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
Division	2nd Central
Conference	3rd Western
1997–98 record	44–23–15
Home record	25–8–8
Road record	19–15–7
Goals for	250
Goals against	196
Team information
General Manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Steve Yzerman
Alternate captains	Nicklas Lidstrom Brendan Shanahan
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Brendan Shanahan (28)
Assists	Steve Yzerman (45)
Points	Steve Yzerman (69)
Penalty minutes	Darren McCarty (157)
Plus/minus	Larry Murphy (35)
Wins	Chris Osgood (33)
Goals against average	Chris Osgood (2.21)

Off-season

NHL Draft

Round	#	Player	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)

Regular season

Sergei Fedorov's holdout

After a lengthy holdout to start the 1997–98 season, 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

Central Division

R	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	7	Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	35	12	224	227	82
5	9	Chicago Blackhawks	82	30	39	13	192	199	73
6	12	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

Stanley Cup Finals

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.

Washington vs. Detroit
Date	Away	Home
June 9	Washington 1	2 Detroit
June 11	Washington 4	5 Detroit	OT
June 13	Detroit 2	1 Washington
June 16	Detroit 4	1 Washington
Detroit wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup
Steve Yzerman (Detroit) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Schedule and results

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

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Steve Yzerman	75	24	45	69	46
Brendan Shanahan	75	28	29	57	154
Vyacheslav Kozlov	80	25	27	52	46
Igor Larionov	69	8	39	47	40
Doug Brown	80	19	23	42	12
Darren McCarty	71	15	22	37	157
Martin Lapointe	79	15	19	34	106
Brent Gilchrist	61	13	14	27	40
Kirk Maltby	65	14	9	23	89
Kris Draper	64	13	10	23	45
Tomas Holmstrom	57	5	17	22	44
Sergei Fedorov	21	6	11	17	25
Joey Kocur	63	6	5	11	92
Mathieu Dandenault	68	5	12	17	43
Mike Knuble	53	7	6	13	16
Darryl Laplante	2	0	0	0	0

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Nicklas Lidstrom	80	17	42	59	18
Larry Murphy	82	11	41	52	37
Anders Eriksson	66	7	14	21	32
Viacheslav Fetisov	58	2	12	14	72
Bob Rouse	71	1	11	12	57
Aaron Ward	52	5	5	10	47
Dmitri Mironov	11	2	5	7	4
Jamie Pushor	54	2	5	7	71
Yan Golubovsky	12	0	2	2	6
Jamie Macoun	7	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Chris Osgood	64	33	20	11	6	2.21
Kevin Hodson	21	9	3	3	2	2.67
Norm Maracle	4	2	0	1	0	2.02

Roster

1997-98 Detroit Red Wings
Goaltenders 30 – Chris Osgood  31 – Kevin Hodson  34 – Norm Maracle		Defensemen 2 – Viacheslav Fetisov  3 – Bob Rouse  4 – Jamie Pushor  5 – Nicklas Lidstrom  (A) 15 – Dmitri Mironov  27 – Aaron Ward  28 – Yan Golubovsky  34 – Jamie Macoun  44 – Anders Eriksson  55 – Larry Murphy		Wingers 11 – Mathieu Dandenault  13 – Vyacheslav Kozlov  14 – Brendan Shanahan  (A) 18 – Kirk Maltby  20 – Martin Lapointe  22 – Mike Knuble  25 – Darren McCarty  26 – Joey Kocur  41 – Brent Gilchrist  91 – Sergei Fedorov  96 – Tomas Holmstrom		Centers 8 – Igor Larionov  17 – Doug Brown  19 – Steve Yzerman  - C 21 – Darryl Laplante  33 – Kris Draper  GM: Ken Holland Coach: Scotty Bowman

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Awards and records

• Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: || Detroit Red Wings
• Conn Smythe Trophy: || Steve Yzerman
• James Norris Memorial Trophy Runner-Up: || Nicklas Lidstrom[3]

References

• Red Wings on Hockey Database

1. "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1998.html
3. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5