 	0
 	LW/C	12	3	4	7 	6 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	11	3	1	4 	0 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	3	0	3 	6 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	11	1	2	3 	4 	-3 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0	3	3 	10 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	0	3	3 	8 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	12	2	0	2 	8 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	4 	1	1	2 	2 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	1	1	2 	8 	-2 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	12	1	1	2 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	1	0	1 	16 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0	0	0 	14 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	0	0	0 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	768	12	6	6	26	2.03	2 	330	304	.921
Team: 	768	12	6	6	26	2.03	2 	330	304	.921
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage 
==Awards and Records==
*Lester Patrick Trophy: Harry SindenCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.426, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
*Ray Bourque, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Byron Dafoe, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==See Also==
*1998–99 NHL season
==References==
* 
Boston Bruins season, 1998–99
Boston Bruins season, 1998–99
Category:Boston Bruins seasons