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1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season was the 72nd National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings' season was winning the Stanley Cup for a second season in a row.

1997–98 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
1997–98 record44–23–15
Home record25–8–8
Road record19–15–7
Goals for250
Goals against196
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance19,983 (100%)
Total: 819,303
Minor league affiliatesAdirondack Red Wings (AHL)
Toledo Storm (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrendan Shanahan (28)
AssistsSteve Yzerman (45)
PointsSteve Yzerman (69)
Penalty minutesDarren McCarty (157)
Plus/minusLarry Murphy (35)
WinsChris Osgood (33)
Goals against averageChris Osgood (2.21)

Regular season

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Sergei Fedorov's holdout

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After a lengthy holdout to start the 1997–98 season, Sergei Fedorov, a restricted free-agent, signed an offer sheet with the Carolina Hurricanes worth up to $38 million (with bonuses). The Red Wings matched the offer on February 26, 1998, ending Fedorov's holdout. The offer broke down as: $14 million for signing, $2 million for 21 regular season games and $12 million for the team reaching conference finals. $28 million for 43 total games in 1997–98 is the largest single season amount paid to an NHL athlete. Fedorov helped the Red Wings win their second consecutive Stanley Cup that year.

Season standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82492211242167109
23Detroit Red Wings82442315250196103
34St. Louis Blues824529825620498
46Phoenix Coyotes8235351222422782
59Chicago Blackhawks8230391319219973
610Toronto Maple Leafs823043919423769
Western Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsCEN82492211242167109
2x – Colorado AvalanchePAC8239261723120595
3Detroit Red WingsCEN82442315250196103
4St. Louis BluesCEN824529825620498
5Los Angeles KingsPAC8238331122722587
6Phoenix CoyotesCEN8235351222422782
7Edmonton OilersPAC8235371021522480
8San Jose SharksPAC8234381021021678
9Chicago BlackhawksCEN8230391319219973
10Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823043919423769
11Calgary FlamesPAC8226411521725267
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8226431320526165
13Vancouver CanucksPAC8225431422427364

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals

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The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 105th year of the Stanley Cup. The series was played between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. The Red Wings were led by captain Steve Yzerman, Head Coach Scotty Bowman and goaltender Chris Osgood. The Capitals were led by captain Dale Hunter, head coach Ron Wilson and goaltender Olaf Kolzig. The Red Wings swept the Capitals to capture their second consecutive Stanley Cup. During the presentation of the Stanley Cup, Vladimir Konstantinov was wheeled onto the ice in his wheelchair and captain Steve Yzerman gave him the cup while his teammates surrounded him.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1997–98 regular season[2]
October: 10–2–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 6–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
1October 1Detroit3–1CalgaryOsgood1–0–02W
2October 3Detroit8–2EdmontonOsgood2–0–04W
3October 8Dallas1–3DetroitOsgood3–0–06W
4October 10Tampa Bay0–3DetroitOsgood4–0–08W
5October 12Calgary4–4DetroitOTOsgood4–0–19T
6October 14Detroit3–2TorontoOsgood5–0–111W
7October 15Toronto4–3DetroitOsgood5–1–111L
8October 18Carolina2–4DetroitOsgood6–1–113W
9October 20St. Louis3–3DetroitOTOsgood6–1–214T
10October 22Detroit4–1AnaheimOsgood7–1–216W
11October 23Detroit4–1Los AngelesHodson8–1–218W
12October 26Detroit5–1VancouverOsgood9–1–220W
13October 29San Jose3–4DetroitOsgood10–1–222W
14October 31Los Angeles5–1DetroitHodson10–2–222L
November: 7–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
15November 2Anaheim3–4DetroitOsgood11–2–224W
16November 5Detroit1–3CarolinaOsgood11–3–224L
17November 7Pittsburgh1–1DetroitOTOsgood11–3–325T
18November 9Calgary3–6DetroitOsgood12–3–327W
19November 11Colorado2–0DetroitOsgood12–4–327L
20November 13Detroit4–2OttawaHodson13–4–329W
21November 15Detroit2–5St. LouisOsgood13–5–329L
22November 16Detroit3–3ChicagoOTHodson13–5–430T
23November 19NY Islanders3–2DetroitOsgood13–6–430L
24November 21Dallas2–4DetroitOsgood14–6–432W
25November 22Detroit5–2MontrealOsgood15–6–434W
26November 26Ottawa1–4DetroitHodson16–6–436W
27November 28Montreal0–2DetroitOsgood17–6–438W
December: 8–3–4 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–3)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
28December 1Detroit3–3VancouverOTOsgood17–6–539T
29December 3Detroit4–3CalgaryOsgood18–6–541W
30December 5Detroit1–3EdmontonOsgood18–7–541L
31December 9Vancouver5–7DetroitHodson19–7–543W
32December 12Edmonton3–2DetroitOsgood19–8–543L
33December 14Detroit3–3PhoenixOTOsgood19–8–644T
34December 16Detroit1–5San JoseHodson19–9–644L
35December 17Detroit2–2ColoradoOTOsgood19–9–745T
36December 19New Jersey4–5DetroitOsgood20–9–747W
37December 22Detroit4–2BostonOsgood21–9–749W
38December 23Detroit3–1BuffaloOsgood22–9–751W
39December 26Toronto1–4DetroitOsgood23–9–753W
40December 27Detroit8–1TorontoOsgood24–9–755W
41December 29Dallas2–2DetroitOTOsgood24–9–856T
42December 31St. Louis2–5DetroitOsgood25–9–858W
January: 4–5–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–3–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
43January 2San Jose4–1DetroitOsgood25–10–858L
44January 4Detroit1–3ChicagoOsgood25–11–858L
45January 6Phoenix0–2DetroitHodson26–11–860W
46January 9Detroit3–3DallasOTOsgood26–11–961T
47January 11Washington0–2DetroitOsgood27–11–963W
48January 12Detroit1–1NY IslandersOTHodson27–11–1064T
49January 14Vancouver0–4DetroitOsgood28–11–1066W
50January 20Detroit1–3New JersreyOsgood28–12–1066L
51January 21Toronto3–0DetroitOsgood28–13–1066L
52January 24Philadelphia0–1DetroitOsgood29–13–1068W
53January 28Phoenix4–4DetroitOTOsgood29–13–1169T
54January 31Detroit2–4PittsburghOsgood29–14–1169L
February: 3–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
55February 1Detroit4–2WashingtonHodson30–14–1171W
56February 3Detroit1–1FloridaOTOsgood30–14–1272T
57February 5Detroit5–4Tampa BayOsgood31–14–1274W
58February 7Detroit1–4St. LouisOsgood31–15–1274L
59February 25Los Angeles1–1DetroitOTOsgood31–15–1375T
60February 27Florida1–3DetroitOsgood32–15–1377W
March: 7–5–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
61March 2Detroit3–1PhoenixOsgood33–15–1379W
62March 4Detroit2–0AnaheimHodson34–15–1381W
63March 5Detroit4–5San JoseOsgood34–16–1381L
64March 7Detroit1–2Los AngelesOsgood34–17–1381L
65March 10Boston6–3DetroitOsgood34–18–1381L
66March 12Chicago0–3DetroitOsgood35–18–1383W
67March 14Detroit1–6PhiladelphiaOsgood35–19–1383L
68March 17Edmonton3–4DetroitMaracle36–19–1385W
69March 18Detroit5–2TorontoMaracle37–19–1387W
70March 21Detroit4–3NY RangersHodson38–19–1389W
71March 23Chicago5–5DetroitOTMaracle38–19–1490T
72March 26Anaheim3–3DetroitOTHodson38–19–1591T
73March 28Detroit2–3St. LouisOsgood38–20–1591L
74March 29Buffalo2–4DetroitOsgood39–20–1593W
April: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
75April 1Colorado0–2DetroitOsgood40–20–1595W
76April 4Detroit3–2ChicagoOsgood41–20–1597W
77April 7St. Louis3–5DetroitOsgood42–20–1599W
78April 9Phoenix1–5DetroitOsgood43–20–15101W
79April 11NY Rangers2–5DetroitOsgood44–20–15103W
80April 14Detroit1–2PhoenixOsgood44–21–15103L
81April 15Detroit1–3DallasOsgood44–22–15103L
82April 18Detroit3–4ColoradoHodson44–23–15103L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1998 Stanley Cup playoffs[2]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1April 22Phoenix3–6DetroitOsgood1–0W
2April 24Phoenix7–4DetroitOsgood1–1L
3April 26Detroit2–3PhoenixOsgood1–2L
4April 28Detroit4–2PhoenixOsgood2–2W
5April 30Phoenix1–3DetroitOsgood3–2W
6May 3Detroit5–2PhoenixOsgood4–2W
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1May 8St. Louis4–2DetroitOsgood0–1L
2May 10St. Louis1–6DetroitOsgood1–1W
3May 12Detroit3–2St. Louis2OTOsgood2–1W
4May 14Detroit5–2St. LouisOsgood3–1W
5May 17St. Louis3–1DetroitOsgood3–2L
6May 19Detroit6–1St. LouisOsgood4–2W
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Dallas Stars: Detroit won 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1May 24Detroit2–0DallasOsgood1–0W
2May 26Detroit1–3DallasOsgood1–1L
3May 29Dallas3–5DetroitOsgood2–1W
4May 31Dallas2–3DetroitOsgood3–1W
5June 3Detroit2–3DallasOTOsgood3–2L
6June 5Dallas0–2DetroitOsgood4–2W
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Washington Capitals: Detroit won 4–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1June 9Washington1–2DetroitOsgood1–0W
2June 11Washington4–5DetroitOTOsgood2–0W
3June 13Detroit2–1WashingtonOsgood3–0W
4June 16Detroit4–1WashingtonOsgood4–0W

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19Steve YzermanC7524456934622618241022
5Nicklas LidstromD8017425922182261319128
14Brendan ShanahanLW75282957615420549522
13Vyacheslav KozlovLW802527521446226814410
55Larry MurphyD8211415235372231215122
8Igor LarionovC698394714402231013512
17Doug BrownC8019234217129426−10
25Darren McCartyRW711522370157223811934
20Martin LapointeRW791519340106219615620
41Brent GilchristLW6113142744015213212
18Kirk MaltbyLW6514923118922314230
33Kris DraperC6413102354519134412
96[a]Tomas HolmstromLW57517226442271219916
44Anders ErikssonD6671421213218055716
91Sergei FedorovRW2161117102522101020012
11Mathieu DandenaultRW68512175433101−20
2Viacheslav FetisovD582121447221033410
22Mike KnubleRW537613216301100
3Bob RouseD7111112−95722033216
26Joey KocurRW63651179218404−330
27Aaron WardD525510−147——————
15[b]Dmitri Mironov†D11257047033114
4Jamie Pushor‡D54257271——————
28Yan GolubovskyD1202216——————
31Kevin HodsonG21000210000
21Darryl LaplanteC200000——————
34Jamie Macoun†D70000022224318
34Norm MaracleG40000——————
30Chris OsgoodG64000312200112

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Chris Osgood64643320111,6051402.21.91363,806:392222166588482.12.91821,361:04
31Kevin Hodson2116933444442.67.9012987:491000000.00—00:16
34Norm Maracle422016362.02.9050178:15——————————

Awards and records

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Awards

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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Yan Golubovsky December 12, 1997 [8]
Darryl Laplante January 6, 1998
Norm Maracle March 14, 1998

Transactions

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The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 1997-98 season.

Draft picks

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Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 1997 NHL entry draft, held on June 21, 1997 at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[9]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
249Yuri ButsayevLW RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
376Petr SykoraC Czech RepublicHC Pardubice (Czech Republic)
4102Quintin LaingLW CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
5129John WikstromD SwedenLulea HF (Sweden)
6157B. J. YoungRW United StatesRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
7186Mike LacebyC CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
8213Steve WilejtoC CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
9239Greg WillersD CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Notes

Notes

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  1. ↑ Holmstrom wore number 15 until Mironov was acquired.
  2. ↑ Mironov wore number 51 in his first game.
  3. 1 2 Fetisov and Shanahan were voted to the starting lineup.[6]
  4. ↑ Commissioner’s selection.

References

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  1. ↑ "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. 1 2 "1997-98 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  4. ↑ "Conn Smythe Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ "1997-98 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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