1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season

1998–99 Edmonton Oilers
Division	2nd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
1998–99 record	33–37–12
Home record	17–19–5
Road record	16–18–7
Goals for	230
Goals against	226
Team information
General manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Ron Low
Captain	Kelly Buchberger
Alternate captains	Bill Guerin Boris Mironov (Oct.–Mar.) Doug Weight
Arena	Skyreach Centre
Average attendance	16,244 (95.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) New Orleans Brass (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Guerin (30)
Assists	Bill Guerin (34)
Points	Bill Guerin (64)
Penalty minutes	Sean Brown (188)
Plus/minus	Tom Poti (+10)
Wins	Bob Essensa (12) Mikhail Shtalenkov (12)
Goals against average	Mikhail Shtalenkov (2.67)

The 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 20th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 35–37–10 record in 1997–98, earning their 2nd straight playoff appearance.

During the off-season, the Oilers franchise remaining in Edmonton looked very unlikely, as Oilers owner Peter Pocklington would be talking to a group from Houston which, if successful in the purchase, would relocate the club to Houston. At the last minute, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 Edmonton-based owners, raised the funds to purchase the team from Pocklington, vowing to keep the Oilers in Edmonton. The Oilers received support throughout the NHL, and the club would remain.

Also during the off-season, the Oilers would lose goaltender Curtis Joseph, as he would leave the team as a free agent and join the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving the goaltending duties to Bob Essensa and former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim backup Mikhail Shtalenkov, and Edmonton would join the newly created Northwest Division, along with their Western Canada rivals the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks, as well as the Colorado Avalanche.

Edmonton would start the season with a 7–4–0 record in their opening 11 games, and would remain close to the .500 mark until early February, despite losing Doug Weight to injuries. Edmonton would then go into a slump, and would drop out of a playoff spot, and on March 17, the Oilers would be 25–33–10, sitting in ninth place. Three days later, the Oilers would send Mats Lindgren and an eighth-round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Tommy Salo. Edmonton would also deal Boris Mironov and Dean McAmmond to the Chicago Blackhawks for youngsters Ethan Moreau, Christian Laflamme and Chad Kilger, and acquire Jason Smith from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fourth-round draft pick on March 23.

The moves paid off for the Oilers, as they would post an 8–4–2 record after the Salo deal and sneak into the final playoff position, finishing the season with a 33–37–12 record. On April 3, 1999, Patrick Roy defeated the Edmonton Oilers and passed Glenn Hall with his 408th victory.

Offensively, Bill Guerin would be Edmonton's leader, scoring a team high 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points. Josef Beranek would earn 49 points, while Mike Grier would have a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and earning 44 points. Doug Weight would register 37 points in only 43 games. Defensively, Boris Mironov would lead blueline with 40 points, but was dealt to Chicago at the trade deadline. Roman Hamrlik chipped in with 32 points, while Janne Niinimaa would earn 28. Sean Brown would have a team high 188 penalty minutes in only 51 games.

In goal, Bob Essensa and Mikhail Shtalenkov would split time for a majority of the season, each earning 12 victories. Shtalenkov would then be traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Oilers would acquire Tommy Salo to become the new starter, and in 13 games, Salo would go 8–2–2 with a 2.31 goals against average (GAA).

The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Dallas Stars, who had finished the year with 114 points, 36 higher than the Oilers. Edmonton found themselves down in the series 2–0 after dropping two close games in Dallas. The Stars quickly eliminated the Oilers, winning the next two games in Edmonton by 3–2 scores to sweep the series. The Stars continued on to win the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

The Oilers lead the NHL in power-play opportunities, with 438.

Season standings

Northwest Division

R	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	2	Colorado Avalanche	82	44	28	10	239	205	1619	98
2	8	Edmonton Oilers	82	33	37	12	230	226	1373	78
3	9	Calgary Flames	82	30	40	12	211	234	1389	72
4	13	Vancouver Canucks	82	23	47	12	192	258	1764	58

Western Conference

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

Regular season

1998–99 regular season
October: 5–4–0 (home: 2–2–0 ; road: 3–2–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 17,100 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 16,433 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 14 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Vancouver Canucks Shtalenkov 14,474 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 17 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 New Jersey Devils Shtalenkov 15,737 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 20 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 New York Rangers Essensa 18,200 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 21 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 New York Islanders Shtalenkov 5,200 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 24 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Colorado Avalanche Essensa 16,061 3–4–0 6 Recap 8 October 28 Washington Capitals 2 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 14,290 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 October 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 16,171 5–4–0 10 Recap
November: 7–5–1 (home: 3–3–0 ; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 15,260 6–4–0 12 Recap 11 November 4 Nashville Predators 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 14,054 7–4–0 14 Recap 12 November 6 Colorado Avalanche 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 17,100 7–5–0 14 Recap 13 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Chicago Blackhawks OT Shtalenkov 16,395 8–5–0 16 Recap 14 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Toronto Maple Leafs Shtalenkov 15,726 8–6–0 16 Recap 15 November 12 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 1 Ottawa Senators OT Essensa 14,680 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Montreal Canadiens Shtalenkov 20,341 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 18 Detroit Red Wings 6 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 17,100 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 20 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim OT Shtalenkov 16,367 10–7–1 21 Recap 19 November 21 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Shtalenkov 16,210 10–8–1 21 Recap 20 November 25 Colorado Avalanche 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 15,499 11–8–1 23 Recap 21 November 27 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Calgary Flames Shtalenkov 17,104 12–8–1 25 Recap 22 November 29 Chicago Blackhawks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 15,515 12–9–1 25 Recap
December: 3–8–2 (home: 2–4–0 ; road: 1–4–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 2 Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 14,281 13–9–1 27 Recap 24 December 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 15,303 13–10–1 27 Recap 25 December 6 Dallas Stars 6 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 16,458 13–11–1 27 Recap 26 December 8 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Nashville Predators OT Shtalenkov 14,529 13–11–2 28 Recap 27 December 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks Shtalenkov 15,546 13–12–2 28 Recap 28 December 11 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Detroit Red Wings Essensa 19,983 13–13–2 28 Recap 29 December 13 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 Philadelphia Flyers OT Shtalenkov 19,513 13–13–3 29 Recap 30 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Carolina Hurricanes Shtalenkov 5,684 13–14–3 29 Recap 31 December 18 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning Essensa 10,289 14–14–3 31 Recap 32 December 19 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Florida Panthers Shtalankov 17,953 14–15–3 31 Recap 33 December 23 San Jose Sharks 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 16,350 14–16–3 31 Recap 34 December 27 Vancouver Canucks 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 17,100 15–16–3 33 Recap 35 December 29 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 17,100 15–17–3 33 Recap
January: 4–3–4 (home: 2–2–2 ; road: 2–1–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 3 Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Shtalenkov 17,100 15–17–4 34 Recap 37 January 5 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Shtalenkov 14,370 15–18–4 34 Recap 38 January 7 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 1 Phoenix Coyotes Essensa 15,102 16–18–4 36 Recap 39 January 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 1 Los Angeles Kings OT Essensa 14,936 16–18–5 37 Recap 40 January 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Shtalenkov 17,174 16–19–5 37 Recap 41 January 12 Dallas Stars 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Essensa 16,201 16–19–6 38 Recap 42 January 14 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Vancouver Canucks Essensa 15,910 17–19–6 40 Recap 43 January 17 Detroit Red Wings 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 17,100 18–19–6 42 Recap 44 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 San Jose Sharks OT Essensa 17,483 18–19–7 43 Recap 45 January 27 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Essensa 16,281 18–20–7 43 Recap 46 January 30 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 17,100 19–20–7 45 Recap
February: 4–8–2 (home: 2–4–2 ; road: 2–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 47 February 1 St. Louis Blues 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Shtalenkov 14,021 19–21–7 45 Recap 48 February 3 Ottawa Senators 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Essensa 14,487 19–21–8 46 Recap 49 February 5 Nashville Predators 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 15,552 20–21–8 48 Recap 50 February 8 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Calgary Flames Essensa 16,842 20–22–8 48 Recap 51 February 9 Boston Bruins 2 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Shtalenkov 16,173 20–23–8 48 Recap 52 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Essensa 19,983 20–24–8 48 Recap 53 February 13 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 St. Louis Blues Essensa 20,209 21–24–8 50 Recap 54 February 15 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Dallas Stars Essensa 16,928 21–25–8 50 Recap 55 February 17 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Shtalenkov 14,540 22–25–8 52 Recap 56 February 18 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Los Angeles Kings Shtalenkov 11,287 22–26–8 52 Recap 57 February 21 New York Rangers 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers OT Essensa 17,100 22–27–8 52 Recap 58 February 24 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Passmore 16,001 22–28–8 52 Recap 59 February 26 Buffalo Sabres 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 17,100 23–28–8 54 Recap 60 February 27 Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Passmore 17,100 23–28–9 55 Recap
March: 5–7–2 (home: 3–3–1 ; road: 2–4–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Essensa 16,061 24–28–9 57 Recap 62 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Buffalo Sabres Passmore 18,595 25–28–9 59 Recap 63 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Essnesa 15,688 25–28–10 60 Recap 64 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Washington Capitals Passmore 19,740 25–29–10 60 Recap 65 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 7 Dallas Stars Shtalenkov 16,928 25–30–10 60 Recap 66 March 13 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 St. Louis Blues Essensa 18,071 25–31–10 60 Recap 67 March 14 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Nashville Predators Passmore 16,148 25–32–10 60 Recap 68 March 17 New Jersey Devils 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Passmore 15,581 25–33–10 60 Recap 69 March 20 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 26–33–10 62 Recap 70 March 22 Calgary Flames 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 17,100 26–33–11 63 Recap 71 March 24 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 26–34–11 63 Recap 72 March 26 St. Louis Blues 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,318 27–34–11 65 Recap 73 March 28 San Jose Sharks 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,512 28–34–11 67 Recap 74 March 30 Phoenix Coyotes 7 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Essensa 17,100 28–35–11 67 Recap
April: 5–2–1 (home: 3–1–0 ; road: 2–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 28–36–11 67 Recap 76 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Essensa 16,061 28–37–11 67 Recap 77 April 7 Calgary Flames 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 29–37–11 69 Recap 78 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Calgary Flames Salo 17,104 30–37–11 71 Recap 79 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 1 Vancouver Canucks OT Salo 16,217 30–37–12 72 Recap 80 April 12 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 San Jose Sharks OT Salo 17,483 31–37–12 74 Recap 81 April 16 Colorado Avalanche 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 32–37–12 76 Recap 82 April 17 Calgary Flames 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 33–37–12 78 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Stars win 4–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 21 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Dallas Stars Salo 17,001 0–1 Recap 2 April 23 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Dallas Stars Salo 17,001 0–2 Recap 3 April 25 Dallas Stars 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Salo 17,100 0–3 Recap 4 April 27 Dallas Stars 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers 3OT Salo 17,100 0–4 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Oilers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
9	Bill Guerin	RW	80	30	34	64	7	133	3	0	2	2	−4	2
20	Josef Beranek	LW	66	19	30	49	6	23	2	0	0	0	−1	4
25	Mike Grier	RW	82	20	24	44	5	54	4	1	1	2	3	6
10	Pat Falloon	RW	82	17	23	40	−4	20	4	0	1	1	0	4
2	Boris Mironov‡	D	63	11	29	40	6	104	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Rem Murray	LW	78	21	18	39	4	20	4	1	1	2	−1	2
39	Doug Weight	C	43	6	31	37	−8	12	4	1	1	2	−3	15
26	Todd Marchant	C	82	14	22	36	3	65	4	1	1	2	2	12
22	Roman Hamrlik	D	75	8	24	32	9	70	3	0	0	0	1	2
94	Ryan Smyth	LW	71	13	18	31	0	62	3	3	0	3	−1	0
44	Janne Niinimaa	D	81	4	24	28	7	88	4	0	0	0	−2	2
51	Andrei Kovalenko‡	RW	43	13	14	27	−4	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Dean McAmmond‡	C	65	9	16	25	5	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Tom Poti	D	73	5	16	21	10	42	4	0	1	1	−3	2
14	Mats Lindgren‡	C	48	5	12	17	4	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Alexander Selivanov†	RW	29	8	6	14	0	24	2	0	1	1	0	2
19	Boyd Devereaux	C	61	6	8	14	2	23	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	Kelly Buchberger	RW	52	4	4	8	−6	68	4	0	0	0	−4	0
23	Sean Brown	D	51	0	7	7	1	188	1	0	0	0	0	10
42	Kevin Brown‡	RW	12	4	2	6	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Ethan Moreau†	LW	14	1	5	6	2	8	4	0	3	3	3	6
27	Georges Laraque	RW	39	3	2	5	−1	57	4	0	0	0	−2	2
33	Marty McSorley	D	46	2	3	5	−5	101	3	0	0	0	1	2
46	Todd Reirden	D	17	2	3	5	−1	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Frank Musil	D	39	0	3	3	0	34	1	0	0	0	−1	2
34	Vladimir Vorobiev†	RW	2	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	−1	0
15	Chad Kilger†	C	13	1	1	2	−3	4	4	0	0	0	−2	4
21	Jason Smith†	D	12	1	1	2	0	11	4	0	1	1	0	4
32	Craig Millar	D	24	0	2	2	−6	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Chris Ferraro	RW	2	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Bob Essensa	G	39	0	1	1		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Christian Laflamme†	D	11	0	1	1	−3	0	4	0	1	1	−4	2
29	Steve Passmore	G	6	0	1	1		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Fredrik Bremberg	C	8	0	0	0	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Jim Dowd	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Bill Huard‡	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Joe Hulbig	LW	1	0	0	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Dan LaCouture	LW	3	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Daniel Lacroix	LW	4	0	0	0	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Tommy Salo†	G	13	0	0	0		0	4	0	0	0		0
35	Mikhail Shtalenkov‡	G	34	0	0	0		2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Bob Essensa	39	12	14	6	974	96	2.76	.901	0	2091	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Mikhail Shtalenkov‡	34	12	17	3	782	81	2.67	.896	3	1819	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Tommy Salo†	13	8	2	2	279	27	2.32	.903	0	700	4	0	4	149	11	2.23	.926	0	296
29	Steve Passmore	6	1	4	1	183	17	2.82	.907	0	362	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Tom Poti
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Roman Hamrlik
Team	Community Service Award	Pat Falloon
	Defenceman of the Year	Roman Hamrlik
	Molson Cup	Bill Guerin
	Most Popular Player	Doug Weight
	Top Defensive Forward	Todd Marchant
	Top First Year Oiler	Tom Poti
	Unsung Hero	Mike Grier
	Zane Feldman Trophy	Bill Guerin

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Fredrik Bremberg	1st NHL Game	October 10, 1998
Tom Poti
Ryan Smyth	200th NHL Game	October 17, 1998
Andrei Kovalenko	400th NHL Game	October 21, 1998
Mike Grier	1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	October 24, 1998
Sean Brown	100th NHL PIM	October 31, 1998
Craig Millar	1st NHL Assist
Andrei Kovalenko	300th NHL PIM	November 8, 1998
Todd Marchant	300th NHL Game	November 12, 1998
Tom Poti	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 18, 1998
Kelly Buchberger	1,700th NHL PIM	November 25, 1998
Tom Poti	1st NHL Assist	November 29, 1998
Josef Beranek	100th NHL Assist	December 6, 1998
Bill Guerin	600th NHL PIM	December 23, 1998
Marty McSorley	900th NHL Game
Boris Mironov	500th NHL PIM	January 3, 1999
Georges Laraque	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	January 7, 1999
Todd Reirden	1st NHL Game
Todd Reirden	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	January 19, 1999
Janne Niinimaa	100th NHL Point	January 14, 1999
Georges Laraque	1st NHL Assist	January 17, 1999
Janne Niinimaa	200th NHL Game	February 1, 1999
Josef Beranek	200th NHL Point	February 3, 1999
Mike Grier	200th NHL Game	February 17, 1999
Alexander Selivanov	1st NHL Hat-trick
Dean McAmmond	100th NHL Assist	February 21, 1999
Dan LaCouture	1st NHL Game	February 24, 1999
Georges Laraque	100th NHL PIM
Steve Passmore	1st NHL Game
Sean Brown	200th NHL PIM	February 26, 1999
Dean McAmmond	300th NHL Game	February 27, 1999
Ryan Smyth	200th NHL PIM
Rem Murray	200th NHL Game	March 1, 1999
Steve Passmore	1st NHL Win	March 3, 1999
Steve Passmore	1st NHL Assist	March 17, 1999
Mike Grier	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 20, 1999
Marty McSorley	3,300th NHL PIM
Janne Niinimaa	200th NHL PIM
Pat Falloon	500th NHL Game	March 22, 1999
Bill Guerin	300th NHL Point
Janne Niinimaa	100th NHL Assist	March 28, 1999
Chad Kilger	200th NHL Game	March 30, 1999
Bill Guerin	500th NHL Game	April 12, 1999
Tommy Salo	200th NHL Game	April 17, 1999

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sean Brown	1st NHL Game	April 21, 1999
Christian Laflamme
Georges Laraque
Tom Poti
Tommy Salo
Vladimir Vorobiev
Ethan Moreau	1st NHL Assist	April 23, 1999
Jason Smith
Tom Poti	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 25, 1999
Boyd Devereaux	1st NHL Game	April 27, 1999
Christian Laflamme	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point

Transactions

Trades

June 16, 1998	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Tony Hrkac	To Edmonton Oilers Josef Beranek
June 18, 1998	To New York Islanders Mike Watt	To Edmonton Oilers Éric Fichaud
June 27, 1998	To New Jersey Devils 3rd round pick in 1998 (Brian Gionta)	To Edmonton Oilers Fredrik Bremberg 4th round pick in 1998 5th round pick in 1998
October 1, 1998	To Nashville Predators Drake Berehowsky Greg de Vries Eric Fichaud	To Edmonton Oilers Jim Dowd Mikhail Shtalenkov
October 5, 1998	To Philadelphia Flyers Valeri Zelepukin	To Edmonton Oilers Daniel Lacroix
January 29, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Andrei Kovalenko	To Edmonton Oilers Alexandre Daigle
January 29, 1999	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Daigle	To Edmonton Oilers Alexander Selivanov
February 3, 1999	To Washington Capitals Barrie Moore	To Edmonton Oilers Brad Church
March 11, 1999	To Phoenix Coyotes Mikhail Shtalenkov	To Edmonton Oilers 5th round pick in 2000
March 20, 1999	To Chicago Blackhawks Boris Mironov Dean McAmmond Jonas Elofsson 2nd round pick in 1999	To Edmonton Oilers Ethan Moreau Chad Kilger Christian Laflamme Daniel Cleary 2nd round pick in 1999
March 20, 1999	To New York Islanders Mats Lindgren 8th round pick in 1999	To Edmonton Oilers Tommy Salo
March 23, 1999	To New York Rangers Kevin Brown	To Edmonton Oilers Vladimir Vorobiev
March 23, 1999	To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1999 2nd round pick in 2000	To Edmonton Oilers Jason Smith

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms
August 13, 1998 (1998-08-13)	Chris Ferraro	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year,
August 14, 1998 (1998-08-14)	Kevin Brown	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $330,900
August 21, 1998 (1998-08-21)	Pat Falloon	Ottawa Senators	1 year, $297,810
September 10, 1998 (1998-09-10)	Mike Matteucci	Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)
September 17, 1998 (1998-09-17)	Todd Reirden	New Jersey Devils	1 year,
October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01)	Marty McSorley	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $1 million

Players lost

Date	Player	New team
July 13, 1998 (1998-07-13)	Terran Sandwith	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
July 15, 1998 (1998-07-15)	Curtis Joseph	Toronto Maple Leafs
July 30, 1998 (1998-07-30)	Jean-François Labbe	New York Rangers
August 18, 1998 (1998-08-18)	Jesse Belanger	Tampa Bay Lightning
August 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)	Scott Fraser	New York Rangers
January 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)	Fred Brathwaite	Calgary Flames
January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)	Petr Klíma	Detroit Red Wings

Waivers

Date	Player	Team
October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)	Dennis Bonvie	to Chicago Blackhawks
	Zdeno Cíger	to Nashville Predators

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	13	Michael Henrich	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3	67	Alex Henry	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
4	99	Shawn Horcoff	Canada	Michigan State University (CCHA)
4	113	Kristian Antila	Finland	Ilves (Finland)
5	128	Paul Elliott	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5	144	Oleg Smirnov	Russia	Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
6	159	Trevor Ettinger	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7	186	Mike Morrison	United States	Exeter High School (USHS–NH)
8	213	Christian Lefebvre	Canada	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
9	241	Maxim Spiridonov	Russia	London Knights (OHL)

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