1997-98 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 44-23-15 - 103 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 16-6
Won Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Phoenix Coyotes 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Dallas Stars 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Washington Capitals 4-0
Coach: Scotty Bowman (44-23-15)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings RosterTeam Record: 44-23-15 - 103 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 16-6
Won Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Phoenix Coyotes 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Dallas Stars 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Washington Capitals 4-0
Coach: Scotty Bowman (44-23-15)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings Results
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 44 wins and 23 losses and 15 ties for 103 points, finishing second in the NHL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 16-6.
The Red Wings scored 250 goals and yielded 196. Brendan Shanahan netted 28 goals for Detroit, and Steve Yzerman contributed 45 assists. Chris Osgood earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.21 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Yzerman | C | 75 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 12.8 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 8.3 |
| Brendan Shanahan | L | 75 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 154 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 266 | 10.5 |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | L | 80 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 11.3 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 82 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 8.5 |
| Igor Larionov | C | 69 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 8.6 |
| Doug Brown | R | 80 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 145 | 13.1 |
| Darren McCarty | R | 71 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 157 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 9.0 |
| Martin Lapointe | R | 79 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 106 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 154 | 9.7 |
| Brent Gilchrist | C | 61 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 10.5 |
| Kirk Maltby | L | 65 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 89 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 13.2 |
| Kris Draper | C | 64 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 13.5 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | L | 57 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 10.4 |
| Anders Eriksson | D | 66 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 7.7 |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 8.8 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | R | 68 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6.7 |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 |
| Mike Knuble | R | 53 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.0 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 71 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 57 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Joe Kocur | R | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 11.3 |
| Aaron Ward | D | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 10.6 |
| Dmitri Mironov | D | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Jamie Pushor | D | 54 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 |
| Yan Golubovsky | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jamie Macoun | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Hodson | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Maracle | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Osgood | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Laplante | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1565 | 250 | 425 | 675 | 1334 | 179 | 67 | 128 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 8 | 2531 | 9.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Osgood | 64 | 3807 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 140 | 2.21 | 1605 | 1465 | .913 |
| Kevin Hodson | 21 | 988 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 2.67 | 444 | 400 | .901 |
| Norm Maracle | 4 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.02 | 63 | 57 | .905 |
| Totals | 89 | 4973 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 190 | 2.29 | 2302 | 2112 | .917 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Yzerman | C | 22 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 9.2 | |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 22 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 10.2 | |
| Brendan Shanahan | L | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 8.3 | |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | L | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 12.8 | |
| Larry Murphy | D | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8.3 | |
| Igor Larionov | C | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | |
| Doug Brown | R | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21.1 | |
| Darren McCarty | R | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6.5 | |
| Martin Lapointe | R | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 16.4 | |
| Brent Gilchrist | C | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 | |
| Kirk Maltby | L | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9.7 | |
| Kris Draper | C | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5.0 | |
| Tomas Holmstrom | L | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25.9 | |
| Anders Eriksson | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 22 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 11.6 | |
| Mathieu Dandenault | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Knuble | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Rouse | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Kocur | R | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30.8 | |
| Dmitri Mironov | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Jamie Macoun | D | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9.5 | |
| Kevin Hodson | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Osgood | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 419 | 75 | 126 | 201 | 328 | 91 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 702 | 10.7 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Osgood | 22 | 1361 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 2.12 | 588 | 540 | .918 |
| Kevin Hodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 1361 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 2.12 | 636 | 588 | .925 |
