1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports 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.
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
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)
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)
February: 3–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–1–1)
March: 7–5–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–4–0)
April: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
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
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
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.
Goaltending
Awards and records
Awards
Nicklas Lidstrom was a runner-up for the James Norris Memorial Trophy .[ 3]
Milestones
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997-98 season.
Trades
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
Waivers
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]
Notes
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.
References
^ "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings" . NHL.
^ a b "1997-98 Detroit Red Wings Schedule" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved July 5, 2023 .
^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
^ "Conn Smythe Trophy" . records.nhl.com . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "Postseason All-Star Teams" . records.nhl.com . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)" . NHL.com . Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024 .
^ "1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2024 .
^ "1997-98 NHL Debuts" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved October 8, 2024 .
^ "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com" . www.hockeydb.com . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
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