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Joe Nieuwendyk's 1998-1999 season

Points
55
NHL#56
Goals
28
NHL#33
Assists
27
NHL#99
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#82
Games
67
81%
81% of 82

Centre Joe Nieuwendyk was 32 years old when the 1998-1999 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Dallas Stars. He played 67 of a possible 82 games and scored 28 goals and 27 assists for 55 points, 0.82 points per game. The season ended with Joe Nieuwendyk winning the Stanley Cup with Dallas Stars against Buffalo Sabres, after 23 playoff games and 21 points. He also won Conn Smythe Trophy.

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

1998-1999Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joe Nieuwendyk plays the 1998-1999 season for Dallas Stars

    Joe was 32 years old when the 1998-1999 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Joe Nieuwendyk's season starts in game 6 of 82

    Dallas Stars have played 5 games5 of 82 without him
    • The game
      PHX1–2DAL
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP07:15TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      SJS1–2DAL
      W
      game 7/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP10:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA3–3DAL
      game 8/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Joe Nieuwendyk reaches 400 career goals

    in the game against Anaheim Ducks · October 30

    • The game
      DET2–3DAL
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:39TOI
    • November 1998
    • The game
      DAL0–4SJS
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:48TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3LAK
      W
      game 11/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG11:03TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–0DAL
      L
      game 12/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:19TOI
    • The game
      DAL5–1DET
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG14:51TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      DAL3–1BOS
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:14TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–4DAL
      W
      game 15/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP14:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL3–3STL
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:20TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3DAL
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD5–2DAL
      L
      game 18/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP17:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–4DAL
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:16TOI
    • December 1998
    • The game
      DAL3–0SJS
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–4VAN
      L
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:18TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      11
      points
      NHL#135
      6
      goals
      NHL#76
      5
      assists
      NHL#196
      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
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP15:17TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DAL3–2CGY
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:40TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–3DAL
      game 24/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP17:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–3DAL
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG14:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL2–2CHI
      game 26/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP19:46TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–7DAL
      W
      game 27/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP17:23TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DAL3–1DET
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG15:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–2OTT
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG14:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–2MTL
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:56TOI
    • The game
      DAL5–1TOR
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:49TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–2COL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG15:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH0–1DAL
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:36TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–6DAL
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG15:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL2–1PHX
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:17TOI
    • The game
      VAN4–6DAL
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:00TOI
    • The game
      DAL0–1CGY
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:49TOI
    • The game
      DAL0–2VAN
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:16TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8233 of 41 played
      23
      points
      NHL#100
      9
      goals
      NHL#98
      14
      assists
      NHL#100
      DAL
      27-7-0W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK2–3DAL
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG13:16TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL4–1TBL
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG15:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL5–2FLA
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP16:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1999
    • The game
      CGY2–2DAL
      game 47/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–0DAL
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:10TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2ANA
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG16:00TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–2LAK
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG17:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM1–4DAL
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP17:22TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      FLA1–2DAL
      W
      game 52/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP17:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–5DAL
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:50TOI
    • The game
      COL1–1DAL
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:32TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3NSH
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG17:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–6DAL
      W
      game 57/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG15:17TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK0–1DAL
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG13:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • March 1999
    • The game
      DAL2–2NYR
      game 59/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG20:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL3–2NYI
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG20:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL1–2BUF
      L
      game 61/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG17:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–4DAL
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG14:20TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8251 of 62 played
      40
      points
      NHL#78
      16
      goals
      NHL#69
      24
      assists
      NHL#73
      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
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP16:32TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      ANA0–4DAL
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG15:52TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DAL1–1PHI
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:13TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2PIT
      game 66/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG14:36TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–1DAL
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:40TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3DAL
      W
      game 69/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG15:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL3–2PHX
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG18:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–1LAK
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG16:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL1–5ANA
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:52TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–0NSH
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG13:36TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL4–6DAL
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG18:09TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 1999
    • The game
      DET3–0DAL
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:55TOI
    • The game
      ANA1–5DAL
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:05TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–3DAL
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP14:04TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHX2–4DAL
      W
      game 80/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG13:18TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DAL1–2COL
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:44TOI
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Joe Nieuwendyk closes the 1998-1999 season with 55 points

    Points
    55
    NHL#56
    Games
    67of 82
    82%
    Goals
    28
    NHL#33
    Assists
    27
    NHL#99
    P/GP
    0.82
    NHL#36
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#82
    Events
    400
    career goals
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    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+/-4SOG15:30TOI
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM2–3DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG15:00TOI
    • Dallas Starslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      DAL3–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG15:08TOI
      +1 goal
    • Dallas Starslead3–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      DAL3–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP28:53TOI
      +2 goals
    First round

    Dallas Stars knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–0

    DAL4–0EDM
    Advance
    4Games3Points3Goals0Assists
    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
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG14:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL4–5DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG18:03TOI
      +3 points
    • Dallas Starslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DAL2–3STL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DAL2–3STL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:42TOI
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL1–3DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP16:13TOI
      +1 goal
    • Dallas Starslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DAL2–1STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:17TOI
    Second round

    Dallas Stars knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    DAL4–2STL
    Advance
    6Games6Points3Goals3Assists
    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+/-2SOG16:58TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      COL2–4DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:37TOI
      +1 goal
    • Dallas Starsare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      DAL3–0COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG15:05TOI
      +3 points
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      DAL2–3COL
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP22:43TOI
      +2 assists
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      COL7–5DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP16:09TOI
      +1 goal
    • June 1999
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      DAL4–1COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG16:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starsare3–3withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      COL1–4DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:14TOI
      +1 assist
    Conference final

    Dallas Stars knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    DAL4–3COL
    Advance
    7Games9Points3Goals6Assists
    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
      +1+/-3SOG22:31TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4DAL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG17:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      DAL2–1BUF
      W
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG15:27TOI
      +2 goals
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      DAL1–2BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:12TOI
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF0–2DAL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:24TOI
    • Dallas Starslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      DAL2–1BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG34:38TOI
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Dallas Stars

    beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 in the final

    6Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Joe Nieuwendyk ends the 1998-1999 playoffs with 21 points

    Points
    21
    NHL#3
    Games
    23
    Goals
    11
    NHL#1
    Assists
    10
    NHL#9
    P/GP
    0.91
    NHL#16
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#8
    Events
    75
    playoff points
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    EDM4–0→STL4–2→COL4–3→BUF4–2
    Honour

    Joe Nieuwendyk won Conn Smythe Trophy for 1998-1999