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The season saw the Senators face the challenge of improving on their very successful 1996\u201397 season, when they made the playoffs for the first time in team history. The 1997\u201398 season was even more successful, as Ottawa finished over .500 for the first time in club history, qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year, and won their first playoff series in modern club history. The Senators defeated the top-seeded New Jersey Devils in six games in the first round before falling to the Washington Capitals in five games in the second round.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Regular season[edit]Final standings[edit]Playoffs[edit]Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (1) New Jersey Devils[edit]Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) Washington Capitals[edit]Awards and records[edit]Schedule and results[edit]Player statistics[edit]Regular season[edit]Playoffs[edit]Transactions[edit]Trades[edit]Waivers[edit]Free agents[edit]Draft picks[edit]Farm teams[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Regular season[edit]Alexei Yashin led the club offensively, with 72 points (33 goals, 39 assists) in 82 games. Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt once again performed solidly in the Senators’ net, helping set a club record for fewest goals allowed (200).The Alexandre Daigle era came to an end midway through the season, as the Senators traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for V\u00e1clav Prospal and Pat Falloon.Final standings[edit]Divisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic, NE \u2013 Northeastbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Playoffs[edit]The Ottawa Senators ended the 1997\u201398 regular season as the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed. Daniel Alfredsson, who missed 27 games in the regular season due to injuries, led the team with nine points (seven goals, two assists) in the playoffs and the club won its first round matchup, an upset win over the New Jersey DevilsEastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (1) New Jersey Devils[edit]On paper, the series was a big mismatch, as the Devils had finished 24 points ahead in the standings. One American newspaper covering the playoffs did not even preview the series, expecting an easy win for the Devils.[2] The Devils were characterized as arrogant, although the Devils and the Senators had split their season series. Devil Randy McKay, when asked which player on the Senators he respected, said, “To be honest, I’d have to see their (roster) list.”[3]The series opened in New Jersey. In Game 1, the Senators got a 1\u20130 lead and held onto it until 3:24 was left in the third period, when Doug Gilmour scored to tie the game. After the goal, the Devils got several penalties in a row, including some in overtime. Although the Senators went 0\u20136 on the power play, they managed to win the game on an overtime winner from Bruce Gardiner at 5:58.[4] In Game 2, the Devils won the game in large part due to the offence of Doug Gilmour, who assisted on the first goal and scored the second, game-winning goal and an empty netter to tie the series.[5]The series now moved to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4. In Game 3, Damian Rhodes played outstanding and Alexei Yashin scored the winner, 2:47 into overtime on the power play. According to Devils’ goaltender Martin Brodeur, “It’s Rhodes, that’s the bottom line. He has been tremendous. We’re getting the puck to him, we’re getting rebounds, but he closes the door every time.” Devils Head Coach Jacques Lemaire refused to appear for the post-game press conference.[6] The Senators won Game 4, 4\u20133, on the strength of a hat-trick by Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators had led 4\u20131, but late goals by Scott Stevens and Doug Gilmour, with 69 seconds left, made it a close contest.[7]The series now returned to New Jersey, with the Devils on the brink of elimination. In Game 5, Brodeur stopped 22 of 23 shots and even assisted on a short-handed goal as the Devils won 3\u20131. Gilmour scored the game-winner and the Devils staved off elimination.[8]In Game 6, Janne Laukkanen scored the winner, giving the Senators the lead that was solidified when Igor Kravchuk scored into an empty net to complete the series upset, 4\u20132, for the Senators. After the game, Scott Stevens commented, “The bottom line is that they’re an average team that played great. And we’re an above average team that played poorly.”[2] The headlines from other newspapers labelled the playoff win a “titanic upset”[9] and “sensational upset.”[10]#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance1April 22Ottawa2 \u2013 1 (OT)New Jersey1 \u2013 018,4572April 24Ottawa1 \u2013 3New Jersey1 \u2013 119,0403April 26New Jersey1 \u2013 2 (OT)Ottawa2 \u2013 118,5004April 28New Jersey3 \u2013 4Ottawa3 \u2013 118,5005April 30Ottawa1 \u2013 3New Jersey3 \u2013 219,0406May 2New Jersey1 \u2013 3Ottawa4 \u2013 218,500Ottawa wins series 4\u20132.Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) Washington Capitals[edit]The Senators did not capitalize on their first-round win, and the Capitals took the series in five games.#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance1May 7Ottawa2 \u2013 4Washington0 \u2013 117,9412May 9Ottawa1 \u2013 6Washington0 \u2013 219,7403May 11Washington3 \u2013 4Ottawa1 \u2013 218,5004May 13Washington2 \u2013 0Ottawa1 \u2013 318,5005May 15Ottawa0 \u2013 3Washington1 \u2013 419,740Washington wins series 4\u20131Awards and records[edit]Schedule and results[edit]Regular season scheduleNo.RDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance1TOctober 1, 19972\u20132 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1997\u201398)0\u20130\u2013120,6732LOctober 3, 19973\u20135@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997\u201398)0\u20131\u2013119,2313WOctober 4, 19973\u20132Carolina Hurricanes (1997\u201398)1\u20131\u2013118,5004WOctober 7, 19971\u20130@ San Jose Sharks (1997\u201398)2\u20131\u2013116,0735TOctober 10, 19971\u20131 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997\u201398)2\u20131\u2013217,1746LOctober 12, 19974\u20137@ Los Angeles Kings (1997\u201398)2\u20132\u2013216,0057WOctober 15, 19975\u20131New York Rangers (1997\u201398)3\u20132\u2013217,1118WOctober 17, 19974\u20132New Jersey Devils (1997\u201398)4\u20132\u2013213,6819WOctober 19, 19973\u20131Dallas Stars (1997\u201398)5\u20132\u2013214,35410WOctober 22, 19976\u20132@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997\u201398)6\u20132\u2013215,72611TOctober 23, 19972\u20132 OTFlorida Panthers (1997\u201398)6\u20132\u2013315,16812LOctober 25, 19972\u20134Montreal Canadiens (1997\u201398)6\u20133\u2013318,50013WOctober 29, 19975\u20132@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997\u201398)7\u20133\u2013310,77614WOctober 30, 19975\u20132@ Florida Panthers (1997\u201398)8\u20133\u2013314,70315LNovember 2, 19971\u20133Boston Bruins (1997\u201398)8\u20134\u2013316,75316WNovember 6, 19974\u20131Phoenix Coyotes (1997\u201398)9\u20134\u2013313,43717LNovember 8, 19973\u20134Philadelphia Flyers (1997\u201398)9\u20135\u2013318,50018LNovember 9, 19971\u20134@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997\u201398)9\u20136\u201335,55119LNovember 11, 19970\u20131@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997\u201398)9\u20137\u2013319,31420LNovember 13, 19972\u20134Detroit Red Wings (1997\u201398)9\u20138\u2013318,13621TNovember 15, 19973\u20133 OT@ Boston Bruins (1997\u201398)9\u20138\u2013414,76122LNovember 17, 19972\u20134Boston Bruins (1997\u201398)9\u20139\u2013415,74223LNovember 20, 19970\u20132Pittsburgh Penguins (1997\u201398)9\u201310\u2013414,09724LNovember 22, 19970\u20131Edmonton Oilers (1997\u201398)9\u201311\u2013417,11325LNovember 26, 19971\u20134@ Detroit Red Wings (1997\u201398)9\u201312\u2013419,98326WNovember 27, 19973\u20131Washington Capitals (1997\u201398)10\u201312\u2013413,67127LNovember 29, 19972\u20133Chicago Blackhawks (1997\u201398)10\u201313\u2013418,25128WDecember 2, 19974\u20132@ New York Islanders (1997\u201398)11\u201313\u201348,14129WDecember 4, 19973\u20132Los Angeles Kings (1997\u201398)12\u201313\u2013414,10830WDecember 6, 19973\u20130Buffalo Sabres (1997\u201398)13\u201313\u2013415,28531LDecember 11, 19971\u20132St. Louis Blues (1997\u201398)13\u201314\u2013414,96132LDecember 13, 19971\u20133Tampa Bay Lightning (1997\u201398)13\u201315\u2013414,29033WDecember 15, 19973\u20131@ St. Louis Blues (1997\u201398)14\u201315\u2013414,15534LDecember 16, 19971\u20132@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997\u201398)14\u201316\u201347,31735WDecember 18, 19973\u20132Carolina Hurricanes (1997\u201398)15\u201316\u2013414,43736LDecember 20, 19971\u20134@ Montreal Canadiens (1997\u201398)15\u201317\u2013420,91037WDecember 22, 19974\u20131@ New York Islanders (1997\u201398)16\u201317\u2013410,22738WDecember 23, 19974\u20133 OTMontreal Canadiens (1997\u201398)17\u201317\u2013418,50039WDecember 27, 19973\u20130@ Washington Capitals (1997\u201398)18\u201317\u2013417,92140LDecember 31, 19970\u20133@ Buffalo Sabres (1997\u201398)18\u201318\u2013415,63641TJanuary 1, 19980\u20130 OT@ Boston Bruins (1997\u201398)18\u201318\u2013513,71442LJanuary 3, 19982\u20137Philadelphia Flyers (1997\u201398)18\u201319\u2013518,50043LJanuary 5, 19981\u20134@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997\u201398)18\u201320\u201356,05544WJanuary 7, 19982\u20130@ Dallas Stars (1997\u201398)19\u201320\u2013516,92845TJanuary 10, 19983\u20133 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1997\u201398)19\u201320\u2013616,06146TJanuary 11, 19984\u20134 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997\u201398)19\u201320\u2013713,96347LJanuary 13, 19980\u20134@ Washington Capitals (1997\u201398)19\u201321\u2013711,10948TJanuary 20, 19980\u20130 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997\u201398)19\u201321\u2013813,11649LJanuary 22, 19982\u20134Carolina Hurricanes (1997\u201398)19\u201322\u2013815,49150WJanuary 24, 19983\u20132New York Islanders (1997\u201398)20\u201322\u2013818,32751WJanuary 26, 19982\u20131Tampa Bay Lightning (1997\u201398)21\u201322\u2013813,80452LJanuary 27, 19981\u20136@ Boston Bruins (1997\u201398)21\u201323\u2013814,18353TJanuary 29, 19982\u20132 OTNew York Rangers (1997\u201398)21\u201323\u2013918,50054WJanuary 31, 19984\u20133@ Montreal Canadiens (1997\u201398)22\u201323\u2013921,27355LFebruary 2, 19980\u20131New Jersey Devils (1997\u201398)22\u201324\u2013915,67556LFebruary 4, 19980\u20132@ New Jersey Devils (1997\u201398)22\u201325\u2013915,30257WFebruary 5, 19983\u20132Toronto Maple Leafs (1997\u201398)23\u201325\u2013918,50058TFebruary 7, 19982\u20132 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1997\u201398)23\u201325\u20131018,50059LFebruary 25, 19982\u20135@ Edmonton Oilers (1997\u201398)23\u201326\u20131016,14260LFebruary 28, 19984\u20136@ Vancouver Canucks (1997\u201398)23\u201327\u20131017,23361LMarch 1, 19981\u20132@ Calgary Flames (1997\u201398)23\u201328\u20131017,46362WMarch 5, 19984\u20132Colorado Avalanche (1997\u201398)24\u201328\u20131018,50063WMarch 7, 19982\u20131Calgary Flames (1997\u201398)25\u201328\u20131018,03664WMarch 11, 19985\u20133Florida Panthers (1997\u201398)26\u201328\u20131015,53965WMarch 14, 19984\u20130Washington Capitals (1997\u201398)27\u201328\u20131018,50066LMarch 16, 19984\u20135@ New York Rangers (1997\u201398)27\u201329\u20131018,20067TMarch 18, 19984\u20134 OTNew York Islanders (1997\u201398)27\u201329\u20131117,40368TMarch 20, 19981\u20131 OTVancouver Canucks (1997\u201398)27\u201329\u20131218,50069LMarch 22, 19982\u20135Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997\u201398)27\u201330\u20131217,17770WMarch 25, 19983\u20132 OT@ New York Rangers (1997\u201398)28\u201330\u20131218,20071LMarch 27, 19981\u20132@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997\u201398)28\u201331\u20131219,17272TMarch 29, 19981\u20131 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997\u201398)28\u201331\u20131314,32273TApril 2, 19983\u20133 OTSan Jose Sharks (1997\u201398)28\u201331\u20131418,11974WApril 3, 19983\u20132@ New Jersey Devils (1997\u201398)29\u201331\u20131417,31375WApril 5, 19981\u20130@ Buffalo Sabres (1997\u201398)30\u201331\u20131415,66176LApril 7, 19982\u20134Boston Bruins (1997\u201398)30\u201332\u20131418,22677WApril 9, 19984\u20131Pittsburgh Penguins (1997\u201398)31\u201332\u20131417,89578TApril 11, 19984\u20134 OTBuffalo Sabres (1997\u201398)31\u201332\u20131518,50079WApril 13, 19983\u20132@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997\u201398)32\u201332\u20131512,38780WApril 14, 19983\u20132@ Florida Panthers (1997\u201398)33\u201332\u20131514,70381LApril 16, 19980\u20132Montreal Canadiens (1997\u201398)33\u201333\u20131518,50082WApril 19, 19982\u20131@ Buffalo Sabres (1997\u201398)34\u201333\u20131518,595[11]Player statistics[edit]Regular season[edit]ScoringGoaltendingPlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%Damian Rhodes274350191971072.34511481041.907Ron Tugnutt22364215148842.253882798.905Team:4979823433151912.30820301839.906Playoffs[edit]ScoringGoaltendingPlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%Damian Rhodes5901055212.140236215.911Ron Tugnutt7420164.8602519.760Team:6641156272.440261234.897[12]Transactions[edit]Trades[edit]Waivers[edit]Source: Ottawa Senators 2008\u201309 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p.\u00a0188.Free agents[edit]Draft picks[edit]Ottawa’s draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Farm teams[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Garrioch, Bruce (1998), “Ottawa Senators 1992\u201393 to Date”, Total HockeyOttawa Senators staff (2006). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007. Ottawa Senators.The Internet Hockey DatabaseNational Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007^ “1997\u20131998 Conference Standings”. National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.^ a b Panzeri, Allen (May 3, 1998). “‘We deserved to win’: Senators ready for Round 2″. Ottawa Citizen. p.\u00a0C1.^ Scanlan, Wayne (May 3, 1998). “Arrogant Devils wonder what hit them”. Ottawa Citizen. p.\u00a0C2.^ Shoalts, David (April 23, 1998). “Ottawa shocks New Jersey in OT”. The Globe and Mail. p.\u00a0S1.^ Shoals, David (April 25, 1998). “Gilmour scuttles Ottawa”. The Globe and Mail. p.\u00a0A28.^ Warren, Ken (April 27, 1998). “none”. The Record. p.\u00a0D1.^ Warren, Ken (April 29, 1998). “Devils pushed to the brink Ottawa Senators one game away from first- round upset of conference champs”. The Record. p.\u00a0F1.^ MacGregor, Roy (May 1, 1998). “Brodeur steals show: New Jersey goalie earns assist in win over Ottawa”. The Record. p.\u00a0D1.^ Panzeri, Allen (May 3, 1998). “Senators complete titanic upset: Ottawa advances to second round for first time”. Calgary Herald. p.\u00a0B1.^ Hickey, Pat (May 3, 1998). “Sensational upset: Deja-woo: eighth-place Ottawa casts out first- place Devils in six games; Senators 3 Devils 1”. Montreal Gazette. p.\u00a0B1.^ “1997\u201398 Ottawa Senators Games”. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.^ “1997-98 Ottawa Senators Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com”. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.     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