1997–98 NHL season

The 1997–98 NHL season had 26 teams. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup Final. The Dallas Stars finished with the best regular-season record. Jaromir Jagr led the league with 102 points and Peter Bondra led in goals with 52.

Stanley Cup Final winner: DET Detroit Red Wings

Eastern Conference

Atlantic

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
NJD New Jersey Devils	82	48	23	107	.652	46	48	225	166	+59	29-10-0	19-13-0	L1
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	95	.579	39	42	242	193	+49	24-11-0	18-18-0	L2
WSH Washington Capitals	82	40	30	92	.561	36	40	219	202	+17	23-12-0	17-18-0	W4
NYI New York Islanders	82	30	41	71	.433	30	30	212	225	-13	17-20-0	13-21-0	W2
NYR New York Rangers	82	25	39	68	.415	23	25	197	231	-34	14-18-0	11-21-0	W2
FLA Florida Panthers	82	24	43	63	.384	21	24	203	256	-53	11-24-0	13-19-0	T1
TBL Tampa Bay Lightning	82	17	55	44	.268	17	17	151	269	-118	11-23-0	6-32-0	T1

Northeast

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	24	98	.598	37	40	228	188	+40	21-10-0	19-14-0	W3
BOS Boston Bruins	82	39	30	91	.555	36	39	221	194	+27	19-16-0	20-14-0	W1
BUF Buffalo Sabres	82	36	29	89	.543	33	36	211	187	+24	20-13-0	16-16-0	L1
MTL Montréal Canadiens	82	37	32	87	.530	34	37	235	208	+27	15-17-0	22-15-0	T1
OTT Ottawa Senators	82	34	33	83	.506	32	34	193	200	-7	18-16-0	16-17-0	W1
CAR Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	41	74	.451	31	33	200	219	-19	16-18-0	17-23-0	L5

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
MTL Montréal Canadiens	82	37	32	87	.530	34	37	235	208	+27	15-17-0	22-15-0	T1
OTT Ottawa Senators	82	34	33	83	.506	32	34	193	200	-7	18-16-0	16-17-0	W1
CAR Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	41	74	.451	31	33	200	219	-19	16-18-0	17-23-0	L5
NYI New York Islanders	82	30	41	71	.433	30	30	212	225	-13	17-20-0	13-21-0	W2
NYR New York Rangers	82	25	39	68	.415	23	25	197	231	-34	14-18-0	11-21-0	W2
FLA Florida Panthers	82	24	43	63	.384	21	24	203	256	-53	11-24-0	13-19-0	T1
TBL Tampa Bay Lightning	82	17	55	44	.268	17	17	151	269	-118	11-23-0	6-32-0	T1

Western Conference

Central

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
DAL Dallas Stars	82	49	22	109	.665	44	49	242	167	+75	26-8-0	23-14-0	W1
DET Detroit Red Wings	82	44	23	103	.628	44	44	250	196	+54	25-8-0	19-15-0	L3
STL St. Louis Blues	82	45	29	98	.598	43	45	256	204	+52	26-10-0	19-19-0	W3
PHX Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	35	82	.500	35	35	224	227	-3	19-16-0	16-19-0	L1
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	82	30	39	73	.445	29	30	192	199	-7	14-19-0	16-20-0	L1
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	43	69	.421	29	30	194	237	-43	16-20-0	14-23-0	W1

Pacific

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
COL Colorado Avalanche	82	39	26	95	.579	37	39	231	205	+26	21-10-0	18-16-0	W2
LAK Los Angeles Kings	82	38	33	87	.530	35	38	227	225	+2	22-16-0	16-17-0	L2
EDM Edmonton Oilers	82	35	37	80	.488	32	35	215	224	-9	20-16-0	15-21-0	W4
SJS San Jose Sharks	82	34	38	78	.476	34	34	210	216	-6	17-19-0	17-19-0	W1
CGY Calgary Flames	82	26	41	67	.409	22	26	217	252	-35	18-17-0	8-24-0	L1
ANA Anaheim Ducks	82	26	43	65	.396	23	26	205	261	-56	12-23-0	14-20-0	L1
VAN Vancouver Canucks	82	25	43	64	.390	25	25	224	273	-49	15-22-0	10-21-0	L3

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
PHX Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	35	82	.500	35	35	224	227	-3	19-16-0	16-19-0	L1
SJS San Jose Sharks	82	34	38	78	.476	34	34	210	216	-6	17-19-0	17-19-0	W1
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	82	30	39	73	.445	29	30	192	199	-7	14-19-0	16-20-0	L1
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	43	69	.421	29	30	194	237	-43	16-20-0	14-23-0	W1
CGY Calgary Flames	82	26	41	67	.409	22	26	217	252	-35	18-17-0	8-24-0	L1
ANA Anaheim Ducks	82	26	43	65	.396	23	26	205	261	-56	12-23-0	14-20-0	L1
VAN Vancouver Canucks	82	25	43	64	.390	25	25	224	273	-49	15-22-0	10-21-0	L3

Leaders

Points

1	Jaromir Jagr	102
2	Peter Forsberg	91
3	Pavel Bure	89
4	Wayne Gretzky	88
5	John Leclair	87

Goals

1	Peter Bondra	52
2	John Leclair	51
3	Pavel Bure	51
4	Teemu Selanne	49
5	Ziggy Palffy	45

Assists

1	Jaromir Jagr	67
2	Peter Forsberg	66
3	Wayne Gretzky	65
4	Ron Francis	62
5	Jozef Stumpel	58

Plus/minus

1	Chris Pronger	+47
2	Larry Murphy	+34
3	Jason Allison	+33
4	John Leclair	+30
5	Randy Mckay	+30

Power-play goals

1	Ziggy Palffy	17
2	John Leclair	16
3	Brendan Shanahan	15
4	Stu Barnes	15
5	Joe Nieuwendyk	14

Shots on goal

1	Pavel Bure	328
2	John Leclair	303
3	Tony Amonte	294
4	Alexei Yashin	291
5	Peter Bondra	284

TOI per game

1	Alexei Zhitnik	26:40
2	Ray Bourque	26:36
3	Brian Leetch	26:31
4	Nicklas Lidstrom	26:10
5	Rob Blake	26:08

Hits

1	Dan Mcgillis	308
2	Darren McCarty	226
3	Darius Kasparaitis	225
4	Richard Matvichuk	222
5	Rich Pilon	214

Blocked shots

1	Richard Matvichuk	142
2	Darryl Shannon	127
3	Brian Leetch	126
4	Scott Stevens	125
5	Darius Kasparaitis	123

Goalie wins

1	Martin Brodeur	43
2	Ed Belfour	37
3	Olie Kolzig	34
4	Dominik Hasek	33
5	Chris Osgood	32

Save %

1	Dominik Hasek	.933
2	Jamie Storr	.929
3	Wade Flaherty	.926
4	Robbie Tallas	.926
5	Peter Skudra	.924

Goals-against avg

1	Peter Skudra	1.83
2	Robbie Tallas	1.83
3	Ed Belfour	1.88
4	Martin Brodeur	1.89
5	Wade Flaherty	1.99

Shutouts

1	Dominik Hasek	13
2	Martin Brodeur	10
3	Ed Belfour	9
4	Curtis Joseph	8
5	Jeff Hackett	8

Rate stats need 25+ games (skaters) or 21+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
ANA Anaheim Ducks	81	202	258	2.49	3.19	26.67	30.44
BOS Boston Bruins	82	221	194	2.70	2.37	27.20	26.35
BUF Buffalo Sabres	81	210	181	2.59	2.23	26.52	31.23
CAR Carolina Hurricanes	81	197	217	2.43	2.68	26.62	27.68
CGY Calgary Flames	82	217	252	2.65	3.07	27.68	27.76
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	81	190	196	2.35	2.42	27.83	26.79
COL Colorado Avalanche	82	231	205	2.82	2.50	27.93	29.51
DAL Dallas Stars	82	242	167	2.95	2.04	26.83	22.80
DET Detroit Red Wings	81	245	195	3.02	2.41	30.99	25.93
EDM Edmonton Oilers	82	215	224	2.62	2.73	28.67	28.21
FLA Florida Panthers	82	203	256	2.48	3.12	27.78	28.80
LAK Los Angeles Kings	81	224	224	2.77	2.77	26.88	30.25
MTL Montréal Canadiens	82	235	208	2.87	2.54	27.77	26.04
NJD New Jersey Devils	82	225	166	2.74	2.02	29.28	23.70
NYI New York Islanders	82	212	225	2.59	2.74	25.84	28.76
NYR New York Rangers	81	194	228	2.40	2.81	25.30	28.09
OTT Ottawa Senators	82	193	200	2.35	2.44	29.28	24.87
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	82	242	193	2.95	2.35	28.68	25.41
PHX Phoenix Coyotes	81	218	226	2.69	2.79	27.63	27.14
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	82	228	188	2.78	2.29	26.54	26.85
SJS San Jose Sharks	82	210	216	2.56	2.63	26.45	24.63
STL St. Louis Blues	82	256	204	3.12	2.49	26.87	24.13
TBL Tampa Bay Lightning	81	150	266	1.85	3.28	25.54	29.06
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	82	194	237	2.37	2.89	27.71	28.68
VAN Vancouver Canucks	81	223	268	2.75	3.31	25.60	30.35
WSH Washington Capitals	82	219	202	2.67	2.46	27.13	27.95