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42-29-11 (95 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 242 goals, Allowed 193 goals, SRS: 0.53 (5th of 26)
Coached by Wayne Cashman (32-20-9), Roger Neilson (10-9-2)
Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) to Buffalo Sabres
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1997-98 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 1, 1997 | Florida Panthers | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 3, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | W | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 5, 1997 | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 8, 1997 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Thu, Oct 9, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 11, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Oct 13, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Wed, Oct 15, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 9 | Fri, Oct 17, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Tue, Oct 21, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Thu, Oct 23, 1997 | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 12 | Mon, Oct 27, 1997 | New Jersey Devils | L | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Wed, Oct 29, 1997 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 14 | Fri, Oct 31, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 15 | Sun, Nov 2, 1997 | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | T 2 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Nov 3, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Nov 6, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 18 | Sat, Nov 8, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 11, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 20 | Thu, Nov 13, 1997 | Colorado Avalanche | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 14, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | W | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Sun, Nov 16, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 23 | Wed, Nov 19, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 24 | Thu, Nov 20, 1997 | San Jose Sharks | L | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 25 | Wed, Nov 26, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Fri, Nov 28, 1997 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Sat, Nov 29, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | T 1 | |
| 28 | Mon, Dec 1, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | T 2 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | Boston Bruins | L | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 5, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | T 1 | |
| 31 | Thu, Dec 11, 1997 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 12, 1997 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 14, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 34 | Mon, Dec 15, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 35 | Thu, Dec 18, 1997 | Boston Bruins | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | T 1 | ||
| 36 | Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | Florida Panthers | W | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Tue, Dec 23, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 39 | Tue, Dec 30, 1997 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Wed, Dec 31, 1997 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 8 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 7 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 42 | Thu, Jan 8, 1998 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | T 1 | |
| 43 | Fri, Jan 9, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 11, 1998 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| 46 | Tue, Jan 20, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 3 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Thu, Jan 22, 1998 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Mon, Jan 26, 1998 | New York Islanders | W | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Wed, Jan 28, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Thu, Jan 29, 1998 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | Washington Capitals | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 4, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | L | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 54 | Thu, Feb 5, 1998 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 57 | Mon, Mar 2, 1998 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Tue, Mar 3, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 59 | Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | Washington Capitals | W | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Sat, Mar 7, 1998 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Mar 8, 1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 62 | Tue, Mar 10, 1998 | New Jersey Devils | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 10 | T 1 | ||
| 63 | Thu, Mar 12, 1998 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 3 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 14, 1998 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 10 | W 2 | |||
| 65 | Mon, Mar 16, 1998 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 10 | W 3 | |||
| 66 | Thu, Mar 19, 1998 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 11 | T 1 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 21, 1998 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 22, 1998 | New York Rangers | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 69 | Tue, Mar 24, 1998 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 2 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 70 | Thu, Mar 26, 1998 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 28, 1998 | Carolina Hurricanes | L | 2 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 11 | L 3 | |||
| 72 | Sun, Mar 29, 1998 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 3 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Tue, Mar 31, 1998 | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 3 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 74 | Thu, Apr 2, 1998 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 3 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 11 | W 3 | |||
| 75 | Sat, Apr 4, 1998 | Florida Panthers | L | 1 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 76 | Wed, Apr 8, 1998 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 6 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 77 | Thu, Apr 9, 1998 | @ | Florida Panthers | L | 2 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Sat, Apr 11, 1998 | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Mon, Apr 13, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 2 | 41 | 27 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Thu, Apr 16, 1998 | @ | Florida Panthers | W | 7 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Sat, Apr 18, 1998 | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 2 | 42 | 28 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 19, 1998 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 1 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 11 | L 2 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 22, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 24, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Mon, Apr 27, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 29, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Fri, May 1, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | L 3 |