1997–98 Boston Bruins season

The 1997–98 Boston Bruins season was the team's 74th season. The season involved drafting Joe Thornton first overall.

1997–98 Boston Bruins
Division2nd Northeast
Conference5th Eastern
1997–98 record39–30–13
Home record19–16–6
Road record20–14–7
Goals for221
Goals against194
Team information
General managerMike O'Connell
CoachPat Burns
CaptainRay Bourque
Alternate captainsKen Baumgartner
Don Sweeney
ArenaFleet Center
Average attendance15,097
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins
Charlotte Checkers
Team leaders
GoalsJason Allison (33)
AssistsJason Allison (50)
PointsJason Allison (83)
Penalty minutesKen Baumgartner (199)
Plus/minusJason Allison (+33)
WinsByron Dafoe (30)
Goals against averageRob Tallas (1.83)

Off-season

Regular season

The Bruins allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (3) and were the most disciplined team during the regular season, being short-handed only 285 times.[1]

Final standings
Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Pittsburgh Penguins8240241822818898
2Boston Bruins8239301322119491
3Buffalo Sabres8236291721118789
4Montreal Canadiens8237321323520887
5Ottawa Senators8234331519320083
6Carolina Hurricanes823341820021974
Eastern Conference[2]
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

Schedule and results

Regular season
1997–98 regular season[3]
October: 7–5–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 6–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 2, 19976–5Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 4, 19971–4Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 7, 19972–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)1–2–0Recap
4WOctober 8, 19973–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)2–2–0Recap
5LOctober 11, 19972–5@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)2–3–0Recap
6WOctober 13, 19973–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)3–3–0Recap
7WOctober 15, 19975–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)4–3–0Recap
8WOctober 17, 19972–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)5–3–0Recap
9WOctober 18, 19973–0@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)6–3–0Recap
10WOctober 21, 19972–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)7–3–0Recap
11TOctober 23, 19972–2 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)7–3–1Recap
12LOctober 25, 19974–5Florida Panthers (1997–98)7–4–1Recap
13LOctober 30, 19970–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)7–5–1Recap
November: 4–6–4 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14WNovember 1, 19973–1Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)8–5–1Recap
15WNovember 2, 19973–1@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)9–5–1Recap
16WNovember 6, 19972–0Washington Capitals (1997–98)10–5–1Recap
17LNovember 8, 19970–2@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)10–6–1Recap
18TNovember 12, 19973–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)10–6–2Recap
19LNovember 13, 19972–4@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)10–7–2Recap
20TNovember 15, 19973–3 OTOttawa Senators (1997–98)10–7–3Recap
21WNovember 17, 19974–2@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)11–7–3Recap
22TNovember 19, 19973–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)11–7–4Recap
23LNovember 20, 19970–5Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)11–8–4Recap
24LNovember 22, 19970–2Dallas Stars (1997–98)11–9–4Recap
25LNovember 26, 19975–10@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)11–10–4Recap
26LNovember 28, 19972–5Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)11–11–4Recap
27TNovember 29, 19971–1 OTWashington Capitals (1997–98)11–11–5Recap
December: 6–5–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28LDecember 1, 19971–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)11–12–5Recap
29WDecember 3, 19973–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)12–12–5Recap
30WDecember 6, 19974–1Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)13–12–5Recap
31WDecember 11, 19972–1Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)14–12–5Recap
32WDecember 13, 19974–2Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)15–12–5Recap
33WDecember 15, 19976–2@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)16–12–5Recap
34LDecember 17, 19970–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)16–13–5Recap
35TDecember 18, 19972–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)16–13–6Recap
36LDecember 20, 19973–4New York Islanders (1997–98)16–14–6Recap
37LDecember 22, 19972–4Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)16–15–6Recap
38WDecember 27, 19973–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)17–15–6Recap
39LDecember 28, 19973–4@ New York Rangers (1997–98)17–16–6Recap
40TDecember 31, 19972–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)17–16–7Recap
January: 6–4–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41TJanuary 1, 19980–0 OTOttawa Senators (1997–98)17–16–8Recap
42WJanuary 3, 19983–0San Jose Sharks (1997–98)18–16–8Recap
43WJanuary 7, 19982–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)19–16–8Recap
44WJanuary 8, 19985–2Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)20–16–8Recap
45TJanuary 12, 19981–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1997–98)20–16–9Recap
46WJanuary 14, 19985–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)21–16–9Recap
47LJanuary 21, 19982–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)21–17–9Recap
48LJanuary 24, 19982–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)21–18–9Recap
49LJanuary 25, 19981–4@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)21–19–9Recap
50WJanuary 27, 19986–1Ottawa Senators (1997–98)22–19–9Recap
51LJanuary 29, 19982–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)22–20–9Recap
52WJanuary 31, 19984–2New York Rangers (1997–98)23–20–9Recap
February: 1–2–3 (home: 1–2–1; road: 0–0–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53TFebruary 1, 19982–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1997–98)23–20–10Recap
54TFebruary 4, 19982–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)23–20–11Recap
55LFebruary 5, 19981–3St. Louis Blues (1997–98)23–21–11Recap
56LFebruary 7, 19981–3Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)23–22–11Recap
57TFebruary 26, 19981–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1997–98)23–22–12Recap
58WFebruary 28, 19986–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)24–22–12Recap
March: 9–4–1 (home: 5–3–0; road: 4–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59WMarch 1, 19985–4@ New York Islanders (1997–98)25–22–12Recap
60WMarch 3, 19983–0@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)26–22–12Recap
61TMarch 5, 19981–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)26–22–13Recap
62LMarch 7, 19981–2Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)26–23–13Recap
63WMarch 10, 19986–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)27–23–13Recap
64LMarch 12, 19982–5Calgary Flames (1997–98)27–24–13Recap
65WMarch 14, 19985–1New York Rangers (1997–98)28–24–13Recap
66WMarch 16, 19984–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)29–24–13Recap
67WMarch 19, 19984–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)30–24–13Recap
68WMarch 21, 19982–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)31–24–13Recap
69LMarch 22, 19980–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)31–25–13Recap
70WMarch 26, 19984–2Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)32–25–13Recap
71LMarch 28, 19982–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1997–98)32–26–13Recap
72WMarch 30, 19984–1Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)33–26–13Recap
April: 6–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
73WApril 1, 19984–2@ New York Rangers (1997–98)34–26–13Recap
74LApril 3, 19984–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)34–27–13Recap
75LApril 6, 19980–3Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)34–28–13Recap
76WApril 7, 19984–2@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)35–28–13Recap
77WApril 9, 19984–1New York Islanders (1997–98)36–28–13Recap
78LApril 11, 19982–3New Jersey Devils (1997–98)36–29–13Recap
79WApril 13, 19983–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)37–29–13Recap
80WApril 15, 19986–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)38–29–13Recap
81LApril 18, 19982–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)38–30–13Recap
82WApril 19, 19982–1Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)39–30–13Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs
1998 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1LApril 22, 19981–3@ Washington Capitals15,117Capitals lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 24, 19984–3 2OT@ Washington Capitals19,740Series tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 26, 19982–3 2OTWashington Capitals15,520Capitals lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 28, 19980–3Washington Capitals17,131Capitals lead 3–1Recap
5WMay 1, 19984–0@ Washington Capitals19,740Capitals lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 3, 19982–3 OTWashington Capitals15,163Capitals lead 4–2Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • 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 Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
41Jason AllisonC813350833360626804
12Dmitri KhristichRW822937662542622412
77Ray BourqueD821335482806145−22
14Sergei SamsonovLW8122254798625710
23Steve HeinzeRW612620468546000−46
33Anson CarterRW781627437316112−30
21Ted DonatoLW791623396545000−32
26Tim TaylorC79201131−16576000−210
19Rob DiMaioRW79101727−13826101−38
11[lower-alpha 1]P. J. AxelssonLW8281927−14386101−30
18Kyle McLarenD665202513566101−34
44Dave EllettD82320233676011−16
42Mike SullivanC7751318−134601102
32Don SweeneyD59115161224——————
20Darren Van Impe†D502810436621300
36Grant Ledyard†D22279−266000−32
6Joe ThorntonC55347−619600009
25[lower-alpha 2]Hal GillD682464476000−14
27Landon WilsonRW2815637100000
34Byron DafoeG65033260000
17Shawn BatesC13202−32——————
37Mattias TimanderD23112−96——————
29Dean MalkocD40101−1286——————
22Ken BaumgartnerLW82011−141996000014
10Cameron MannRW901114——————
30Jim CareyG100000——————
28Dean ChynowethD2000−40——————
45Robert Lang‡C300012——————
60Kirk NielsenRW6000−10——————
39Joel PrpicC100002——————
16Randy RobitailleC4000−20——————
43Jean-Yves RoyRW200000——————
35Robbie TallasG140000——————

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34Byron Dafoe653025916021382.24.91463693624159141.99.9121422
35Robbie Tallas14633326241.83.9261788—————————
30Jim Carey10321225242.90.8932496—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Calder Memorial Trophy Sergei Samsonov [4]
Jack Adams Award Pat Burns [5]
NHL All-Rookie Team Sergei Samsonov (Forward) [6]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Ray Bourque[lower-alpha 3] [8]
NHL Rookie of the Month Sergei Samsonov (January) [9]
Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Jason Allison [10]
Seventh Player Award Jason Allison [10]
Three Stars Awards Byron Dafoe (1st) [11]
Jason Allison (2nd)
Ray Bourque (3rd)

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played David Ellett March 1, 1998 [12]

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[13]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
11Joe ThorntonCenter CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
18Sergei SamsonovLeft wing RussiaDetroit Vipers (IHL)
227Ben ClymerRight wing United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
354Mattias KarlinCenter SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
363Lee GorenRight wing CanadaUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
481Karol BartanusRight wing SlovakiaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6135Denis TimofeyevDefense RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
7162Joel TrottierRight wing CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
7180Jim BaxterDefense CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
8191Antti LaaksonenLeft wing FinlandUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
9218Eric Van AckerDefense CanadaChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
9246Jay HendersonLeft wing CanadaEdmonton Ice (WHL)

Notes
  1. Axelsson wore number 57 through December 6.
  2. Gill wore number 75 through December 6.
  3. Bourque was voted to the starting lineup.[7]

References
  • "Boston Bruins 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  • "1997-98 Boston Bruins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  1. "1997-98 NHL Summary".
  2. "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. "1997-98 Boston Bruins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. "Calder Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. "Jack Adams Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1998". NHL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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  10. Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239
  11. Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40
  12. "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Dave Ellett". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023. Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Boston on March 1, 1998, at N.Y. Islanders.
  13. "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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