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44-23-15 (103 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Central Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
1997-98 Stanley Cup Champions
Scored 250 goals, Allowed 196 goals, SRS: 0.64 (3rd of 26)
Coached by Scotty Bowman (44-23-15)
Playoffs:
Won Stanley Cup Finals (4-0) over Washington Capitals
Won Conference Finals (4-2) over Dallas Stars
Won Conference Semi-Finals (4-2) over St. Louis Blues
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) over Phoenix Coyotes
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1997-98 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 1, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 3, 1997 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 8, 1997 | Dallas Stars | W | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 10, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 12, 1997 | Calgary Flames | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 14, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 15, 1997 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 18, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes | W | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Mon, Oct 20, 1997 | St. Louis Blues | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 22, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Oct 23, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Sun, Oct 26, 1997 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Oct 29, 1997 | San Jose Sharks | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | W 4 | |||
| 14 | Fri, Oct 31, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 2, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 5, 1997 | @ | Carolina Hurricanes | L | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 7, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 9, 1997 | Calgary Flames | W | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 11, 1997 | Colorado Avalanche | L | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 20 | Thu, Nov 13, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Nov 15, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sun, Nov 16, 1997 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | T 1 | |
| 23 | Wed, Nov 19, 1997 | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 24 | Fri, Nov 21, 1997 | Dallas Stars | W | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Nov 26, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 27 | Fri, Nov 28, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | W 4 | |||
| 28 | Mon, Dec 1, 1997 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 5 | T 1 | |
| 29 | Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 5, 1997 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 31 | Tue, Dec 9, 1997 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 7 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 12, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 14, 1997 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 6 | T 1 | |
| 34 | Tue, Dec 16, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | L | 1 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Wed, Dec 17, 1997 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | T 1 | |
| 36 | Fri, Dec 19, 1997 | New Jersey Devils | W | 5 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 38 | Tue, Dec 23, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 39 | Fri, Dec 26, 1997 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | W 4 | |||
| 40 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 8 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | W 5 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Mon, Dec 29, 1997 | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 8 | T 1 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Dec 31, 1997 | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 2, 1998 | San Jose Sharks | L | 1 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 4, 1998 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 6, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Fri, Jan 9, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 9 | T 1 | |
| 47 | Sun, Jan 11, 1998 | Washington Capitals | W | 2 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Mon, Jan 12, 1998 | @ | New York Islanders | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 10 | T 1 | |
| 49 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Tue, Jan 20, 1998 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Wed, Jan 21, 1998 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 0 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 10 | L 2 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 1 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Wed, Jan 28, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 11 | T 1 | ||
| 54 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Sun, Feb 1, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 56 | Tue, Feb 3, 1998 | @ | Florida Panthers | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 12 | T 1 | |
| 57 | Thu, Feb 5, 1998 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 5 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 25, 1998 | Los Angeles Kings | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 13 | T 1 | ||
| 60 | Fri, Feb 27, 1998 | Florida Panthers | W | 3 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Mar 2, 1998 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 62 | Wed, Mar 4, 1998 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 2 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 13 | W 3 | ||
| 63 | Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | @ | San Jose Sharks | L | 4 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 7, 1998 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 10, 1998 | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 13 | L 3 | |||
| 66 | Thu, Mar 12, 1998 | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 3 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 14, 1998 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 17, 1998 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 18, 1998 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 21, 1998 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 13 | W 3 | ||
| 71 | Mon, Mar 23, 1998 | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 5 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 14 | T 1 | ||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 26, 1998 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 15 | T 2 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 28, 1998 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 29, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Wed, Apr 1, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche | W | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 76 | Sat, Apr 4, 1998 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 3 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 15 | W 3 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 7, 1998 | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 15 | W 4 | |||
| 78 | Thu, Apr 9, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 5 | 1 | 43 | 20 | 15 | W 5 | |||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 11, 1998 | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 15 | W 6 | |||
| 80 | Tue, Apr 14, 1998 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 1 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Wed, Apr 15, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | L | 1 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 15 | L 2 | ||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 18, 1998 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 3 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 15 | L 3 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 22, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 24, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 26, 1998 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Apr 28, 1998 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Thu, Apr 30, 1998 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Sun, May 3, 1998 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Fri, May 8, 1998 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sun, May 10, 1998 | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Tue, May 12, 1998 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Thu, May 14, 1998 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Sun, May 17, 1998 | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Tue, May 19, 1998 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Sun, May 24, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | W | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Tue, May 26, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | L | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Fri, May 29, 1998 | Dallas Stars | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Sun, May 31, 1998 | Dallas Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 17 | Wed, Jun 3, 1998 | @ | Dallas Stars | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Fri, Jun 5, 1998 | Dallas Stars | W | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 19 | Tue, Jun 9, 1998 | Washington Capitals | W | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 20 | Thu, Jun 11, 1998 | Washington Capitals | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Jun 13, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Jun 16, 1998 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | W 5 |