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Español1997-98 NHL SEASON
The '1997-98 NHL season' was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Washington Capitals in four games.
This was the first season for the Carolina Hurricanes, who were previously known as the Hartford Whalers.
This was the first season for Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, who as of the 2006-07 season is the longest-tenured NHL coach.
The controversial "FoxTrax" puck system was last used this season as well. In August 1998, the NHL signed a five-year, $600 million rights agreement with ABC Sports/ESPN. FOX elected not to use the system in the subsequent "lame duck" season.
This was the last season the Toronto Maple Leafs were in the Western Conference.
Jari Kurri reached 600 goals in his career, finishing with 601.
Regular season
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
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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Conference semifinals
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Conference finals
Main articles: 1998 Eastern Conference Finals (NHL)
Main articles: 1998 Western Conference Finals (NHL)
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Stanley Cup final
Main articles: 1998 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, Coach Scotty Bowman, and Goalie Chris Osgood. The Capitals were led by Captain Dale Hunter, Coach Ron Wilson, and Goalie Olaf Kolzig.
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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'
All-Star teams
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1997-98 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut 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
See also
★ List of Stanley Cup champions
★ 1997 NHL Entry Draft
★ 48th National Hockey League All-Star Game
★ National Hockey League All-Star Game
★ NHL All-Rookie Team
★ Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
★ 1997 in sports
★ 1998 in sports
References
★ Hockey Database
★ http://nhl.com/
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