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1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season

The 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's fourth season and last season at McNichols Sports Arena. They would move to the Pepsi Center during the off-season.

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 10, 1998||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators <small>(1998–99)</small> ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 12, 1998||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1998–99)</small> ||0–2–0 || |- |3||October 14, 1998||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins <small>(1998–99)</small> ||0–3–0 || |- |4||October 15, 1998||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes <small>(1998–99)</small> ||0–4–0 || |- |5||October 18, 1998||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||0–4–1 || |- |6||October 24, 1998||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||1–4–1 || |- |7||October 26, 1998||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes <small>(1998–99)</small> ||1–5–1 || |- |8||October 29, 1998||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||2–5–1 || |- |9||October 31, 1998||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators <small>(1998–99)</small> ||2–6–1 || |-

|- |10||November 2, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes <small>(1998–99)</small> ||3–6–1 || |- |11||November 4, 1998||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1998–99)</small> ||3–7–1 || |- |12||November 6, 1998||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||4–7–1 || |- |13||November 8, 1998||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames <small>(1998–99)</small> ||4–8–1 || |- |14||November 10, 1998||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes <small>(1998–99)</small> ||4–8–2 || |- |15||November 13, 1998||8–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning <small>(1998–99)</small> ||5–8–2 || |- |16||November 15, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||6–8–2 || |- |17||November 17, 1998||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders <small>(1998–99)</small> ||7–8–2 || |- |18||November 19, 1998||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||7–9–2 || |- |19||November 21, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1998–99)</small> ||8–9–2 || |- |20||November 25, 1998||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||8–10–2 || |- |21||November 28, 1998||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils <small>(1998–99)</small> ||8–11–2 || |-

|- |22||December 2, 1998||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||9–11–2 || |- |23||December 4, 1998||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1998–99)</small> ||10–11–2 || |- |24||December 5, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1998–99)</small> ||11–11–2 || |- |25||December 8, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1998–99)</small> ||12–11–2 || |- |26||December 9, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||13–11–2 || |- |27||December 12, 1998||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils <small>(1998–99)</small> ||13–12–2 || |- |28||December 14, 1998||0–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1998–99)</small> ||13–12–3 || |- |29||December 17, 1998||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||13–13–3 || |- |30||December 19, 1998||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||13–14–3 || |- |31||December 21, 1998||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim <small>(1998–99)</small> ||14–14–3 || |- |32||December 22, 1998||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim <small>(1998–99)</small> ||14–15–3 || |- |33||December 26, 1998||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars <small>(1998–99)</small> ||14–16–3 || |- |34||December 27, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames <small>(1998–99)</small> ||15–16–3 || |- |35||December 29, 1998||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||16–16–3 || |- |36||December 31, 1998||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||16–17–3 || |-

|- |37||January 2, 1999||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||16–18–3 || |- |38||January 4, 1999||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1998–99)</small> ||17–18–3 || |- |39||January 6, 1999||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||17–18–4 || |- |40||January 9, 1999||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||17–19–4 || |- |41||January 10, 1999||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||18–19–4 || |- |42||January 12, 1999||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||19–19–4 || |- |43||January 16, 1999||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1998–99)</small> ||20–19–4 || |- |44||January 19, 1999||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||21–19–4 || |- |45||January 21, 1999||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames <small>(1998–99)</small> ||22–19–4 || |- |46||January 27, 1999||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim <small>(1998–99)</small> ||23–19–4 || |- |47||January 28, 1999||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim <small>(1998–99)</small> ||24–19–4 || |- |48||January 30, 1999||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||25–19–4 || |-

|- |49||February 2, 1999||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1998–99)</small> ||26–19–4 || |- |50||February 3, 1999||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1998–99)</small> ||27–19–4 || |- |51||February 5, 1999||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||28–19–4 || |- |52||February 7, 1999||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–19–4 || |- |53||February 9, 1999||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–20–4 || |- |54||February 13, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–21–4 || |- |55||February 14, 1999||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–21–5 || |- |56||February 19, 1999||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–21–6 || |- |57||February 21, 1999||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–21–7 || |- |58||February 23, 1999||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–21–8 || |- |59||February 25, 1999||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1998–99)</small> ||29–22–8 || |- |60||February 27, 1999||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators <small>(1998–99)</small> ||30–22–8 || |-

|- |61||March 1, 1999||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||30–23–8 || |- |62||March 3, 1999||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||31–23–8 || |- |63||March 4, 1999||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning <small>(1998–99)</small> ||31–24–8 || |- |64||March 7, 1999||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1998–99)</small> ||32–24–8 || |- |65||March 9, 1999||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1998–99)</small> ||33–24–8 || |- |66||March 11, 1999||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||34–24–8 || |- |67||March 14, 1999||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||34–25–8 || |- |68||March 18, 1999||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes <small>(1998–99)</small> ||35–25–8 || |- |69||March 20, 1999||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||35–25–9 || |- |70||March 21, 1999||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||35–26–9 || |- |71||March 24, 1999||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||36–26–9 || |- |72||March 26, 1999||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals <small>(1998–99)</small> ||37–26–9 || |- |73||March 28, 1999||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||38–26–9 || |- |74||March 30, 1999||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames <small>(1998–99)</small> ||38–26–10 || |- |75||March 31, 1999||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks <small>(1998–99)</small> ||39–26–10 || |-

|- |76||April 3, 1999||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||40–26–10 || |- |77||April 5, 1999||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1998–99)</small> ||41–26–10 || |- |78||April 7, 1999||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators <small>(1998–99)</small> ||42–26–10 || |- |79||April 11, 1999||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1998–99)</small> ||43–26–10 || |- |80||April 15, 1999||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames <small>(1998–99)</small> ||43–27–10 || |- |81||April 16, 1999||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers <small>(1998–99)</small> ||43–28–10 || |- |82||April 18, 1999||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars <small>(1998–99)</small> ||44–28–10 || |-

|- | Legend:

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 24, 1999 || 3–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 26, 1999 || 2–1 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 28, 1999 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 30, 1999 || 3–7 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || May 1, 1999 || 6–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 3, 1999 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Avalanche win 4–2 || |-

|- | 1 || May 7, 1999 || 2–3 OT || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || May 9, 1999 || 0–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || May 11, 1999 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || May 13, 1999 || 6–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || May 16, 1999 || 3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 18, 1999 || 5–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Avalanche win 4–2 || |-

|- | 1 || May 22, 1999 || 2–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || May 24, 1999 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || May 26, 1999 || 0–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars || Stars lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || May 28, 1999 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || May 30, 1999 || 7–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || June 1, 1999 || 1–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || June 4, 1999 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars || Stars win 4–3 || |-

|- | Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

  • <small>Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing</small>
  • <small> = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.</small>
  • <small> = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.</small>

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

See also

Notes

Players wore a patch that read "CHS" to honor those lost during the Columbine High School shooting on 20 April, 1999.

References