1998 Stanley Cup Final

1998 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1998 1998 Stanley Cup patch.png Detroit Red Wings 2 5* 2 4 4 Washington Capitals 1 4* 1 1 0 * – Denotes overtime period(s) June 9–16, 1998 Canada:(English): CBC(French): SRCUnited States:(English): Fox (1), ESPN (2–4) (CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale(SRC) Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay(Fox) Mike Emrick and John Davidson(ESPN) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement Detroit Washington Detroit: Scotty BowmanWashington: Ron Wilson Detroit: Steve YzermanWashington: Dale Hunter Steve Yzerman (Red Wings) Bill McCreary (1, 4)Don Koharski (2)Terry Gregson (3) Karen Newman Robert "Bob" McDonald Detroit: Joe Louis Arena (1, 2) Washington: MCI Center (3, 4) Martin Lapointe (2:26, second) Red Wings:Sergei Fedorov (2015)Viacheslav Fetisov (2001)Igor Larionov (2008)Nicklas Lidstrom (2015)Larry Murphy (2004)Brendan Shanahan (2013)Steve Yzerman (2009)Capitals:Phil Housley (2015)Adam Oates (2012)Coaches:Scotty Bowman (1991)Officials:Bill McCreary (2014) The 1998 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1997–98 season, and the culmination of the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. It was the 105th year of the Stanley Cup being contested. The series was the Capitals' first Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history. The Red Wings swept the Capitals to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, capturing their ninth Stanley Cup in team history. This marked the fourth consecutive, and most recent, Stanley Cup Final to end in a sweep. The Red Wings became the fourth franchise to win the Stanley Cup in back-to-back sweeps, joining the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and New York Islanders, and remain the most recent team to accomplish this feat.https://www.si.com/nhl/every-sweep-stanley-cup-final-history Dierberger Tom Looking Back at Every Sweep in Stanley Cup Final History Sports Illustrated June 10, 2024 February 10, 2025 Detroit coach Scotty Bowman won his eighth Stanley Cup in that capacity (having previously done so with the Montreal Canadiens in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992, and the Wings the previous year), tying him with former Canadiens coach Toe Blake for the record of most Cups won by a coach (which he would break when he helped the Red Wings win the 2002 Cup). Motivation to win a second straight title Just six days after sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1997 Finals, Red Wings defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov and masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov sustained serious brain injuries when the limousine in which they were riding crashed. Viacheslav Fetisov was also in the limousine but was not seriously injured. The Red Wings subsequently dedicated their 1997–98 season to the two injured members and wore a patch on their jerseys bearing the players' initials. When the Red Wings were presented with the Stanley Cup, they wheeled Konstantinov onto the ice and placed the Cup in his lap. They also took him for a victory lap around the rink. Paths to the Finals 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season 1997–98 Washington Capitals season Detroit Red Wings Detroit advanced to the Finals by defeating the Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and Dallas Stars in six games each. Washington Capitals Washington defeated the Boston Bruins 4–2, the Ottawa Senators 4–1, and the Buffalo Sabres 4–2. Game summaries In this series, Capitals head coach Ron Wilson became the first person to head coach in both an Olympics and a Stanley Cup Final in the same year, having coached team USA at the Nagano Olympics. Peter Laviolette would join him in this feat in 2006 while with the Carolina Hurricanes during their championship season, having coached the American ice hockey team during the Torino Olympics. Game one June 9 Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-det/1998/06/09/1997030411 At home, Detroit took an early lead in the first period and scored two goals within two minutes and 14 seconds of each other. The Red Wings were able to hold off a Washington assault and take the first game of the series with a score of 2–1. Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore1st DET Joe Kocur (4) Doug Brown (1) and Tomas Holmstrom (9) 14:04 1–0 DET DET Nicklas Lidstrom (6) Steve Yzerman (17) and Tomas Holmstrom (10) 16:18 2–0 DET2nd WSH Richard Zednik (7) Andrei Nikolishin (12) and Peter Bondra (5) 15:57 2–1 DET3rdNonePenalty summaryPeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM1st DET Martin Lapointe Tripping 04:21 2:00 WSH Mark Tinordi Interference 17:22 2:002nd DET Bench (served by Vyacheslav Kozlov) Too many men on the ice 05:48 2:00 DET Steve Yzerman Slashing 08:51 2:00 WSH Chris Simon Roughing 18:06 2:003rd WSH Andrei Nikolishin Interference 00:38 2:00 DET Joe Kocur Roughing 04:19 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total WSH 6 4 7 17 DET 10 9 12 31 Game two June 11 Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-det/1998/06/11/1997030412 It looked as if the Capitals were to tie the series with a 4–2 lead in the third period, but after a Detroit goal to make it 4–3, Capitals forward Esa Tikkanen had a scoring opportunity midway through the third period that would have likely put Detroit away before the venue changed back to Washington's MCI Center, and also would have changed the entire dynamic of the series, but he missed the open net shot. Detroit then rallied late in the third period to tie the game and send it into overtime. Kris Draper scored with four minutes left in the first overtime to give the Red Wings a 5–4 victory and a 2–0 lead in the series. Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore1st DET Steve Yzerman (5) Tomas Holmstrom (11) and Nicklas Lidstrom (13) 07:49 1–0 DET2nd WSH Peter Bondra (7) Andrei Nikolishin (13) and Jeff Brown (1) 01:51 1–1 WSH Chris Simon (1) Jeff Brown (2) and Dale Hunter (4) 06:11 2–1 WSH WSH Adam Oates (6) Joe Juneau (8) and Calle Johansson (8) 11:03 3–1 WSH3rd DET Steve Yzerman (6) – sh Viacheslav Fetisov (1) and Darren McCarty (7) 06:37 3–2 WSH WSH Joe Juneau (7) – pp Sergei Gonchar (4) and Brian Bellows (7) 07:05 4–2 WSH DET Martin Lapointe (8) Igor Larionov (9) and Viacheslav Fetisov (2) 08:08 4–3 WSH DET Doug Brown (2) Unassisted 15:46 4–4OT DET Kris Draper (1) Martin Lapointe (6) and Brendan Shanahan (4) 15:24 5–4 DETPenalty summaryPeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM1st WSH Joe Reekie Holding – Obstruction 13:05 2:00 WSH Peter Bondra Hooking – Obstruction 15:22 2:002nd DET Kirk Maltby High-sticking 03:09 2:00 WSH Richard Zednik Hooking – Obstruction 07:12 2:00 DET Chris Osgood Unsportsmanlike conduct 14:11 2:00 WSH Chris Simon Roughing 14:11 2:00 DET Kirk Maltby Slashing 16:20 2:003rd DET Nicklas Lidstrom Interference 06:23 2:00 WSH Richard Zednik Cross checking 10:18 2:00 DET Martin Lapointe Interference 11:40 2:00OT DET Joe Kocur Roughing 05:24 2:00 WSH Esa Tikkanen Roughing 05:24 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total WSH 8 15 7 3 33 DET 14 14 20 12 60 Game three June 13 Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals MCI Center 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/1998/06/13/1997030413 Detroit scored in the first 35 seconds to take an early lead which held up until the third period. The Capitals tied the game midway through the third period, but Sergei Fedorov scored to give the Wings a three games to none lead in the series. Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore1st DET Tomas Holmstrom (7) Steve Yzerman (18) and Darren McCarty (8) 00:35 1–0 DET2ndNone3rd WSH Brian Bellows (5) – pp Adam Oates (10) and Joe Juneau (9) 10:35 1–1 DET Sergei Fedorov (10) Doug Brown (2) and Viacheslav Fetisov (3) 15:09 2–1 DETPenalty summaryPeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM1st WSH Chris Simon Slashing 02:48 2:00 WSH Dale Hunter Charging 08:10 2:00 WSH Phil Housley Elbowing 12:29 2:00 DET Tomas Holmstrom Goaltender interference 13:11 2:00 DET Martin Lapointe Interference 17:01 2:002nd WSH Todd Krygier Roughing 02:05 2:00 DET Anders Eriksson Holding – Obstruction 07:29 2:00 DET Igor Larionov Tripping – Obstruction 10:17 2:00 DET Kris Draper Roughing 15:23 2:00 WSH Sergei Gonchar Roughing 15:23 2:003rd WSH Sergei Gonchar Roughing 05:50 2:00 DET Darren McCarty Tripping 09:22 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total DET 13 11 10 34 WSH 1 12 5 18 Game four June 16 Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals MCI Center 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/1998/06/16/1997030414 In game four, Detroit was dominant throughout to win the game by a score of 4–1 and sweep the series. Steve Yzerman was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. When the Cup was awarded, Vladimir Konstantinov was brought onto the ice in his wheelchair and joined the celebration with his team. Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore1st DET Doug Brown (3) – pp Sergei Fedorov (9) and Larry Murphy (12) 10:30 1–0 DET2nd DET Martin Lapointe (9) Igor Larionov (10) and Bob Rouse (3) 02:26 2–0 DET WSH Brian Bellows (6) Adam Oates (11) and Joe Juneau (10) 07:49 2–1 DET DET Larry Murphy (3) – pp Tomas Holmstrom (12) and Sergei Fedorov (10) 11:46 3–1 DET3rd DET Doug Brown (4) – pp Vyacheslav Kozlov (8) and Anders Eriksson (5) 01:32 4–1 DETPenalty summaryPeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM1st DET Anders Eriksson Interference 07:17 2:00 WSH Peter Bondra Interference 09:12 2:00 WSH Calle Johansson Roughing 11:01 2:002nd DET Kris Draper Roughing 09:13 2:00 WSH Mark Tinordi Roughing 09:13 2:00 WSH Esa Tikkanen Goaltender interference 11:02 2:00 DET Igor Larionov Hooking 12:41 2:00 DET Bob Rouse High-sticking 16:07 2:00 WSH Mark Tinordi Slashing 19:53 2:003rd DET Viacheslav Fetisov Roughing 13:08 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total DET 14 12 12 38 WSH 6 14 11 31 Team rosters Bolded years under Finals appearance indicates year won Stanley Cup. Detroit Red Wings thumb|Steve Yzerman captained the Red Wings to the Final for the third time in four seasons. #NatPlayerPositionHandAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 30 CANChris Osgood G L 1991Peace River, Alberta third (1995, 1997) 31 CANKevin Hodson G L 1993Winnipeg, Manitoba second (1997) 2 RUSViacheslav Fetisov D L 1994Moscow, Soviet Union third (1995, 1997) 3 CANBob Rouse D R 1994Surrey, British Columbia third (1995, 1997) 5 SWENicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström – A D L 1989Krylbo, Sweden third (1995, 1997) 15 RUSDmitri Mironov D R 1997Moscow, Soviet Union first (did not play) 16 RUSVladimir Konstantinov D R 1989Murmansk, Soviet Union third (1995, 1997) (did not play) 27 CANAaron Ward Aaron Ward (ice hockey) D R 1993Windsor, Ontario second (1997) (did not play) 34 CANJamie Macoun D L 1997Newmarket, Ontario third (1986, 1989) 44 SWEAnders Eriksson Anders Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1975) D L 1993Bollnäs, Sweden first 55 CANLarry Murphy Larry Murphy (ice hockey) D R 1996Scarborough, Ontario fourth (1991, 1992, 1997) 8 RUSIgor Larionov C L 1995Voskresensk, Soviet Union second (1997) 11 CANMathieu Dandenault LW R 1994Sherbrooke, Quebec second (1997) (did not play) 13 RUSVyacheslav Kozlov LW L 1990Voskresensk, Soviet Union third (1995, 1997) 14 CANBrendan Shanahan – A LW R 1996Etobicoke, Ontario second (1997) 17 USADoug Brown Doug Brown (ice hockey) RW R 1994Southborough, Massachusetts third (1995, 1997) 18 CANKirk Maltby RW R 1995Guelph, Ontario second (1997) 19 CANSteve Yzerman – C C R 1983Burnaby, British Columbia third (1995, 1997) 20 CANMartin Lapointe RW R 1991Ville St. Pierre, Quebec third (1995, 1997) 22 USAMike Knuble RW R 1991Toronto, Ontario first (did not play) 25 CANDarren McCarty RW R 1992Burnaby, British Columbia third (1995, 1997) 26 CANJoe Kocur RW R 1996Kelvington, Saskatchewan third (1994, 1997) 33 CANKris Draper C L 1993Toronto, Ontario third (1995, 1997) 41 CANBrent Gilchrist C L 1997Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan second (1989) (did not play) 91 RUSSergei Fedorov C L 1989Pskov, Soviet Union third (1995, 1997) 96 SWETomas Holmstrom Tomas Holmström LW L 1994Piteå, Sweden second (1997) Washington Capitals thumb|Dale Hunter (pictured in 1987) captained the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance in history. #NatPlayerPositionHandAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 30 CANBill Ranford G L 1996Brandon, Manitoba third (1988, 1990) (did not play) 37 GEROlaf Kolzig Olaf Kölzig G L 1989Johannesburg, South Africa first 2 USAKen Klee D R 1990Indianapolis, Indiana first 6 SWECalle Johansson – A D L 1988Gothenburg, Sweden first 19 CANBrendan Witt D L 1993Humboldt, Saskatchewan first (did not play) 24 CANMark Tinordi D L 1994Red Deer, Alberta second (1991) 28 CANJeff Brown Jeff Brown (ice hockey, born 1966) D R 1997Ottawa, Ontario second (1994) 29 CANJoe Reekie D L 1993Victoria, British Columbia first 55 RUSSergei Gonchar D L 1992Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union first 96 USAPhil Housley D L 1996Saint Paul, Minnesota first 9 USATodd Krygier LW L 1995Chicago Heights, Illinois first 10 USAKelly Miller Kelly Miller (ice hockey, born 1963) LW L 1986Lansing, Michigan first 11 FINEsa Tikkanen LW L 1997Helsinki, Finland sixth (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994) 12 SVKPeter Bondra RW L 1990Bakovtsi, Soviet Union first 13 RUSAndrei Nikolishin C L 1996Vorkuta, Soviet Union first 17 CANChris Simon LW L 1996Wawa, Ontario second (1996) 20 CZEMichal Pivonka Michal Pivoňka C L 1984Kladno, Czechoslovakia first (did not play) 21 CANJeff Toms C L 1997Swift Current, Saskatchewan first 22 USASteve Konowalchuk LW L 1991Salt Lake City, Utah first (did not play) 23 CANBrian Bellows RW R 1997St. Catharines, Ontario third (1991, 1993) 27 CANCraig Berube LW L 1993Calahoo, Alberta first 32 CANDale Hunter – C C L 1987Petrolia, Ontario first 36 CANMike Eagles C/RW L 1993Sussex, New Brunswick first 44 SVKRichard Zednik Richard Zedník RW L 1994Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia first 77 CANAdam Oates – A C R 1996Weston, Ontario first 90 CANJoe Juneau Joé Juneau C L 1993Pont-Rouge, Quebec first Stanley Cup engraving The 1998 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Red Wings 4–1 win over the Capitals in game four The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings *8 Igor Larionov 19 Steve Yzerman (Captain) 33 Kris Draper 41 Brent Gilchrist* 91 Sergei Fedorov *11 Mathieu Dandenault* 17 Doug Brown 14 Brendan Shanahan (A) 18 Kirk Maltby 20 Martin Lapointe 22 Mike Knuble* 25 Darren McCarty 26 Joe Kocur 13 Vyacheslav Kozlov 96 Tomas Holmstrom *3 Bob Rouse 5 Nicklas Lidstrom (A) 2 Viacheslav Fetisov 15 Dmitri Mironov † 16 Vladimir Konstantinov † 27 Aaron Ward* 34 Jamie Macoun 44 Anders Eriksson 55 Larry Murphy *30 Chris Osgood 31 Kevin Hodson * Did not play or dress in the Final. † Exemption granted to engrave the name of a player who did not automatically qualify.qualify Automatic qualification for a player's name to be engraved on the Stanley Cup: Playing in (for a goaltender, dressing for) at least one Stanley Cup Final game or at least half of regular season games for the Stanley Cup winning team. Mike Ilitch Sr. (Owner/President/Governor), Marian Ilitch (Owner/Secretary-Treasurer), Atanas Ilitch (Vice President/minority Owner) Christopher Ilitch (Vice President/minority owner), Denise Ilitch Lites, Ronald Ilitch (Minority Owners) Michael Ititch Jr., Lisa Ilitch Murray, Carole Ilitch Trepeck (Minority Owners) Jim Devellano (Sr. Vice President), Ken Holland (General Manager), Don Waddell (Assistant General Manager), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach/Director of Player Personnel) Barry Smith (Associate Coach), Dave Lewis (Associate Coach), Jim Nill (Director of Player Development/Director of Amateur Scouting), Dan Belise (Pro Scout), Mark Howe (Pro Scout) Jim Bedard (Goaltending Consultant), Hakan Andersson (Director of European Scouting), Mark Leach (Scout), Joe McDonnell (Scout) Bruce Haralson (Scout), John Wharton (Athletic Trainer), Paul Boyer (Equipment Manager), Tim Abbott (Asst. Equipment Manager) Bob Huddleston (Massage Therapist), Sergei Mnatsakanov (Masseur), Wally Crossman (Dressing Room Assistant) Engraving notes Detroit successfully requested an exemption to engrave the names of two players who did not automatically qualify.qualify #16 Vladimir Konstantinov (D) – career ended in a car accident. The Red Wings still recognized him as part of the team and got permission from the league to have his name engraved. #15 Dmitri Mironov (D) – played 66 regular season games for Anaheim before joining Detroit. Played 11 regular season games and 7 playoff games (none in the Finals) for Detroit. Wally Crossman was the oldest person engraved on the Stanley Cup at age 87. Detroit wanted to include a record 55 names on the Stanley Cup in 1997–98. Following that request, the NHL decided to limit the number of names to 52 to make sure all names fit on the Cup. No player who officially qualifies may be left off to include more non-players. #34 Norm Maracle (G – 4 regular season games) and #21 Darryl Laplante (D – 2 regular season games) were on the roster during the Final, but left off the Stanley Cup engraving due to not qualifying.qualify None played in the playoffs. Detroit did not request an exemption to engrave their names. All were included in the team picture. Art Mnatsusakanov, Johnny Remejes, and Mike Vella (Dressing Room Asst.); were left off the Stanley Cup engraving, but included in the team picture. Broadcasting In Canada, the series was televised on CBC. In the United States, Fox broadcast game one while ESPN televised games two through four. Had the series extended, games five and seven would have been broadcast on Fox, and ESPN would have aired game six. See also 1997–98 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions Notes References 7GSQdjhNT00 1998 Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 - Detroit vs. Washington Diamond Dan Total Stanley Cup 2000 NHL Podnieks, Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 978-1-55168-261-7 Wilborn Michael Washington Post Red Wings Fans jam Downtown 1998 Detroit Red Wings1997 Dallas Stars1999 Detroit Red WingsStanley Cup champions 1998 Category:Detroit Red Wings games Category:Washington Capitals games Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Category:Ice hockey competitions in Detroit Category:Ice hockey competitions in Washington, D.C. Category:June 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Michigan