1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League.
Off-season
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Red Wings would enter the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the series proved to be no contest. Detroit would sweep the Ducks in four games, setting up a rematch with their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche. Despite Detroit winning the first two games, they would go on to lose the next four consecutively, and were eliminated by the Avalanche.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 80 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | |
| C | 77 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 66 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| C | 75 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 81 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 123 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| LW | 79 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 81 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| D | 80 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 69 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 108 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 69 | -11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 77 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 141 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 80 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 53 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 75 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 61 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 60 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 52 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 36 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 63 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| W | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3691 | 63 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 149 | 2.42 | 3 | 1654 | 1505 | .910 | |
| 821 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 2.27 | 0 | 379 | 348 | .918 | |
| 244 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.97 | 0 | 98 | 90 | .918 | |
| 175 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3.09 | 0 | 79 | 70 | .886 | |
| Team: | 4931 | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 197 | 2.40 | 3 | 2210 | 2013 | .911 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW/D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 358 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2.35 | 1 | 172 | 158 | .919 | |
| 183 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3.28 | 1 | 105 | 95 | .905 | |
| 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.10 | 0 | 22 | 19 | .864 | |
| Team: | 599 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 2.70 | 2 | 299 | 272 | .910 |
Note: 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;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 25 | Jiri Fischer | Hull Olympiques | |
| 2 | 55 | Ryan Barnes | Sudbury Wolves | |
| 2 | 56 | Tomek Valtonen | Ilves | |
| 3 | 84 | Jake McCracken | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 4 | 111 | Brent Hobday | Moose Jaw Warriors | |
| 5 | 142 | Calle Steen | Hammarby IF | |
| 6 | 151 | Adam Deleeuw | Barrie Colts | |
| 6 | 171 | Pavel Datsyuk | Dinamo-Energija Tekaterinburg | |
| 7 | 198 | Jeremy Goetzinger | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| 8 | 226 | David Petrasek | HV71 | |
| 9 | 256 | Petja Pietilainen | Saskatoon Blades |