1998 Stanley Cup playoffs

August 2023 Playoffs with the Detroit Red Wings winning against the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup playoffs 1998 April 22–June 16, 1998 16 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals Scoring leader(s) Steve Yzerman (Red Wings) 24 points MVP Steve Yzerman (Red Wings) 1997 1999 The 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 22, 1998 following the 1997–98 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup. The playoffs concluded on June 16 with the Detroit Red Wings defeating the Washington Capitals in a four-game sweep to win their second Stanley Cup championship in a row. Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman was named playoff MVP, and awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. The 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings were the last team to defend their Stanley Cup title until the Pittsburgh Penguins successfully defended their Stanley Cup title in 2017. In the Eastern Semis, the Buffalo Sabres made history as they became the first team in NHL history to complete a four-game sweep of the Montreal Canadiens on Montreal ice.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/sports/nhl-playoffs-buffalo-completes-sweep.html N.H.L.: PLAYOFFS; Buffalo Completes Sweep The New York Times May 15, 1998 February 19, 2019 Willes Ed For the first time since 1969, the Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs, ending the second-longest active playoff appearance streak in NHL history at 28 seasons. The longest active appearanced streak moved to the St. Louis Blues at 19 consecutive seasons. Also, both the Islanders and Rangers missed the playoffs in the same season for the first time. right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champion of the NHL. Playoff seeds The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top two seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the six remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 107 points Pittsburgh Penguins, Northeast Division champions – 98 points Philadelphia Flyers – 95 points Washington Capitals – 92 points Boston Bruins – 91 points Buffalo Sabres – 89 points Montreal Canadiens – 87 points Ottawa Senators – 83 points Western Conference Dallas Stars, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 109 points Colorado Avalanche, Pacific Division champions – 95 points Detroit Red Wings – 103 points St. Louis Blues – 98 points Los Angeles Kings – 87 points Phoenix Coyotes – 82 points Edmonton Oilers – 80 points San Jose Sharks – 78 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series, following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). For any series played between Central and Pacific Division teams, the team with home ice advantage had the option of using a 2–3–2 format to reduce travel, with the sites for games five and six switched; if the 2–3–2 format was chosen, the team with home ice advantage then had the additional option to start the series on the road instead of at home. The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the two division winners seeded 1–2 based on regular season record, and the six remaining teams seeded 3–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 New Jersey 2 8 Ottawa 4 2 Pittsburgh 2 7 Montreal 4 3 Philadelphia 1 6 Buffalo 4 4 Washington 4 5 Boston 2 1 Dallas 4 8 San Jose 2 2 Colorado 3 7 Edmonton 4 3 Detroit 4 6 Phoenix 2 4 St. Louis 4 5 Los Angeles 0 4 Washington 4 8 Ottawa 1 6 Buffalo 4 7 Montreal 0 1 Dallas 4 7 Edmonton 1 3 Detroit 4 4 St. Louis 2 4 Washington 4 6 Buffalo 2 1 Dallas 2 3 Detroit 4 E4 Washington 0 W3 Detroit 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) New Jersey Devils vs. (8) Ottawa Senators This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Corel Centre Continental Airlines Arena April 22 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-njd/1998/04/22/1997030111#game=1997030111,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Alexei Yashin (1) – 18:48 No scoring No scoring 16:36 – Doug Gilmour (1) Bruce Gardiner (1) – 05:58 No scoring Damian Rhodes 28 saves / 29 shots Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 32 shots April 24 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-njd/1998/04/24/1997030112#game=1997030112,game_state=final Chris Murray (1) – 03:38 09:19 – pp – Dave Andreychuk (1) No scoring 18:58 – Doug Gilmour (2) No scoring 19:19 – en – Doug Gilmour (3) Damian Rhodes 29 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 28 shots April 26 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/1998/04/26/1997030113#game=1997030113,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 04:56 – pp – Janne Laukkanen (1) Bobby Carpenter (1) – 00:36 No scoring No scoring 02:47 – pp – Alexei Yashin (2) No scoring Damian Rhodes 30 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 23 shots April 28 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/1998/04/28/1997030114#game=1997030114,game_state=final 16:20 – Daniel Alfredsson (1) Denis Pederson (1) – sh – 06:33 06:50 – Daniel Alfredsson (2)16:24 – pp – Jason York (1) No scoring 05:00 – Daniel Alfredsson (3) Scott Stevens (1) – 14:04Doug Gilmour (4) – pp – 18:41 Damian Rhodes 31 saves / 34 shots Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 28 shots April 30 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-njd/1998/04/30/1997030115#game=1997030115,game_state=final No scoring 11:04 – sh – Brian Rolston (1) No scoring 08:33 – pp – Lyle Odelein (1) Igor Kravchuk (1) – 10:38 11:52 – Doug Gilmour (5) Damian Rhodes 23 saves / 26 shots Martin Brodeur 22 saves / 23 shots May 2 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/1998/05/02/1997030116#game=1997030116,game_state=final 08:28 – pp – Alexei Yashin (3) No scoring 10:30 – Janne Laukkanen (2) Kevin Dean (1) – 05:24 19:10 – en – Igor Kravchuk (2) No scoring Damian Rhodes 21 saves / 22 shots Martin Brodeur 28 saves / 30 shots Ottawa won series 4–2 (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins Molson Centre Civic Arena April 23 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/1998/04/23/1997030121#game=1997030121,game_state=final Martin Rucinsky (1) – pp – 12:15 No scoring Peter Popovic (1) – 16:44 07:21 – sh – Brad Werenka (1) No scoring 18:22 – Stu Barnes (1) Benoit Brunet (1) – 18:43 No scoring Andy Moog 34 saves / 36 shots Tom Barrasso 37 saves / 40 shots April 25 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/1998/04/25/1997030122#game=1997030122,game_state=final Vincent Damphousse (1) – pp – 18:29 11:13 – pp – Eddie Olczyk (1) No scoring 10:42 – Stu Barnes (2) No scoring 01:12 – Stu Barnes (3)19:03 – en – Ron Francis (1) Andy Moog 24 saves / 27 shots Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 28 shots April 27 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mtl/1998/04/27/1997030123#game=1997030123,game_state=final 05:33 – Martin Rucinsky (2) Jaromir Jagr (1) – 17:10 04:47 – pp – Shayne Corson (1) No scoring 09:56 – Shayne Corson (2) No scoring Andy Moog 19 saves / 20 shots Tom Barrasso 19 saves / 22 shots April 29 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mtl/1998/04/29/1997030124#game=1997030124,game_state=final 06:25 – pp – Vladimir Malakhov (1) Rob Brown (1) – pp – 03:19Kevin Hatcher (1) – pp – 04:43Jaromir Jagr (2) – pp – 16:53Eddie Olczyk (2) – sh – 19:25 No scoring Martin Straka (1) – sh – 02:59 01:48 – Marc Bureau (1)17:30 – Jonas Hoglund (1) Jaromir Jagr (3) – en – 19:48 Andy Moog 4 saves / 9 shotsJose Theodore 10 saves / 10 shots Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 30 shots May 1 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/1998/05/01/1997030125#game=1997030125,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Patrice Brisebois (1) – 10:33Shayne Corson (3) – 12:02 No scoring Mark Recchi (1) – 01:01Vincent Damphousse (2) – 18:53Mark Recchi (2) – en – 19:19 05:45 – Martin Straka (2)13:30 – Jaromir Jagr (4) Andy Moog 32 saves / 34 shots Tom Barrasso 24 saves / 28 shots May 3 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mtl/1998/05/03/1997030126#game=1997030126,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 09:27 – Mark Recchi (3)14:36 – Jonas Hoglund (2) No scoring 06:52 – pp – Saku Koivu (1) No scoring Andy Moog 21 saves / 21 shots Tom Barrasso 20 saves / 23 shots Montreal won series 4–2 (3) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres This was the second consecutive and fifth overall playoff meeting between these two teams; with Philadelphia winning all four previous series. Philadelphia won last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals in five games. Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers Marine Midland Arena CoreStates Center April 22 3–2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1998/04/22/1997030131#game=1997030131,game_state=final Michal Grosek (1) – 16:50 No scoring Wayne Primeau (1) – 18:18 No scoring Donald Audette (1) – 11:43 08:29 – Rod Brind'Amour (1)08:48 – Chris Gratton (1) Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 24 shots Sean Burke 22 saves / 25 shots April 24 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1998/04/24/1997030132#game=1997030132,game_state=final No scoring 05:24 – Eric Lindros (1) No scoring 04:07 – Chris Gratton (2) Michal Grosek (2) – pp – 02:33Dixon Ward (1) – 09:22 16:28 – pp – John LeClair (1) Dominik Hasek 35 saves / 38 shots Sean Burke 25 saves / 27 shots April 27 1–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1998/04/27/1997030133#game=1997030133,game_state=final 02:20 – pp – Miroslav Satan (1) No scoring 09:37 – Michal Grosek (3)11:29 – pp – Miroslav Satan (2)14:20 – sh – Darryl Shannon (1)15:05 – sh – Brian Holzinger (1) No scoring 19:23 – Vaclav Varada (1) Dan McGillis (1) – pp – 13:51 Dominik Hasek 31 saves / 32 shots Sean Burke 15 saves / 20 shotsRon Hextall 7 saves / 8 shots April 29 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/1998/04/29/1997030134#game=1997030134,game_state=final 17:37 – Dixon Ward (2)19:05 – pp – Miroslav Satan (3) No scoring 01:38 – pp – Matthew Barnaby (1)05:16 – pp – Brian Holzinger (2) No scoring No scoring Rod Brind'Amour (2) – pp – 05:16 Dominik Hasek 44 saves / 45 shots Sean Burke 16 saves / 20 shots May 1 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/1998/05/01/1997030135#game=1997030135,game_state=final Jason Woolley (1) – pp – 02:29 No scoring No scoring 01:49 – Mike Sillinger (1) Donald Audette (2) – pp – 08:26 13:08 – pp – Dave Babych (1) Michal Grosek (4) – pp – 05:40 No scoring Dominik Hasek 35 saves / 37 shots Sean Burke 26 saves / 29 shots Buffalo won series 4–1 (4) Washington Capitals vs. (5) Boston Bruins This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1990 Wales Conference Final, where Boston won in a four-game sweep. Boston Bruins Washington Capitals Fleet Center MCI Center April 22 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-wsh/1998/04/22/1997030141#game=1997030141,game_state=final No scoring 16:40 – Brian Bellows (1) Dmitri Khristich (1) – pp – 06:53 02:49 – Sergei Gonchar (1) No scoring 19:38 – en – Esa Tikkanen (1) Byron Dafoe 25 saves / 27 shots Olaf Kolzig 27 saves / 28 shots April 24 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-wsh/1998/04/24/1997030142#game=1997030142,game_state=final No scoring 04:45 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (2) No scoring 03:24 – Calle Johansson (1) Jason Allison (1) – 00:54P. J. Axelsson (1) – 06:10Darren Van Impe (1) – pp – 17:03 19:23 – Sergei Gonchar (2) Darren Van Impe (2) – 00:54 No scoring Byron Dafoe 25 saves / 28 shots Olaf Kolzig 36 saves / 40 shots April 26 3–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-bos/1998/04/26/1997030143#game=1997030143,game_state=final No scoring Sergei Gonchar (3) – pp – 18:30 19:00 – pp – Kyle McLaren (1) Sergei Gonchar (4) – 14:15 10:59 – pp – Dmitri Khristich (2) No scoring No scoring Joe Juneau (1) – 06:31 Byron Dafoe 24 saves / 27 shots Olaf Kolzig 52 saves / 54 shots April 28 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-bos/1998/04/28/1997030144#game=1997030144,game_state=final No scoring Adam Oates (1) – 16:10 No scoring Adam Oates (2) – pp – 02:42 No scoring Ken Klee (1) – 09:14 Byron Dafoe 15 saves / 18 shots Olaf Kolzig 38 saves / 38 shots May 1 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-wsh/1998/05/01/1997030145#game=1997030145,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Sergei Samsonov (1) – 02:20Jason Allison (2) – pp – 08:54Rob DiMaio (1) – 18:00 No scoring Ray Bourque (1) – pp – 15:10 No scoring Byron Dafoe 26 saves / 26 shots Olaf Kolzig 26 saves / 30 shots May 3 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-bos/1998/05/03/1997030146#game=1997030146,game_state=final No scoring Richard Zednik (1) – 06:54 05:26 – Sergei Samsonov (2) Adam Oates (3) – 06:04 09:13 – Anson Carter (1) No scoring No scoring Brian Bellows (2) – 15:24 Byron Dafoe 30 saves / 33 shots Olaf Kolzig 47 saves / 49 shots Washington won series 4–2 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) San Jose Sharks This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars San Jose Arena Reunion Arena April 22 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-dal/1998/04/22/1997030151#game=1997030151,game_state=final Owen Nolan (1) – pp – 12:40 02:22 – Joe Nieuwendyk (1)02:59 – Juha Lind (1) No scoring 03:30 – pp – Derian Hatcher (1) No scoring 19:58 – en – Mike Modano (1) Mike Vernon 27 saves / 30 shots Ed Belfour 21 saves / 22 shots April 24 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-dal/1998/04/24/1997030152#game=1997030152,game_state=final No scoring 01:25 – pp – Jere Lehtinen (1)19:31 – Derian Hatcher (2) No scoring 16:29 – pp – Pat Verbeek (1)18:26 – pp – Benoit Hogue (1) Bill Houlder (1) – 07:46Murray Craven (1) – 19:02 17:05 – pp – Pat Verbeek (2) Mike Vernon 10 saves / 14 shotsKelly Hrudey 5 saves / 6 shots Ed Belfour 18 saves / 20 shots April 26 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-sjs/1998/04/26/1997030153#game=1997030153,game_state=final No scoring Sergei Zubov (1) – pp – 04:16 05:06 – John MacLean (1)06:13 – pp – Owen Nolan (2) No scoring 01:04 – pp – Al Iafrate (1)16:55 – pp – Mike Rathje (1) No scoring Mike Vernon 13 saves / 14 shots Ed Belfour 21 saves / 25 shots April 28 0–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-sjs/1998/04/28/1997030154#game=1997030154,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:31 – Andrei Zyuzin (1) No scoring Mike Vernon 26 saves / 26 shots Ed Belfour 22 saves / 23 shots April 30 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-dal/1998/04/30/1997030155#game=1997030155,game_state=final No scoring 19:57 – pp – Mike Modano (2) John MacLean (2) – pp – 11:26Ron Sutter (1) – 11:34 16:29 – Juha Lind (2) No scoring 11:08 – Mike Modano (3) Mike Vernon 23 saves / 26 shots Ed Belfour 18 saves / 20 shots May 2 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-sjs/1998/05/02/1997030156#game=1997030156,game_state=final 16:25 – pp – Joe Murphy (1) No scoring 07:51 – Mike Ricci (1) Richard Matvichuk (1) – 10:59Mike Keane (1) – sh – 16:04 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mike Keane (2) – 03:43 Mike Vernon 25 saves / 28 shots Ed Belfour 19 saves / 21 shots Dallas won series 4–2 (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers This was the second consecutive playoff meeting and second postseason match-up between these two teams. Colorado won last year's Western Conference Semifinals in five games. Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Coliseum McNichols Sports Arena April 22 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-col/1998/04/22/1997030161#game=1997030161,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 15:31 – pp – Peter Forsberg (1) Bill Guerin (1) – pp – 11:02Dean McAmmond (1) – 12:22Boris Mironov (1) – 14:51 00:17 – Peter Forsberg (2) Curtis Joseph 25 saves / 27 shots Patrick Roy 31 saves / 34 shots April 24 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-col/1998/04/24/1997030162#game=1997030162,game_state=final No scoring 01:22 – pp – Valeri Kamensky (1)02:54 – Peter Forsberg (3) Bill Guerin (2) – pp – 10:53 11:28 – sh – Joe Sakic (1)13:23 – pp – Peter Forsberg (4) Bill Guerin (3) – pp – 15:27 00:30 – Valeri Kamensky (2) Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 21 shotsBob Essensa 10 saves / 11 shots Patrick Roy 25 saves / 27 shots April 26 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-edm/1998/04/26/1997030163#game=1997030163,game_state=final No scoring Adam Deadmarsh (1) – 03:50Claude Lemieux (1) – pp – 14:19 06:50 – Boris Mironov (2)16:44 – pp – Doug Weight (1) Adam Deadmarsh (2) – pp – 09:51 11:11 – Bill Guerin (4)12:32 – Kelly Buchberger (1) Claude Lemieux (2) – 02:14 No scoring Joe Sakic (2) – 15:25 Curtis Joseph 30 saves / 35 shots Patrick Roy 27 saves / 31 shots April 28 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-edm/1998/04/28/1997030164#game=1997030164,game_state=final 17:52 – pp – Ryan Smyth (1) Peter Forsberg (5) – 18:09 No scoring No scoring No scoring Claude Lemieux (3) – 10:59Peter Forsberg (6) – en – 19:35 Curtis Joseph 22 saves / 24 shots Patrick Roy 26 saves / 27 shots April 30 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-col/1998/04/30/1997030165#game=1997030165,game_state=final No scoring 16:20 – Stephane Yelle (1) No scoring No scoring Bill Guerin (5) – pp – 04:25Mike Grier (1) – 13:11Mike Grier (2) – en – 19:05 No scoring Curtis Joseph 30 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 30 saves / 32 shots May 2 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-edm/1998/05/02/1997030166#game=1997030166,game_state=final 03:10 – Drake Berehowsky (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:21 – pp – Boris Mironov (3) No scoring Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 21 saves / 23 shots May 4 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-col/1998/05/04/1997030167#game=1997030167,game_state=final Janne Niinimaa (1) – 04:22Bill Guerin (6) – 19:22 No scoring Todd Marchant (1) – 08:54 No scoring Mats Lindgren (1) – 01:45 No scoring Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 13 saves / 17 shots Edmonton won series 4–3 (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Phoenix Coyotes Detroit Red Wings America West Arena Joe Louis Arena April 22 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-det/1998/04/22/1997030171#game=1997030171,game_state=final Rick Tocchet (1) – 11:27 05:31 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (1)10:36 – Joey Kocur (1)12:59 – Sergei Fedorov (1) No scoring 13:26 – Darren McCarty (1)16:11 – Joey Kocur (2)19:50 – Kirk Maltby (1) Cliff Ronning (1) – 05:15Bob Corkum (1) – 11:00 No scoring Nikolai Khabibulin 17 saves / 22 shotsJimmy Waite 12 saves / 13 shots Chris Osgood 17 saves / 20 shots April 24 7–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-det/1998/04/24/1997030172#game=1997030172,game_state=final Mike Gartner (1) – pp – 02:34Keith Tkachuk (1) – 11:00 11:13 – Igor Larionov (1) Rick Tocchet (2) – 04:39Jeremy Roenick (1) – sh – 07:13Jeremy Roenick (2) – sh – 13:24Keith Tkachuk (2) – 13:51 13:32 – pp – Mathieu Dandenault (1)15:10 – Sergei Fedorov (2) Rick Tocchet (3) – 01:45 04:05 – Sergei Fedorov (3) Nikolai Khabibulin 34 saves / 38 shots Chris Osgood 21 saves / 28 shots April 26 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-phx/1998/04/26/1997030173#game=1997030173,game_state=final No scoring Sergei Fedorov (4) – 00:30Brendan Shanahan (1) – 01:01 No scoring No scoring 00:58 – pp – Rick Tocchet (4)02:19 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (3)12:47 – Jeremy Roenick (4) No scoring Nikolai Khabibulin 25 saves / 27 shots Chris Osgood 29 saves / 32 shots April 28 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-phx/1998/04/28/1997030174#game=1997030174,game_state=final 10:07 – pp – Rick Tocchet (5) No scoring No scoring Igor Larionov (1) – 03:22Vyacheslav Kozlov (1) – 06:25Jamie Macoun (1) – 19:59 18:31 – Shane Doan (1) Nicklas Lidstrom (2) – 13:59 Nikolai Khabibulin 17 saves / 19 shotsJimmy Waite 18 saves / 20 shots Chris Osgood 32 saves / 34 shots April 30 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-det/1998/04/30/1997030175#game=1997030175,game_state=final Rick Tocchet (6) – pp – 13:18 08:54 – Tomas Holmstrom (1)17:26 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (2) No scoring 01:07 – Sergei Fedorov (5) No scoring No scoring Jimmy Waite 24 saves / 27 shots Chris Osgood 17 saves / 18 shots May 3 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-phx/1998/05/03/1997030176#game=1997030176,game_state=final 07:03 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (5) Steve Yzerman (1) – pp – 15:28 02:02 – Keith Tkachuk (3) Brendan Shanahan (2) – pp – 03:45Brendan Shanahan – pp – 14:10Sergei Fedorov (6) – pp – 18:23 No scoring Brent Gilchrist (1) – 12:20 Jimmy Waite 32 saves / 37 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 24 shots Detroit won series 4–2 (4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1969 Stanley Cup Semifinals, where St. Louis won in a four-game sweep. This was also the first time since 1981 that Los Angeles faced a U.S.-based opponent in the playoffs. Game four was the last playoff game at the Great Western Forum. Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Great Western Forum Kiel Center April 23 3–8 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/1998/04/23/1997030181#game=1997030181,game_state=final Craig Johnson (1) – 05:00 01:42 – Pavol Demitra (1)04:42 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (1) No scoring 05:46 – pp – Pierre Turgeon (1)09:17 – Jim Campbell (1)13:41 – pp – Jim Campbell (2)15:12 – Pierre Turgeon (2) Glen Murray (1) – 03:19Luc Robitaille (1) – 07:05 00:16 – Brett Hull (1)01:08 – Pavol Demitra (2) Stephane Fiset 22 saves / 27 shotsJamie Storr 10 saves / 13 shots Grant Fuhr 24 saves / 27 shots April 25 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/1998/04/25/1997030182#game=1997030182,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Glen Murray (2) – 07:49 01:43 – Chris Pronger (1) No scoring 11:37 – pp – Jim Campbell (3) Jamie Storr 25 saves / 27 shots Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 27 shots April 27 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/1998/04/27/1997030183#game=1997030183,game_state=final 11:01 – Ian Laperriere (1)19:51 – pp – Yanic Perreault (1) No scoring 11:03 – Sean O'Donnell (1) No scoring No scoring Pascal Rheaume (1) – pp – 09:59Brett Hull (2) – pp – 11:03Pierre Turgeon (3) – pp – 11:59Terry Yake (1) – pp – 13:06 Jamie Storr 33 saves / 37 shots Grant Fuhr 25 saves / 28 shots April 29 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/1998/04/29/1997030184#game=1997030184,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Pavol Demitra (3) – 08:05 08:00 – Jozef Stumpel (1) Craig Conroy (1) – 03:22 Stephane Fiset 32 saves / 34 shots Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 30 shots St. Louis won series 4–0 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (4) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Ottawa Senators This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals Corel Centre MCI Center May 7 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-wsh/1998/05/07/1997030211#game=1997030211,game_state=final Daniel Alfredsson (4) – sh – 12:21 13:17 – Richard Zednik (2) No scoring 04:03 – Adam Oates (4) Andreas Dackell (1) – pp – 07:12 02:39 – Peter Bondra (1)04:25 – Brian Bellows (3) Damian Rhodes 12 saves / 16 shotsRon Tugnutt 7 saves / 7 shots Olaf Kolzig 36 saves / 38 shots May 9 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-wsh/1998/05/09/1997030212#game=1997030212,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Alexei Yashin (4) – 10:50 09:46 – Brendan Witt (1)11:14 – Joe Juneau (2)14:59 – Joe Reekie (1)18:58 – Richard Zednik (3) No scoring 04:43 – pp – Brian Bellows (4)15:18 – sh – Adam Oates (5) Ron Tugnutt 12 saves / 18 shots Olaf Kolzig 30 saves / 31 shots May 11 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-ott/1998/05/11/1997030213#game=1997030213,game_state=final 5:24 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (5)08:17 – Daniel Alfredsson (6)16:58 – Daniel Alfredsson (7) Sergei Gonchar (5) – pp – 10:41 10:54 – pp – Alexei Yashin (5) Peter Bondra (2) – pp – 01:08Richard Zednik (4) – 13:49 No scoring No scoring Damian Rhodes 14 saves / 17 shots Olaf Kolzig 30 saves / 34 shots May 13 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-ott/1998/05/13/1997030214#game=1997030214,game_state=final No scoring Sergei Gonchar (6) – sh – 18:30 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mark Tinordi (1) – en – 19:55 Damian Rhodes 9 saves / 10 shots Olaf Kolzig 36 saves / 36 shots May 15 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-wsh/1998/05/15/1997030215#game=1997030215,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:39 – Joe Juneau (3) No scoring 18:34 – pp – Sergei Gonchar (7)19:42 – en – Calle Johansson (2) Damian Rhodes 18 saves / 20 shots Olaf Kolzig 29 saves / 29 shots Washington won series 4–1 (6) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with Montreal winning four of the six previous series. They last met in the 1993 Adams Division Finals, where Montreal won in a four-game sweep. Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Molson Centre Marine Midland Arena May 8 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1998/05/08/1997030221#game=1997030221,game_state=final No scoring 02:52 – Brian Holzinger (3)09:02 – pp – Geoff Sanderson (1) No scoinrg No scoring Turner Stevenson (1) – 14:16Vincent Damphousse (3) – 14:26 No scoring No scoring 02:37 – Geoff Sanderson (2) Andy Moog 22 saves / 25 shots Dominik Hasek 46 saves / 48 shots May 10 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1998/05/10/1997030222#game=1997030222,game_state=final Igor Ulanov (1) – 07:18 08:38 – Michal Grosek (5) Vladimir Malakhov (2) – pp – 04:19Mark Recchi (4) – 14:44 02:24 – pp – Donald Audette (3)15:12 – Dixon Ward (3)18:27 – Matthew Barnaby (2) No scoring 00:13 – Matthew Barnaby (3)19:11 – en – Matthew Barnaby (4) Andy Moog 16 saves / 21 shotsJocelyn Thibault 3 saves / 3 shots Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 26 shots May 12 5–4 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1998/05/12/1997030223#game=1997030223,game_state=final 04:23 – Turner Stevenson (2)12:16 – Turner Stevenson (3) Curtis Brown (1) – pp – 04:46Michael Peca (1) – 11:22Vaclav Varada (2) – 19:12 04:21 – Saku Koivu (2)16:30 – Vladimir Malakhov (3) Geoff Sanderson (3) – 04:42 No scoring No scoring No scoring Michael Peca (2) – 01:24 Jocelyn Thibault 9 saves / 13 shotsJose Theodore 17 saves / 18 shots Dominik Hasek 42 saves / 46 shots May 14 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1998/05/14/1997030224#game=1997030224,game_state=final No scoring Matthew Barnaby (5) – pp – 04:53 13:31 – pp – Martin Rucinsky (4) Donald Audette (4) – 08:41Miroslav Satan (4) – pp – 10:31 No scoring No scoring Andy Moog 8 saves / 11 shotsJose Theodore 7 saves / 7 shots Dominik Hasek 37 saves / 38 shots Buffalo won series 4–0 Western Conference semifinals (1) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers This was the second consecutive playoff meeting and the fourth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with Edmonton winning two of the three previous series. Edmonton won last year's Western Conference Quarterfinals in seven games. Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars Edmonton Coliseum Reunion Arena May 7 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/1998/05/07/1997030231#game=1997030231,game_state=final No scoring 03:14 – pp – Sergei Zubov (2)08:22 – Sergei Zubov (3) Valeri Zelepukin (1) – 10:34 No scoring No scoring 03:32 – Mike Keane (3) Curtis Joseph 11 saves / 14 shots Ed Belfour 31 saves / 32 shots May 9 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/1998/05/09/1997030232#game=1997030232,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Doug Weight (2) – pp – 16:06 No scoring Rem Murray (1) – en – 19:49 No scoring Curtis Joseph 15 saves / 15 shots Ed Belfour 19 saves / 20 shots May 11 1–0 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/1998/05/11/1997030233#game=1997030233,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Benoit Hogue (2) – 13:07 Curtis Joseph 27 saves / 28 shots Ed Belfour 28 saves / 28 shots May 13 3–1 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/1998/05/13/1997030234#game=1997030234,game_state=final 10:13 – Scott Fraser (1) Guy Carbonneau (1) – 08:36 No scoring Benoit Hogue (3) – 13:52 No scoring Benoit Hogue (4) – 11:45 Curtis Joseph 33 saves / 36 shots Ed Belfour 23 saves / 24 shots May 16 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/1998/05/16/1997030235#game=1997030235,game_state=final No scoring 19:55 – pp – Derian Hatcher (3) No scoring No scoring Bill Guerin (7) – 19:31 17:34 – Greg Adams (1) Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 25 shots Ed Belfour 18 saves / 19 shots Dallas won series 4–1 (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) St. Louis Blues This was the third consecutive playoff meeting and the sixth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with Detroit winning three of the five previous series. Detroit won last year's Western Conference Quarterfinals in six games. St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Kiel Center Joe Louis Arena May 8 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/1998/05/08/1997030241#game=1997030241,game_state=final Todd Gill (1) – sh – 03:55 No scoring No scoring 14:33 – Martin Lapointe (1) Jim Campbell (4) – pp – 00:18Brett Hull (3) – 03:48Jim Campbell (5) – 10:28 16:46 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (2) Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 29 shots Chris Osgood 25 saves / 29 shots May 10 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/1998/05/10/1997030242#game=1997030242,game_state=final Terry Yake – pp – 09:29 17:13 – pp – Martin Lapointe (2) No scoring 09:01 – Nicklas Lidstrom (3)12:29 – Tomas Holmstrom (3)18:47 – Steve Yzerman (2) No scoring 18:51 – sh-en – Larry Murphy (1)19:33 – Kirk Maltby (2) Grant Fuhr 28 saves / 33 shots Chris Osgood 24 saves / 25 shots May 12 3–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1998/05/12/1997030243#game=1997030243,game_state=final 09:15 – pp – Al MacInnis (1) Darren McCarty (2) – 03:10 No scoring Tomas Holmstrom (4) – 01:36 19:05 – Al MacInnis (2) No scoring No scoring Brendan Shanahan (4) – 11:12 Grant Fuhr 42 saves / 45 shots Chris Osgood 33 saves / 35 shots May 14 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1998/05/14/1997030244#game=1997030244,game_state=final No scoring Brendan Shanahan (5) – pp – 09:20 01:16 – Jim Campbell (6)19:53 – Pierre Turgeon (4) Joey Kocur (3) – 00:54 No scoring Vyacheslav Kozlov (3) – 01:12Sergei Fedorov (7) – sh – 08:05Sergei Fedorov (8) – 19:14 Chris Osgood 26 saves / 28 shots Grant Fuhr 19 saves / 23 shots May 17 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/1998/05/17/1997030245#game=1997030245,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Geoff Courtnall (2) – 01:44Mike Eastwood (1) – 02:58Todd Gill (2) – pp – 09:21 11:03 – sh – Martin Lapointe (3) No scoring No scoring Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 30 shots Chris Osgood 20 saves / 23 shotsKevin Hodson 0 saves / 0 shots May 19 6–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1998/05/19/1997030246#game=1997030246,game_state=final No scoring Darren McCarty (3) – 12:08Doug Brown (1) – pp – 14:29 No scoring Martin Lapointe (4) – pp – 05:03Martin Lapointe (5) – 07:56 14:35 – pp – Jim Campbell (7) Tomas Holmstrom (5) – 05:53Steve Yzerman (3) – pp – 09:40 Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 25 shotsJamie McLennan 3 saves / 4 shots Chris Osgood 30 saves / 31 shots Detroit won series 4–2 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (4) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Washington made their second Conference Finals appearance; they last made it to the Conference Finals in 1990 where they lost to the Boston Bruins in a four-game sweep. This was the first conference final for Buffalo since the playoffs went to a conference format starting in 1982. Buffalo last played a semifinal series in 1980 where they lost to the New York Islanders in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Marine Midland Arena MCI Center May 23 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-wsh/1998/05/23/1997030311#game=1997030311,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Michal Grosek (6) – 00:31Miroslav Satan (5) – 01:55 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 19 shots Olaf Kolzig 18 saves / 20 shots May 25 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-wsh/1998/05/25/1997030312#game=1997030312,game_state=final Vaclav Varada (3) – 19:02 No scoring No scoring 19:55 – pp – Peter Bondra (3) Matthew Barnaby (6) – pp – 19:03 14:06 – Joe Juneau (4) No scoring 03:01 – Todd Krygier (1) Dominik Hasek 36 saves / 39 shots Olaf Kolzig 31 saves / 33 shots May 28 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-buf/1998/05/28/1997030313#game=1997030313,game_state=final 14:59 – pp – Donald Audette (5) Peter Bondra (4) – 04:57Richard Zednik (5) – pp – 10:27 02:08 – Matthew Barnaby (7)12:12 – Brian Holzinger (4) Richard Zednik (6) – pp – 16:17 No scoring No scoring No scoring Peter Bondra (5) – 09:37 Dominik Hasek 26 saves / 30 shots Olaf Kolzig 27 saves / 30 shots May 30 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-buf/1998/05/30/1997030314#game=1997030314,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Craig Berube (1) – 02:34Joe Juneau (5) – sh – 13:38 Dominik Hasek 17 saves / 19 shots Olaf Kolzig 30 saves / 30 shots June 2 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-wsh/1998/06/02/1997030315#game=1997030315,game_state=final Darryl Shannon (2) – 06:33 16:29 – pp – Andrei Nikolishin (1) No scoring No scoring Jason Woolley (2) – 15:34 No scoring Dominik Hasek 34 saves / 35 shots Olaf Kolzig 14 saves / 16 shots June 4 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-buf/1998/06/04/1997030316#game=1997030316,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 13:04 – Michael Peca (3) Esa Tikkanen (3) – 13:26 07:40 – Paul Kruse (1) Peter Bondra (6) – pp – 14:01 No scoring Joe Juneau (6) – 06:24 Dominik Hasek 35 saves / 38 shots Olaf Kolzig 39 saves / 41 shots Washington won series 4–2 Western Conference final (1) Dallas Stars vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Detroit winning both previous series. They last met in the 1995 Western Conference Quarterfinals, where Detroit won in five games. Dallas made their third appearance in the Conference Finals. They last made it to the Conference Finals in 1991, where the Minnesota North Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers in five games. Detroit made their fourth consecutive and sixth overall appearance in the Conference Finals; they defeated the Colorado Avalanche in the previous year in six games. Detroit won this year's five-game regular season series earning eight of ten points. Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars Joe Louis Arena Reunion Arena May 24 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-dal/1998/05/24/1997030321#game=1997030321,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Vyacheslav Kozlov (4) – pp – 00:57Martin Lapointe (6) – 13:38 No scoring No scoring No scoring Chris Osgood 14 saves / 14 shots Ed Belfour 21 saves / 23 shots May 26 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-dal/1998/05/26/1997030322#game=1997030322,game_state=final No scoring 05:56 – Bob Bassen (1) Vyacheslav Kozlov (5) – 12:59 11:12 – Greg Adams (2) No scoring 19:50 – en – Guy Carbonneau (2) Chris Osgood 20 saves / 22 shots Ed Belfour 27 saves / 28 shots May 29 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/1998/05/29/1997030323#game=1997030323,game_state=final 05:50 – Brent Gilchrist (2)12:43 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (4) No scoring 04:13 – Nicklas Lidstrom (5)05:33 – Jamie Macoun (2) Jere Lehtinen (2) – 13:13 15:55 – Martin Lapointe (7) Jere Lehtinen (3) – 04:39Mike Modano (4) – 07:34 Chris Osgood 31 saves / 34 shots Ed Belfour 15 saves / 20 shots May 31 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/1998/05/31/1997030324#game=1997030324,game_state=final 07:02 – sh – Kirk Maltby (3)12:10 – pp – Steve Yzerman (4) No scoring No scoring Pat Verbeek (3) – 14:31 11:30 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (6) Sergei Zubov (4) – pp – 00:55 Chris Osgood 28 saves / 30 shots Ed Belfour 20 saves / 23 shots June 3 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-dal/1998/06/03/1997030325#game=1997030325,game_state=final Tomas Holmstrom (6) – pp – 19:17 14:16 – Mike Keane (4) Igor Larionov (3) – 03:40 No scoring No scoring 18:35 – Guy Carbonneau (3) No scoring 00:46 – Jamie Langenbrunner (1) Chris Osgood 33 saves / 36 shots Ed Belfour 18 saves / 20 shots June 5 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/1998/06/05/1997030326#game=1997030326,game_state=final 06:20 – sh – Larry Murphy (2) No scoring 01:48 – Sergei Fedorov (9) No scoring No scoring No scoring Chris Osgood 26 saves / 26 shots Ed Belfour 29 saves / 31 shots Detroit won series 4–2 Stanley Cup Finals 1998 Stanley Cup Finals This was the first and to date only playoff meeting between these two teams. Detroit made their twenty-first and second consecutive Finals appearance, while Washington made their first Finals appearance in their twenty-fourth season. Until 2017, this was the last time that the Stanley Cup was successfully defended by the previous year's champion. The Red Wings swept the Capitals to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. 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 August 1, 2026 As of , this remains the last Stanley Cup Final to end in a sweep. Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings MCI Center Joe Louis Arena June 9 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-det/1998/06/09/1997030411#game=1997030411,game_state=final No scoring 14:04 – Joe Kocur (4)16:18 – Nicklas Lidstrom (6) Richard Zednik (7) – 15:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring Olaf Kolzig 29 saves / 31 shots Chris Osgood 16 saves / 17 shots June 11 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-det/1998/06/11/1997030412#game=1997030412,game_state=final No scoring 07:49 – Steve Yzerman (5) Peter Bondra (7) – 01:51Chris Simon (1) – 06:11Adam Oates (6) – 11:03 No scoring Joe Juneau (7) – pp – 07:05 06:37 – sh – Steve Yzerman (6)08:08 – Martin Lapointe (8)15:46 – Doug Brown (2) No scoring 15:24 – Kris Draper (1) Olaf Kolzig 55 saves / 60 shots Chris Osgood 29 saves / 33 shots June 13 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/1998/06/13/1997030413#game=1997030413,game_state=final No scoring Tomas Holmstrom (7) – 00:35 No scoring No scoring 10:35 – pp – Brian Bellows (5) Sergei Fedorov (10) – 15:09 Olaf Kolzig 32 saves / 34 shots Chris Osgood 17 saves / 18 shots June 16 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/1998/06/16/1997030414#game=1997030414,game_state=final No scoring Doug Brown (3) – pp – 10:30 07:49 – Brian Bellows (6) Martin Lapointe (9) – 02:26Larry Murphy (3) – pp – 11:46 No scoring Doug Brown (4) – pp – 01:32 Olaf Kolzig 34 saves / 38 shots Chris Osgood 30 saves / 31 shots Detroit won series 4–0 Playoff statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.NHL.com - Skater Stats Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesSteve YzermanDetroit Red Wings2261824+1022Sergei FedorovDetroit Red Wings22101020012Tomas HolmstromDetroit Red Wings2271219+916Nicklas LidstromDetroit Red Wings2261319+128Joe JuneauWashington Capitals2171017+68Adam OatesWashington Capitals2161117+88Martin LapointeDetroit Red Wings219615+620Larry MurphyDetroit Red Wings2231215+122Vyacheslav KozlovDetroit Red Wings226814+410Mike ModanoDallas Stars1741014+412 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.NHL.com - Goalie Stats Player Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice (minutes:seconds) Ed Belfour Dallas Stars 17 10 7 399 31 1.79 .922 1 1039-02 1039:02 Curtis Joseph Edmonton Oilers 12 5 7 319 23 1.93 .928 3 715-52 715:52 Olaf Kolzig Olaf Kölzig Washington Capitals 21 12 9 740 44 1.95 .941 4 1351-04 1351:04 Byron Dafoe Boston Bruins 6 2 4 159 14 1.99 .912 1 421-59 421:59 Dominik Hasek Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabres 15 10 5 514 32 2.03 .938 1 947-55 947:55 See also 1997–98 NHL season References 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs play