1997–98 Florida Panthers season

1997–98 Florida Panthers
1997–98 Florida Panthers
Division	6th Atlantic
Conference	12th Eastern
1997–98 record	24–43–15
Goals for	203
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Bryan Murray
Coach	Doug MacLean,; Bryan Murray (interim)
Captain	Scott Mellanby
Arena	Miami Arena
Average attendance	14,703
Minor league affiliate(s)	Beast of New Haven; Tallahassee Tiger Sharks; Port Huron Border Cats
Team leaders
Goals	Ray Whitney (32)
Assists	Robert Svehla (34)
Points	Ray Whitney (61)
Penalty minutes	Paul Laus (263)
Plus/minus	Ray Whitney (+10)
Wins	John Vanbiesbrouck (18)
Goals against average	John Vanbiesbrouck (2.87)

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.

Offseason

Regular season

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]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	New Jersey Devils	82	48	23	11	225	166	107
2	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	242	193	95
3	Washington Capitals	82	40	30	12	219	202	92
4	New York Islanders	82	30	41	11	212	225	71
5	New York Rangers	82	25	39	18	197	231	68
6	Florida Panthers	82	24	43	15	203	256	63
7	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	17	55	10	151	269	44

Eastern Conference[5]
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	44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 1, 1997	1–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	0–1–0
2	W	October 4, 1997	5–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	1–1–0
3	L	October 11, 1997	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	1–2–0
4	T	October 13, 1997	2–2 OT	New York Islanders (1997–98)	1–2–1
5	W	October 15, 1997	2–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	2–2–1
6	L	October 16, 1997	0–4	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	2–3–1
7	L	October 19, 1997	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	2–4–1
8	L	October 22, 1997	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	2–5–1
9	T	October 23, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	2–5–2
10	W	October 25, 1997	5–4	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	3–5–2
11	T	October 28, 1997	2–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	3–5–3
12	L	October 30, 1997	2–5	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	3–6–3
13	L	November 1, 1997	3–4 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	3–7–3
14	L	November 5, 1997	2–4	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	3–8–3
15	W	November 6, 1997	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	4–8–3
16	W	November 9, 1997	3–2	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	5–8–3
17	T	November 12, 1997	2–2 OT	New York Islanders (1997–98)	5–8–4
18	L	November 14, 1997	2–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	5–9–4
19	W	November 15, 1997	1–0	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	6–9–4
20	L	November 18, 1997	1–3	New York Rangers (1997–98)	6–10–4
21	L	November 20, 1997	1–2	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	6–11–4
22	W	November 22, 1997	2–1 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	7–11–4
23	L	November 23, 1997	2–5	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	7–12–4
24	W	November 26, 1997	10–5	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	8–12–4
25	L	November 28, 1997	2–3	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	8–13–4
26	T	November 30, 1997	1–1 OT	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	8–13–5
27	L	December 1, 1997	2–3	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	8–14–5
28	L	December 5, 1997	2–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	8–15–5
29	W	December 7, 1997	5–4	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	9–15–5
30	W	December 10, 1997	5–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	10–15–5
31	W	December 12, 1997	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	11–15–5
32	L	December 13, 1997	1–4	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	11–16–5
33	L	December 15, 1997	2–6	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	11–17–5
34	L	December 17, 1997	2–4	New York Rangers (1997–98)	11–18–5
35	W	December 18, 1997	4–0	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	12–18–5
36	L	December 20, 1997	0–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	12–19–5
37	L	December 23, 1997	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	12–20–5
38	W	December 26, 1997	5–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	13–20–5
39	W	December 27, 1997	6–2	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	14–20–5
40	T	December 30, 1997	2–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	14–20–6
41	W	January 1, 1998	2–1 OT	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	15–20–6
42	T	January 2, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	15–20–7
43	T	January 4, 1998	3–3 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	15–20–8
44	L	January 7, 1998	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	15–21–8
45	T	January 9, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	15–21–9
46	T	January 10, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	15–21–10
47	L	January 12, 1998	1–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	15–22–10
48	L	January 14, 1998	2–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	15–23–10
49	L	January 21, 1998	3–8	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	15–24–10
50	L	January 22, 1998	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	15–25–10
51	T	January 24, 1998	1–1 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	15–25–11
52	W	January 27, 1998	3–0	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	16–25–11
53	W	January 29, 1998	3–2	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	17–25–11
54	W	January 31, 1998	2–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	18–25–11
55	L	February 1, 1998	2–5	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	18–26–11
56	T	February 3, 1998	1–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	18–26–12
57	L	February 7, 1998	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	18–27–12
58	L	February 25, 1998	2–3	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	18–28–12
59	L	February 27, 1998	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	18–29–12
60	L	March 4, 1998	3–4	New York Rangers (1997–98)	18–30–12
61	L	March 7, 1998	3–6	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	18–31–12
62	L	March 9, 1998	1–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	18–32–12
63	L	March 11, 1998	3–5	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	18–33–12
64	L	March 13, 1998	0–4	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	18–34–12
65	L	March 15, 1998	4–8	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	18–35–12
66	L	March 17, 1998	2–4	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	18–36–12
67	L	March 19, 1998	1–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	18–37–12
68	L	March 21, 1998	1–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	18–38–12
69	L	March 23, 1998	3–5	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	18–39–12
70	W	March 26, 1998	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	19–39–12
71	W	March 28, 1998	3–2 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	20–39–12
72	W	March 29, 1998	4–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	21–39–12
73	L	April 1, 1998	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	21–40–12
74	W	April 4, 1998	4–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	22–40–12
75	W	April 5, 1998	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	23–40–12
76	L	April 7, 1998	1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	23–41–12
77	W	April 9, 1998	3–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	24–41–12
78	T	April 11, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	24–41–13
79	T	April 12, 1998	5–5 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	24–41–14
80	L	April 14, 1998	2–3	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	24–42–14
81	L	April 16, 1998	3–7	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	24–43–14
82	T	April 18, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	24–43–15

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Ray Whitney	LW	68	32	29	61	28	10	12	0	2
Dave Gagner	C	78	20	28	48	55	-21	5	1	1
Robert Svehla	D	79	9	34	43	113	-3	3	0	0
Scott Mellanby	RW	79	15	24	39	127	-14	6	0	1
Radek Dvorak	RW	64	12	24	36	33	-1	2	3	0
Ray Sheppard	RW	61	14	17	31	21	-13	5	0	1
Kirk Muller	LW	70	8	21	29	54	-14	1	0	3
Bill Lindsay	RW	82	12	16	28	80	-2	0	2	5
Viktor Kozlov	C	46	12	11	23	14	-1	3	2	0
Ed Jovanovski	D	81	9	14	23	158	-12	2	1	3
David Nemirovsky	RW	41	9	12	21	8	-3	2	0	1
Steve Washburn	C	58	11	8	19	32	-6	4	0	2
Gord Murphy	D	79	6	11	17	46	-3	3	0	0
Dino Ciccarelli	RW	28	5	11	16	28	-2	2	0	1
Tom Fitzgerald	RW	69	10	5	15	57	-4	0	1	1
Rob Niedermayer	C	33	8	7	15	41	-9	5	0	2
Chris Wells	C	61	5	10	15	47	4	0	1	0
Paul Laus	D	77	0	11	11	293	-5	0	0	0
Esa Tikkanen	LW	28	1	8	9	16	-7	0	0	0
Terry Carkner	D	74	1	7	8	63	6	0	0	1
Jeff Norton	D	19	0	7	7	18	-7	0	0	0
Johan Garpenlov	LW	39	2	3	5	8	-6	0	0	0
Rhett Warrener	D	79	0	4	4	99	-16	0	0	0
John Vanbiesbrouck	G	60	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0
Jody Hull	RW	21	2	0	2	4	1	0	1	0
Ryan Johnson	C	10	0	2	2	0	-4	0	0	0
Dallas Eakins	D	23	0	1	1	44	1	0	0	0
Chris Allen	D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Mark Fitzpatrick	G	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
John Jakopin	D	2	0	0	0	4	-3	0	0	0
Dave Lowry	LW	7	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Kirk McLean	G	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Weekes	G	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Worrell	LW	19	0	0	0	153	-4	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
John Vanbiesbrouck	3451	60	18	29	11	165	2.87	4	1638	1473	.899
Kirk McLean	406	7	4	2	1	22	3.25	0	207	185	.894
Mark Fitzpatrick	640	12	2	7	2	32	3.00	1	265	233	.879
Kevin Weekes	485	11	0	5	1	32	3.96	0	247	215	.870
Team:	4982	82	24	43	15	251	3.02	5	2357	2106	.894

[6]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	20	Mike Brown	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	47	Kristian Huselius	Sweden	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
3	56	Vratislav Cech	Czech Republic	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3	74	Nick Smith	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
4	95	Ivan Novoseltsev	Russia	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
5	127	Pat Parthenais	United States	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
6	155	Keith Delaney	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
7	183	Tyler Palmer	Canada	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
8	211	Doug Schueller	United States	Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL)
9	237	Benoit Cote	United States	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

References

"1997–98 Florida Panthers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

"1997-98 NHL Summary".
"Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers Box Score — November 26, 1997".
"2021-22 Florida Panthers Roster and Statistics".
"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 Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

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[1] "1997-98 NHL Summary".

[2] "Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers Box Score — November 26, 1997".

[3] "2021-22 Florida Panthers Roster and Statistics".

[4] "Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames Box Score — November 26, 1996".

[5] "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

[6] "1997-98 Florida Panthers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

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1997–98 Florida Panthers season

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Draft picks

See also

References