1998 Stanley Cup playoffs
| 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs | |
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| Period | April 22, 1998 to June 16, 1998 |
| Stanley Cup winner | Detroit Red Wings (9th title) |
| finalist | Washington Capitals |
| Playoff MVP |
 Steve Yzerman (Detroit)
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| Top scorer |
Steve Yzerman (Detroit)
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| Gates | 414 (5.05 per game) |
| spectator | 1,485,126 (18,111 per game) |
| Events | |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup the year 1998 began on 22 April 1998 and ended on 16 June 1998 with a 4: 0 victory for the Detroit Red Wings against the Washington Capitals . The Red Wings thus won their second title in a row and the ninth in their franchise history . Furthermore, they found in the person of its captain Steve Yzerman to the Conn Smythe Trophy winning Most Valuable Player of the playoffs, who is also the scorer list of post-season led. The defeated Washington Capitals were in their first Stanley Cup final and were also the fourth team in a row to lose the final by a sweep . To date (as of the 2019 playoffs), the 1998 playoffs mark the last time a final ended in a sweep. The Pittsburgh Penguins only managed to defend their title in 2017 .
The Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the first time since 1969, so the second-longest run of 28 playoff appearances in a row came to an end; only one participation less than the 29-year-old and so far longest series of the Boston Bruins , which had only ended last year. Furthermore, for the first time in league history, both teams from New York ( Rangers and Islanders ) missed the post-season .
mode
After the two division winners from each conference as well as the six other teams with the highest points in the conference have qualified, the playoffs , which are held in the knockout system , start . The division winner with the best points meets the eighth and thus the worst qualified team, number 2 of this ranking list meets number 7, etc. This mode allows one or more qualified teams to have more points than one of the division winners. The same principle is used to determine the matches in the second playoff round.
Each conference then plays its winner in the conference quarter-finals, conference semifinals and conference finals, who then compete in the final for the Stanley Cup . All series in each round are played in best-of-seven mode, which means that a team needs four wins to reach the next round. The higher seeded team has home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, home rights will change from game to game. The higher-ranked team has a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. The winner of the Eastern Conference will receive the Prince of Wales Trophy and the winner of the Western Conference will receive the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl .
In the case of games that remain a draw after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, overtime follows . It ends with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .
Qualified teams
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division
Northeast Division
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Western ConferenceCentral Division
Pacific Division
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Playoff tree
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Stanley Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 4th | Washington Capitals | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 8th | Ottawa Senators | 4th | 8th | Ottawa Senators | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 7th | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 4th | Washington Capitals | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Buffalo Sabers | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Buffalo Sabers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 4th | Washington Capitals | 4th | 6th | Buffalo Sabers | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 2 | 7th | Canadiens de Montréal | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Washington Capitals | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| (The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Stars | 4th | 1 | Dallas Stars | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 8th | San Jose Sharks | 2 | 7th | Edmonton Oilers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7th | Edmonton Oilers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Stars | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Phoenix Coyotes | 2 | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 4th | St. Louis Blues | 4th | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 0 | 4th | St. Louis Blues | 2 | ||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) New Jersey Devils - (8) Ottawa Senators
| Apr 22, 1998 | New Jersey Devils Doug Gilmour (56:36) |
1: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Ottawa Senators Alexei Jashin (38:48) Bruce Gardiner (65:58) |
Continental Airlines Arena , East Rutherford , New Jersey Spectators: 18,457 |
| Apr 24, 1998 |
New Jersey Devils Dave Andreychuk (9:19) Doug Gilmour (38:58) Doug Gilmour (59:19) |
3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Ottawa Senators Chris Murray (3:38) |
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey Spectators: 19,040 |
| Apr 26, 1998 |
Ottawa Senators Janne Laukkanen (24:56) Alexei Jashin (62:47) |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of 2: 1 |
New Jersey Devils Bobby Carpenter (20:36) |
Corel Center , Ottawa , Ontario Spectators: 18,500 |
| Apr 28, 1998 |
Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson (16:20) Daniel Alfredsson (26:50) Jason York (36:24) Daniel Alfredsson (45:00) |
4: 3 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
New Jersey Devils Denis Pederson (6:33) Scott Stevens (54:04) Doug Gilmour (58:41) |
Corel Center, Ottawa, Ontario Spectators: 18,500 |
| Apr 30, 1998 |
New Jersey Devils Brian Rolston (11:04) Lyle Odelein (28:33) Doug Gilmour (51:52) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Ottawa Senators Igor Kravchuk (50:38) |
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey Spectators: 19,040 |
| May 2, 1998 |
Ottawa Senators Alexei Jashin (8:28) Janne Laukkanen (26:50) Igor Kravchuk (59:10) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
New Jersey Devils Kevin Dean (25:24) |
Corel Center, Ottawa, Ontario Spectators: 18,500 |
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (7) Canadiens de Montréal
| Apr 23, 1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins Brad Werenka (27:21) Stu Barnes (58:22) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Canadiens de Montréal Martin Ručínský (12:15) Peter Popovic (36:44) Benoît Brunet (78:43) |
Civic Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 14,692 |
| Apr 25, 1998 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Ed Olczyk (11:13) Stu Barnes (30:42) Stu Barnes (41:12) Ron Francis (59:03) |
4: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Canadiens de Montréal Vincent Damphousse (18:29) |
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 16,601 |
| Apr 27, 1998 |
Canadiens de Montréal Martin Ručínský (17:10) Shayne Corson (24:47) Shayne Corson (49:56) |
3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Jaromír Jágr (5:33) |
Center Molson , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 20,520 |
| Apr 29, 1998 | Canadiens de Montréal Wladimir Malachow (6:25) Marc Bureau (41:48) Jonas Höglund (57:30) |
3: 6 (1: 4, 0: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Rob Brown (3:19) Kevin Hatcher (4:43) Jaromír Jágr (16:53) Ed Olczyk (19:25) Martin Straka (22:59) Jaromír Jágr (59:48) |
Center Molson, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
| May 1, 1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins Martin Straka (45:45) Jaromír Jágr (53:30) |
2: 5 (0: 0, 0: 2, 2: 3) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Patrice Brisebois (30:33) Shayne Corson (32:02) Mark Recchi (41:01) Vincent Damphousse (58:53) Mark Recchi (59:19) |
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,144 |
| May 3, 1998 |
Canadiens de Montréal Mark Recchi (29:27) Jonas Höglund (34:36) Saku Koivu (46:52) |
3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Center Molson, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
(3) Philadelphia Flyers - (6) Buffalo Sabers
| Apr 22, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers Rod Brind'Amour (48:29) Chris Gratton (48:48) |
2: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Buffalo Sabers Michal Grošek (16:50) Wayne Primeau (38:18) Donald Audette (51:43) |
CoreStates Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,610 |
| Apr 24, 1998 |
Philadelphia Flyers Eric Lindros (5:24) Chris Gratton (24:07) John LeClair (56:28) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Buffalo Sabers Michal Grošek (42:33) Dixon Ward (49:22) |
CoreStates Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,734 |
| Apr 27, 1998 |
Buffalo Sabers Miroslav Šatan (2:20) Michal Grošek (29:37) Miroslav Šatan (31:29) Darryl Shannon (34:20) Brian Holzinger (35:05) Václav Varaďa (59:23) |
6: 1 (1: 0, 4: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers Dan McGillis (53:51) |
Marine Midland Arena , Buffalo , New York Spectators: 18,595 |
| Apr 29, 1998 |
Buffalo Sabers Dixon Ward (17:37) Miroslav Šatan (19:05) Matthew Barnaby (21:38) Brian Holzinger (25:16) |
4: 1 (2: 0, 4: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers Rod Brind'Amour (52:37) |
Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, New York Spectators: 18,595 |
| May 1, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers Mike Sillinger (21:49) Dave Babych (53:08) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 4 |
Buffalo Sabers Jason Woolley (2:29) Donald Audette (48:26) Michal Grošek (65:40) |
CoreStates Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,798 |
(4) Washington Capitals - (5) Boston Bruins
| Apr 22, 1998 |
Washington Capitals Brian Bellows (16:40) Sergei Gontschar (22:49) Esa Tikkanen (59:38) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Boston Bruins Dmytro Chrystytsch (26:53) |
MCI Center , Washington, DC Spectators: 15,117 |
| Apr 24, 1998 | Washington Capitals Esa Tikkanen (4:45) Calle Johansson (23:24) Sergei Gontschar (59:23) |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 3, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Boston Bruins Jason Allison (40:54) PJ Axelsson (46:10) Darren Van Impe (57:03) Darren Van Impe (80:54) |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| Apr 26, 1998 | Boston Bruins Kyle McLaren (39:00) Dmytro Chrystytsch (50:59) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Washington Capitals Sergei Gonchar (18:30) Sergei Gonchar (34:15) Joé Juneau (86:31) |
FleetCenter , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 15,520 |
| Apr 28, 1998 | Boston Bruins |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Washington Capitals Adam Oates (16:10) Adam Oates (22:42) Ken Klee (49:14) |
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 17,131 |
| May 1, 1998 | Washington Capitals |
0: 4 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Boston Bruins Sergei Samsonow (22:20) Jason Allison (28:54) Rob DiMaio (38:00) Ray Bourque (55:10) |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| May 3, 1998 | Boston Bruins Sergei Samsonow (25:26) Anson Carter (49:13) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report : 2: 4 |
Washington Capitals Richard Zedník (6:54) Adam Oates (26:04) Brian Bellows (75:24) |
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 15,163 |
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars - (8) San Jose Sharks
| Apr 22, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Joe Nieuwendyk (2:22) Juha Lind (2:59) Derian Hatcher (23:30) Mike Modano (59:58) |
4: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
San Jose Sharks Owen Nolan (12:40 pm) |
Reunion Arena , Dallas , Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| Apr 24, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Jere Lehtinen (1:25) Derian Hatcher (19:31) Pat Verbeek (36:29) Benoît Hogue (38:26) Pat Verbeek (57:05) |
5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
San Jose Sharks Bill Houlder (47:46) Murray Craven (59:02) |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| Apr 26, 1998 |
San Jose Sharks John MacLean (25:06) Owen Nolan (26:13) Al Iafrate (41:04) Mike Rathje (56:55) |
4: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Dallas Stars Sergei Subow (4:16) |
San Jose Arena , San Jose , California Spectators: 17,483 |
| Apr 28, 1998 |
San Jose Sharks Andrei Sjusin (66:31) |
1: 0 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Dallas Stars |
San Jose Arena, San Jose, California Spectators: 17,483 |
| Apr 30, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Mike Modano (19:57) Juha Lind (36:29) Mike Modano (51:08) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
San Jose Sharks John MacLean (31:26) Ron Sutter (31:34) |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| May 2, 1998 | San Jose Sharks Joe Murphy (16:25) Mike Ricci (27:51) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report : 2: 4 |
Dallas Stars Richard Matvichuk (30:59) Mike Keane (36:04) Mike Keane (63:43) |
San Jose Arena, San Jose, California Spectators: 17,483 |
(2) Colorado Avalanche - (7) Edmonton Oilers
| Apr 22, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche Peter Forsberg (35:31) Peter Forsberg (40:17) |
2: 3 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 3) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Edmonton Oilers Bill Guerin (51:02) Dean McAmmond (52:22) Boris Mironow (54:51) |
McNichols Sports Arena , Denver , Colorado Spectators: 16,061 |
| Apr 24, 1998 |
Colorado Avalanche Waleri Kamenski (1:22) Peter Forsberg (2:54) Joe Sakic (31:28) Peter Forsberg (33:23) Waleri Kamenski (40:30) |
5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Edmonton Oilers Bill Guerin (30:53) Bill Guerin (55:27) |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado Spectators: 16,061 |
| Apr 26, 1998 | Edmonton Oilers Boris Mironow (26:50) Doug Weight (36:44) Bill Guerin (51:11) Kelly Buchberger (52:32) |
4: 5 n.V. (0: 2, 2: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Adam Deadmarsh (3:50) Claude Lemieux (14:19) Adam Deadmarsh (29:51) Claude Lemieux (42:14) Joe Sakic (75:25) |
Edmonton Coliseum , Edmonton , Alberta Spectators: 17,099 |
| Apr 28, 1998 | Edmonton Oilers Ryan Smyth (17:52) |
1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Colorado Avalanche Peter Forsberg (18:09) Claude Lemieux (50:59) Peter Forsberg (59:35) |
Edmonton Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta Spectators: 17,099 |
| Apr 30, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche Stéphane Yelle (16:20) |
1: 3 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Edmonton Oilers Bill Guerin (44:25) Mike Grier (53:11) Mike Grier (59:05) |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado Spectators: 16,061 |
| May 2, 1998 |
Edmonton Oilers Drake Berehowsky (3:10) Boris Mironow (50:21) |
2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Edmonton Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta Spectators: 17,099 |
| May 4, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche |
0: 4 (0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 4 |
Edmonton Oilers Janne Niinimaa (4:22) Bill Guerin (19:22) Todd Marchant (28:54) Mats Lindgren (41:45) |
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado Spectators: 16,061 |
(3) Detroit Red Wings - (6) Phoenix Coyotes
| Apr 22, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidström (5:31) Joe Kocur (10:36) Sergei Fjodorow (12:59) Darren McCarty (33:16) Joe Kocur (36:11) Kirk Maltby (39:50) |
6: 3 (3: 1, 3: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Phoenix Coyotes Rick Tocchet (11:27) Cliff Ronning (45:15) Bob Corkum (51:00) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| Apr 24, 1998 | Detroit Red Wings Igor Larionow (11:13) Mathieu Dandenault (33:32) Sergei Fjodorow (35:10) Sergei Fjodorow (44:05) |
4: 7 (1: 2, 2: 4, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Phoenix Coyotes Mike Gartner (2:34) Keith Tkachuk (11:00) Rick Tocchet (24:39) Jeremy Roenick (27:13) Jeremy Roenick (33:24) Keith Tkachuk (33:51) Rick Tocchet (41:45 ) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| Apr 26, 1998 |
Phoenix Coyotes Rick Tocchet (40:58) Jeremy Roenick (42:19) Jeremy Roenick (52:47) |
3: 2 (0: 2, 0: 0, 3: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Detroit Red Wings Sergei Fyodorov (0:30) Brendan Shanahan (1:01) |
America West Arena , Phoenix , Arizona Spectators: 16,210 |
| Apr 28, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes Rick Tocchet (10:07) Shane Doan (58:31) |
2: 4 (1: 0, 0: 3, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Igor Larionow (23:22) Vyacheslav Koslow (26:25) Jamie Macoun (39:59) Nicklas Lidström (53:59) |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Spectators: 16,210 |
| Apr 30, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmström (8:54) Vyacheslav Koslow (17:26) Sergei Fjodorow (21:07) |
3: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Phoenix Coyotes Rick Tocchet (13:18) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| May 3, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes Jeremy Roenick (7:03) Keith Tkachuk (22:02) |
2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 3, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman (15:28) Brendan Shanahan (23:45) Brendan Shanahan (34:10) Sergei Fjodorow (38:23) Brent Gilchrist (52:20) |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Spectators: 16,210 |
(4) St. Louis Blues - (5) Los Angeles Kings
| Apr 23, 1998 |
St. Louis Blues Pavol Demitra (1:42) Geoff Courtnall (4:42) Pierre Turgeon (25:46) Jim Campbell (29:17) Jim Campbell (33:41) Pierre Turgeon (35:12) Brett Hull (40 : 16) Pavol Demitra (41:08) |
8: 3 (2: 1, 4: 0, 2: 2) Match report as of 1: 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Craig Johnson (5:00) Glen Murray (43:19) Luc Robitaille (47:05) |
Kiel Center , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 20,120 |
| Apr 25, 1998 |
St. Louis Blues Chris Pronger (21:43) Jim Campbell (51:37) |
2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Glen Murray (27:49) |
Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 20,050 |
| Apr 27, 1998 | Los Angeles Kings Ian Laperrière (11:01) Yanic Perreault (19:51) Sean O'Donnell (31:03) |
3: 4 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 4) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
St. Louis Blues Pascal Rhéaume (49:59) Brett Hull (51:03) Pierre Turgeon (51:59) Terry Yake (53:06) |
Great Western Forum , Inglewood , Calif. Spectators: 16,005 |
| Apr 29, 1998 | Los Angeles Kings Jozef Stümpel (48:00) |
1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
St. Louis Blues Pavol Demitra (28:05) Craig Conroy (43:22) |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, Calif. Spectators: 16,005 |
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(4) Washington Capitals - (8) Ottawa Senators
| May 7, 1998 |
Washington Capitals Richard Zedník (13:17) Adam Oates (24:03) Peter Bondra (42:39) Brian Bellows (44:25) |
4: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson (12:21) Andreas Dackell (47:12) |
MCI Center , Washington, DC Spectators: 17,941 |
| May 9, 1998 |
Washington Capitals Brendan Witt (29:46) Joé Juneau (31:14) Joe Reekie (34:59) Richard Zedník (38:58) Brian Bellows (44:43) Adam Oates (55:18) |
6: 1 (0: 0, 4: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Ottawa Senators Alexei Jashin (30:50) |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| May 11, 1998 |
Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson (5:24) Daniel Alfredsson (8:17) Daniel Alfredsson (16:58) Alexei Jaschin (30:54) |
4: 3 (3: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Washington Capitals Sergei Gonchar (10:41) Peter Bondra (21:08) Richard Zedník (33:49) |
Corel Center , Ottawa , Ontario Spectators: 18,500 |
| May 13, 1998 | Ottawa Senators |
0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Washington Capitals Sergei Gonchar (18:30) Mark Tinordi (59:55) |
Corel Center, Ottawa, Ontario Spectators: 18,500 |
| May 15, 1998 |
Washington Capitals Joé Juneau (22:39) Sergei Gontschar (58:34) Calle Johansson (59:42) |
3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Ottawa Senators |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 17,970 |
(6) Buffalo Sabers - (7) Canadiens de Montréal
| May 8, 1998 |
Buffalo Sabers Brian Holzinger (2:52) Geoff Sanderson (9:02) Geoff Sanderson (62:37) |
3: 2 n.V. (2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Canadiens de Montréal Turner Stevenson (54:16) Vincent Damphousse (54:26) |
Marine Midland Arena , Buffalo , New York Spectators: 18,595 |
| May 10, 1998 |
Buffalo Sabers Michal Grošek (8:38) Donald Audette (22:24) Mark Recchi (34:44) Dixon Ward (35:12) Matthew Barnaby (38:27) Matthew Barnaby (40:13) Matthew Barnaby (59:11 ) |
6: 3 (1: 1, 3: 2, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Canadiens de Montréal Igor Ulanow (7:18) Vladimir Malachow (24:19) |
Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, New York Spectators: 18,595 |
| May 12, 1998 | Canadiens de Montréal Turner Stevenson (4:23) Turner Stevenson (12:16) Saku Koivu (24:21) Vladimir Malachow (36:30) |
4: 5 n.V. (2: 3, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Buffalo Sabers Curtis Brown (4:46) Michael Peca (11:22) Václav Varaďa (19:12) Geoff Sanderson (24:42) Michael Peca (81:24) |
Center Molson , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 20,829 |
| May 14, 1998 | Canadiens de Montréal Martin Ručínský (33:31) |
1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Buffalo Sabers Matthew Barnaby (4:53) Donald Audette (28:41) Miroslav Šatan (30:31) |
Center Molson, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,152 |
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars - (7) Edmonton Oilers
| May 7, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Sergei Subow (3:14) Sergei Subow (8:22) Mike Keane (43:32) |
3: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Edmonton Oilers Waleri Selepukin (30:34) |
Reunion Arena , Dallas , Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| May 9, 1998 | Dallas Stars |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Edmonton Oilers Doug Weight (36:06) Rem Murray (59:49) |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| May 11, 1998 | Edmonton Oilers |
0: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Dallas Stars Benoît Hogue (73:07) |
Edmonton Coliseum , Edmonton , Alberta Spectators: 17,099 |
| May 13, 1998 | Edmonton Oilers Scott Fraser (10:13) |
1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Dallas Stars Guy Carbonneau (8:46) Benoît Hogue (34:52) Benoît Hogue (51:45) |
Edmonton Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta Spectators: 17,099 |
| May 16, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Derian Hatcher (19:55) Greg Adams (57:34) |
2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Edmonton Oilers Bill Guerin (59:31) |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
(3) Detroit Red Wings - (4) St. Louis Blues
| May 8, 1998 | Detroit Red Wings Martin Lapointe (34:33) Tomas Holmström (56:46) |
2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
St. Louis Blues Todd Gill (3:55) Jim Campbell (40:18) Brett Hull (43:48) Jim Campbell (50:28) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| May 10, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Martin Lapointe (17:13) Nicklas Lidström (29:01) Tomas Holmström (32:29) Steve Yzerman (38:47) Larry Murphy (58:51) Kirk Maltby (59:33) |
6: 1 (1: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
St. Louis Blues Terry Yake (9:29) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| May 12, 1998 | St. Louis Blues Al MacInnis (9:15) Al MacInnis (59:05) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of 1: 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Darren McCarty (3:10) Tomas Holmström (21:36) Brendan Shanahan (91:12) |
Kiel Center , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 20,621 |
| May 14, 1998 | St. Louis Blues Jim Campbell (21:16) Pierre Turgeon (39:53) |
2: 5 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 3) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Brendan Shanahan (9:20) Joe Kocur (20:54) Vyacheslav Koslow (41:12) Sergei Fyodorov (48:04) Sergei Fyodorov (59:14) |
Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 20,681 |
| May 17, 1998 | Detroit Red Wings Martin Lapointe (31:03) |
1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 3, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
St. Louis Blues Geoff Courtnall (21:44) Mike Eastwood (22:58) Todd Gill (29:21) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| May 19, 1998 | St. Louis Blues Jim Campbell (54:35) |
1: 6 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Darren McCarty (12:08) Doug Brown (14:29) Martin Lapointe (25:03) Martin Lapointe (27:56) Tomas Holmström (45:53) Steve Yzerman (49:40) |
Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 20,591 |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(4) Washington Capitals - (6) Buffalo Sabers
| May 23, 1998 | Washington Capitals |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Buffalo Sabers Michal Grošek (20:31) Miroslav Šatan (21:55) |
MCI Center , Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| May 25, 1998 |
Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (39:55) Joé Juneau (54:06) Todd Krygier (63:01) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Buffalo Sabers Václav Varaďa (19:02) Matthew Barnaby (59:03) |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| May 28, 1998 | Buffalo Sabers Donald Audette (14:59) Matthew Barnaby (22:08) Brian Holzinger (32:12) |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (4:57) Richard Zedník (10:27) Richard Zedník (36:17) Peter Bondra (69:37) |
Marine Midland Arena , Buffalo , New York Spectators: 18,595 |
| May 30, 1998 | Buffalo Sabers |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Washington Capitals Craig Berube (42:34) Joé Juneau (53:38) |
Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, New York Spectators: 18,595 |
| June 2, 1998 | Washington Capitals Andrei Nikolischin (16:29) |
1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Buffalo Sabers Darryl Shannon (6:33) Jason Woolley (55:34) |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| June 4, 1998 | Buffalo Sabers Michael Peca (33:04) Paul Kruse (47:40) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report : 2: 4 |
Washington Capitals Esa Tikkanen (33:26) Peter Bondra (54:01) Joé Juneau (66:24) |
Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, New York Spectators: 18,595 |
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars - (3) Detroit Red Wings
| May 24, 1998 | Dallas Stars |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Detroit Red Wings Vyacheslav Koslow (20:57) Martin Lapointe (33:38) |
Reunion Arena , Dallas , Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| May 26, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Bob Bassen (5:56) Greg Adams (31:12) Guy Carbonneau (59:48) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Detroit Red Wings Vyacheslav Koslow (32:59) |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| May 29, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Brent Gilchrist (5:50) Nicklas Lidström (12:43) Nicklas Lidström (24:13) Jamie Macoun (25:33) Martin Lapointe (55:55) |
5: 3 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Dallas Stars Jere Lehtinen (33:13) Jere Lehtinen (44:39) Mike Modano (47:34) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| May 31, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Kirk Maltby (7:02) Steve Yzerman (12:10) Vyacheslav Koslow (51:30) |
3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Dallas Stars Pat Verbeek (34:31) Sergei Subow (40:55) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| June 3, 1998 |
Dallas Stars Mike Keane (14:16) Guy Carbonneau (58:35) Jamie Langenbrunner (60:46) |
3: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report : 2: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmström (19:17) Igor Larionow (23:40) |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 16,928 |
| June 5, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Larry Murphy (6:20) Sergei Fyodorow (21:48) |
2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
Dallas Stars |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
Stanley Cup Final
(W3) Detroit Red Wings - (E4) Washington Capitals
| June 9, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Joe Kocur (14:04) Nicklas Lidström (16:18) |
2: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Washington Capitals Richard Zedník (35:57) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| June 11, 1998 |
Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman (7:49) Steve Yzerman (46:37) Martin Lapointe (48:08) Doug Brown (55:46) Kris Draper (75:24) |
5: 4 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 3, 3: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (21:51) Chris Simon (26:11) Adam Oates (31:03) Joé Juneau (47:05) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 19,983 |
| June 13, 1998 | Washington Capitals Brian Bellows (50:35) |
1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmström (0:35) Sergei Fjodorow (55:09) |
MCI Center , Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
| June 16, 1998 | Washington Capitals Brian Bellows (27:49) |
1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Doug Brown (10:30) Martin Lapointe (22:26) Larry Murphy (31:46) Doug Brown (41:32) |
MCI Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 19,740 |
Stanley Cup winner
The Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings traditionally had a total of 55 people, of which only 26 players and a few officials, including the coaching staff and management, engraved on the base of the trophy. Assistant coaches Dave Lewis and Barry Smith and Scout Mark Howe were among the officials . The rule for the players is that they should either have played 41 games for the team in the regular season or one game in the final series. But there are always exceptions. Vladimir Konstantinov and masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov, who were critically injured in a car accident after the cup celebration last year and were unable to do their jobs, were engraved on the Stanley Cup as they were still considered part of the team. The 87-year-old Wally Crossman, who took care of the Wings equipment, was the oldest person to be immortalized on the Cup by then.
The 26 players in Detroit consist of two goalkeepers, nine defenders and 15 attackers. There were nine Europeans in the Red Wings squad , more than ever before with a Stanley Cup winner. Manny Legace was accidentally engraved as a legece. Larry Murphy , who had won the Stanley Cup twice with Pittsburgh in the early 1990s, was now successful with the Red Wings for the second time.
Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings |
Goalkeepers: Kevin Hodson , Chris Osgood Defenders: Anders Eriksson , Vyacheslav Fetissov , Vladimir Konstantinov , Nicklas Lidström , Jamie Macoun , Dmitri Mironow , Larry Murphy , Bob Rouse , Aaron Ward Attackers: Doug Brown , Mathieu Dandenault , Kris Draper , Sergei Fjodorow , Brent Gilchrist , Tomas Holmström , Mike Knuble , Joe Kocur , Wjatscheslaw Koslow , Martin Lapointe , Igor Larionow , Kirk Maltby , Darren McCarty , Brendan Shanahan , Steve Yzerman ( C ) Head Coach: Scotty Bowman General Manager: Ken Holland |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Yzerman | Detroit | 22nd | 6th | 18th | 24 | +10 | 22nd |
| Sergei Fyodorov | Detroit | 22nd | 10 | 10 | 20th | ± 0 | 12 |
| Tomas Holmström | Detroit | 22nd | 7th | 12 | 19th | +9 | 16 |
| Nicklas Lidström | Detroit | 22nd | 6th | 13 | 19th | +12 | 8th |
| Joé Juneau | Washington | 21st | 7th | 10 | 17th | +6 | 8th |
| Adam Oates | Washington | 21st | 6th | 11 | 17th | +8 | 8th |
| Martin Lapointe | Detroit | 21st | 9 | 6th | 15th | +6 | 20th |
| Larry Murphy | Detroit | 22nd | 3 | 12 | 15th | +12 | 2 |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | Detroit | 22nd | 6th | 8th | 14th | +4 | 10 |
| Mike Modano | Dallas | 17th | 4th | 10 | 14th | +4 | 12 |
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.
| player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Belfour | Dallas | 17th | 1039: 02 | 10 | 7th | 31 | 1 | 92.2 | 1.79 |
| Curtis Joseph | Edmonton | 12 | 715: 52 | 5 | 7th | 23 | 3 | 92.8 | 1.93 |
| Olaf Koelzig | Washington | 21st | 1351: 04 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 4th | 94.1 | 1.95 |
| Dominik Hašek | Buffalo | 15th | 947: 55 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 93.8 | 2.03 |
| Chris Osgood | Detroit | 22nd | 1361: 04 | 16 | 6th | 48 | 2 | 91.8 | 2.12 |
Web links
- 1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 1,617 kB)
The Stanley Cup play- offs are held
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