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Regular season and playoffsBUF
Points
4
NHL#547
Goals
0
NHL#606
Assists
4
NHL#505
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#463
Games
76
92%
92% of 82

Right winger Rob Ray was 30 years old when the 1998-1999 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 76 of a possible 82 games and scored 0 goals and 4 assists for 4 points, 0.05 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points. He won King Clancy Memorial Trophy. He also won NHL Foundation Player Award.

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

1998-1999Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rob Ray plays the 1998-1999 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Rob was 30 years old when the 1998-1999 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF1–4DAL
      L
      game 1/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:21TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–0COL
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:27TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–2BUF
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:20TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3MTL
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:01TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–0BUF
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–5NYI
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG05:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–0NYR
      game 7/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:04TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–4BUF
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–3TOR
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG05:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • November 1998
    • The game
      BOS2–4BUF
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:05TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:22TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–2BUF
      game 12/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:58TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:08TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–6BUF
      W
      game 14/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:31TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–4BUF
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG05:56TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2TOR
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:08TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–4BUF
      W
      game 17/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:54TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–6FLA
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:25TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 played
      2
      points
      NHL#427
      0
      goals
      NHL#436
      2
      assists
      NHL#365
      BUF
      12-5-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • December 1998
    • The game
      BUF2–2STL
      game 23/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:25TOI
    • The game
      NYR0–2BUF
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:16TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–1BOS
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:43TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:21TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–2BUF
      L
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:43TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–1CAR
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:24TOI
    • The game
      TBL0–2BUF
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:00TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–0NJD
      W
      game 30/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:50TOI
    • The game
      NJD7–4BUF
      L
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG01:28TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–2BUF
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:20TOI
    • The game
      ANA7–2BUF
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:29TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–7BUF
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG09:48TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2ANA
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2SJS
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:33TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–1PHX
      L
      game 38/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:29TOI
    • The game
      STL4–2BUF
      L
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG04:53TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–2BUF
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:41TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1OTT
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:04TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      2
      points
      NHL#518
      0
      goals
      NHL#509
      2
      assists
      NHL#473
      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
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG08:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–2TBL
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:35TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–1BUF
      game 44/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:10TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–2BUF
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG03:56TOI
    • The game
      LAK1–4BUF
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:01TOI
    • February 1999
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      L
      game 47/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG07:06TOI
    • The game
      COL5–3BUF
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:00TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:55TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1OTT
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:06TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–5BUF
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:37TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–2BUF
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG10:56TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 54/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG03:00TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–2BUF
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:20TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–4BUF
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:55TOI
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG03:13TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGY
      game 58/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      L
      game 59/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:28TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–0VAN
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG05:42TOI
    • March 1999
    • The game
      EDM5–3BUF
      L
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG02:07TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–2BUF
      W
      game 62/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:05TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8256 of 62 played
      3
      points
      NHL#542
      0
      goals
      NHL#566
      3
      assists
      NHL#489
      BUF
      29-21-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI1–1BUF
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG00:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4CAR
      L
      game 64/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG08:38TOI
    • The game
      TBL5–2BUF
      L
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:50TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–3BUF
      W
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:49TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–2BUF
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG00:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:16TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1NJD
      game 69/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2DET
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:10TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1PIT
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:53TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–4BUF
      W
      game 72/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:02TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG06:12TOI
    • April 1999
    • The game
      BUF1–2MTL
      L
      game 74/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:09TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–3BUF
      W
      game 75/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:03TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3NYI
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG07:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA1–3BUF
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:17TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1OTT
      game 78/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:47TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:09TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–1BUF
      L
      game 80/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      L
      game 81/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:57TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–3BUF
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:00TOI
    The season in numbers

    Rob Ray closes the 1998-1999 season with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#547
    Games
    76of 82
    93%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#606
    Assists
    4
    NHL#505
    P/GP
    0.05
    NHL#561
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#463
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Ottawa Senators

    BUFvsOTT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    6 days later
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–0

    BUF4–0OTT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    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
      0+/-0SOG02:38TOI
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BUF4–2BOS
    Advance
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    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
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:17TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG06:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:22TOI
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–1

    BUF4–1TOR
    Advance
    3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    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 3
      DAL2–1BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:40TOI
    Stanley Cup Final

    Dallas Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4DAL
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rob Ray ends the 1998-1999 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#195
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#98
    Assists
    0
    NHL#221
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#78
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    OTT4–0→BOS4–2→TOR4–1→DAL2–4
    Honours

    Rob Ray won King Clancy Memorial Trophy and NHL Foundation Player Award for 1998-1999