1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season
1997–98 Detroit Red Wings | |
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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) |
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
[edit]Sergei Fedorov's holdout
[edit]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
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
[edit]Stanley Cup Finals
[edit]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
[edit]Regular season
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October: 10–2–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 6–0–0)
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November: 7–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–2–1)
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December: 8–3–4 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–3)
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January: 4–5–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–3–2)
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February: 3–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–1–1)
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March: 7–5–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–4–0)
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April: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won 4–2
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4–2
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Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Dallas Stars: Detroit won 4–2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Washington Capitals: Detroit won 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
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Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- 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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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
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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
[edit]Awards
[edit]Nicklas Lidstrom was a runner-up for the James Norris Memorial Trophy.[3]
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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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] |
Transactions
[edit]The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997-98 season.
Trades[edit]
Signings[edit]
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Free agents[edit]
Waivers[edit]
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Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 21, 1997 at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[8]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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2 | 49 | Yuri Butsayev | LW | ![]() |
Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
3 | 76 | Petr Sykora | C | ![]() |
HC Pardubice (Czech Republic) |
4 | 102 | Quintin Laing | LW | ![]() |
Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
5 | 129 | John Wikstrom | D | ![]() |
Lulea HF (Sweden) |
6 | 157 | B. J. Young | RW | ![]() |
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
7 | 186 | Mike Laceby | C | ![]() |
Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
8 | 213 | Steve Wilejto | C | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
9 | 239 | Greg Willers | D | ![]() |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- "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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1998". NHL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.