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Martin Straka's 1998-1999 season

Points
83
NHL#11
Goals
35
NHL#17
Assists
48
NHL#15
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#75
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Centre Martin Straka was 26 years old when the 1998-1999 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 35 goals and 48 assists for 83 points, 1.04 points per game. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 15 points.

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

1998-1999Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Martin Straka plays the 1998-1999 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Martin was 26 years old when the 1998-1999 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–3NYI
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP22:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–1NJD
      W
      game 2/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG27:24TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–3PIT
      game 3/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG29:07TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–5TBL
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:30TOI
    • The game
      TOR6–4PIT
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG22:57TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT2–0TOR
      W
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:59TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–2CGY
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP25:02TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–2VAN
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–4EDM
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG27:32TOI
    • November 1998
    • The game
      PHI4–4PIT
      game 10/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:36TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP21:03TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS0–0PIT
      game 12/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:27TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–3PIT
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG22:07TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4NJD
      L
      game 14/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG22:02TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      FLA0–4PIT
      W
      game 15/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP28:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–1PIT
      L
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:50TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–1TBL
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG21:11TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      TBL2–5PIT
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP26:03TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT4–5WSH
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG28:28TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2PIT
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG28:09TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–3MTL
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP22:28TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      24
      points
      NHL#9
      13
      goals
      NHL#3
      11
      assists
      NHL#37
      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
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG28:18TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–3CAR
      game 23/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG27:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–2BOS
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG23:49TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–3STL
      W
      game 25/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–3PIT
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG25:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–4FLA
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG22:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH0–3PIT
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG25:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–7TOR
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG20:50TOI
    • The game
      LAK3–0PIT
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG22:39TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–2PIT
      W
      game 31/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG24:43TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–7PIT
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP20:13TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT4–2FLA
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:59TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–5PIT
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP22:32TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Martin Straka reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Calgary Flames · January 5

    • The game
      CAR2–4PIT
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP23:35TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG23:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHX
      L
      game 37/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG27:54TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–3SJS
      L
      game 38/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG24:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–1LAK
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG22:37TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–5ANA
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP26:15TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI5–2PIT
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP27:19TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      47
      points
      NHL#8
      21
      goals
      NHL#7
      26
      assists
      NHL#15
      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
      -3+/-2SOG20:04TOI
    • The game
      TOR0–6PIT
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG20:16TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS2–5PIT
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP23:41TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Martin Straka reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Boston Bruins · January 30

    • The game
      PIT5–3MTL
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP25:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1999
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 46/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG25:32TOI
    • The game
      FLA0–3PIT
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:18TOI
    • The game
      DET1–2PIT
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG23:26TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG26:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–6PIT
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP26:35TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–2NSH
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG29:19TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–7PIT
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP21:06TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–3NYI
      L
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:37TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:52TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–2PHI
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP22:36TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX1–4PIT
      W
      game 56/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:14TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–2COL
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG23:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–6DAL
      L
      game 58/82
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP21:57TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG22:21TOI
      +1 goal
    • March 1999
    • The game
      MTL4–4PIT
      game 60/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG01:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–1PIT
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG23:06TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      65
      points
      NHL#11
      31
      goals
      NHL#6
      34
      assists
      NHL#24
      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
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:51TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–2CAR
      W
      game 64/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG24:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI0–4PIT
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP24:41TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      DAL2–2PIT
      game 66/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG27:24TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–0TBL
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG25:32TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–1PIT
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG29:51TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–2NYR
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG28:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP17:44TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–5NJD
      L
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG23:44TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1PIT
      game 72/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:12TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–4BUF
      L
      game 73/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP28:31TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT6–4PIT
      L
      game 74/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP24:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 1999
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 75/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG26:06TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD4–2PIT
      L
      game 76/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP21:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–3BUF
      L
      game 77/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:09TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP19:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      L
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG25:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–2PIT
      L
      game 81/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:58TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–1NYR
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:30TOI
    The season in numbers

    Martin Straka closes the 1998-1999 season with 83 points

    Points
    83
    NHL#11
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    35
    NHL#17
    Assists
    48
    NHL#15
    P/GP
    1.04
    NHL#12
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#75
    Events
    35
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet New Jersey Devils

    PITvsNJD
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT1–3NJD
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG23:55TOI
    • New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT4–1NJD
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG23:29TOI
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NJD2–4PIT
      W
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP27:37TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD4–2PIT
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP22:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4NJD
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:36TOI
    • May 1999
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      NJD2–3PIT
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG30:39TOI
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      PIT4–2NJD
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG25:44TOI
      +3 points
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    PIT4–3NJD
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    PITvsTOR
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      PIT2–0TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:50TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      PIT2–4TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG23:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      TOR3–4PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP25:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      TOR3–2PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG25:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      PIT1–4TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG23:48TOI
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      TOR4–3PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP27:02TOI
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    PIT2–4TOR
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Martin Straka ends the 1998-1999 playoffs with 15 points

    Points
    15
    NHL#8
    Games
    13
    Goals
    6
    NHL#12
    Assists
    9
    NHL#10
    P/GP
    1.15
    NHL#5
    +/-
    0
    NHL#123
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    50
    playoff games
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff goals
    3 points
    best game
    NJD4–3→TOR2–4