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Craig Ludwig's 1998-1999 season

Points
8
NHL#464
Goals
2
NHL#455
Assists
6
NHL#446
Plus/minus
+5
NHL#160
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Defenceman Craig Ludwig was 37 years old when the 1998-1999 season began, his 17th in the NHL, and played it for Dallas Stars. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points, 0.10 points per game. The season ended with Craig Ludwig winning the Stanley Cup with Dallas Stars against Buffalo Sabres, after 23 playoff games and 5 points.

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

1998-1999Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Craig Ludwig plays the 1998-1999 season for Dallas Stars

    Craig was 37 years old when the 1998-1999 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 17th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF1–4DAL
      W
      game 1/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:30TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–3DAL
      W
      game 2/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:21TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2CAR
      game 3/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:28TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–4CHI
      L
      game 4/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:40TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–3DAL
      W
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:47TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–2DAL
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:17TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–2DAL
      W
      game 7/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:58TOI
    • The game
      ANA3–3DAL
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3DAL
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:36TOI
    • November 1998
    • The game
      DAL0–4SJS
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:21TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3LAK
      W
      game 11/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:49TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–0DAL
      L
      game 12/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:25TOI
    • The game
      DAL5–1DET
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG15:55TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–1BOS
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:31TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–4DAL
      W
      game 15/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:23TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–3STL
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG15:05TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3DAL
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG14:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD5–2DAL
      L
      game 18/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:00TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–4DAL
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:56TOI
    • December 1998
    • The game
      DAL3–0SJS
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG16:03TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–4VAN
      L
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:00TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      1
      points
      NHL#498
      0
      goals
      NHL#436
      1
      assists
      NHL#441
      0
      +/-
      NHL#104
      DAL
      13-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the Pacific·4th in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL6–2EDM
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–2CGY
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:47TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–3DAL
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:54TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–3DAL
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:23TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2CHI
      game 26/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:47TOI
    • The game
      STL3–7DAL
      W
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:34TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–1DET
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:27TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2OTT
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG13:17TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2MTL
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:53TOI
    • The game
      DAL5–1TOR
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1SHP19:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH0–1DAL
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:21TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–6DAL
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG17:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–1PHX
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:13TOI
    • The game
      VAN4–6DAL
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG14:17TOI
    • The game
      DAL0–1CGY
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG11:24TOI
    • The game
      DAL0–2VAN
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:43TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2EDM
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG16:30TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–1SJS
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DAL3–1ANA
      W
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:27TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      4
      points
      NHL#447
      1
      goals
      NHL#420
      3
      assists
      NHL#416
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#35
      DAL
      27-7-0W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN5–3DAL
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG14:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR6–4DAL
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:56TOI
    • The game
      LAK2–3DAL
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:37TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–1TBL
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:25TOI
    • The game
      DAL5–2FLA
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1SHP12:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1999
    • The game
      CGY2–2DAL
      game 47/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:00TOI
    • The game
      COL3–0DAL
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:37TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2ANA
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:49TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2LAK
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:03TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–4DAL
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:04TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–2DAL
      W
      game 52/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:40TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–5DAL
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:40TOI
    • The game
      COL1–1DAL
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:08TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3NSH
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:09TOI
    • The game
      NSH2–1DAL
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:23TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–6DAL
      W
      game 57/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:23TOI
    • The game
      LAK0–1DAL
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG15:21TOI
    • March 1999
    • The game
      DAL2–2NYR
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:04TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2NYI
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:00TOI
    • The game
      STL3–4DAL
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG12:35TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      6
      points
      NHL#464
      2
      goals
      NHL#411
      4
      assists
      NHL#461
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#43
      DAL
      40-12-0W-L-OT90Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM4–7DAL
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:38TOI
    • The game
      ANA0–4DAL
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:09TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–1PHI
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:46TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2PIT
      game 66/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:48TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–2WSH
      L
      game 67/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:26TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–1DAL
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:37TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3DAL
      W
      game 69/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:42TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2PHX
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:53TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–1LAK
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:11TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–5ANA
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:23TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–0NSH
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:30TOI
    • The game
      TBL4–6DAL
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG15:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 1999
    • The game
      DAL2–5STL
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:44TOI
    • The game
      DET3–0DAL
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG18:46TOI
    Milestone

    Craig Ludwig reaches 1,250 NHL games

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · April 4

    • The game
      ANA1–5DAL
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:38TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–3DAL
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG15:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–6DAL
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:23TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–4DAL
      W
      game 80/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:11TOI
    • The game
      DAL0–2PHX
      L
      game 81/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:54TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–2COL
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:44TOI
    The season in numbers

    Craig Ludwig closes the 1998-1999 season with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#464
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#455
    Assists
    6
    NHL#446
    P/GP
    0.10
    NHL#519
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#160
    Events
    1,250
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Dallas Stars are in the playoffs

    First round

    Dallas Stars meet Edmonton Oilers

    DALvsEDM
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    • Game 1
      EDM1–2DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:19TOI
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM2–3DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:08TOI
    • Dallas Starslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      DAL3–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:44TOI
    • Dallas Starslead3–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      DAL3–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG37:31TOI
    First round

    Dallas Stars knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–0

    DAL4–0EDM
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    9 days later
    Second round

    Dallas Stars meet St. Louis Blues

    DALvsSTL
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    • Game 1
      STL0–3DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:28TOI
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL4–5DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG19:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DAL2–3STL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:15TOI
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DAL2–3STL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG16:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL1–3DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:04TOI
    • Dallas Starslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DAL2–1STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:51TOI
    Second round

    Dallas Stars knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    DAL4–2STL
    Advance
    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Conference final

    Dallas Stars meet Colorado Avalanche

    DALvsCOL
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    • Game 1
      COL2–1DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:51TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      COL2–4DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG14:40TOI
    • Dallas Starsare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      DAL3–0COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      DAL2–3COL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:16TOI
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      COL7–5DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG09:48TOI
    • June 1999
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      DAL4–1COL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG15:02TOI
    • Dallas Starsare3–3withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      COL1–4DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:02TOI
    Conference final

    Dallas Stars knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    DAL4–3COL
    Advance
    7Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Dallas Stars play the Stanley Cup Final against Buffalo Sabres

    DALvsBUF
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF3–2DAL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:55TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4DAL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG13:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • Dallas Starsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      DAL2–1BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:47TOI
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      DAL1–2BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG13:09TOI
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF0–2DAL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:14TOI
    • Dallas Starslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      DAL2–1BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG19:26TOI
      +1 assist
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Dallas Stars

    beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 in the final

    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Craig Ludwig ends the 1998-1999 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#75
    Games
    23
    Goals
    1
    NHL#98
    Assists
    4
    NHL#52
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#95
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#51
    Events
    25
    playoff assists
    25
    playoff points
    EDM4–0→STL4–2→COL4–3→BUF4–2