1997–98 NHL season
The 1997–98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Washington Capitals in four games.
| 1997–98 NHL season | |
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| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 1, 1997 – June 16, 1998 |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada) ESPN, Fox (United States) |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Joe Thornton |
| Picked by | Boston Bruins |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | Dallas Stars |
| Season MVP | Dominik Hasek (Sabres) |
| Top scorer | Jaromir Jagr (Penguins) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Steve Yzerman (Red Wings) |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | Detroit Red Wings |
| Runners-up | Washington Capitals |
Regular season
Highlights
Jari Kurri reached 600 goals in his career, finishing with 601.
The Vancouver Canucks and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim opened the season with two games in Tokyo, Japan; this was the first time the NHL played games outside of North America.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
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Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
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| Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh | 77 | 35 | 67 | 102 |
| Peter Forsberg | Colorado | 72 | 25 | 66 | 91 |
| Pavel Bure | Vancouver | 82 | 51 | 39 | 90 |
| Wayne Gretzky | NY Rangers | 82 | 23 | 67 | 90 |
| John LeClair | Philadelphia | 82 | 51 | 36 | 87 |
| Zigmund Palffy | NY Islanders | 82 | 45 | 42 | 87 |
| Ron Francis | Pittsburgh | 81 | 25 | 62 | 87 |
| Teemu Selanne | Anaheim | 73 | 52 | 34 | 86 |
| Jason Allison | Boston | 81 | 33 | 50 | 83 |
| Jozef Stumpel | Los Angeles | 77 | 21 | 58 | 79 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
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| 1 | New Jersey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ottawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ottawa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Buffalo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Montreal | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Philadelphia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Buffalo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Edmonton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Conference finals
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Stanley Cup final
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Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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| Steve Yzerman | Detroit | 22 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Sergei Fedorov | Detroit | 22 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | Detroit | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | Detroit | 22 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Joe Juneau | Washington | 21 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Adam Oates | Washington | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Martin Lapointe | Detroit | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Larry Murphy | Detroit | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | Detroit | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Mike Modano | Dallas | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
NHL Awards
The NHL Awards took place in Toronto, Ontario
| Presidents' Trophy: | Dallas Stars |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Washington Capitals |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Jamie McLennan, St. Louis Blues |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Jere Lehtinen, Dallas Stars |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings |
| Jack Adams Award: | Pat Burns, Boston Bruins |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Kelly Chase, St. Louis Blues |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Peter Karmanos, Max McNab, Neal Broten, John Mayasich |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues |
| Vezina Trophy: | Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: | Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils |
All-Star teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
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| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres | G | Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils |
| Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings | D | Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues |
| Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings | D | Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils |
| Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche | C | Wayne Gretzky, New York Rangers |
| Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins | RW | Teemu Selanne, Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers | LW | Keith Tkachuk, Phoenix Coyotes |
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1997–98 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins
- Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins
- Derek Morris, Calgary Flames
- Olli Jokinen, Los Angeles Kings
- Brendan Morrison, New Jersey Devils
- Sheldon Souray, New Jersey Devils
- Zdeno Chara, New York Islanders
- Marc Savard, New York Rangers
- Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators
- Marian Hossa, Ottawa Senators
- Daniel Briere, Phoenix Coyotes
- Marco Sturm, San Jose Sharks
- Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
- Pavel Kubina, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Danny Markov, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Mattias Ohlund, Vancouver Canucks
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1997–98 (listed with their last team):
- Brent Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks
- Jari Kurri, Colorado Avalanche
- Slava Fetisov, Detroit Red Wings
- Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers
- Andy Moog, Montreal Canadiens
- Bruce Driver, New York Rangers
- Pat LaFontaine, New York Rangers
- Joel Otto, Philadelphia Flyers
- Michel Petit, Phoenix Coyotes
- Mike Gartner, Phoenix Coyotes
- Al Iafrate, San Jose Sharks
- Kelly Hrudey, San Jose Sharks
- Jeff Brown, Washington Capitals
References
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