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39-30-13 (91 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Northeast Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 221 goals, Allowed 194 goals, SRS: 0.33 (7th of 26)
Coached by Pat Burns (39-30-13)
Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) to Washington Capitals
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1997-98 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 2, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 4, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Oct 7, 1997 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 8, 1997 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 11, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | L | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Oct 13, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 15, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 17, 1997 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 18, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 10 | Tue, Oct 21, 1997 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Oct 23, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Oct 25, 1997 | Florida Panthers | L | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Thu, Oct 30, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | L | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 1, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 2, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Nov 6, 1997 | Washington Capitals | W | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 8, 1997 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Nov 12, 1997 | @ | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 19 | Thu, Nov 13, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 15, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Mon, Nov 17, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 19, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | T 1 | |
| 23 | Thu, Nov 20, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | Dallas Stars | L | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 25 | Wed, Nov 26, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | L | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 26 | Fri, Nov 28, 1997 | Vancouver Canucks | L | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | L 4 | |||
| 27 | Sat, Nov 29, 1997 | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 28 | Mon, Dec 1, 1997 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | L | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 6, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 11, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 13, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | W 4 | |||
| 33 | Mon, Dec 15, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | W | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | W 5 | ||
| 34 | Wed, Dec 17, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | L | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Thu, Dec 18, 1997 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | T 1 | |
| 36 | Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 37 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Sun, Dec 28, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Wed, Dec 31, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 7 | T 1 | |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Thu, Jan 1, 1998 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 8 | T 2 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | San Jose Sharks | W | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Wed, Jan 7, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 44 | Thu, Jan 8, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 8 | W 3 | |||
| 45 | Mon, Jan 12, 1998 | New Jersey Devils | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Wed, Jan 21, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 49 | Sun, Jan 25, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 50 | Tue, Jan 27, 1998 | Ottawa Senators | W | 6 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 51 | Thu, Jan 29, 1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 1, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 10 | T 1 | |
| 54 | Wed, Feb 4, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 11 | T 2 | |
| 55 | Thu, Feb 5, 1998 | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | Carolina Hurricanes | L | 1 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 11 | L 2 | |||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 26, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 12 | T 1 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 6 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 59 | Sun, Mar 1, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 60 | Tue, Mar 3, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 3 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 12 | W 3 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | @ | New Jersey Devils | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 13 | T 1 | |
| 62 | Sat, Mar 7, 1998 | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 1 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 63 | Tue, Mar 10, 1998 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 64 | Thu, Mar 12, 1998 | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 65 | Sat, Mar 14, 1998 | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 66 | Mon, Mar 16, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 67 | Thu, Mar 19, 1998 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 13 | W 3 | |||
| 68 | Sat, Mar 21, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 2 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 13 | W 4 | ||
| 69 | Sun, Mar 22, 1998 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 0 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 70 | Thu, Mar 26, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 4 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 28, 1998 | Florida Panthers | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Mon, Mar 30, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche | W | 4 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 73 | Wed, Apr 1, 1998 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 74 | Fri, Apr 3, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 4 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Mon, Apr 6, 1998 | Carolina Hurricanes | L | 0 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 13 | L 2 | |||
| 76 | Tue, Apr 7, 1998 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 77 | Thu, Apr 9, 1998 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 78 | Sat, Apr 11, 1998 | New Jersey Devils | L | 2 | 3 | 36 | 29 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 79 | Mon, Apr 13, 1998 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 3 | 2 | 37 | 29 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 15, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 2 | 38 | 29 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Sat, Apr 18, 1998 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 19, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 2 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 13 | W 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 22, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 24, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Sun, Apr 26, 1998 | Washington Capitals | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Apr 28, 1998 | Washington Capitals | L | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Fri, May 1, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun, May 3, 1998 | Washington Capitals | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 1 |