1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season

1997–98 Detroit Red Wings
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
Average attendance	19,983 (100%); Total: 819,303
Minor league affiliate(s)	Adirondack Red Wings (AHL); Toledo Storm (ECHL)
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)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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

Sergei Fedorov's holdout

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

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

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.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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	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

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs^[2]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won 4–2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	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

Scoring

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
No.	Player	Pos	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

No.	Player	Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	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

Awards

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]
League (annual)	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

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

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
August 18, 1997 (1997-08-18)	To San Jose Sharks Mike Vernon 1999 5th-round pick (#149 overall)	To Detroit Red Wings 1998 2nd-round pick (#41 overall) 1999 2nd-round pick (#47 overall)
March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1998 TB 4th-round pick (#87 overall)	To Detroit Red Wings Jamie Macoun
March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jamie Pushor 1998 4th-round pick (#112 overall)	To Detroit Red Wings Dmitri Mironov

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term
July 2, 1997 (1997-07-02)	Martin Lapointe	4-year
July 26, 1997 (1997-07-26)	Bob Rouse	1-year
August 1, 1997 (1997-08-01)	Igor Larionov	3-year
August 15, 1997 (1997-08-15)	Joey Kocur	1-year
September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03)	Jon Coleman	2-year
September 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)	Viacheslav Fetisov	1-year
September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18)	Vyacheslav Kozlov	3-year
January 7, 1998 (1998-01-07)	Doug Brown	3-year
February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26)	Sergei Fedorov	6-year (matched Hurricanes offer sheet)
March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13)	Larry Murphy	2-year extension through 1999-2000 with 1-year option for 2000-01
March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20)	Aren Miller	3-year
June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01)	Jesse Wallin	3-year

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term
July 8, 1997 (1997-07-08)	Brent Gilchrist	from Dallas Stars	3-year
August 1, 1997 (1997-08-01)	Tomas Sandstrom	to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2-year
August 20, 1997 (1997-08-20)	Mark Major	to Washington Capitals

Waivers

Date	Player	Team
September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)	Tim Taylor	to Boston Bruins in waiver draft

Draft picks

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

The Red Wings first-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes (formerly the Hartford Whalers) as the result of a trade on October 9, 1996 that sent Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn to Detroit in exchange for Paul Coffey, Keith Primeau and this pick (22nd overall).

Notes

^ Holmstrom wore number 15 until Mironov was acquired.
^ Mironov wore number 51 in his first game.
^ ^a ^b Fetisov and Shanahan were voted to the starting lineup.^[6]
^ Commissioner’s selection.

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[3] Holmstrom wore number 15 until Mironov was acquired.

[4] Mironov wore number 51 in his first game.

[fn1-9] Fetisov and Shanahan were voted to the starting lineup.^[6]

[11] Commissioner’s selection.

[1] "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

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