The 1997–98 New Jersey Devils season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 16th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] The Devils won the Atlantic Division title, but were eliminated in the first round of the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs by the Ottawa Senators.
1997–98 New Jersey Devils | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
1997–98 record | 48–23–11 |
Home record | 29–10–2 |
Road record | 19–13–9 |
Goals for | 225 |
Goals against | 166 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Scott Stevens |
Alternate captains | Doug Gilmour Scott Niedermeyer |
Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
Average attendance | 17,296 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Albany River Rats Raleigh IceCaps |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bobby Holík (29) |
Assists | Scott Niedermeyer (43) |
Points | Bobby Holik (65) |
Penalty minutes | Krzysztof Oliwa (295) |
Plus/minus | Randy McKay (+30) |
Wins | Martin Brodeur (43) |
Goals against average | Martin Brodeur (1.89) |
Regular season
editThe Devils once again led the NHL in defense, allowing a League-low 166 goals in the 82-game regular season. Although the Devils had the fewest power play opportunities in the League, with just 333, they finished second in power play percentage, with 18.92% (63 for 333).[2]
Final standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 225 | 166 | 107 |
2 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 242 | 193 | 95 |
3 | 4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 219 | 202 | 92 |
4 | 10 | New York Islanders | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 212 | 225 | 71 |
5 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 197 | 231 | 68 |
6 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 203 | 256 | 63 |
7 | 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 151 | 269 | 44 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 225 | 166 | 107 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 228 | 188 | 98 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 242 | 193 | 95 |
4 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 219 | 202 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 221 | 194 | 91 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 211 | 187 | 89 |
7 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 235 | 208 | 87 |
8 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 193 | 200 | 83 |
9 | Carolina Hurricanes | NE | 82 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 200 | 219 | 74 |
10 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 212 | 225 | 71 |
11 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 197 | 231 | 68 |
12 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 203 | 256 | 63 |
13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 151 | 269 | 44 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
editEastern Conference Quarterfinals
editThe first two games were played at the Meadowlands. In Game 1, Ottawa won 2–1 in overtime, but in Game 2, the Devils were victorious by a score of 3–1. Games 3 and 4 were played in Ottawa. The Senators won Game 3, 2–1, in overtime and Game 4, 4–3. Game 5 was back in New Jersey, where the Devils won 3–1. Game 6 went back to Ottawa, where the Senators won 3–1 and the series 4–2.
Schedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 7–4–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
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November: 10–4–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 5–2–0)
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December: 8–3–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–1–2)
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January: 6–5–4 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–3–4)
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February: 6–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–0–0)
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March: 8–3–3 (home: 5–0–1; road: 3–3–2)
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April: 3–4–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–1–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–2
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Legend:
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Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
16 | Bobby Holik | C | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 23 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 8 |
27 | Scott Niedermayer | D | 81 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
93 | Doug Gilmour | C | 63 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 10 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
21 | Randy McKay | RW | 74 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 30 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
23 | Dave Andreychuk | LW | 75 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
26 | Patrik Elias | LW | 74 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
17 | Petr Sykora | RW | 58 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Brian Rolston | LW | 76 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Denis Pederson | C | 80 | 15 | 13 | 28 | −6 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Scott Stevens | D | 80 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
32 | Steve Thomas | LW | 55 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Lyle Odelein | D | 79 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 171 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
19 | Bob Carpenter | C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −4 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Jason Arnott† | C | 35 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
15 | John MacLean‡ | RW | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Doug Bodger† | D | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
12 | Bill Guerin‡ | RW | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Sheldon Souray | D | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Valeri Zelepukin‡ | LW | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Brendan Morrison | C | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
28 | Kevin Dean | D | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
6 | Brad Bombardir | D | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Sergei Brylin | LW | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Krzysztof Oliwa | LW | 73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 295 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
20 | Jay Pandolfo | LW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Martin Brodeur | G | 70 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | Scott Daniels | LW | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Peter Zezel‡ | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Ken Daneyko | D | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
1 | Mike Dunham | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7 | Vlastimil Kroupa | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Sasha Lakovic | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Richard Shulmistra† | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
31 | Peter Sidorkiewicz | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
33 | Reid Simpson‡ | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Ken Sutton‡ | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
edit- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Martin Brodeur | 70 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 1569 | 130 | 1.89 | .917 | 10 | 4128 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 164 | 12 | 1.97 | .927 | 0 | 366 |
1 | Mike Dunham | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 332 | 29 | 2.25 | .913 | 1 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Richard Shulmistra† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1.94 | .933 | 0 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 | .875 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
editAwards
editMartin Brodeur was a runner-up for the Vezina Trophy and Patrik Elias was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Patrik Elias (Forward) | [5] |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Martin Brodeur (Goaltender) | [5] | |
Scott Niedermayer (Defense) | |||
William M. Jennings Trophy | Martin Brodeur | [6] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Martin Brodeur | [7] |
Bobby Holik | |||
Jacques Lemaire (coach) | |||
Scott Niedermayer | |||
Scott Stevens | |||
Team | Devils' Players' Player | Doug Gilmour | [8] |
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero | Denis Pederson | [8] | |
Most Valuable Devil | Martin Brodeur | [8] | |
Three-Star Award | Martin Brodeur | [8] |
Milestones
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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25th shutout | Martin Brodeur | December 4, 1997 | [9] |
600th assist | Scott Stevens | February 7, 1998 | [10] |
Transactions
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Draft picks
editNew Jersey's picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena.[11]
Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (league) | Notes |
1 | 24 | Jean-Francois Damphousse | Canada | G | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | |
2 | 38 | Stanislav Gron | Slovakia | LW | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) | [a] |
3 | 78 | No third-round pick | [b] | |||
4 | 104 | Lucas Nehrling | Canada | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | |
5 | 131 | Jiri Bicek | Slovakia | LW | HC Košice (Slovakia) | |
6 | 159 | Sascha Goc | Germany | D | Schwenninger Wild Wings (Germany) | |
7 | 188 | Mathieu Benoit | Canada | RW | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) | |
8 | 215 | Scott Clemmensen | United States | G | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | |
9 | 241 | Jan Srdinko | Czech Republic | D | ? (Czech Republic) |
Media
editThis was the first season of television broadcast coverage on Fox Sports Net New York.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The Devils acquired the 1997 second-round pick from Ottawa for the Devils' 1997 third-round pick (used on Jani Hurme) and the Senators' 1997 third-round pick (used on Josh Langfeld) on June 21, 1997. The Devils had originally received the pick from Ottawa in a trade for Tom Chorske on October 5, 1995. Gron's game with the Devils is the only NHL game in his career. The Devils traded their original 1997 second-round pick, along with Jim Dowd, to Hartford in a trade for Jocelyn Lemieux and a 1998 second-round pick (later transferred to Dallas and used on John Erskine) on December 19, 1995.
- ^ The Devils traded their 1997 third-round pick (later transferred to Colorado and used on Ville Nieminen) to St. Louis for Esa Tikkanen on November 1, 1995.
References
edit- "New Jersey Devils 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "1997-98 New Jersey Devils Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ "1997-98 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "1997-98 New Jersey Devils Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "William M. Jennings Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1998". NHL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Levine, Mike (ed.), 2009-10 New Jersey Devils Media Guide, New Jersey Devils Hockey Club, p. 225
- ^ "Devils' Brodeur stops Penguins point-blank". Tampa Bay Times. December 5, 1997. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
Brodeur improved his NHL-leading goals-against average to 1.67 with his 25th career shutout.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (March 1, 1998). "HOCKEY; Devils Fall Behind, Squander a Lead and Wind Up Winning Anyway". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
SCOTT STEVENS, the Devils' captain, was honored by the National Hockey League before the game for registering his 600th assist earlier in the month.
- ^ "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.