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1997-98 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Hart Memorial Trophy: Dominik Hasek (33-23-13, 2.09 GAA)
Vezina Trophy: Dominik Hasek (33-23-13, 2.09 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Sergei Samsonov (22 G, 25 A, 47 P)

Goals Leader: Peter Bondra (52) & Teemu Selanne (52)
Assists Leader: Wayne Gretzky (67) & Jaromir Jagr (67)
Points Leader: Jaromir Jagr (102)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Eastern Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Atlantic Division                    
New Jersey Devils* 82 48 23 11 107 .652 225 166 0.66 -0.06
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 42 29 11 95 .579 242 193 0.53 -0.07
Washington Capitals* 82 40 30 12 92 .561 219 202 0.17 -0.04
New York Islanders 82 30 41 11 71 .433 212 225 -0.15 0.00
New York Rangers 82 25 39 18 68 .415 197 231 -0.41 0.00
Florida Panthers 82 24 43 15 63 .384 203 256 -0.62 0.03
Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 44 .268 151 269 -1.37 0.07
Northeast Division                    
Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 40 24 18 98 .598 228 188 0.48 -0.01
Boston Bruins* 82 39 30 13 91 .555 221 194 0.33 0.00
Buffalo Sabres* 82 36 29 17 89 .543 211 187 0.29 0.00
Montreal Canadiens* 82 37 32 13 87 .530 235 208 0.33 0.00
Ottawa Senators* 82 34 33 15 83 .506 193 200 -0.06 0.02
Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 41 8 74 .451 200 219 -0.20 0.04
Western Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Central Division                    
Dallas Stars* 82 49 22 11 109 .665 242 167 0.88 -0.03
Detroit Red Wings* 82 44 23 15 103 .628 250 196 0.64 -0.02
St. Louis Blues* 82 45 29 8 98 .598 256 204 0.63 0.00
Phoenix Coyotes* 82 35 35 12 82 .500 224 227 0.00 0.04
Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 39 13 73 .445 192 199 -0.06 0.03
Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 43 9 69 .421 194 237 -0.46 0.07
Pacific Division                    
Colorado Avalanche* 82 39 26 17 95 .579 231 205 0.27 -0.05
Los Angeles Kings* 82 38 33 11 87 .530 227 225 -0.01 -0.03
Edmonton Oilers* 82 35 37 10 80 .488 215 224 -0.13 -0.02
San Jose Sharks* 82 34 38 10 78 .476 210 216 -0.10 -0.03
Calgary Flames 82 26 41 15 67 .409 217 252 -0.42 0.01
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 26 43 13 65 .396 205 261 -0.66 0.02
Vancouver Canucks 82 25 43 14 64 .390 224 273 -0.58 0.02

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-0): Detroit Red Wings over Washington Capitals  
 
Conference Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Dallas Stars  
Conference Finals (4-2): Washington Capitals over Buffalo Sabres  
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over St. Louis Blues  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Dallas Stars over Edmonton Oilers  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-0): Buffalo Sabres over Montreal Canadiens  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Washington Capitals over Ottawa Senators  
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-0): St. Louis Blues over Los Angeles Kings  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Phoenix Coyotes  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3): Edmonton Oilers over Colorado Avalanche  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Dallas Stars over San Jose Sharks  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Washington Capitals over Boston Bruins  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1): Buffalo Sabres over Philadelphia Flyers  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Pittsburgh Penguins  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Ottawa Senators over New Jersey Devils  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Dallas Stars* 82 49 22 11 109 .665 242 167 0.88 -0.03 4.99 77 385 20.00 42 351 88.03 11 9
2 New Jersey Devils* 82 48 23 11 107 .652 225 166 0.66 -0.06 4.77 63 333 18.92 41 309 86.73 4 9
3 Detroit Red Wings* 82 44 23 15 103 .628 250 196 0.64 -0.02 5.44 67 381 17.59 51 376 86.44 8 7
4 St. Louis Blues* 82 45 29 8 98 .598 256 204 0.63 0.00 5.61 62 368 16.85 49 367 86.65 12 4
5 Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 40 24 18 98 .598 228 188 0.48 -0.01 5.07 67 407 16.46 46 338 86.39 11 16
6 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 42 29 11 95 .579 242 193 0.53 -0.07 5.30 71 399 17.79 51 382 86.65 7 9
7 Colorado Avalanche* 82 39 26 17 95 .579 231 205 0.27 -0.05 5.32 74 426 17.37 53 409 87.04 8 12
8 Washington Capitals* 82 40 30 12 92 .561 219 202 0.17 -0.04 5.13 55 350 15.71 39 362 89.23 14 4
9 Boston Bruins* 82 39 30 13 91 .555 221 194 0.33 0.00 5.06 62 359 17.27 44 285 84.56 5 3
10 Buffalo Sabres* 82 36 29 17 89 .543 211 187 0.29 0.00 4.85 51 396 12.88 65 413 84.26 15 12
11 Los Angeles Kings* 82 38 33 11 87 .530 227 225 -0.01 -0.03 5.51 52 366 14.21 63 399 84.21 10 12
12 Montreal Canadiens* 82 37 32 13 87 .530 235 208 0.33 0.00 5.40 68 372 18.28 62 401 84.54 13 8
13 Ottawa Senators* 82 34 33 15 83 .506 193 200 -0.06 0.02 4.79 48 375 12.80 47 303 84.49 6 9
14 Phoenix Coyotes* 82 35 35 12 82 .500 224 227 0.00 0.04 5.50 57 384 14.84 66 408 83.82 10 6
15 Edmonton Oilers* 82 35 37 10 80 .488 215 224 -0.13 -0.02 5.35 77 483 15.94 66 406 83.74 10 11
16 San Jose Sharks* 82 34 38 10 78 .476 210 216 -0.10 -0.03 5.20 54 400 13.50 59 398 85.18 10 5
17 Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 41 8 74 .451 200 219 -0.20 0.04 5.11 50 378 13.23 58 391 85.17 8 10
18 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 39 13 73 .445 192 199 -0.06 0.03 4.77 47 363 12.95 58 382 84.82 13 5
19 New York Islanders 82 30 41 11 71 .433 212 225 -0.15 0.00 5.33 61 365 16.71 54 384 85.94 11 16
20 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 43 9 69 .421 194 237 -0.46 0.07 5.26 41 359 11.42 50 372 86.56 5 13
21 New York Rangers 82 25 39 18 68 .415 197 231 -0.41 0.00 5.22 62 351 17.66 55 377 85.41 0 13
22 Calgary Flames 82 26 41 15 67 .409 217 252 -0.42 0.01 5.72 43 356 12.08 69 430 83.95 18 13
23 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 26 43 13 65 .396 205 261 -0.66 0.02 5.68 46 392 11.73 72 396 81.82 9 10
24 Vancouver Canucks 82 25 43 14 64 .390 224 273 -0.58 0.02 6.06 48 374 12.83 77 432 82.18 19 12
25 Florida Panthers 82 24 43 15 63 .384 203 256 -0.62 0.03 5.60 55 409 13.45 82 403 79.65 12 16
26 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 44 .268 151 269 -1.37 0.07 5.12 33 353 9.35 72 410 82.44 11 16
League Average 82 35 35 13 82 .500 216 216 0.00 0.00 5.28 57 380 15.08 57 380 84.92 10 10

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Teemu Selanne-MDA 52
  Peter Bondra-WSH 52
3. John LeClair-PHI 51
  Pavel Bure-VAN 51
5. Ziggy Palffy-NYI 45
Assists
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 67
  Wayne Gretzky*-NYR 67
3. Peter Forsberg-COL 66
4. Ron Francis*-PIT 62
5. Adam Oates-WSH 58
  Jozef Stumpel-LAK 58
Points
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 102
2. Peter Forsberg-COL 91
3. Wayne Gretzky*-NYR 90
  Pavel Bure-VAN 90
5. Ziggy Palffy-NYI 87
  John LeClair-PHI 87
  Ron Francis*-PIT 87
Goals Created
1. Pavel Bure-VAN 39.6
2. Teemu Selanne-MDA 38.9
3. John LeClair-PHI 37.2
4. Ziggy Palffy-NYI 37.1
5. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 36.5
Plus/Minus
1. Chris Pronger-STL 47
2. Larry Murphy*-DET 35
3. Jason Allison-BOS 33
4. Randy McKay-NJD 30
  John LeClair-PHI 30
Penalties in Minutes
1. Donald Brashear-VAN 372
2. Tie Domi-TOR 365
3. Krzysztof Oliwa-NJD 295
4. Paul Laus-FLA 293
5. Rich Pilon-NYI 291
Even Strength Goals
1. Teemu Selanne-MDA 41
2. Peter Bondra-WSH 36
3. John LeClair-PHI 35
4. Pavel Bure-VAN 32
5. Keith Tkachuk-PHX 29
Power Play Goals
1. Ziggy Palffy-NYI 17
2. John LeClair-PHI 16
3. Brendan Shanahan-DET 15
  Stu Barnes-PIT 15
5. Shayne Corson-MTL 14
  Joe Nieuwendyk*-DAL 14
Short-Handed Goals
1. Pavel Bure-VAN 6
  Jeff Friesen-SJS 6
3. Michael Peca-BUF 5
  Mike Modano-DAL 5
  Bob Corkum-PHX 5
  Peter Bondra-WSH 5
Game-Winning Goals
1. Peter Bondra-WSH 13
2. Joe Nieuwendyk*-DAL 11
3. Teemu Selanne-MDA 10
4. John LeClair-PHI 9
  Brendan Shanahan-DET 9
Shots
1. Pavel Bure-VAN 329
2. John LeClair-PHI 303
3. Tony Amonte-CHI 296
4. Alexei Yashin-OTT 291
5. Peter Bondra-WSH 284
Shooting Percentage
1. Mike Sillinger-TOT 21.9
2. Jason Allison-BOS 20.9
3. Dmitri Khristich-BOS 20.1
4. Teemu Selanne-MDA 19.4
5. Joe Nieuwendyk*-DAL 19.2
Goals Per Game
1. Teemu Selanne-MDA 0.71
2. Peter Bondra-WSH 0.68
3. John LeClair-PHI 0.62
  Pavel Bure-VAN 0.62
5. Keith Tkachuk-PHX 0.58
Assists Per Game
1. Peter Forsberg-COL 0.92
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 0.87
3. Wayne Gretzky*-NYR 0.82
4. Pierre Turgeon-STL 0.77
5. Ron Francis*-PIT 0.77
Points Per Game
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 1.32
2. Peter Forsberg-COL 1.26
3. Teemu Selanne-MDA 1.18
4. Mike Modano-DAL 1.13
5. Pierre Turgeon-STL 1.13
Goals Created Per Game
1. Teemu Selanne-MDA 0.53
2. Pavel Bure-VAN 0.48
3. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 0.47
4. Peter Bondra-WSH 0.46
5. John LeClair-PHI 0.45
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 126
  Ron Francis*-PIT 126
3. John LeClair-PHI 124
4. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 123
5. Sergei Zubov-DAL 122
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Sergei Zubov-DAL 61
2. Brian Leetch*-NYR 58
3. Sandis Ozolinsh-COL 54
  Raymond Bourque*-BOS 54
  Darryl Sydor-DAL 54
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Brian Leetch*-NYR 120
2. Jyrki Lumme-VAN 117
3. Mark Messier*-VAN 113
4. Chris Chelios-CHI 112
5. Rob Blake-LAK 111
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Gord Murphy-FLA 42
2. Mark Messier*-VAN 39
3. Chris Chelios-CHI 38
  Teppo Numminen-PHX 38
5. Tom Fitzgerald-TOT 37
Games Played
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 72
  Mike Richter-NYR 72
3. Curtis Joseph-EDM 71
4. Martin Brodeur-NJD 70
  Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX 70
Wins
1. Martin Brodeur-NJD 43
2. Ed Belfour*-DAL 37
3. Olaf Kolzig-WSH 33
  Chris Osgood-DET 33
  Dominik Hasek-BUF 33
Losses
1. Felix Potvin-TOR 33
2. Mark Fitzpatrick-TOT 31
  Curtis Joseph-EDM 31
  Mike Richter-NYR 31
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-FLA 29
  Tommy Salo-NYI 29
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Mike Richter-NYR 15
2. Patrick Roy*-COL 13
  Tom Barrasso-PIT 13
  Dominik Hasek-BUF 13
5. Chris Osgood-DET 11
  Jeff Hackett-CHI 11
  John Vanbiesbrouck-FLA 11
Goals Against
1. Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX 184
  Mike Richter-NYR 184
3. Curtis Joseph-EDM 181
4. Felix Potvin-TOR 176
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-FLA 165
Shots Against
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 2149
2. Curtis Joseph-EDM 1901
3. Mike Richter-NYR 1888
4. Felix Potvin-TOR 1882
5. Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX 1835
Saves
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 2002
2. Curtis Joseph-EDM 1720
3. Felix Potvin-TOR 1706
4. Mike Richter-NYR 1704
5. Patrick Roy*-COL 1672
Save Percentage
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF .932
2. Trevor Kidd-CAR .922
  Tom Barrasso-PIT .922
4. Olaf Kolzig-WSH .920
5. Martin Brodeur-NJD .917
  Jeff Hackett-CHI .917
Goals Against Average
1. Ed Belfour*-DAL 1.88
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 1.89
3. Tom Barrasso-PIT 2.07
4. Dominik Hasek-BUF 2.09
5. Ron Hextall-PHI 2.17
Shutouts
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 13
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 10
3. Ed Belfour*-DAL 9
4. Jeff Hackett-CHI 8
  Curtis Joseph-EDM 8
Minutes
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 4220
2. Mike Richter-NYR 4143
3. Curtis Joseph-EDM 4132
4. Martin Brodeur-NJD 4128
5. Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX 4026
Offensive Point Shares
1. Teemu Selanne-MDA 12.0
2. Pavel Bure-VAN 11.9
3. John LeClair-PHI 11.0
4. Ziggy Palffy-NYI 10.9
5. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 10.9
Defensive Point Shares
1. Chris Pronger-STL 7.3
2. Larry Murphy*-DET 6.6
3. Craig Ludwig-DAL 6.5
4. Scott Stevens*-NJD 6.3
5. Darryl Sydor-DAL 6.1
Goalie Point Shares
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 18.6
2. Patrick Roy*-COL 12.8
3. Olaf Kolzig-WSH 12.7
4. Tom Barrasso-PIT 11.8
5. Felix Potvin-TOR 11.2
Point Shares
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 18.6
2. Teemu Selanne-MDA 13.3
3. John LeClair-PHI 13.1
4. Pavel Bure-VAN 12.9
5. Patrick Roy*-COL 12.8
 

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Dominik Hasek
D: Rob Blake
D: Nicklas Lidstrom
C: Peter Forsberg
LW: John LeClair
RW: Jaromir Jagr
 2nd Team
G: Martin Brodeur
D: Scott Niedermayer
D: Chris Pronger
C: Wayne Gretzky*
LW: Keith Tkachuk
RW: Teemu Selanne

NHL All-Rookie Team

1st Team
G: Jamie Storr
D: Derek Morris
D: Mattias Ohlund
F: Patrik Elias
F: Mike Johnson
F: Sergei Samsonov