1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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 Lightning
Division7th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
1997–98 record17–55–10
Goals for151
Goals against269
Team information
General managerPhil Esposito
CoachTerry Crisp,
Rick Paterson,
Jacques Demers
CaptainPaul Ysebaert (Oct)
Mikael Renberg (Oct–Apr)
ArenaIce Palace
Average attendance13,866
Minor league affiliate(s)Adirondack Red Wings
Chesapeake Icebreakers
Team leaders
GoalsMikael 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)

Offseason

Regular season

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.[1][2]

Final standings
Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey Devils82482311225166107
2Philadelphia Flyers8242291124219395
3Washington Capitals8240301221920292
4New York Islanders8230411121222571
5New York Rangers8225391819723168
6Florida Panthers8224431520325663
7Tampa Bay Lightning8217551015126944
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey DevilsATL82482311225166107
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8240241822818898
3Philadelphia FlyersATL8242291124219395
4Washington CapitalsATL8240301221920292
5Boston BruinsNE8239301322119491
6Buffalo SabresNE8236291721118789
7Montreal CanadiensNE8237321323520887
8Ottawa SenatorsNE8234331519320083
9Carolina HurricanesNE823341820021974
10New York IslandersATL8230411121222571
11New York RangersATL8225391819723168
12Florida PanthersATL8224431520325663
13Tampa Bay LightningATL8217551015126944

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Game log
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 1, 19974–2Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)1–0–0
2LOctober 3, 19973–4New Jersey Devils (1997–98)1–1–0
3TOctober 5, 19971–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1997–98)1–1–1
4WOctober 9, 19974–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)2–1–1
5LOctober 10, 19970–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)2–2–1
6LOctober 15, 19971–2@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)2–3–1
7LOctober 17, 19971–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)2–4–1
8LOctober 18, 19970–5@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)2–5–1
9LOctober 21, 19971–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)2–6–1
10TOctober 23, 19972–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)2–6–2
11LOctober 24, 19973–4@ New York Rangers (1997–98)2–7–2
12LOctober 26, 19971–3Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)2–8–2
13LOctober 29, 19972–5Ottawa Senators (1997–98)2–9–2
14LNovember 5, 19972–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)2–10–2
15LNovember 6, 19972–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)2–11–2
16LNovember 8, 19971–3@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)2–12–2
17LNovember 11, 19972–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)2–13–2
18LNovember 14, 19971–4New York Islanders (1997–98)2–14–2
19LNovember 16, 19972–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)2–15–2
20LNovember 17, 19971–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)2–16–2
21WNovember 19, 19976–3New York Rangers (1997–98)3–16–2
22WNovember 22, 19974–3Calgary Flames (1997–98)4–16–2
23TNovember 26, 19973–3 OTColorado Avalanche (1997–98)4–16–3
24LNovember 28, 19970–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)4–17–3
25TNovember 29, 19973–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1997–98)4–17–4
26WDecember 3, 19972–1Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)5–17–4
27LDecember 5, 19970–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)5–18–4
28LDecember 6, 19972–4@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)5–19–4
29LDecember 10, 19970–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)5–20–4
30WDecember 13, 19973–1@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)6–20–4
31LDecember 14, 19970–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)6–21–4
32TDecember 16, 19971–1 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)6–21–5
33WDecember 17, 19972–0Boston Bruins (1997–98)7–21–5
34TDecember 20, 19972–2 OTNew York Rangers (1997–98)7–21–6
35TDecember 22, 19972–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1997–98)7–21–7
36LDecember 23, 19971–4@ New York Rangers (1997–98)7–22–7
37LDecember 27, 19971–3Boston Bruins (1997–98)7–23–7
38WDecember 29, 19972–1San Jose Sharks (1997–98)8–23–7
39WDecember 31, 19972–0New York Rangers (1997–98)9–23–7
40TJanuary 2, 19982–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1997–98)9–23–8
41LJanuary 3, 19981–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)9–24–8
42LJanuary 7, 19982–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)9–25–8
43LJanuary 9, 19981–4@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)9–26–8
44LJanuary 11, 19982–5Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)9–27–8
45LJanuary 12, 19983–6Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)9–28–8
46LJanuary 14, 19981–7New York Islanders (1997–98)9–29–8
47LJanuary 21, 19982–3 OTWashington Capitals (1997–98)9–30–8
48LJanuary 23, 19981–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)9–31–8
49LJanuary 24, 19982–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)9–32–8
50LJanuary 26, 19981–2@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)9–33–8
51LJanuary 28, 19982–3Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)9–34–8
52LJanuary 31, 19980–2@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)9–35–8
53LFebruary 2, 19983–7Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)9–36–8
54TFebruary 4, 19983–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)9–36–9
55LFebruary 5, 19984–5Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)9–37–9
56WFebruary 7, 19984–3@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)10–37–9
57WFebruary 25, 19984–3@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)11–37–9
58LFebruary 26, 19981–4New Jersey Devils (1997–98)11–38–9
59WFebruary 28, 19985–2Washington Capitals (1997–98)12–38–9
60LMarch 3, 19981–2@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)12–39–9
61LMarch 4, 19982–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)12–40–9
62LMarch 7, 19982–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)12–41–9
63WMarch 9, 19982–1@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)13–41–9
64LMarch 11, 19980–2Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)13–42–9
65WMarch 14, 19981–0Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)14–42–9
66LMarch 16, 19983–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)14–43–9
67WMarch 18, 19984–2Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)15–43–9
68WMarch 21, 19985–1Florida Panthers (1997–98)16–43–9
69LMarch 25, 19981–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1997–98)16–44–9
70LMarch 26, 19982–3@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)16–45–9
71LMarch 28, 19982–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)16–46–9
72WMarch 30, 19983–1@ New York Rangers (1997–98)17–46–9
73LApril 1, 19980–4@ New York Islanders (1997–98)17–47–9
74LApril 2, 19981–4@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)17–48–9
75LApril 4, 19981–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)17–49–9
76LApril 6, 19980–3New York Islanders (1997–98)17–50–9
77LApril 8, 19981–6Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)17–51–9
78LApril 11, 19981–5Dallas Stars (1997–98)17–52–9
79LApril 13, 19982–3Ottawa Senators (1997–98)17–53–9
80LApril 15, 19981–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)17–54–9
81LApril 16, 19980–4@ New York Islanders (1997–98)17–55–9
82TApril 18, 19982–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1997–98)17–55–10

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Paul YsebaertC8213274032-43210
Mikael RenbergRW6816223834-37630
Alexander SelivanovRW7016193585-38403
Rob ZamunerLW7714122641-31034
Daymond LangkowC688142262-9201
Stéphane RicherRW269112036-7302
Dino CiccarelliRW341161742-14303
Jason WiemerC678917132-9200
Mikael AnderssonLW726111729-4011
Roman HamrlikD373121522-18100
Darcy TuckerRW35681489-8110
Karl DykhuisD785914110-8010
Jeff NortonD37461026-25400
Jason BonsignoreC35281022-11000
Cory CrossD7436977-24010
Patrick PoulinC4427919-3000
Igor UlanovD4527985-5100
Yves RacineD6008841-23000
Brian BradleyC142576-9200
Jody HullRW2824642002
Bryan MarchmentD2224643-3000
Vladimir VujtekLW3024616-2001
David WilkieD2915617-21000
Brent PetersonLW195052-2000
Sandy McCarthyRW1405571-1000
Steve KellyC2421315-9100
Jassen CullimoreD2512322-4100
Louie DeBruskLW54123166-2000
Pavel KubinaD1012322-1000
Jeff TomsC131237-6000
Jamie HuscroftD44033122-4000
Andrei NazarovLW1411258-9000
Paul BrousseauRW11022270000
David ShawD1402212-2000
Corey SpringRW810110-1000
Mick VukotaRW421011160000
Mark FitzpatrickG34011140000
Mike McBainD270118-10000
Zac BierkG1300000000
Enrico CicconeD1200045-3000
Allan EgelandC800090000
Troy MalletteLW300070000
Daren PuppaG2600060000
Corey SchwabG1600020000
Derek WilkinsonG800000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mark Fitzpatrick19383472411023.161975873.895
Daren Puppa1456265146662.720660594.900
Corey Schwab82116291402.921370330.892
Derek Wilkinson3118241173.280148131.885
Zac Bierk43313141304.160210180.857
Team:4959821755102553.09223632108.892

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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

Tampa Bay'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)
17Paul Mara United StatesSudbury Wolves (OHL)
233Kyle Kos CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
361Matt Elich United StatesWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
5108Mark Thompson CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
5109Jan Sulc Czech RepublicHC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
5112Karel Betik Czech RepublicKelowna Rockets (WHL)
6153Andrei Skopintsev RussiaTPS (Finland)
7168Justin Jack CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
7170Eero Somervuori FinlandJokerit (Finland)
7185Samuel St. Pierre CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
8198Shawn Skolney CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
9224Paul Comrie CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)

See also

References
  • "1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  1. "1997-98 NHL Summary".
  2. "1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule and Results".
  3. "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  4. "1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
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