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Erik Rasmussen's 1998-1999 season

Points
10
NHL#424
Goals
3
NHL#410
Assists
7
NHL#422
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#150
Games
42
51%
51% of 82

Centre Erik Rasmussen was 21 years old when the 1998-1999 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 42 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points, 0.24 points per game. In the playoffs he played 21 games for 6 points.

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

1998-1999Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Erik Rasmussen plays the 1998-1999 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Erik was 21 years old when the 1998-1999 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Erik Rasmussen's season starts in game 11 of 82

    Buffalo Sabres have played 10 games10 of 82 without him
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG16:52TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–2BUF
      game 12/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:17TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:22TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–6BUF
      W
      game 14/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG11:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3TBL
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:50TOI
    • December 1998
    • The game
      FLA1–2BUF
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:58TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–3BUF
      W
      game 21/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:09TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 827 of 21 played
      1
      points
      NHL#498
      0
      goals
      NHL#436
      1
      assists
      NHL#441
      BUF
      12-5-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–1NSH
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG11:27TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–2STL
      game 23/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:03TOI
    • The game
      NYR0–2BUF
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG11:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1BOS
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:21TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:07TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–2BUF
      L
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:14TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–1CAR
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:52TOI
    • The game
      TBL0–2BUF
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–0NJD
      W
      game 30/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:56TOI
    • The game
      NJD7–4BUF
      L
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:51TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–2BUF
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG14:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA7–2BUF
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:21TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–7BUF
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG13:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2ANA
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG10:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–4LAK
      L
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:30TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2SJS
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:02TOI
    • The game
      STL4–2BUF
      L
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:21TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1OTT
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:00TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8225 of 41 played
      7
      points
      NHL#357
      2
      goals
      NHL#352
      5
      assists
      NHL#329
      BUF
      22-12-0W-L-OT51Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–0FLA
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:57TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2TBL
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG11:25TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–1BUF
      game 44/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:36TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–2BUF
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG08:43TOI
    • February 1999
    • The game
      COL5–3BUF
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG08:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3WSH
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:30TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–2BUF
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:58TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 54/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG11:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–2BUF
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:14TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–4BUF
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:31TOI
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:24TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGY
      game 58/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG11:47TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      L
      game 59/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG05:48TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8238 of 62 played
      8
      points
      NHL#411
      2
      goals
      NHL#408
      6
      assists
      NHL#395
      BUF
      29-21-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • April 1999
    • The game
      BUF1–1OTT
      game 78/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:21TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 79/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG08:47TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      L
      game 81/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:32TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–3BUF
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:20TOI
    The season in numbers

    Erik Rasmussen closes the 1998-1999 season with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#424
    Games
    42of 82
    51%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#410
    Assists
    7
    NHL#422
    P/GP
    0.24
    NHL#358
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#150
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Ottawa Senators

    BUFvsOTT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF2–1OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:32TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:57TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      OTT0–3BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:07TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      OTT3–4BUF
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG15:49TOI
      +1 goal
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–0

    BUF4–0OTT
    Advance
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    9 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      BUF2–4BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:30TOI
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF3–1BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:15TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS2–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG11:06TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS0–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:13TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      BOS2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG11:57TOI
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BUF4–2BOS
    Advance
    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    BUFvsTOR
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      BUF5–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG13:20TOI
      +2 assists
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      BUF3–6TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:47TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      TOR2–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:44TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG11:08TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG12:57TOI
      +1 goal
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–1

    BUF4–1TOR
    Advance
    5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    8 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Buffalo Sabres play the Stanley Cup Final against Dallas Stars

    BUFvsDAL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF3–2DAL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:28TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4DAL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:39TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withDallas Stars
    • Game 3
      DAL2–1BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG07:52TOI
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      DAL1–2BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:51TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      BUF0–2DAL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:58TOI
    • Dallas Starslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      DAL2–1BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG27:02TOI
    Stanley Cup Final

    Dallas Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4DAL
    Eliminated
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Erik Rasmussen ends the 1998-1999 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#65
    Games
    21
    Goals
    2
    NHL#66
    Assists
    4
    NHL#52
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#80
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#51
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    2 points
    best game
    OTT4–0→BOS4–2→TOR4–1→DAL2–4