1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season


The 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season was the 72nd National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings' season was winning the Stanley Cup for a second season in a row.

Off-season

NHL Draft

Regular season

Sergei Fedorov's holdout

After a lengthy holdout to start the 1997–98 season, Fedorov, a restricted free-agent, signed an offer sheet with the Carolina Hurricanes worth up to $38 million. The Red Wings matched the offer on February 26, 1998, ending Fedorov's holdout. The offer broke down as: $14 million for signing, $2 million for 21 regular season games and $12 million for the team reaching conference finals. $28 million for 43 total games in 1997–98 is the largest single season amount paid to an NHL athlete. Fedorov helped the Red Wings win their second consecutive Stanley Cup that year.

Season standings

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 105th year of the Stanley Cup. The series was played between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. The Red Wings were led by captain Steve Yzerman, Head Coach Scotty Bowman and goaltender Chris Osgood. The Capitals were led by captain Dale Hunter, head coach Ron Wilson and goaltender Olaf Kolzig. The Red Wings swept the Capitals to capture their second consecutive Stanley Cup. During the presentation of the Stanley Cup, Vladimir Konstantinov was wheeled onto the ice in his wheelchair and captain Steve Yzerman gave him the cup while his teammates surrounded him.

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Steve Yzerman7524456946
Brendan Shanahan75282957154
Vyacheslav Kozlov8025275246
Igor Larionov698394740
Doug Brown8019234212
Darren McCarty71152237157
Martin Lapointe79151934106
Brent Gilchrist6113142740
Kirk Maltby651492389
Kris Draper6413102345
Tomas Holmstrom575172244
Sergei Fedorov216111725
Joey Kocur63651192
Mathieu Dandenault685121743
Mike Knuble53761316
Darryl Laplante20000

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Nicklas Lidstrom8017425918
Larry Murphy8211415237
Anders Eriksson667142132
Viacheslav Fetisov582121472
Bob Rouse711111257
Aaron Ward52551047
Dmitri Mironov112574
Jamie Pushor5425771
Yan Golubovsky120226
Jamie Macoun70002

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
Chris Osgood6433201162.21
Kevin Hodson2193322.67
Norm Maracle420102.02

Roster

Awards and records