1997–98 San Jose Sharks season

1997–98 San Jose Sharks
Division	4th Pacific
1997–98 record	34–38–10
Goals for	210
Goals against	216
Team information
General Manager	Dean Lombardi
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Todd Gill (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Team leaders
<1996–97 1998–99>

The 1997–98 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' seventh season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Dallas Stars. The season, most notably, marked the debut of Patrick Marleau. Marleau, the second overall pick of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, currently holds most of the Sharks' major franchise records.

Regular season

Captain Todd Gill is traded to the St. Louis Blues, in March.

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	26	17	231	205	95
2	Los Angeles Kings	82	38	33	11	227	225	87
3	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	37	10	215	224	80
4	San Jose Sharks	82	34	38	10	210	216	78
5	Calgary Flames	82	26	41	15	217	252	67
6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	26	43	13	205	261	65
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	25	43	14	224	273	64

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[1]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Dallas Stars	CEN	82	49	22	11	242	167	109
2	x – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	39	26	17	231	205	95
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	44	23	15	250	196	103
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	45	29	8	256	204	98
5	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	38	33	11	227	225	87
6	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	35	35	12	224	227	82
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	35	37	10	215	224	80
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	34	38	10	210	216	78
9	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	30	39	13	192	199	73
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	43	9	194	237	69
11	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	26	41	15	217	252	67
12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	26	43	13	205	261	65
13	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	25	43	14	224	273	64

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 1, 1997	3–5	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	0–1–0
2	W	October 4, 1997	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	1–1–0
3	L	October 7, 1997	0–1	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	1–2–0
4	L	October 9, 1997	2–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	1–3–0
5	W	October 11, 1997	5–2	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	2–3–0
6	L	October 13, 1997	2–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	2–4–0
7	L	October 16, 1997	2–5	New York Islanders (1997–98)	2–5–0
8	L	October 19, 1997	3–5	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	2–6–0
9	L	October 22, 1997	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	2–7–0
10	W	October 25, 1997	4–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	3–7–0
11	W	October 27, 1997	2–1	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	4–7–0
12	L	October 29, 1997	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	4–8–0
13	L	October 31, 1997	3–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	4–9–0
14	L	November 1, 1997	0–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	4–10–0
15	T	November 4, 1997	0–0 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	4–10–1
16	L	November 7, 1997	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	4–11–1
17	W	November 8, 1997	3–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	5–11–1
18	W	November 10, 1997	6–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	6–11–1
19	L	November 12, 1997	2–5	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	6–12–1
20	L	November 13, 1997	3–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	6–13–1
21	L	November 15, 1997	2–3	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	6–14–1
22	W	November 18, 1997	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	7–14–1
23	W	November 20, 1997	3–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	8–14–1
24	W	November 22, 1997	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	9–14–1
25	T	November 24, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	9–14–2
26	L	November 25, 1997	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	9–15–2
27	L	November 28, 1997	2–4	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	9–16–2
28	L	November 30, 1997	1–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	9–17–2
29	L	December 1, 1997	2–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	9–18–2
30	W	December 4, 1997	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	10–18–2
31	T	December 10, 1997	3–3 OT	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	10–18–3
32	W	December 12, 1997	1–0	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	11–18–3
33	W	December 14, 1997	2–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	12–18–3
34	W	December 16, 1997	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	13–18–3
35	T	December 18, 1997	0–0 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	13–18–4
36	W	December 21, 1997	4–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	14–18–4
37	L	December 26, 1997	0–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	14–19–4
38	L	December 29, 1997	1–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	14–20–4
39	T	December 30, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	14–20–5
40	W	January 2, 1998	4–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	15–20–5
41	L	January 3, 1998	0–3	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	15–21–5
42	L	January 6, 1998	1–5	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	15–22–5
43	W	January 10, 1998	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	16–22–5
44	L	January 12, 1998	1–3	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	16–23–5
45	L	January 14, 1998	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	16–24–5
46	T	January 15, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	16–24–6
47	W	January 21, 1998	7–1	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	17–24–6
48	W	January 23, 1998	3–2	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	18–24–6
49	T	January 24, 1998	1–1 OT	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	18–24–7
50	W	January 27, 1998	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	19–24–7
51	L	January 29, 1998	0–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	19–25–7
52	W	January 31, 1998	5–2	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	20–25–7
53	L	February 2, 1998	2–3	New York Rangers (1997–98)	20–26–7
54	W	February 4, 1998	3–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	21–26–7
55	L	February 5, 1998	2–4	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	21–27–7
56	L	February 7, 1998	3–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	21–28–7
57	W	February 26, 1998	3–1	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	22–28–7
58	L	February 28, 1998	1–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	22–29–7
59	L	March 2, 1998	1–3	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	22–30–7
60	W	March 5, 1998	5–4	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	23–30–7
61	W	March 6, 1998	3–0	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	24–30–7
62	W	March 9, 1998	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	25–30–7
63	L	March 11, 1998	3–5	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	25–31–7
64	L	March 12, 1998	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	25–32–7
65	W	March 14, 1998	2–1	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	26–32–7
66	W	March 16, 1998	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	27–32–7
67	L	March 18, 1998	1–3	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	27–33–7
68	L	March 21, 1998	0–2	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	27–34–7
69	L	March 22, 1998	1–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	27–35–7
70	L	March 24, 1998	3–4	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	27–36–7
71	W	March 26, 1998	5–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	28–36–7
72	W	March 28, 1998	4–1	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	29–36–7
73	L	March 30, 1998	2–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	29–37–7
74	W	April 1, 1998	3–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	30–37–7
75	T	April 2, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	30–37–8
76	W	April 4, 1998	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	31–37–8
77	W	April 7, 1998	6–0	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	32–37–8
78	W	April 9, 1998	5–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	33–37–8
79	T	April 11, 1998	1–1 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	33–37–9
80	T	April 15, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	33–37–10
81	L	April 16, 1998	1–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	33–38–10
82	W	April 18, 1998	4–1	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	34–38–10

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen LW 79 31 32 63 40 8 7 6 7 Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan RW 75 14 27 41 144 -2 3 1 1 MacLean, JohnJohn MacLean RW 51 13 19 32 28 0 5 0 2 Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau C 74 13 19 32 14 5 1 0 2 Houlder, BillBill Houlder D 82 7 25 32 48 13 4 0 2 Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm LW 74 10 20 30 40 -2 2 0 3 Matteau, StephaneStephane Matteau LW 73 15 14 29 60 4 1 0 2 Craven, MurrayMurray Craven LW 67 12 17 29 25 4 2 3 3 Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls C 60 6 22 28 26 -4 3 0 0 Granato, TonyTony Granato RW 59 16 9 25 70 3 3 0 2 Ragnarsson, MarcusMarcus Ragnarsson D 79 5 20 25 65 -11 3 0 2 Ricci, MikeMike Ricci C 59 9 14 23 30 -4 5 0 2 Gill, ToddTodd Gill D 64 8 13 21 31 -13 4 0 1 Rathje, MikeMike Rathje D 81 3 12 15 59 -4 1 0 0 Zyuzin, AndreiAndrei Zyuzin D 56 6 7 13 66 8 2 0 2 Burr, ShawnShawn Burr LW/C 42 6 6 12 50 2 0 0 0 McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley D 56 2 10 12 140 10 0 0 0 Bodger, DougDoug Bodger D 28 4 6 10 32 0 0 0 1 Skalde, JarrodJarrod Skalde C 22 4 6 10 14 -2 0 0 0 Murphy, JoeJoe Murphy RW 10 5 4 9 14 1 2 0 0 Iafrate, AlAl Iafrate D 21 2 7 9 28 -1 2 0 0 Sutter, RonRon Sutter C 57 2 7 9 22 -2 0 0 1 Lowry, DaveDave Lowry LW 50 4 4 8 51 0 0 0 1 Kozlov, ViktorViktor Kozlov C 18 5 2 7 2 -2 2 0 0 Donovan, SheanShean Donovan RW 20 3 3 6 22 3 0 0 0 Korolyuk, AlexanderAlexander Korolyuk LW 19 2 3 5 6 -5 1 0 0 Brennan, RichRich Brennan D 11 1 2 3 2 -4 1 0 0 Marchment, BryanBryan Marchment D 12 0 3 3 43 2 0 0 0 Guolla, SteveSteve Guolla C 7 1 1 2 0 -2 0 0 0 Nazarov, AndreiAndrei Nazarov LW 40 1 1 2 112 -4 0 0 0 Vernon, MikeMike Vernon G 62 0 2 2 24 0 0 0 0 Potomski, BarryBarry Potomski LW 9 0 1 1 30 1 0 0 0 Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson LW 5 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey G 28 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Muzzatti, JasonJason Muzzatti G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutton, KenKen Sutton D 8 0 0 0 15 -4 0 0 0 Wood, DodyDody Wood C 8 0 0 0 40 -3 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Vernon, MikeMike Vernon 3564 62 30 22 8 146 2.46 5 1401 1255 .896 Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey 1360 28 4 16 2 62 2.74 1 600 538 .897 Muzzatti, JasonJason Muzzatti 27 1 0 0 0 2 4.44 0 13 11 .846 Team: 4951 82 34 38 10 210 2.54 6 2014 1804 .896

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG MacLean, JohnJohn MacLean RW 6 2 3 5 4 1 1 0 0 Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls C 6 0 5 5 8 -2 0 0 0 Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan RW 6 2 2 4 26 -1 2 0 1 Ricci, MikeMike Ricci C 6 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 Houlder, BillBill Houlder D 6 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 Craven, MurrayMurray Craven LW 6 1 1 2 0 -2 0 0 0 Murphy, JoeJoe Murphy RW 6 1 1 2 20 -1 1 0 0 Iafrate, AlAl Iafrate D 6 1 0 1 10 -4 1 0 0 Rathje, MikeMike Rathje D 6 1 0 1 6 -3 1 0 0 Sutter, RonRon Sutter C 6 1 0 1 14 -1 0 0 0 Zyuzin, AndreiAndrei Zyuzin D 6 1 0 1 14 -2 0 0 1 Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen LW 6 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau C 5 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 Matteau, StephaneStephane Matteau LW 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Burr, ShawnShawn Burr LW/C 6 0 0 0 8 -1 0 0 0 Granato, TonyTony Granato RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lowry, DaveDave Lowry LW 6 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 Marchment, BryanBryan Marchment D 6 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 Ragnarsson, MarcusMarcus Ragnarsson D 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm LW 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 Vernon, MikeMike Vernon G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Vernon, MikeMike Vernon 348 6 2 4 14 2.41 1 138 124 .899 Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey 20 1 0 0 1 3.00 0 6 5 .833 Team: 368 6 2 4 15 2.45 1 144 129 .896

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

Niklas Andersson Doug Bodger Rich Brennan Shawn Burr Murray Craven Shean Donovan Jeff Friesen Todd Gill Tony Granato Steve Guolla Bill Houlder Kelly Hrudey Al Iafrate Alexander Korolyuk Viktor Kozlov Dave Lowry John MacLean Bryan Marchment Patrick Marleau Stephane Matteau Marty McSorley Joe Murphy Jason Muzzatti Andrei Nazarov Bernie Nicholls Owen Nolan Barry Potomski Marcus Ragnarsson Mike Rathje Mike Ricci Jarrod Skalde Marco Sturm Ron Sutter Ken Sutton Mike Vernon Dody Wood Andrei Zyuzin

Draft picks

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	2	Patrick Marleau	Center	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds
1	23	Scott Hannan	Defence	Canada	Kelowna Rockets
4	82	Adam Colagiacomo	Right Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals
5	107	Adam Spylo	Right Wing	Canada	Erie Otters
7	163	Joe Dusbabek	Right Wing	United States	Notre Dame
8	192	Cam Severson	Left Wing	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders
9	219	Mark Smith	Center	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes

See also

• 1997–98 NHL season

References

1. "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
2. "1997-98 San Jose Sharks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

• "1997–98 San Jose Sharks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links