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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 affiliate(s)Adirondack 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)

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.

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
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 49 22 11 242 167 109
2 3 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 23 15 250 196 103
3 4 St. Louis Blues 82 45 29 8 256 204 98
4 6 Phoenix Coyotes 82 35 35 12 224 227 82
5 9 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 39 13 192 199 73
6 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 43 9 194 237 69
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


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)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
1 October 1 Detroit 3–1 Calgary Osgood 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 3 Detroit 8–2 Edmonton Osgood 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 8 Dallas 1–3 Detroit Osgood 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 10 Tampa Bay 0–3 Detroit Osgood 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 12 Calgary 4–4 Detroit OT Osgood 4–0–1 9 Recap
6 October 14 Detroit 3–2 Toronto Osgood 5–0–1 11 Recap
7 October 15 Toronto 4–3 Detroit Osgood 5–1–1 11 Recap
8 October 18 Carolina 2–4 Detroit Osgood 6–1–1 13 Recap
9 October 20 St. Louis 3–3 Detroit OT Osgood 6–1–2 14 Recap
10 October 22 Detroit 4–1 Anaheim Osgood 7–1–2 16 Recap
11 October 23 Detroit 4–1 Los Angeles Hodson 8–1–2 18 Recap
12 October 26 Detroit 5–1 Vancouver Osgood 9–1–2 20 Recap
13 October 29 San Jose 3–4 Detroit Osgood 10–1–2 22 Recap
14 October 31 Los Angeles 5–1 Detroit Hodson 10–2–2 22 Recap
November: 7–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
15 November 2 Anaheim 3–4 Detroit Osgood 11–2–2 24 Recap
16 November 5 Detroit 1–3 Carolina Osgood 11–3–2 24 Recap
17 November 7 Pittsburgh 1–1 Detroit OT Osgood 11–3–3 25 Recap
18 November 9 Calgary 3–6 Detroit Osgood 12–3–3 27 Recap
19 November 11 Colorado 2–0 Detroit Osgood 12–4–3 27 Recap
20 November 13 Detroit 4–2 Ottawa Hodson 13–4–3 29 Recap
21 November 15 Detroit 2–5 St. Louis Osgood 13–5–3 29 Recap
22 November 16 Detroit 3–3 Chicago OT Hodson 13–5–4 30 Recap
23 November 19 NY Islanders 3–2 Detroit Osgood 13–6–4 30 Recap
24 November 21 Dallas 2–4 Detroit Osgood 14–6–4 32 Recap
25 November 22 Detroit 5–2 Montreal Osgood 15–6–4 34 Recap
26 November 26 Ottawa 1–4 Detroit Hodson 16–6–4 36 Recap
27 November 28 Montreal 0–2 Detroit Osgood 17–6–4 38 Recap
December: 8–3–4 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
28 December 1 Detroit 3–3 Vancouver OT Osgood 17–6–5 39 Recap
29 December 3 Detroit 4–3 Calgary Osgood 18–6–5 41 Recap
30 December 5 Detroit 1–3 Edmonton Osgood 18–7–5 41 Recap
31 December 9 Vancouver 5–7 Detroit Hodson 19–7–5 43 Recap
32 December 12 Edmonton 3–2 Detroit Osgood 19–8–5 43 Recap
33 December 14 Detroit 3–3 Phoenix OT Osgood 19–8–6 44 Recap
34 December 16 Detroit 1–5 San Jose Hodson 19–9–6 44 Recap
35 December 17 Detroit 2–2 Colorado OT Osgood 19–9–7 45 Recap
36 December 19 New Jersey 4–5 Detroit Osgood 20–9–7 47 Recap
37 December 22 Detroit 4–2 Boston Osgood 21–9–7 49 Recap
38 December 23 Detroit 3–1 Buffalo Osgood 22–9–7 51 Recap
39 December 26 Toronto 1–4 Detroit Osgood 23–9–7 53 Recap
40 December 27 Detroit 8–1 Toronto Osgood 24–9–7 55 Recap
41 December 29 Dallas 2–2 Detroit OT Osgood 24–9–8 56 Recap
42 December 31 St. Louis 2–5 Detroit Osgood 25–9–8 58 Recap
January: 4–5–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–3–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
43 January 2 San Jose 4–1 Detroit Osgood 25–10–8 58 Recap
44 January 4 Detroit 1–3 Chicago Osgood 25–11–8 58 Recap
45 January 6 Phoenix 0–2 Detroit Hodson 26–11–8 60 Recap
46 January 9 Detroit 3–3 Dallas OT Osgood 26–11–9 61 Recap
47 January 11 Washington 0–2 Detroit Osgood 27–11–9 63 Recap
48 January 12 Detroit 1–1 NY Islanders OT Hodson 27–11–10 64 Recap
49 January 14 Vancouver 0–4 Detroit Osgood 28–11–10 66 Recap
50 January 20 Detroit 1–3 New Jersrey Osgood 28–12–10 66 Recap
51 January 21 Toronto 3–0 Detroit Osgood 28–13–10 66 Recap
52 January 24 Philadelphia 0–1 Detroit Osgood 29–13–10 68 Recap
53 January 28 Phoenix 4–4 Detroit OT Osgood 29–13–11 69 Recap
54 January 31 Detroit 2–4 Pittsburgh Osgood 29–14–11 69 Recap
February: 3–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
55 February 1 Detroit 4–2 Washington Hodson 30–14–11 71 Recap
56 February 3 Detroit 1–1 Florida OT Osgood 30–14–12 72 Recap
57 February 5 Detroit 5–4 Tampa Bay Osgood 31–14–12 74 Recap
58 February 7 Detroit 1–4 St. Louis Osgood 31–15–12 74 Recap
59 February 25 Los Angeles 1–1 Detroit OT Osgood 31–15–13 75 Recap
60 February 27 Florida 1–3 Detroit Osgood 32–15–13 77 Recap
March: 7–5–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–4–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
61 March 2 Detroit 3–1 Phoenix Osgood 33–15–13 79 Recap
62 March 4 Detroit 2–0 Anaheim Hodson 34–15–13 81 Recap
63 March 5 Detroit 4–5 San Jose Osgood 34–16–13 81 Recap
64 March 7 Detroit 1–2 Los Angeles Osgood 34–17–13 81 Recap
65 March 10 Boston 6–3 Detroit Osgood 34–18–13 81 Recap
66 March 12 Chicago 0–3 Detroit Osgood 35–18–13 83 Recap
67 March 14 Detroit 1–6 Philadelphia Osgood 35–19–13 83 Recap
68 March 17 Edmonton 3–4 Detroit Maracle 36–19–13 85 Recap
69 March 18 Detroit 5–2 Toronto Maracle 37–19–13 87 Recap
70 March 21 Detroit 4–3 NY Rangers Hodson 38–19–13 89 Recap
71 March 23 Chicago 5–5 Detroit OT Maracle 38–19–14 90 Recap
72 March 26 Anaheim 3–3 Detroit OT Hodson 38–19–15 91 Recap
73 March 28 Detroit 2–3 St. Louis Osgood 38–20–15 91 Recap
74 March 29 Buffalo 2–4 Detroit Osgood 39–20–15 93 Recap
April: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
75 April 1 Colorado 0–2 Detroit Osgood 40–20–15 95 Recap
76 April 4 Detroit 3–2 Chicago Osgood 41–20–15 97 Recap
77 April 7 St. Louis 3–5 Detroit Osgood 42–20–15 99 Recap
78 April 9 Phoenix 1–5 Detroit Osgood 43–20–15 101 Recap
79 April 11 NY Rangers 2–5 Detroit Osgood 44–20–15 103 Recap
80 April 14 Detroit 1–2 Phoenix Osgood 44–21–15 103 Recap
81 April 15 Detroit 1–3 Dallas Osgood 44–22–15 103 Recap
82 April 18 Detroit 3–4 Colorado Hodson 44–23–15 103 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1998 Stanley Cup playoffs[2]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap
1 April 22 Phoenix 3–6 Detroit Osgood 1–0 Recap
2 April 24 Phoenix 7–4 Detroit Osgood 1–1 Recap
3 April 26 Detroit 2–3 Phoenix Osgood 1–2 Recap
4 April 28 Detroit 4–2 Phoenix Osgood 2–2 Recap
5 April 30 Phoenix 1–3 Detroit Osgood 3–2 Recap
6 May 3 Detroit 5–2 Phoenix Osgood 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap
1 May 8 St. Louis 4–2 Detroit Osgood 0–1 Recap
2 May 10 St. Louis 1–6 Detroit Osgood 1–1 Recap
3 May 12 Detroit 3–2 St. Louis 2OT Osgood 2–1 Recap
4 May 14 Detroit 5–2 St. Louis Osgood 3–1 Recap
5 May 17 St. Louis 3–1 Detroit Osgood 3–2 Recap
6 May 19 Detroit 6–1 St. Louis Osgood 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Dallas Stars: Detroit won 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap
1 May 24 Detroit 2–0 Dallas Osgood 1–0 Recap
2 May 26 Detroit 1–3 Dallas Osgood 1–1 Recap
3 May 29 Dallas 3–5 Detroit Osgood 2–1 Recap
4 May 31 Dallas 2–3 Detroit Osgood 3–1 Recap
5 June 3 Detroit 2–3 Dallas OT Osgood 3–2 Recap
6 June 5 Dallas 0–2 Detroit Osgood 4–2 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Washington Capitals: Detroit won 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap
1 June 9 Washington 1–2 Detroit Osgood 1–0 Recap
2 June 11 Washington 4–5 Detroit OT Osgood 2–0 Recap
3 June 13 Detroit 2–1 Washington Osgood 3–0 Recap
4 June 16 Detroit 4–1 Washington Osgood 4–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   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
19 Steve Yzerman C 75 24 45 69 3 46 22 6 18 24 10 22
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 80 17 42 59 22 18 22 6 13 19 12 8
14 Brendan Shanahan LW 75 28 29 57 6 154 20 5 4 9 5 22
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 80 25 27 52 14 46 22 6 8 14 4 10
55 Larry Murphy D 82 11 41 52 35 37 22 3 12 15 12 2
8 Igor Larionov C 69 8 39 47 14 40 22 3 10 13 5 12
17 Doug Brown C 80 19 23 42 17 12 9 4 2 6 −1 0
25 Darren McCarty RW 71 15 22 37 0 157 22 3 8 11 9 34
20 Martin Lapointe RW 79 15 19 34 0 106 21 9 6 15 6 20
41 Brent Gilchrist LW 61 13 14 27 4 40 15 2 1 3 2 12
18 Kirk Maltby LW 65 14 9 23 11 89 22 3 1 4 2 30
33 Kris Draper C 64 13 10 23 5 45 19 1 3 4 4 12
96[a] Tomas Holmstrom LW 57 5 17 22 6 44 22 7 12 19 9 16
44 Anders Eriksson D 66 7 14 21 21 32 18 0 5 5 7 16
91 Sergei Fedorov RW 21 6 11 17 10 25 22 10 10 20 0 12
11 Mathieu Dandenault RW 68 5 12 17 5 43 3 1 0 1 −2 0
2 Viacheslav Fetisov D 58 2 12 14 4 72 21 0 3 3 4 10
22 Mike Knuble RW 53 7 6 13 2 16 3 0 1 1 0 0
3 Bob Rouse D 71 1 11 12 −9 57 22 0 3 3 2 16
26 Joey Kocur RW 63 6 5 11 7 92 18 4 0 4 −3 30
27 Aaron Ward D 52 5 5 10 −1 47 — — — — — —
15[b] Dmitri Mironov† D 11 2 5 7 0 4 7 0 3 3 1 14
4 Jamie Pushor‡ D 54 2 5 7 2 71 — — — — — —
28 Yan Golubovsky D 12 0 2 2 1 6 — — — — — —
31 Kevin Hodson G 21 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
21 Darryl Laplante C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
34 Jamie Macoun† D 7 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 2 4 3 18
34 Norm Maracle G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
30 Chris Osgood G 64 0 0 0 31 22 0 0 1 12

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
30 Chris Osgood 64 64 33 20 11 1,605 140 2.21 .913 6 3,806:39 22 22 16 6 588 48 2.12 .918 2 1,361:04
31 Kevin Hodson 21 16 9 3 3 444 44 2.67 .901 2 987:49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0 0:16
34 Norm Maracle 4 2 2 0 1 63 6 2.02 .905 0 178:15 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Nicklas Lidstrom was a runner-up for the James Norris Memorial Trophy.[3]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Conn Smythe Trophy Steve Yzerman [4]
NHL First All-Star Team Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Viacheslav Fetisov[c] [7]
Igor Larionov[d]
Nicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan[c]

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 have been 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
2 49 Yuri Butsayev LW  Russia Lada Togliatti (Russia)
3 76 Petr Sykora C  Czech Republic HC Pardubice (Czech Republic)
4 102 Quintin Laing LW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5 129 John Wikstrom D  Sweden Lulea HF (Sweden)
6 157 B. J. Young RW  United States Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
7 186 Mike Laceby C  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
8 213 Steve Wilejto C  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
9 239 Greg Willers D  Canada Kingston 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. ^ a b Fetisov and Shanahan were voted to the starting lineup.[6]
  4. ^ Commissioner’s selection.

References

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  • "Detroit Red Wings 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  • "1997-98 Detroit Red Wings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  1. ^ "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ^ a b "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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