1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
1998–99 record45–30–7
Home record23–13–5
Road record22–17–2
Goals for268
Goals against231
Team information
General managerKen Dryden
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre
Average attendance16,765
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Berezin (37)
AssistsMats Sundin (52)
PointsMats Sundin (83)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (198)
Plus/minusAlexander Karpovtsev (+38)
WinsCurtis Joseph (35)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.56)

The 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres.

Off-season

The Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.

Regular season

The 1998–99 season was a tremendous improvement for the Maple Leafs over the 1997–98 season and the team got plenty of help from its new members, including Bryan Berard, Sylvain Cote, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Karpovtsev (who led the NHL in plus-minus with +39, but was not eligible for the NHL Plus-Minus Award because he played just 58 games), Yanic Perreault and Steve Thomas (who finished second on the team in points, with 73). Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Pat Quinn replaced Mike Murphy as Toronto's head coach. Six Maple Leafs scored 20 or more goals. Toronto set a club record for most regular season wins (45) and earned 97 points to finish second in the Northeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. They led the NHL in most goals for, with 268, and were the only team to score 200 or more even-strength goals.[1]

On November 12, 1998, the Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 10–3 away.[2] Mats Sundin recorded a hat trick in the game, which was the first regular season game in which the Leafs had scored ten goals since February 17, 1989, when they defeated the New York Rangers 10–6 away.[3]

Maple Leaf Gardens

  • On February 13, 1999, the Maple Leafs ended a 67-year tradition when they played their last game at Maple Leaf Gardens. The team lost 6–2 to the Chicago Blackhawks. Former Maple Leaf Doug Gilmour scored a fluke goal in that game and notorious tough guy Bob Probert scored the final NHL goal in Gardens history in the game's third period. During the emotional post-game ceremony, legendary Canadian singer Anne Murray performed "The Maple Leaf Forever" while wearing a Toronto jersey. The Leafs were the last of the Original Six teams to leave their Original Six-era arena, three years after the Canadiens did so.

Air Canada Centre

Season standings

Northeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
12Ottawa Senators82442315239179892103
24Toronto Maple Leafs8245307268231109597
36Boston Bruins82393013214181118291
47Buffalo Sabres82372817207175156191
511Montreal Canadiens82323911184209129975

[4]

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Finals

The Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a Conference Final series. Buffalo, meanwhile, was in the third round for the second consecutive year. With the series victory, the Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 24 years.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1998–99 regular season[6]
October: 5–4–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 10, 19982–1Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 13, 19983–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 16, 19987–3@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)3–0–0Recap
4LOctober 17, 19981–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)3–1–0Recap
5TOctober 19, 19982–2 OTNashville Predators (1998–99)3–1–1Recap
6WOctober 23, 19985–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)4–1–1Recap
7WOctober 24, 19986–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)5–1–1Recap
8LOctober 26, 19980–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)5–2–1Recap
9LOctober 30, 19981–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)5–3–1Recap
10LOctober 31, 19983–6Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)5–4–1Recap
November: 8–5–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11WNovember 4, 19983–0Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)6–4–1Recap
12LNovember 5, 19981–4@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–5–1Recap
13TNovember 7, 19986–6 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)6–5–2Recap
14LNovember 9, 19981–3New York Islanders (1998–99)6–6–2Recap
15WNovember 11, 19983–2Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)7–6–2Recap
16WNovember 12, 199810–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)8–6–2Recap
17WNovember 14, 19982–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)9–6–2Recap
18LNovember 18, 19981–4@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)9–7–2Recap
19LNovember 20, 19981–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)9–8–2Recap
20WNovember 21, 19982–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)10–8–2Recap
21WNovember 23, 19983–2Calgary Flames (1998–99)11–8–2Recap
22WNovember 25, 19985–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)12–8–2Recap
23LNovember 27, 19983–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)12–9–2Recap
24WNovember 28, 19983–2 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)13–9–2Recap
December: 8–4–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 2, 19983–1Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)14–9–2Recap
26WDecember 5, 19984–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)15–9–2Recap
27LDecember 7, 19982–6@ New York Rangers (1998–99)15–10–2Recap
28WDecember 11, 19983–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–10–2Recap
29LDecember 12, 19980–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)16–11–2Recap
30WDecember 16, 19985–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)17–11–2Recap
31WDecember 19, 19987–4New York Rangers (1998–99)18–11–2Recap
32WDecember 21, 19987–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)19–11–2Recap
33LDecember 23, 19981–5Dallas Stars (1998–99)19–12–2Recap
34LDecember 26, 19981–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)19–13–2Recap
35WDecember 30, 19984–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)20–13–2Recap
36WDecember 31, 19984–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)21–13–2Recap
January: 7–4–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 2, 19992–5Washington Capitals (1998–99)21–14–2Recap
38WJanuary 4, 19995–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)22–14–2Recap
39LJanuary 7, 19991–2@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)22–15–2Recap
40WJanuary 9, 19996–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)23–15–2Recap
41WJanuary 12, 19994–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)24–15–2Recap
42TJanuary 13, 19993–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)24–15–3Recap
43WJanuary 16, 19994–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)25–15–3Recap
44LJanuary 18, 19992–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)25–16–3Recap
45WJanuary 20, 19996–4@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)26–16–3Recap
46WJanuary 21, 19994–2@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)27–16–3Recap
47LJanuary 28, 19990–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)27–17–3Recap
48WJanuary 30, 19995–3Washington Capitals (1998–99)28–17–3Recap
February: 6–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
49WFebruary 2, 19993–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)29–17–3Recap
50LFebruary 3, 19992–5@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)29–18–3Recap
51WFebruary 6, 19993–2@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)30–18–3Recap
52LFebruary 10, 19995–6Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)30–19–3Recap
53LFebruary 13, 19992–6Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)30–20–3Recap
54TFebruary 15, 19993–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)30–20–4Recap
55WFebruary 17, 19993–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)31–20–4Recap
56WFebruary 20, 19993–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1998–99)32–20–4Recap
57LFebruary 22, 19993–4@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)32–21–4Recap
58TFebruary 24, 19992–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)32–21–5Recap
59WFebruary 25, 19994–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)33–21–5Recap
60WFebruary 27, 19994–1Florida Panthers (1998–99)34–21–5Recap
March: 6–7–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 4–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61LMarch 3, 19992–5New Jersey Devils (1998–99)34–22–5Recap
62WMarch 4, 19994–0@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)35–22–5Recap
63LMarch 6, 19991–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)35–23–5Recap
64LMarch 8, 19992–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1998–99)35–24–5Recap
65WMarch 9, 19996–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)36–24–5Recap
66WMarch 11, 19992–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)37–24–5Recap
67LMarch 13, 19991–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)37–25–5Recap
68LMarch 17, 19991–4Boston Bruins (1998–99)37–26–5Recap
69WMarch 20, 19993–1New Jersey Devils (1998–99)38–26–5Recap
70LMarch 22, 19991–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)38–27–5Recap
71LMarch 24, 19995–8San Jose Sharks (1998–99)38–28–5Recap
72WMarch 26, 19997–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)39–28–5Recap
73TMarch 27, 19992–2 OTBoston Bruins (1998–99)39–28–6Recap
74WMarch 31, 19996–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)40–28–6Recap
April: 5–2–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75WApril 1, 19995–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)41–28–6Recap
76WApril 3, 19995–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)42–28–6Recap
77TApril 5, 19992–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1998–99)42–28–7Recap
78WApril 7, 19994–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)43–28–7Recap
79LApril 8, 19991–3@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)43–29–7Recap
80WApril 10, 19999–1Florida Panthers (1998–99)44–29–7Recap
81WApril 14, 19993–2 OTNew York Islanders (1998–99)45–29–7Recap
82LApril 17, 19992–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)45–30–7Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers – Maple Leafs win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 22, 19990–3Philadelphia FlyersFlyers lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 24, 19992–1Philadelphia FlyersSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 26, 19992–1@ Philadelphia FlyersMaple Leafs lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 28, 19992–5@ Philadelphia FlyersSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WApril 30, 19992–1 OTPhiladelphia FlyersMaple Leafs lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 2, 19991–0@ Philadelphia FlyersMaple Leafs win 4–2Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins – Maple Leafs win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 7, 19990–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 9, 19994–2Pittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 11, 19993–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 13, 19993–2 OT@ Pittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WMay 15, 19994–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMaple Leafs lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 17, 19994–3 OT@ Pittsburgh PenguinsMaple Leafs win 4–2Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 23, 19994–5Buffalo SabresSabres lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 25, 19996–3Buffalo SabresSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 27, 19992–4@ Buffalo SabresSabres lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 29, 19992–5@ Buffalo SabresSabres lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 31, 19992–4Buffalo SabresSabres win 4–1Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Maple Leafs only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Mats SundinC823152832258178816216
32Steve ThomasLW78284573263317639−112
94Sergei BerezinRW76372259161217661204
7Derek KingLW8124285215201613404
22Igor KorolevRW661334471146100000
20Mike JohnsonRW79202444133517325−14
11Steve SullivanC63202040122813336−314
19Fredrik ModinLW6716153114358000−26
10Garry ValkLW778212985317347−122
3Sylvain CoteD7952429222817213−310
36Dmitri YushkevichD7862228258817156722
52Alexander Karpovtsev†D5622527385214134−712
18Alyn McCauleyC399152472——————
28Tie DomiRW7281422519814022−124
15Tomas KaberleD57418223121403302
8Todd WarrinerLW5391019−628900002
34Bryan Berard†D385141972217189−108
44Yanic Perreault†C127815101217369−66
25Jason Smith‡D6021113−940——————
55Danny MarkovD57481254717066918
38Yannick TremblayD35279016——————
14Darby Hendrickson‡C35235−430——————
31Curtis JosephG670556170002
12Kris KingLW67224−1610517112−125
39Ladislav KohnRW1613414200005
16Lonny BohonosRW730334936932
2Dallas EakinsD18022324100000
33Chris McAllister†D200224396011−14
42Kevyn AdamsC1000007022−214
4Kevin DahlD300002——————
30Glenn HealyG9000010000
37Jason Podollan‡RW400000——————
29Felix Potvin‡G50000——————
35Jeff Reese†G20000——————
21Adam MairC——————5101−114

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Curtis Joseph673524719031712.56.910340011798440412.43.90711011
30Glenn Healy9630257272.97.8950546100500.001.000020
29Felix Potvin‡5320142193.81.8660299—————————
35Jeff Reese†21105184.53.8430106—————————

Awards and records

Awards

Curtis Joseph was a runner-up for the Lester B. Pearson Award and Vezina Trophy and Pat Quinn was a runner-up for the Jack Adams Award.[7]

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Curtis Joseph[lower-alpha 1] [9]
Mats Sundin
Team Molson Cup Curtis Joseph [10]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
500th game played Curtis Joseph February 10, 1999

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-99 season.

Trades

July 2, 1998 To Calgary Flames
David Cooper		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ladislav Kohn
October 14, 1998 To New York Rangers
Mathieu Schneider		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Alexander Karpovtsev
4th round pick in 1999 (Mirko Murovic)
January 9, 1999 To New York Islanders
Felix Potvin
6th round pick in 1999 (Fedor Fedorov)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan Berard
6th round pick in 1999 (Jan Socher)
February 16, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Darby Hendrickson		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris McAllister
February 17, 1999 To Florida Panthers
Jeff Ware		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
David Nemirovsky
March 23, 1999 To Edmonton Oilers
Jason Smith		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1999 (Jonathan Zion)
2nd round pick in 2000 (Kris Vernarsky)
March 23, 1999 To Los Angeles Kings
Jason Podollan
3rd round pick in 1999 (Cory Campbell)		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Yanic Perreault

Waivers

October 5, 1998 From St. Louis Blues
Kevin Dahl

Expansion Draft

June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Yannick Tremblay

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Steve ThomasNew Jersey Devils
Dallas EakinsFlorida Panthers
Curtis JosephEdmonton Oilers
Niklas AnderssonSan Jose Sharks
Garry ValkPittsburgh Penguins
Glen FeatherstoneChicago Wolves (IHL)
PlayerNew Team
Kelly FairchildDallas Stars
Mike CraigSan Jose Sharks
Marcel CousineauNew York Islanders
Wendel ClarkTampa Bay Lightning
Matt MartinDallas Stars

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[11]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
110Nik Antropov KazakhstanTorpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
235Petr Svoboda Czech RepublicBK Havlíčkův Brod (Czech Republic)
369Jamie Hodson CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
487Alexei Ponikarovsky UkraineDynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)
5126Morgan Warren CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6154Allan Rourke CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
7181Jonathan Gagnon CanadaCape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
8215Dwight Wolfe CanadaHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8228Michal Travnicek Czech RepublicChemopetrol Litvínov (Czech Republic)
9236Sergei Rostov RussiaDynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)

Notes

  1. ↑ Joseph did not play and was replaced by Ron Tugnutt of the Ottawa Senators.[8]

References

  • "Toronto Maple Leafs 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  • "1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  1. ↑ "1998-99 NHL Summary | Hockey-Reference.com".
  2. ↑ "Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — November 12, 1998 | Hockey-Reference.com".
  3. ↑ "Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers Box Score — February 17, 1989 | Hockey-Reference.com".
  4. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  5. ↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. 1 2 "1998-99 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
  8. ↑ "Lindros Gets All-Star Start - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
  11. ↑ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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