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Alex Kovalev's 1998-1999 season

Points
53
NHL#64
Goals
23
NHL#59
Assists
30
NHL#78
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#234
Games
77
92%
92% of 83

Right winger Alex Kovalev was 25 years old when the 1998-1999 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 77 of a possible 83 games and scored 23 goals and 30 assists for 53 points, 0.69 points per game. He moved from New York Rangers to Pittsburgh Penguins in November. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 12 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1998-1999Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Alex Kovalev opens the 1998-1999 season with New York Rangers

    Alex was 25 years old when the 1998-1999 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI1–0NYR
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:27TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–7MTL
      L
      game 2/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:00TOI
    • The game
      STL4–2NYR
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1NYR
      L
      game 4/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG25:34TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–3PIT
      game 5/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:34TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–3NYR
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP19:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      W
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:51TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–2PHI
      game 8/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:37TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–0NYR
      game 9/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:12TOI
    • November 1998
    • The game
      NYR1–4FLA
      L
      game 15/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:34TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–3NYR
      game 16/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP20:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3ANA
      L
      game 17/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG20:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–1LAK
      W
      game 18/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP19:15TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR2–2SJS
      game 19/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG19:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2PIT
      game 20/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG20:01TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–3MTL
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP18:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      10
      points
      NHL#132
      3
      goals
      NHL#162
      7
      assists
      NHL#106
      PIT
      10-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • December 1998
    • The game
      ANA4–4PIT
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:20TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–3CAR
      game 23/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–2BOS
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG22:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–3STL
      W
      game 25/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG19:36TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TBL2–3PIT
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG21:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–4FLA
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:03TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–3PIT
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG18:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–7TOR
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG19:00TOI
    • The game
      LAK3–0PIT
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:21TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–2PIT
      W
      game 31/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:40TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–7PIT
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG12:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2FLA
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP15:33TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY1–5PIT
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG18:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR2–4PIT
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP18:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:02TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHX
      L
      game 37/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP21:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–3SJS
      L
      game 38/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG20:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–1LAK
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP18:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5ANA
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG20:57TOI
    • The game
      NYI5–2PIT
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP21:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      26
      points
      NHL#89
      12
      goals
      NHL#62
      14
      assists
      NHL#111
      PIT
      20-14-0W-L-OT47Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·7th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR5–3PIT
      L
      game 42/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG19:26TOI
    • The game
      TOR0–6PIT
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:37TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–5PIT
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG13:08TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT5–3MTL
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG17:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1999
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 46/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA0–3PIT
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–2PIT
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP19:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG23:47TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN5–6PIT
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG24:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–2NSH
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG19:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–7PIT
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP22:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–3NYI
      L
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:50TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-6SOG24:18TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–2PHI
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:53TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–4PIT
      W
      game 56/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG21:17TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–2COL
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG20:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–6DAL
      L
      game 58/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG18:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG21:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • March 1999
    • The game
      MTL4–4PIT
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:48TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–2PIT
      game 61/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG25:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL3–1PIT
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG23:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8257 of 62 played
      43
      points
      NHL#59
      18
      goals
      NHL#54
      25
      assists
      NHL#67
      PIT
      32-21-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Atlantic·6th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–2PIT
      L
      game 63/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG23:35TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–2CAR
      W
      game 64/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:19TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–4PIT
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:41TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2PIT
      game 66/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:26TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–0TBL
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG24:38TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–1PIT
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:46TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–2NYR
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP27:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP15:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–5NJD
      L
      game 71/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:56TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–1PIT
      game 72/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG27:33TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–4BUF
      L
      game 73/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:43TOI
    • The game
      OTT6–4PIT
      L
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG22:31TOI
    • April 1999
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:50TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–2PIT
      L
      game 76/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:28TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–3BUF
      L
      game 77/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:28TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:05TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–0DET
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG20:54TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      L
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP21:06TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI7–2PIT
      L
      game 81/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:13TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–1NYR
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:57TOI
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Alex Kovalev closes the 1998-1999 season with 53 points

    Points
    53
    NHL#64
    Games
    77of 82
    94%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#59
    Assists
    30
    NHL#78
    P/GP
    0.69
    NHL#77
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#234
    Events
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet New Jersey Devils

    PITvsNJD
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    • Game 2
      PIT4–1NJD
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG15:14TOI
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NJD2–4PIT
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP19:02TOI
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD4–2PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG21:45TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4NJD
      L
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP21:39TOI
      +3 points
    • May 1999
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      NJD2–3PIT
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG22:17TOI
      +2 assists
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      PIT4–2NJD
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG21:43TOI
      +1 goal
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    PIT4–3NJD
    Advance
    6Games10Points4Goals6Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    PITvsTOR
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      PIT2–0TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:07TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      PIT2–4TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG23:36TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      TOR3–4PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG23:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      TOR4–3PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG18:29TOI
      +1 goal
    Second round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    PIT2–4TOR
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Alex Kovalev ends the 1998-1999 playoffs with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#19
    Games
    10
    Goals
    5
    NHL#19
    Assists
    7
    NHL#24
    P/GP
    1.20
    NHL#4
    +/-
    0
    NHL#123
    Events
    50
    playoff points
    50
    playoff games
    25
    playoff assists
    3 points
    best game
    NJD4–3→TOR2–4