The 1997–98Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' fifthseason. After making the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1997, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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Regular seasonedit
The Panthers' penalty kill struggled during the regular season and they allowed the most power-play goals in the NHL (82) and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (79.65%). They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins for the most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.[1]
On November 26, 1997, the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10-5.[2] Veteran forward Ray Sheppard had a hat trick in the game. It was the first time in franchise history that the Panthers had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game.[3] It also came exactly one year after the last NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game, as the Edmonton Oilers had defeated their provincial rival Calgary Flames on the road by a score of 10-1 on November 26, 1996.[4]
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^"Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames Box Score — November 26, 1996".
^"1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
^"1997-98 Florida Panthers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^"MULLER TO PLAY 1,000TH GAME". Sun Sentinel. January 14, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
^"1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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The 1997 98 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers fifth season After making the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1997 the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs 1997 98 Florida PanthersDivision6th AtlanticConference12th Eastern1997 98 record24 43 15Home record11 24 6Road record13 19 9Goals for203Goals against256Team informationGeneral managerBryan MurrayCoachDoug MacLean Oct Nov Bryan Murray Nov Apr CaptainScott MellanbyArenaMiami ArenaAverage attendance14 703Minor league affiliate s Beast of New HavenTallahassee Tiger SharksPort Huron Border CatsTeam leadersGoalsRay Whitney 32 AssistsRobert Svehla 34 PointsRay Whitney 61 Penalty minutesPaul Laus 263 Plus minusRay Whitney 10 WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck 18 Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck 2 87 1996 971998 99 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 3 Schedule and results 4 Player statistics 4 1 Scoring 4 2 Goaltending 5 Awards and records 5 1 Milestones 6 Transactions 7 Draft picks 8 See also 9 Notes 10 ReferencesOffseason editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Regular season editThe Panthers penalty kill struggled during the regular season and they allowed the most power play goals in the NHL 82 and had the lowest penalty kill percentage 79 65 They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins for the most short handed goals allowed with 16 1 On November 26 1997 the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10 5 2 Veteran forward Ray Sheppard had a hat trick in the game It was the first time in franchise history that the Panthers had scored 10 goals in a regular season game 3 It also came exactly one year after the last NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular season game as the Edmonton Oilers had defeated their provincial rival Calgary Flames on the road by a score of 10 1 on November 26 1996 4 Final standings edit Atlantic Division No GP W L T GF GA Pts1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 23 11 225 166 1072 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 29 11 242 193 953 Washington Capitals 82 40 30 12 219 202 924 New York Islanders 82 30 41 11 212 225 715 New York Rangers 82 25 39 18 197 231 686 Florida Panthers 82 24 43 15 203 256 637 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 151 269 44Eastern Conference 5 R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 48 23 11 225 166 1072 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 40 24 18 228 188 983 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 42 29 11 242 193 954 Washington Capitals ATL 82 40 30 12 219 202 925 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 221 194 916 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 36 29 17 211 187 897 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 37 32 13 235 208 878 Ottawa Senators NE 82 34 33 15 193 200 839 Carolina Hurricanes NE 82 33 41 8 200 219 7410 New York Islanders ATL 82 30 41 11 212 225 7111 New York Rangers ATL 82 25 39 18 197 231 6812 Florida Panthers ATL 82 24 43 15 203 256 6313 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 17 55 10 151 269 44Divisions ATL Atlantic NE Northeastbold Qualified for playoffsSchedule and results edit1997 98 regular season 6 October 3 6 3 home 1 2 2 road 2 4 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap1 L October 1 1997 1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 0 1 0 Recap2 W October 4 1997 5 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 1 1 0 Recap3 L October 11 1997 3 5 St Louis Blues 1997 98 1 2 0 Recap4 T October 13 1997 2 2 OT New York Islanders 1997 98 1 2 1 Recap5 W October 15 1997 2 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 98 2 2 1 Recap6 L October 16 1997 0 4 Dallas Stars 1997 98 2 3 1 Recap7 L October 19 1997 1 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 2 4 1 Recap8 L October 22 1997 0 3 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 2 5 1 Recap9 T October 23 1997 2 2 OT Ottawa Senators 1997 98 2 5 2 Recap10 W October 25 1997 5 4 Boston Bruins 1997 98 3 5 2 Recap11 T October 28 1997 2 2 OT Los Angeles Kings 1997 98 3 5 3 Recap12 L October 30 1997 2 5 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 3 6 3 RecapNovember 5 7 2 home 2 7 1 road 3 0 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap13 L November 1 1997 3 4 OT Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 3 7 3 Recap14 L November 5 1997 2 4 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 3 8 3 Recap15 W November 6 1997 4 2 Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 4 8 3 Recap16 W November 9 1997 3 2 Washington Capitals 1997 98 5 8 3 Recap17 T November 12 1997 2 2 OT New York Islanders 1997 98 5 8 4 Recap18 L November 14 1997 2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 5 9 4 Recap19 W November 15 1997 1 0 New York Islanders 1997 98 6 9 4 Recap20 L November 18 1997 1 3 New York Rangers 1997 98 6 10 4 Recap21 L November 20 1997 1 2 Calgary Flames 1997 98 6 11 4 Recap22 W November 22 1997 2 1 OT New Jersey Devils 1997 98 7 11 4 Recap23 L November 23 1997 2 5 Washington Capitals 1997 98 7 12 4 Recap24 W November 26 1997 10 5 Boston Bruins 1997 98 8 12 4 Recap25 L November 28 1997 2 3 Colorado Avalanche 1997 98 8 13 4 Recap26 T November 30 1997 1 1 OT New York Rangers 1997 98 8 13 5 RecapDecember 6 7 1 home 1 4 1 road 5 3 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap27 L December 1 1997 2 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1997 98 8 14 5 Recap28 L December 5 1997 2 3 OT Washington Capitals 1997 98 8 15 5 Recap29 W December 7 1997 5 4 Washington Capitals 1997 98 9 15 5 Recap30 W December 10 1997 5 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 10 15 5 Recap31 W December 12 1997 4 3 New York Rangers 1997 98 11 15 5 Recap32 L December 13 1997 1 4 New York Islanders 1997 98 11 16 5 Recap33 L December 15 1997 2 6 Boston Bruins 1997 98 11 17 5 Recap34 L December 17 1997 2 4 New York Rangers 1997 98 11 18 5 Recap35 W December 18 1997 4 0 Washington Capitals 1997 98 12 18 5 Recap36 L December 20 1997 0 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 12 19 5 Recap37 L December 23 1997 2 3 St Louis Blues 1997 98 12 20 5 Recap38 W December 26 1997 5 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 13 20 5 Recap39 W December 27 1997 6 2 New York Islanders 1997 98 14 20 5 Recap40 T December 30 1997 2 2 OT San Jose Sharks 1997 98 14 20 6 RecapJanuary 4 5 5 home 4 0 1 road 0 5 4 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap41 W January 1 1998 2 1 OT New Jersey Devils 1997 98 15 20 6 Recap42 T January 2 1998 2 2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 98 15 20 7 Recap43 T January 4 1998 3 3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1997 98 15 20 8 Recap44 L January 7 1998 2 3 Edmonton Oilers 1997 98 15 21 8 Recap45 T January 9 1998 3 3 OT Calgary Flames 1997 98 15 21 9 Recap46 T January 10 1998 2 2 OT Vancouver Canucks 1997 98 15 21 10 Recap47 L January 12 1998 1 3 Colorado Avalanche 1997 98 15 22 10 Recap48 L January 14 1998 2 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1997 98 15 23 10 Recap49 L January 21 1998 3 8 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1997 98 15 24 10 Recap50 L January 22 1998 1 3 Los Angeles Kings 1997 98 15 25 10 Recap51 T January 24 1998 1 1 OT San Jose Sharks 1997 98 15 25 11 Recap52 W January 27 1998 3 0 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 16 25 11 Recap53 W January 29 1998 3 2 Dallas Stars 1997 98 17 25 11 Recap54 W January 31 1998 2 0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 98 18 25 11 RecapFebruary 0 4 1 home 0 2 1 road 0 2 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap55 L February 1 1998 2 5 Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 18 26 11 Recap56 T February 3 1998 1 1 OT Detroit Red Wings 1997 98 18 26 12 Recap57 L February 7 1998 2 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1997 98 18 27 12 Recap58 L February 25 1998 2 3 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 18 28 12 Recap59 L February 27 1998 1 3 Detroit Red Wings 1997 98 18 29 12 RecapMarch 3 10 0 home 1 5 0 road 2 5 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap60 L March 4 1998 3 4 New York Rangers 1997 98 18 30 12 Recap61 L March 7 1998 3 6 Washington Capitals 1997 98 18 31 12 Recap62 L March 9 1998 1 6 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 18 32 12 Recap63 L March 11 1998 3 5 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 18 33 12 Recap64 L March 13 1998 0 4 Edmonton Oilers 1997 98 18 34 12 Recap65 L March 15 1998 4 8 Chicago Blackhawks 1997 98 18 35 12 Recap66 L March 17 1998 2 4 Vancouver Canucks 1997 98 18 36 12 Recap67 L March 19 1998 1 6 Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 18 37 12 Recap68 L March 21 1998 1 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 98 18 38 12 Recap69 L March 23 1998 3 5 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 18 39 12 Recap70 W March 26 1998 5 4 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 19 39 12 Recap71 W March 28 1998 3 2 OT Boston Bruins 1997 98 20 39 12 Recap72 W March 29 1998 4 0 Chicago Blackhawks 1997 98 21 39 12 RecapApril 3 4 3 home 2 4 0 road 1 0 3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap73 L April 1 1998 3 4 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 21 40 12 Recap74 W April 4 1998 4 1 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 22 40 12 Recap75 W April 5 1998 3 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 23 40 12 Recap76 L April 7 1998 1 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1997 98 23 41 12 Recap77 W April 9 1998 3 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 24 41 12 Recap78 T April 11 1998 3 3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 24 41 13 Recap79 T April 12 1998 5 5 OT New Jersey Devils 1997 98 24 41 14 Recap80 L April 14 1998 2 3 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 24 42 14 Recap81 L April 16 1998 3 7 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 24 43 14 Recap82 T April 18 1998 2 2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 98 24 43 15 RecapLegend Win 2 points Loss 0 points Tie 1 point 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 Panthers only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Panthers only Regular seasonNo Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM14 Ray Whitney LW 68 32 29 61 10 2815 Dave Gagner C 78 20 28 48 21 5524 Robert Svehla D 79 9 34 43 3 11327 Scott Mellanby RW 79 15 24 39 14 12719 Radek Dvorak RW 64 12 24 36 1 3326 Ray Sheppard RW 61 14 17 31 13 219 Kirk Muller LW 70 8 21 29 14 5411 Bill Lindsay RW 82 12 16 28 2 8025 Viktor Kozlov C 46 12 11 23 1 1455 Ed Jovanovski D 81 9 14 23 12 15851 David Nemirovsky RW 41 9 12 21 3 817 Steve Washburn C 58 11 8 19 6 325 Gord Murphy D 79 6 11 17 3 4622 Dino Ciccarelli RW 28 5 11 16 2 2821 Tom Fitzgerald RW 69 10 5 15 4 5744 Rob Niedermayer C 33 8 7 15 9 4123 Chris Wells C 61 5 10 15 4 473 Paul Laus D 77 0 11 11 5 29310 a Esa Tikkanen LW 28 1 8 9 7 162 Terry Carkner D 74 1 7 8 6 636 Jeff Norton D 19 0 7 7 7 1829 Johan Garpenlov LW 39 2 3 5 6 87 Rhett Warrener D 79 0 4 4 16 9934 John Vanbiesbrouck G 60 0 3 3 612 Jody Hull RW 21 2 0 2 1 416 Ryan Johnson C 10 0 2 2 4 08 Dallas Eakins D 23 0 1 1 1 4412 Chris Allen D 1 0 0 0 0 230 Mark Fitzpatrick G 12 0 0 0 24 John Jakopin D 2 0 0 0 3 410 Dave Lowry LW 7 0 0 0 1 21 Kirk McLean G 7 0 0 0 01 Kevin Weekes G 11 0 0 0 028 Peter Worrell LW 19 0 0 0 4 153Goaltending edit Joined team via a transaction e g trade waivers signing during the season Stats reflect time with the Panthers only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Panthers only Regular seasonNo Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI34 John Vanbiesbrouck 60 18 29 11 1638 165 2 87 899 4 34511 Kirk McLean 7 4 2 1 207 22 3 25 894 0 40630 Mark Fitzpatrick 12 2 7 2 265 32 3 00 879 1 6401 Kevin Weekes 11 0 5 1 247 32 3 96 870 0 485Awards and records editMilestones edit Milestone Player Date Ref1 000th game played Kirk Muller January 14 1998 7 Transactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Draft picks editFlorida s draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 8 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 20 Mike Brown nbsp Canada Red Deer Rebels WHL 2 47 Kristian Huselius nbsp Sweden Farjestad BK Sweden 3 56 Vratislav Cech nbsp Czech Republic Kitchener Rangers OHL 3 74 Nick Smith nbsp Canada Barrie Colts OHL 4 95 Ivan Novoseltsev nbsp Russia Krylya Sovetov Russia 5 127 Pat Parthenais nbsp United States Detroit Whalers OHL 6 155 Keith Delaney nbsp Canada Barrie Colts OHL 7 183 Tyler Palmer nbsp Canada Lake Superior State University CCHA 8 211 Doug Schueller nbsp United States Twin Cities Vulcans USHL 9 237 Benoit Cote nbsp United States Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL See also edit1997 98 NHL seasonNotes edit Tikkanen wore number 97 in his first 14 games References edit Florida Panthers 1997 98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved July 2 2023 1997 98 Florida Panthers Roster Stats Injuries Scores Results Shootouts Hockey Reference com Retrieved July 2 2023 1997 98 NHL Summary Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers Box Score November 26 1997 FLA Records records nhl com Retrieved July 2 2023 Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames Box Score November 26 1996 1997 1998 Conference Standings National Hockey League Retrieved July 4 2014 1997 98 Florida Panthers Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved July 2 2023 MULLER TO PLAY 1 000TH GAME Sun Sentinel January 14 1998 Retrieved July 8 2023 1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved July 9 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 98 Florida Panthers season amp oldid 1172527370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,