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1997-98 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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

League Playoffs

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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 / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Dallas Stars* 82 49 22 11 109 .665 242 167 0.88 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 5.12 33 353 9.35 72 410 82.44 11 16
League Average 82 35 35 13 82 .500 216 216 0.00 5.28 57 380 15.08 57 380 84.92 10 10

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Jaromir Jagr
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Jamie McLennan
Calder Memorial Trophy:Sergei Samsonov
Conn Smythe Trophy:Steve Yzerman
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Jere Lehtinen
Hart Memorial Trophy:Dominik Hasek
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Rob Blake
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Kelly Chase
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Ron Francis
Lester B. Pearson Award:Dominik Hasek
Vezina Trophy:Dominik Hasek
William M. Jennings Trophy:Martin Brodeur

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Teemu Selanne-MDA52
 Peter Bondra-WSH52
3.John LeClair-PHI51
 Pavel Bure-VAN51
5.Ziggy Palffy-NYI45

Goals Per Game

1.Teemu Selanne-MDA0.71
2.Peter Bondra-WSH0.68
3.John LeClair-PHI0.62
 Pavel Bure-VAN0.62
5.Keith Tkachuk-PHX0.58

Assists

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT67
 Wayne Gretzky*-NYR67
3.Peter Forsberg-COL66
4.Ron Francis*-PIT62
5.Adam Oates-WSH58
 Jozef Stumpel-LAK58

Assists Per Game

1.Peter Forsberg-COL0.92
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT0.87
3.Wayne Gretzky*-NYR0.82
4.Pierre Turgeon-STL0.77
5.Ron Francis*-PIT0.77

Points

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT102
2.Peter Forsberg-COL91
3.Wayne Gretzky*-NYR90
 Pavel Bure-VAN90
5.Ziggy Palffy-NYI87
 John LeClair-PHI87
 Ron Francis*-PIT87

Points Per Game

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT1.32
2.Peter Forsberg-COL1.26
3.Teemu Selanne-MDA1.18
4.Mike Modano-DAL1.13
5.Pierre Turgeon-STL1.13

Goals Created

1.Pavel Bure-VAN38.0
2.Teemu Selanne-MDA37.0
3.Jaromir Jagr-PIT36.6
4.John LeClair-PHI36.0
5.Ziggy Palffy-NYI36.0

Goals Created Per Game

1.Teemu Selanne-MDA0.51
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT0.48
3.Pavel Bure-VAN0.46
4.Peter Bondra-WSH0.44
5.John LeClair-PHI0.44

Total Goals For

1.Nicklas Lidstrom-DET126
 Ron Francis*-PIT126
3.John LeClair-PHI124
4.Jaromir Jagr-PIT123
5.Sergei Zubov-DAL122

Power Play Goals For

1.Sergei Zubov-DAL61
2.Brian Leetch-NYR58
3.Sandis Ozolinsh-COL54
 Darryl Sydor-DAL54
 Raymond Bourque*-BOS54

Total Goals Against

1.Brian Leetch-NYR120
2.Jyrki Lumme-VAN117
3.Mark Messier*-VAN113
4.Chris Chelios-CHI112
5.Rob Blake-LAK111

Power Play Goals Against

1.Gord Murphy-FLA42
2.Mark Messier*-VAN39
3.Teppo Numminen-PHX38
 Chris Chelios-CHI38
5.Tom Fitzgerald-2Tm37

Plus/Minus

1.Chris Pronger-STL47
2.Larry Murphy*-DET35
3.Jason Allison-BOS33
4.Randy McKay-NJD30
 John LeClair-PHI30

Penalties in Minutes

1.Donald Brashear-VAN372
2.Tie Domi-TOR365
3.Krzysztof Oliwa-NJD295
4.Paul Laus-FLA293
5.Rich Pilon-NYI291

Even Strength Goals

1.Teemu Selanne-MDA41
2.Peter Bondra-WSH36
3.John LeClair-PHI35
4.Pavel Bure-VAN32
5.Keith Tkachuk-PHX29

Power Play Goals

1.Ziggy Palffy-NYI17
2.John LeClair-PHI16
3.Brendan Shanahan-DET15
 Stu Barnes-PIT15
5.Joe Nieuwendyk-DAL14
 Shayne Corson-MTL14

Short-Handed Goals

1.Jeff Friesen-SJS6
 Pavel Bure-VAN6
3.Michael Peca-BUF5
 Mike Modano-DAL5
 Bob Corkum-PHX5
 Peter Bondra-WSH5

Game-Winning Goals

1.Peter Bondra-WSH13
2.Joe Nieuwendyk-DAL11
3.Teemu Selanne-MDA10
4.Brendan Shanahan-DET9
 John LeClair-PHI9

Shots on Goal

1.Pavel Bure-VAN329
2.John LeClair-PHI303
3.Tony Amonte-CHI296
4.Alexei Yashin-OTT291
5.Peter Bondra-WSH284

Shooting Percentage

1.Mike Sillinger-2Tm21.9
2.Jason Allison-BOS20.9
3.Dmitri Khristich-BOS20.1
4.Teemu Selanne-MDA19.4
5.Joe Nieuwendyk-DAL19.2

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF72
 Mike Richter-NYR72
3.Curtis Joseph-EDM71
4.Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX70
 Martin Brodeur-NJD70

Wins (Goalie)

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD43
2.Ed Belfour-DAL37
3.Chris Osgood-DET33
 Olaf Kolzig-WSH33
 Dominik Hasek-BUF33

Losses (Goalie)

1.Felix Potvin-TOR33
2.Curtis Joseph-EDM31
 Mark Fitzpatrick-2Tm31
 Mike Richter-NYR31
5.Tommy Salo-NYI29
 John Vanbiesbrouck-FLA29

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Mike Richter-NYR15
2.Dominik Hasek-BUF13
 Patrick Roy*-COL13
 Tom Barrasso-PIT13
5.Chris Osgood-DET11
 Jeff Hackett-CHI11
 John Vanbiesbrouck-FLA11

Points (Goalie)

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD94
2.Ed Belfour-DAL84
3.Dominik Hasek-BUF79
4.Chris Osgood-DET77
5.Olaf Kolzig-WSH76

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Ed Belfour-DAL.712
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD.691
3.Jamie McLennan-STL.654
4.Tom Barrasso-PIT.647
5.Olaf Kolzig-WSH.623

Shutouts

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF13
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD10
3.Ed Belfour-DAL9
4.Curtis Joseph-EDM8
 Jeff Hackett-CHI8

Goals Against

1.Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX184
 Mike Richter-NYR184
3.Curtis Joseph-EDM181
4.Felix Potvin-TOR176
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-FLA165

Goals Against Average

1.Ed Belfour-DAL1.88
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD1.89
3.Tom Barrasso-PIT2.07
4.Dominik Hasek-BUF2.09
5.Ron Hextall-PHI2.17

Shots Against

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF2149
2.Curtis Joseph-EDM1901
3.Mike Richter-NYR1888
4.Felix Potvin-TOR1882
5.Nikolai Khabibulin-PHX1835

Saves

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF2002
2.Curtis Joseph-EDM1720
3.Felix Potvin-TOR1706
4.Mike Richter-NYR1704
5.Patrick Roy*-COL1672

Save Percentage

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF.932
2.Trevor Kidd-CAR.922
 Tom Barrasso-PIT.922
4.Olaf Kolzig-WSH.920
5.Jeff Hackett-CHI.917
 Martin Brodeur-NJD.917

All-Star Teams

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

All-Rookie Teams

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