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The 1998–99 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' sixth season in Dallas, Texas, and the thirty-second of the franchise. The most important aspect of the season was trying to follow up on the near trip to Cup from last year, which they would reach, facing the Buffalo Sabres. They would defeat the Sabres to win the first Stanley Cup for the Stars in franchise history with a controversial overtime goal. That spawned a new rule within the NHL, the infamous "no goal" ruling is still talked about today.

1998–99 Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Champions
Presidents' Trophy Winners
Western Conference Champions
Pacific Division Champions
Division 1st Pacific
Conference 1st Western
1998–99 record 51–19–12
Home record 29–8–4
Road record 22–11–8
Goals for 236
Goals against 168
Team information
General Manager Bob Gainey
Coach Ken Hitchcock
Captain Derian Hatcher
Alternate captains Craig Ludwig

Mike Modano
Joe Nieuwendyk
Sergei Zubov

Arena Reunion Arena
Average attendance 16,907[1]

(41 games)

Team leaders
Goals Mike Modano (34)
Assists Mike Modano (47)
Points Mike Modano (81)
Penalties in minutes Pat Verbeek (133)
Plus/minus (+): Mike Modano, Jere Lehtinen(29)

(−): Jamie Wright, Guy Carbonneau (−3)

Wins Ed Belfour (35)
Goals against average Ed Belfour (1.99)
<1997–98 1999–00>

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Regular season[]

The Stars finished the regular season with the NHL's best record and first overall in goals against, with just 168. They also tied the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 1 Dallas Stars 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
3 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
4 7 San Jose Sharks 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
5 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 32 45 5 189 222 69

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
          Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 p – Dallas Stars PAC 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 28 10 239 205 98
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 43 32 7 245 202 93
4 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 37 32 13 237 209 87
6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
7 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
8 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 33 37 12 230 226 78
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 30 40 12 211 234 72
10 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 29 41 12 202 248 70
11 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 32 45 5 189 222 69
12 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 47 7 190 261 63
13 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 23 47 12 192 258 58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Schedule and results[edit][]

[hide]No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 10, 1998 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 1–0–0
2 W October 13, 1998 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 2–0–0
3 T October 15, 1998 2–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 2–0–1
4 L October 17, 1998 3–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 2–1–1
5 W October 20, 1998 3–1 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 3–1–1
6 W October 22, 1998 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 4–1–1
7 W October 24, 1998 2–1 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 5–1–1
8 T October 30, 1998 3–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1998–99) 5–1–2
9 W October 31, 1998 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 6–1–2
10 L November 4, 1998 0–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 6–2–2
11 W November 7, 1998 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 7–2–2
12 L November 11, 1998 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 7–3–2
13 W November 13, 1998 5–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 8–3–2
14 W November 14, 1998 3–1 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 9–3–2
15 W November 20, 1998 4–2 New York Islanders (1998–99) 10–3–2
16 T November 21, 1998 3–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 10–3–3
17 W November 23, 1998 3–2 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 11–3–3
18 L November 25, 1998 2–5 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 11–4–3
19 W November 27, 1998 4–0 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 12–4–3
20 W December 2, 1998 3–0 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 13–4–3
21 L December 4, 1998 1–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 13–5–3
22 W December 6, 1998 6–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 14–5–3
23 W December 7, 1998 3–2 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 15–5–3
24 T December 9, 1998 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 15–5–4
25 W December 11, 1998 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 16–5–4
26 T December 13, 1998 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 16–5–5
27 W December 15, 1998 7–3 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 17–5–5
28 W December 18, 1998 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 18–5–5
29 W December 20, 1998 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 19–5–5
30 T December 21, 1998 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 19–5–6
31 W December 23, 1998 5–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 20–5–6
32 W December 26, 1998 4–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 21–5–6
33 W December 28, 1998 1–0 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 22–5–6
34 W December 31, 1998 6–1 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 23–5–6
35 W January 1, 1999 2–1 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 24–5–6
36 W January 6, 1999 6–4 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 25–5–6
37 L January 8, 1999 0–1 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 25–6–6
38 L January 10, 1999 0–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 25–7–6
39 T January 12, 1999 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 25–7–7
40 W January 13, 1999 2–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 26–7–7
41 W January 15, 1999 3–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1998–99) 27–7–7
42 L January 18, 1999 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 27–8–7
43 L January 20, 1999 4–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 27–9–7
44 W January 27, 1999 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 28–9–7
45 W January 29, 1999 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 29–9–7
46 W January 30, 1999 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 30–9–7
47 T February 1, 1999 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (1998–99) 30–9–8
48 L February 7, 1999 0–3 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 30–10–8
49 W February 12, 1999 3–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1998–99) 31–10–8
50 W February 13, 1999 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 32–10–8
51 W February 15, 1999 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 33–10–8
52 W February 17, 1999 2–1 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 34–10–8
53 W February 19, 1999 5–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 35–10–8
54 T February 21, 1999 1–1 OT Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 35–10–9
55 W February 23, 1999 4–3 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 36–10–9
56 L February 24, 1999 1–2 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 36–11–9
57 W February 26, 1999 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 37–11–9
58 W February 28, 1999 1–0 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 38–11–9
59 T March 2, 1999 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 38–11–10
60 W March 4, 1999 3–2 OT @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 39–11–10
61 L March 5, 1999 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 39–12–10
62 W March 7, 1999 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 40–12–10
63 W March 10, 1999 7–4 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 41–12–10
64 W March 12, 1999 4–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1998–99) 42–12–10
65 T March 14, 1999 1–1 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 42–12–11
66 T March 16, 1999 2–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 42–12–12
67 L March 17, 1999 1–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 42–13–12
68 L March 19, 1999 1–2 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 42–14–12
69 W March 21, 1999 3–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 43–14–12
70 W March 23, 1999 3–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 44–14–12
71 W March 25, 1999 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 45–14–12
72 L March 26, 1999 1–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1998–99) 45–15–12
73 W March 28, 1999 3–0 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 46–15–12
74 W March 31, 1999 6–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 47–15–12
75 L April 3, 1999 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 47–16–12
76 L April 4, 1999 0–3 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 47–17–12
77 W April 7, 1999 5–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(1998–99) 48–17–12
78 W April 9, 1999 3–1 New York Rangers (1998–99) 49–17–12
79 W April 11, 1999 6–2 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 50–17–12
80 W April 14, 1999 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 51–17–12
81 L April 17, 1999 0–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 51–18–12
82 L April 18, 1999 1–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 51–19–12

Playoffs[]

Western Conference quarter-finals[]

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance
1 April 21 Edmonton 1–2 Dallas Belfour 17,001
2 April 23 Edmonton 2–3 Dallas Belfour 17,001
3 April 25 Dallas 3–2 Edmonton Belfour 17,100
4 April 27 Dallas 3–2 OT Edmonton Belfour 17,100

Western Conference Semi-Finals[]

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance
1 May 6 St. Louis 0–3 Dallas Belfour 17,001
2 May 8 St. Louis 4–5 OT Dallas Belfour 17,001
3 May 10 Dallas 2–3 OT St. Louis Fuhr 19,826
4 May 12 Dallas 2–3 OT St. Louis Fuhr 20,341
5 May 15 St. Louis 1–3 Dallas Belfour 17,001
6 May 17 Dallas 2–1 OT St. Louis Belfour 20,355

Western Conference Finals[]

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance
1 May 22 Colorado 2–1 Dallas Roy 17,001
2 May 24 Colorado 2–4 Dallas Belfour 17,001
3 May 26 Dallas 3–0 Colorado Belfour 16,061
4 May 28 Dallas 2–3 (OT) Colorado Roy 16,061
5 May 30 Colorado 7–5 Dallas Roy 17,001
6 June 1 Dallas 4–1 Colorado Belfour 16,061
7 June 4 Colorado 1–4 Dallas Belfour 17,001

Stanley Cup Final[]

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance
1 June 8 Buffalo 3–2 OT Dallas Hasek 17,001
2 June 10 Buffalo 2–4 Dallas Belfour 17,001
3 June 12 Dallas 2–1 Buffalo Belfour 18,595
4 June 15 Dallas 1–2 Buffalo Hasek 18,595
5 June 17 Buffalo 0–2 Dallas Belfour 17,001
6 June 19 Dallas 2–1 OT Buffalo Belfour 18,595

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Mike Modano C 77 34 47 81 44 29 6 4 7
Brett Hull RW 60 32 26 58 30 19 15 0 11
Joe Nieuwendyk C 67 28 27 55 34 11 8 0 8
Jere Lehtinen RW 74 20 32 52 18 29 7 1 2
Sergei Zubov D 81 10 41 51 20 9 5 0 3
Darryl Sydor D 74 14 34 48 50 -1 9 0 2
Jamie Langenbrunner RW 75 12 33 45 62 10 4 0 1
Pat Verbeek RW 78 17 17 34 133 11 8 0 2
Grant Marshall RW 82 13 18 31 85 1 2 0 4
Derian Hatcher D 80 9 21 30 102 21 3 0 2
Mike Keane RW 81 6 23 29 62 -2 1 1 1
Tony Hrkac C 69 13 14 27 26 2 2 0 2
Dave Reid LW 73 6 11 17 16 0 1 0 1
Guy Carbonneau C 74 4 12 16 31 -3 0 0 2
Richard Matvichuk D 64 3 9 12 51 23 1 0 0
Shawn Chambers D 61 2 9 11 18 6 1 0 1
Craig Ludwig D 80 2 6 8 87 5 0 0 0
Brian Skrudland C 40 4 1 5 33 2 0 0 1
Derek Plante C 10 2 3 5 4 1 1 0 0
Sergei Gusev D 22 1 4 5 6 5 0 0 1
Benoit Hogue C 12 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 0
Brad Lukowich D 14 1 2 3 19 3 0 0 0
Brent Severyn LW 30 1 2 3 50 -2 0 0 0
Jon Sim LW 7 1 0 1 12 1 0 0 0
Dan Keczmer D 22 0 1 1 22 -2 0 0 0
Ed Belfour G 61 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0
Jason Botterill LW 17 0 0 0 23 -2 0 0 0
Petr Buzek D 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kelly Fairchild C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manny Fernandez G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Gavey C 7 0 0 0 10 -1 0 0 0
Doug Lidster D 17 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Blake Sloan RW 14 0 0 0 10 -1 0 0 0
Roman Turek G 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamie Wright LW 11 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Ed Belfour 3536 61 35 15 9 117 1.99 5 1373 1256 .915
Roman Turek 1382 26 16 3 3 48 2.08 1 562 514 .915
Manny Fernandez 60 1 0 1 0 2 2.00 0 29 27 .931
Team: 4978 82 51 19 12 167 2.01 6 1964 1797 .915

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Mike Modano C 23 5 18 23 16 6 1 1 1
Joe Nieuwendyk C 23 11 10 21 19 7 3 0 6
Jamie Langenbrunner RW 23 10 7 17 16 7 4 0 3
Brett Hull RW 22 8 7 15 4 3 3 0 2
Jere Lehtinen RW 23 10 3 13 2 8 1 1 0
Sergei Zubov D 23 1 12 13 4 13 0 0 0
Darryl Sydor D 23 3 9 12 16 8 1 0 1
Dave Reid LW 23 2 8 10 14 4 0 0 0
Mike Keane RW 23 5 2 7 6 -1 0 1 1
Pat Verbeek RW 18 3 4 7 14 4 0 0 1
Derian Hatcher D 18 1 6 7 24 4 0 0 0
Guy Carbonneau C 17 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 1
Richard Matvichuk D 22 1 5 6 20 4 0 0 0
Craig Ludwig D 23 1 4 5 20 2 0 0 0
Grant Marshall RW 14 0 3 3 20 1 0 0 0
Shawn Chambers D 17 0 2 2 18 -1 0 0 0
Benoit Hogue C 14 0 2 2 16 -1 0 0 0
Tony Hrkac C 5 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 0
Brian Skrudland C 19 0 2 2 16 0 0 0 0
Blake Sloan RW 19 0 2 2 8 -1 0 0 0
Derek Plante C 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
Brad Lukowich D 8 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0
Ed Belfour G 23 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Doug Lidster D 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jon Sim LW 4 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Ed Belfour 1544 23 16 7 43 1.67 3 617 574 .930
Team: 1544 23 16 7 43 1.67 3 617 574 .930
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