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40-24-18 (98 points), Finished 1st in NHL Northeast Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 228 goals, Allowed 188 goals, SRS: 0.48 (6th of 26)
Coached by Kevin Constantine (40-24-18)
Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) to Montreal Canadiens
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1997-98 Statistics / Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 1, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 3, 1997 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 4, 1997 | Florida Panthers | L | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 8, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Thu, Oct 9, 1997 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 11, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Tue, Oct 14, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Oct 15, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 9 | Fri, Oct 17, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Sun, Oct 19, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | W | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Oct 22, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Oct 24, 1997 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Oct 25, 1997 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Tue, Oct 28, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 1, 1997 | Vancouver Canucks | W | OT | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Nov 2, 1997 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Nov 5, 1997 | Dallas Stars | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 18 | Fri, Nov 7, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | T 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Nov 8, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | T 2 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 12, 1997 | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 14, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Nov 15, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Nov 19, 1997 | Boston Bruins | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 24 | Thu, Nov 20, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 26 | Mon, Nov 24, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 27 | Wed, Nov 26, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | W 4 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Nov 29, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | W 5 | |||
| 29 | Mon, Dec 1, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | W 6 | ||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 4, 1997 | New Jersey Devils | L | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 6, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Tue, Dec 9, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Dec 10, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 12, 1997 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | T 1 | |
| 35 | Tue, Dec 16, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | T 2 | ||
| 36 | Fri, Dec 19, 1997 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | T 3 | |
| 37 | Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 38 | Fri, Dec 26, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 40 | Mon, Dec 29, 1997 | New York Islanders | W | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Dec 31, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 6, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 7, 1998 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 10, 1998 | New Jersey Devils | W | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Mon, Jan 12, 1998 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 47 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 48 | Tue, Jan 20, 1998 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| 49 | Thu, Jan 22, 1998 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 50 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 51 | Mon, Jan 26, 1998 | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 9 | W 3 | |||
| 52 | Wed, Jan 28, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 10 | T 1 | |
| 53 | Thu, Jan 29, 1998 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 10 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Mon, Feb 2, 1998 | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Wed, Feb 4, 1998 | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 11 | T 1 | ||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 6, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 12 | T 2 | |
| 58 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | @ | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | T 3 | |
| 59 | Wed, Feb 25, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 60 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Mar 2, 1998 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | T 1 | ||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 7, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 6 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 8, 1998 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 14 | L 1 | |
| 65 | Wed, Mar 11, 1998 | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 14, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 2 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 15, 1998 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 0 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Wed, Mar 18, 1998 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Sat, Mar 21, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 70 | Sun, Mar 22, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 15 | T 1 | |
| 71 | Thu, Mar 26, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 28, 1998 | New York Rangers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 16 | T 1 | ||
| 73 | Sun, Mar 29, 1998 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 17 | T 2 | ||
| 74 | Wed, Apr 1, 1998 | San Jose Sharks | L | 2 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 17 | L 1 | |||
| 75 | Sat, Apr 4, 1998 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 4 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 17 | W 1 | ||
| 76 | Sun, Apr 5, 1998 | @ | Florida Panthers | L | 1 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 7, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 1 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 17 | L 2 | |||
| 78 | Thu, Apr 9, 1998 | @ | Ottawa Senators | L | 1 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 17 | L 3 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 11, 1998 | Florida Panthers | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 18 | T 1 | ||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 15, 1998 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 5 | 1 | 38 | 24 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Thu, Apr 16, 1998 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 18 | W 2 | ||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 18, 1998 | Boston Bruins | W | 5 | 2 | 40 | 24 | 18 | W 3 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Apr 23, 1998 | Montreal Canadiens | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Apr 25, 1998 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Mon, Apr 27, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 29, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, May 1, 1998 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 6 | Sun, May 3, 1998 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 2 |