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Season Almanac

1998 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Jaromir Jagr (A, PTS)

Goals
  1. 1Peter BondraWashington Capitals52
  2. 2Teemu SelanneAnaheim Ducks52
  3. 3John LeClairPhiladelphia Flyers51
Assists
  1. 1Jaromir JagrPittsburgh Penguins67
  2. 2Wayne GretzkyNew York Rangers67
  3. 3Peter ForsbergColorado Avalanche66
Points
  1. 1Jaromir JagrPittsburgh Penguins102
  2. 2Peter ForsbergColorado Avalanche91
  3. 3Pavel BureVancouver Canucks90
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils43
  2. 2Ed BelfourDallas Stars37
  3. 3Chris OsgoodDetroit Red Wings33
Shutouts
  1. 1Dominik HasekBuffalo Sabres13
  2. 2Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils10
  3. 3Ed BelfourDallas Stars9

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Jaromir JagrSKATER22.2
  2. 2John LeClairSKATER22.1
  3. 3Pavel BureSKATER21.6
  4. 4Jason AllisonSKATER21
  5. 5Ziggy PalffySKATER21
  6. 6Ron FrancisSKATER20.2
  7. 7Teemu SelanneSKATER19.9
  8. 8Tony AmonteSKATER19.6
  9. 9Wayne GretzkySKATER19.3
  10. 10Theo FleurySKATER19.2
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Joe ThorntonC347.1
  2. 2Patrick MarleauC305.9
  3. 3Marian HossaR289.2
  4. 4Zdeno CharaD208.2
  5. 5Matt CullenC197.5
  6. 6Olli JokinenC191.3
  7. 7Daniel BrièreC171.8
  8. 8Marc SavardC158.5

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Mike GartnerR273.3
  2. 2Jari KurriR260.4
  3. 3Pat LaFontaineC189.8
  4. 4Brent SutterC172.4
  5. 5Andy MoogG125.4
  6. 6Jeff BrownD119
  7. 7Joel OttoC115.1
  8. 8Bruce DriverD110.2

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Dallas Stars49-22202.7Joe NieuwendykPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils48-23183.5Bobby HolikPlayoffs
Detroit Red Wings44-23210.3Steve YzermanPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues45-29201.1Brett HullPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins40-24191.6Jaromir JagrPlayoffs
Colorado Avalanche39-26188.7Peter ForsbergPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers42-29170.3John LeClairPlayoffs
Washington Capitals40-30170.7Peter BondraPlayoffs
Boston Bruins39-30184.8Jason AllisonPlayoffs
Buffalo Sabres36-29175.2Dominik HasekPlayoffs
Los Angeles Kings38-33190.8Jozef StumpelPlayoffs
Montréal Canadiens37-32179.8Mark RecchiPlayoffs
Ottawa Senators34-33156.6Alexei YashinPlayoffs
Phoenix Coyotes35-35179.9Keith TkachukPlayoffs
Edmonton Oilers35-37129.1Doug WeightPlayoffs
San Jose Sharks34-38133.8Jeff FriesenPlayoffs
Carolina Hurricanes33-41148.9Keith Primeau
Chicago Blackhawks30-39151.9Tony Amonte
New York Islanders30-41136.4Ziggy Palffy
Toronto Maple Leafs30-43148.6Mats Sundin
New York Rangers25-39147.4Wayne Gretzky
Calgary Flames26-41151.3Theo Fleury
Anaheim Ducks26-43109.6Teemu Selanne
Vancouver Canucks25-43125.6Pavel Bure
Florida Panthers24-43117Dave Gagner
Tampa Bay Lightning17-5573.9Paul Ysebaert

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).