The 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's sixth season of operation. The Lightning missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
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On October 26, head coach Terry Crisp was fired after a 2–7–2 start and Paul Ysebaert’s tenure as team captain ended.[1][2] Assistant coach Rick Paterson served as interim head coach until Jacques Demers was hired as the team’s new head coach on November 12.[3] Demers named Mikael Renberg the team’s new captain on November 19.[4]
The Lightning struggled offensively during the regular season, being shut out a league-high 11 times (tied with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) and finishing 26th in goals scored (151), power-play goals scored (33) and power-play percentage (9.35%). The 9.35% power play was the lowest in NHL history in one season by any team until the 2020-21 Anaheim Ducks surpassed it with an 8.94% power play efficiency.[5]
Tampa Bay set team records for the longest losing streak, 13 games from January 3 to February 2, and the longest winless streak, 16 games from October 10 to November 17 and January 2 to February 5.[8][9]
Transactionsedit
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The 1997 98 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning s sixth season of operation The Lightning missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year 1997 98 Tampa Bay LightningDivision7th AtlanticConference13th Eastern1997 98 record17 55 10Home record11 23 7Road record6 32 3Goals for151Goals against269Team informationGeneral managerPhil EspositoCoachTerry Crisp Oct Rick Paterson Oct Nov Jacques Demers Nov Apr CaptainPaul Ysebaert Oct Mikael Renberg Nov Apr Alternate captainsJamie Huscroft Oct Mar Rob ZamunerArenaIce PalaceAverage attendance13 866Minor league affiliate s Adirondack Red WingsChesapeake IcebreakersTeam leadersGoalsMikael Renberg 16 Alexander Selivanov 16 AssistsPaul Ysebaert 27 PointsPaul Ysebaert 40 Penalty minutesLouie DeBrusk 166 Plus minusJody Hull 2 WinsMark Fitzpatrick 7 Goals against averageDaren Puppa 2 72 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 Records 6 Transactions 7 Draft picks 8 See also 9 ReferencesOffseason editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Regular season editOn October 26 head coach Terry Crisp was fired after a 2 7 2 start and Paul Ysebaert s tenure as team captain ended 1 2 Assistant coach Rick Paterson served as interim head coach until Jacques Demers was hired as the team s new head coach on November 12 3 Demers named Mikael Renberg the team s new captain on November 19 4 The Lightning struggled offensively during the regular season being shut out a league high 11 times tied with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and finishing 26th in goals scored 151 power play goals scored 33 and power play percentage 9 35 The 9 35 power play was the lowest in NHL history in one season by any team until the 2020 21 Anaheim Ducks surpassed it with an 8 94 power play efficiency 5 Final standings edit Atlantic Division No CR GP W L T GF GA Pts 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 Eastern Conference 6 R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts 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 44Divisions ATL Atlantic NE Northeastbold Qualified for playoffsSchedule and results edit1997 98 regular season 7 October 2 9 2 home 1 4 1 road 1 5 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 W October 1 1997 4 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 1 0 0 Recap 2 L October 3 1997 3 4 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 1 1 0 Recap 3 T October 5 1997 1 1 OT Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 1 1 1 Recap 4 W October 9 1997 4 1 Chicago Blackhawks 1997 98 2 1 1 Recap 5 L October 10 1997 0 3 Detroit Red Wings 1997 98 2 2 1 Recap 6 L October 15 1997 1 2 Florida Panthers 1997 98 2 3 1 Recap 7 L October 17 1997 1 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 2 4 1 Recap 8 L October 18 1997 0 5 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 2 5 1 Recap 9 L October 21 1997 1 7 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 2 6 1 Recap 10 T October 23 1997 2 2 OT Boston Bruins 1997 98 2 6 2 Recap 11 L October 24 1997 3 4 New York Rangers 1997 98 2 7 2 Recap 12 L October 26 1997 1 3 Los Angeles Kings 1997 98 2 8 2 Recap 13 L October 29 1997 2 5 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 2 9 2 Recap November 2 8 2 home 2 1 2 road 0 7 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 14 L November 5 1997 2 5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1997 98 2 10 2 Recap 15 L November 6 1997 2 5 Los Angeles Kings 1997 98 2 11 2 Recap 16 L November 8 1997 1 3 San Jose Sharks 1997 98 2 12 2 Recap 17 L November 11 1997 2 5 Phoenix Coyotes 1997 98 2 13 2 Recap 18 L November 14 1997 1 4 New York Islanders 1997 98 2 14 2 Recap 19 L November 16 1997 2 3 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 2 15 2 Recap 20 L November 17 1997 1 4 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 2 16 2 Recap 21 W November 19 1997 6 3 New York Rangers 1997 98 3 16 2 Recap 22 W November 22 1997 4 3 Calgary Flames 1997 98 4 16 2 Recap 23 T November 26 1997 3 3 OT Colorado Avalanche 1997 98 4 16 3 Recap 24 L November 28 1997 0 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 4 17 3 Recap 25 T November 29 1997 3 3 OT Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 4 17 4 Recap December 5 6 3 home 4 1 2 road 1 5 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 26 W December 3 1997 2 1 Phoenix Coyotes 1997 98 5 17 4 Recap 27 L December 5 1997 0 4 Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 5 18 4 Recap 28 L December 6 1997 2 4 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 5 19 4 Recap 29 L December 10 1997 0 3 Dallas Stars 1997 98 5 20 4 Recap 30 W December 13 1997 3 1 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 6 20 4 Recap 31 L December 14 1997 0 3 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 6 21 4 Recap 32 T December 16 1997 1 1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 6 21 5 Recap 33 W December 17 1997 2 0 Boston Bruins 1997 98 7 21 5 Recap 34 T December 20 1997 2 2 OT New York Rangers 1997 98 7 21 6 Recap 35 T December 22 1997 2 2 OT St Louis Blues 1997 98 7 21 7 Recap 36 L December 23 1997 1 4 New York Rangers 1997 98 7 22 7 Recap 37 L December 27 1997 1 3 Boston Bruins 1997 98 7 23 7 Recap 38 W December 29 1997 2 1 San Jose Sharks 1997 98 8 23 7 Recap 39 W December 31 1997 2 0 New York Rangers 1997 98 9 23 7 Recap January 0 12 1 home 0 7 1 road 0 5 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 40 T January 2 1998 2 2 OT Florida Panthers 1997 98 9 23 8 Recap 41 L January 3 1998 1 4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1997 98 9 24 8 Recap 42 L January 7 1998 2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 1997 98 9 25 8 Recap 43 L January 9 1998 1 4 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 9 26 8 Recap 44 L January 11 1998 2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 9 27 8 Recap 45 L January 12 1998 3 6 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 9 28 8 Recap 46 L January 14 1998 1 7 New York Islanders 1997 98 9 29 8 Recap 47 L January 21 1998 2 3 OT Washington Capitals 1997 98 9 30 8 Recap 48 L January 23 1998 1 4 Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 9 31 8 Recap 49 L January 24 1998 2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 1997 98 9 32 8 Recap 50 L January 26 1998 1 2 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 9 33 8 Recap 51 L January 28 1998 2 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 9 34 8 Recap 52 L January 31 1998 0 2 Florida Panthers 1997 98 9 35 8 Recap February 3 3 1 home 1 3 0 road 2 0 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 53 L February 2 1998 3 7 Buffalo Sabres 1997 98 9 36 8 Recap 54 T February 4 1998 3 3 OT Carolina Hurricanes 1997 98 9 36 9 Recap 55 L February 5 1998 4 5 Detroit Red Wings 1997 98 9 37 9 Recap 56 W February 7 1998 4 3 Washington Capitals 1997 98 10 37 9 Recap 57 W February 25 1998 4 3 Washington Capitals 1997 98 11 37 9 Recap 58 L February 26 1998 1 4 New Jersey Devils 1997 98 11 38 9 Recap 59 W February 28 1998 5 2 Washington Capitals 1997 98 12 38 9 Recap March 5 8 0 home 3 2 0 road 2 6 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 60 L March 3 1998 1 2 Calgary Flames 1997 98 12 39 9 Recap 61 L March 4 1998 2 4 Edmonton Oilers 1997 98 12 40 9 Recap 62 L March 7 1998 2 5 Vancouver Canucks 1997 98 12 41 9 Recap 63 W March 9 1998 2 1 Colorado Avalanche 1997 98 13 41 9 Recap 64 L March 11 1998 0 2 Edmonton Oilers 1997 98 13 42 9 Recap 65 W March 14 1998 1 0 Chicago Blackhawks 1997 98 14 42 9 Recap 66 L March 16 1998 3 4 OT Boston Bruins 1997 98 14 43 9 Recap 67 W March 18 1998 4 2 Vancouver Canucks 1997 98 15 43 9 Recap 68 W March 21 1998 5 1 Florida Panthers 1997 98 16 43 9 Recap 69 L March 25 1998 1 2 OT Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 16 44 9 Recap 70 L March 26 1998 2 3 St Louis Blues 1997 98 16 45 9 Recap 71 L March 28 1998 2 8 Montreal Canadiens 1997 98 16 46 9 Recap 72 W March 30 1998 3 1 New York Rangers 1997 98 17 46 9 Recap April 0 9 1 home 0 5 1 road 0 4 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 73 L April 1 1998 0 4 New York Islanders 1997 98 17 47 9 Recap 74 L April 2 1998 1 4 Washington Capitals 1997 98 17 48 9 Recap 75 L April 4 1998 1 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 17 49 9 Recap 76 L April 6 1998 0 3 New York Islanders 1997 98 17 50 9 Recap 77 L April 8 1998 1 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1997 98 17 51 9 Recap 78 L April 11 1998 1 5 Dallas Stars 1997 98 17 52 9 Recap 79 L April 13 1998 2 3 Ottawa Senators 1997 98 17 53 9 Recap 80 L April 15 1998 1 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1997 98 17 54 9 Recap 81 L April 16 1998 0 4 New York Islanders 1997 98 17 55 9 Recap 82 T April 18 1998 2 2 OT Florida Panthers 1997 98 17 55 10 Recap Legend 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 Lightning only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Lightning only Regular season No Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM 15 Paul Ysebaert C 82 13 27 40 43 32 20 Mikael Renberg RW 68 16 22 38 37 34 29 Alexander Selivanov RW 70 16 19 35 38 85 7 Rob Zamuner LW 77 14 12 26 31 41 18 Daymond Langkow C 68 8 14 22 9 62 44 Stephane Richer RW 26 9 11 20 7 36 22 Dino Ciccarelli RW 34 11 6 17 14 42 24 Jason Wiemer C 67 8 9 17 9 132 34 Mikael Andersson LW 72 6 11 17 4 29 44 Roman Hamrlik D 37 3 12 15 18 22 16 Darcy Tucker RW 35 6 8 14 8 89 14 Karl Dykhuis D 78 5 9 14 8 110 6 Jeff Norton D 37 4 6 10 25 26 64 Jason Bonsignore C 35 2 8 10 11 22 4 Cory Cross D 74 3 6 9 24 77 28 Patrick Poulin C 44 2 7 9 3 19 5 Igor Ulanov D 45 2 7 9 5 85 33 Yves Racine D 60 0 8 8 23 41 19 Brian Bradley C 14 2 5 7 9 6 21 Jody Hull RW 28 2 4 6 2 4 23 Bryan Marchment D 22 2 4 6 3 43 79 Vladimir Vujtek LW 30 2 4 6 2 16 6 David Wilkie D 29 1 5 6 21 17 17 Brent Peterson LW 19 5 0 5 2 2 10 Sandy McCarthy RW 14 0 5 5 1 71 11 Steve Kelly C 24 2 1 3 9 15 5 Jassen Cullimore D 25 1 2 3 4 22 36 Louie DeBrusk LW 54 1 2 3 2 166 3 Pavel Kubina D 10 1 2 3 1 22 9 Jeff Toms C 13 1 2 3 6 7 8 Jamie Huscroft D 44 0 3 3 4 122 62 Andrei Nazarov LW 14 1 1 2 9 58 10 Paul Brousseau RW 11 0 2 2 0 27 27 David Shaw D 14 0 2 2 2 12 28 Corey Spring RW 8 1 0 1 1 10 21 Mick Vukota RW 42 1 0 1 0 116 30 Mark Fitzpatrick G 34 0 1 1 14 2 Mike McBain D 27 0 1 1 10 8 1 Zac Bierk G 13 0 0 0 0 39 Enrico Ciccone D 12 0 0 0 3 45 25 Allan Egeland C 8 0 0 0 0 9 16 Troy Mallette LW 3 0 0 0 0 7 93 Daren Puppa G 26 0 0 0 6 32 Corey Schwab G 16 0 0 0 2 35 Derek Wilkinson G 8 0 0 0 0 Goaltending edit Joined team via a transaction e g trade waivers signing during the season Stats reflect time with the Lightning only Regular season No Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI 30 Mark Fitzpatrick 34 7 24 1 975 102 3 16 895 1 1938 93 Daren Puppa 26 5 14 6 660 66 2 72 900 0 1456 32 Corey Schwab 16 2 9 1 370 40 2 92 892 1 821 35 Derek Wilkinson 8 2 4 1 148 17 3 28 885 0 311 1 Zac Bierk 13 1 4 1 210 30 4 16 857 0 433Awards and records editRecords edit Tampa Bay set team records for the longest losing streak 13 games from January 3 to February 2 and the longest winless streak 16 games from October 10 to November 17 and January 2 to February 5 8 9 Transactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Draft picks editTampa Bay s draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 10 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 7 Paul Mara nbsp United States Sudbury Wolves OHL 2 33 Kyle Kos nbsp Canada Red Deer Rebels WHL 3 61 Matt Elich nbsp United States Windsor Spitfires OHL 5 108 Mark Thompson nbsp Canada Regina Pats WHL 5 109 Jan Sulc nbsp Czech Republic HC Chemopetrol Jr Czech Republic 5 112 Karel Betik nbsp Czech Republic Kelowna Rockets WHL 6 153 Andrei Skopintsev nbsp Russia TPS Finland 7 168 Justin Jack nbsp Canada Kelowna Rockets WHL 7 170 Eero Somervuori nbsp Finland Jokerit Finland 7 185 Samuel St Pierre nbsp Canada Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 8 198 Shawn Skolney nbsp Canada Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 9 224 Paul Comrie nbsp Canada University of Denver WCHA See also edit1997 98 NHL seasonReferences edit Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved July 3 2023 1997 98 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster Stats Injuries Scores Results Shootouts Hockey Reference com Retrieved July 3 2023 Jones Tom October 27 1997 Crisp is out as Lightning coach Tampa Bay Times Retrieved July 3 2023 Buckley Tim December 4 1997 Ysebaert No letter no worry Tampa Bay Times Retrieved July 3 2023 Jones Tom November 13 1997 Demers Takes His Shot Tampa Bay Times Retrieved July 3 2023 Jones Tom November 20 1997 Captain II Renberg gets another chance Tampa Bay Times Retrieved July 3 2023 1997 98 NHL Summary 1997 1998 Conference Standings National Hockey League Retrieved July 4 2014 1997 98 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved July 3 2023 TBL Records Longest Losing Streaks Season records nhl com Retrieved July 8 2023 TBL Records Longest Winless Streaks Season records nhl com 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 Tampa Bay Lightning season amp oldid 1222249651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,