1997–98 Dallas Stars season

1997–98 Dallas Stars
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
1997–98 record49–22–11
Home record26–8–7
Road record23–14–4
Goals for242
Goals against167
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainDerian Hatcher
ArenaReunion Arena
Average attendance16,489[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Michigan K-Wings
Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Nieuwendyk (39)
AssistsSergei Zubov (47)
PointsJoe Nieuwendyk (69)
Penalty minutesPat Verbeek (170)
Plus/minusMike Modano (+25)
WinsEd Belfour (37)
Goals against averageEd Belfour (1.88)

The 1997–98 Dallas Stars season was the fifth National Hockey League season in Dallas, Texas (and 31st overall). The most notable aspect of the season was winning the Presidents' Trophy.

Offseason

Regular season

The Stars tied the Edmonton Oilers for most power-play goals scored, with 77, and had the best power-play percentage in the league, at 20.00%.[2]

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 49 22 11 242 167 109
2 3 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 23 15 250 196 103
3 4 St. Louis Blues 82 45 29 8 256 204 98
4 6 Phoenix Coyotes 82 35 35 12 224 227 82
5 9 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 39 13 192 199 73
6 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 43 9 194 237 69
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Dallas Stars CEN 82 49 22 11 242 167 109
2 x – Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 39 26 17 231 205 95
3 Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 44 23 15 250 196 103
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 45 29 8 256 204 98
5 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 38 33 11 227 225 87
6 Phoenix Coyotes CEN 82 35 35 12 224 227 82
7 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 35 37 10 215 224 80
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 34 38 10 210 216 78
9 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 30 39 13 192 199 73
10 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 30 43 9 194 237 69
11 Calgary Flames PAC 82 26 41 15 217 252 67
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 26 43 13 205 261 65
13 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 25 43 14 224 273 64

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results

Regular season

1997–98 regular season[4]
October: 9–4–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 5–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 T October 1, 1997 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 0–0–1 Recap
2 L October 4, 1997 1–2 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 0–1–1 Recap
3 W October 7, 1997 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 1–1–1 Recap
4 L October 8, 1997 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 1–2–1 Recap
5 W October 10, 1997 7–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 2–2–1 Recap
6 W October 14, 1997 5–4 OT Calgary Flames (1997–98) 3–2–1 Recap
7 W October 16, 1997 4–0 Florida Panthers (1997–98) 4–2–1 Recap
8 W October 18, 1997 5–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 5–2–1 Recap
9 L October 19, 1997 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 5–3–1 Recap
10 L October 21, 1997 1–5 Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 5–4–1 Recap
11 W October 24, 1997 2–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 6–4–1 Recap
12 W October 25, 1997 3–1 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 7–4–1 Recap
13 W October 28, 1997 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 8–4–1 Recap
14 W October 29, 1997 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 9–4–1 Recap
November: 9–3–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 5–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
15 T November 2, 1997 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 9–4–2 Recap
16 L November 3, 1997 4–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 9–5–2 Recap
17 W November 5, 1997 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 10–5–2 Recap
18 T November 7, 1997 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1997–98) 10–5–3 Recap
19 L November 10, 1997 1–7 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 10–6–3 Recap
20 T November 12, 1997 3–3 OT Boston Bruins (1997–98) 10–6–4 Recap
21 W November 15, 1997 5–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 11–6–4 Recap
22 W November 16, 1997 4–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 12–6–4 Recap
23 W November 19, 1997 3–2 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 13–6–4 Recap
24 L November 21, 1997 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 13–7–4 Recap
25 W November 22, 1997 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 14–7–4 Recap
26 W November 24, 1997 5–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 15–7–4 Recap
27 W November 26, 1997 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 16–7–4 Recap
28 W November 27, 1997 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 17–7–4 Recap
29 W November 29, 1997 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 18–7–4 Recap
December: 7–2–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
30 W December 3, 1997 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 19–7–4 Recap
31 W December 5, 1997 4–1 Calgary Flames (1997–98) 20–7–4 Recap
32 L December 8, 1997 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 20–8–4 Recap
33 W December 10, 1997 3–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 21–8–4 Recap
34 L December 12, 1997 0–1 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 21–9–4 Recap
35 W December 15, 1997 8–4 Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 22–9–4 Recap
36 W December 18, 1997 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 23–9–4 Recap
37 W December 20, 1997 2–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 24–9–4 Recap
38 W December 23, 1997 3–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 25–9–4 Recap
39 T December 27, 1997 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 25–9–5 Recap
40 T December 29, 1997 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 25–9–6 Recap
41 T December 31, 1997 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 25–9–7 Recap
January: 8–4–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 5–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
42 W January 2, 1998 2–1 New York Islanders (1997–98) 26–9–7 Recap
43 W January 3, 1998 6–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 27–9–7 Recap
44 W January 5, 1998 4–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 28–9–7 Recap
45 L January 7, 1998 0–2 Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 28–10–7 Recap
46 T January 9, 1998 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 28–10–8 Recap
47 L January 11, 1998 1–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 28–11–8 Recap
48 W January 12, 1998 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 29–11–8 Recap
49 W January 14, 1998 2–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 30–11–8 Recap
50 W January 21, 1998 3–2 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 31–11–8 Recap
51 W January 24, 1998 3–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 32–11–8 Recap
52 W January 26, 1998 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 33–11–8 Recap
53 L January 29, 1998 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 33–12–8 Recap
54 L January 31, 1998 3–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 33–13–8 Recap
February: 5–0–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
55 W February 2, 1998 5–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 34–13–8 Recap
56 W February 4, 1998 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 35–13–8 Recap
57 W February 7, 1998 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 36–13–8 Recap
58 W February 25, 1998 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 37–13–8 Recap
59 W February 28, 1998 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 38–13–8 Recap
March: 5–5–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 2–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
60 T March 1, 1998 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 38–13–9 Recap
61 L March 4, 1998 1–3 Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 38–14–9 Recap
62 L March 7, 1998 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 38–15–9 Recap
63 T March 8, 1998 1–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 38–15–10 Recap
64 L March 12, 1998 4–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 38–16–10 Recap
65 W March 13, 1998 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 39–16–10 Recap
66 W March 17, 1998 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 40–16–10 Recap
67 W March 18, 1998 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 41–16–10 Recap
68 W March 20, 1998 6–1 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 42–16–10 Recap
69 T March 22, 1998 0–0 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 42–16–11 Recap
70 L March 26, 1998 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 42–17–11 Recap
71 L March 28, 1998 1–4 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 42–18–11 Recap
72 W March 29, 1998 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 43–18–11 Recap
April: 6–4–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
73 L April 1, 1998 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 43–19–11 Recap
74 L April 3, 1998 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 43–20–11 Recap
75 L April 4, 1998 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 43–21–11 Recap
76 W April 6, 1998 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 44–21–11 Recap
77 W April 8, 1998 2–1 OT Washington Capitals (1997–98) 45–21–11 Recap
78 W April 11, 1998 5–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 46–21–11 Recap
79 W April 12, 1998 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 47–21–11 Recap
80 W April 15, 1998 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 48–21–11 Recap
81 L April 16, 1998 2–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 48–22–11 Recap
82 W April 18, 1998 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 49–22–11 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) San Jose Sharks – Stars win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 22, 1998 4–1 San Jose Sharks Stars lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 24, 1998 5–2 San Jose Sharks Stars lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 26, 1998 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks Stars lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 28, 1998 0–1 OT @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 30, 1998 3–2 San Jose Sharks Stars lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 2, 1998 3–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks Stars win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers – Stars win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 7, 1998 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Stars lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 9, 1998 0–2 Edmonton Oilers Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W May 11, 1998 1–0 OT @ Edmonton Oilers Stars lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 13, 1998 3–1 @ Edmonton Oilers Stars lead 3–1 Recap
5 W May 16, 1998 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Stars win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 24, 1998 0–2 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 26, 1998 3–1 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 29, 1998 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 31, 1998 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5 W June 3, 1998 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 3–2 Recap
6 L June 5, 1998 0–2 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
25 Joe Nieuwendyk C 73 39 30 69 16 30 1 1 0 1 1 0
9 Mike Modano C 52 21 38 59 25 32 17 4 10 14 4 12
16 Pat Verbeek RW 82 31 26 57 15 170 17 3 2 5 −3 26
56 Sergei Zubov D 73 10 47 57 16 16 17 4 5 9 3 2
15 Jamie Langenbrunner RW 81 23 29 52 9 61 16 1 4 5 −5 14
5 Darryl Sydor D 79 11 35 46 17 51 17 0 5 5 5 14
26 Jere Lehtinen RW 72 23 19 42 19 20 12 3 5 8 0 2
23 Greg Adams LW 49 14 18 32 11 20 12 2 2 4 4 0
2 Derian Hatcher D 70 6 25 31 9 132 17 3 3 6 −1 39
21 Guy Carbonneau C 77 7 17 24 3 40 16 3 1 4 0 6
27 Shawn Chambers D 57 2 22 24 11 26 14 0 3 3 5 20
33 Benoit Hogue C 53 6 16 22 7 35 17 4 2 6 0 16
10 Todd Harvey‡ C 59 9 10 19 5 104 — — — — — —
29 Grant Marshall RW 72 9 10 19 −2 96 17 0 2 2 0 47
14 Dave Reid LW 65 6 12 18 −15 14 5 0 3 3 −2 2
24 Richard Matvichuk D 74 3 15 18 7 63 16 1 1 2 2 14
12 Bob Errey‡ LW 59 2 9 11 7 46 — — — — — —
41 Tony Hrkac‡ C 13 5 3 8 0 0 — — — — — —
28 Bob Bassen C 58 3 4 7 −4 57 17 1 0 1 −3 12
3 Craig Ludwig D 80 0 7 7 21 131 17 0 1 1 0 22
46 Jamie Wright LW 21 4 2 6 8 2 5 0 0 0 3 0
12 Mike Keane† RW 13 2 3 5 0 5 17 4 4 8 7 0
11 Juha Lind C 39 2 3 5 4 6 15 2 2 4 4 8
6 Dan Keczmer D 17 1 2 3 5 26 2 0 0 0 0 2
10 Brian Skrudland† C 13 2 0 2 −2 10 17 0 1 1 0 16
22 Craig Muni† D 40 1 1 2 0 25 5 0 0 0 −2 4
37 Brad Lukowich D 4 0 1 1 −2 2 — — — — — —
18 Chris Tancill C 2 0 1 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
20 Ed Belfour G 61 0 0 0 18 17 0 0 0 18
38 Jason Botterill LW 4 0 0 0 −1 19 — — — — — —
34 Petr Buzek D 2 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —
17 Patrick Cote LW 3 0 0 0 −1 15 — — — — — —
39 Peter Douris RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
30 Manny Fernandez G 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 Sergey Gusev D 9 0 0 0 −5 2 — — — — — —
39 Mike Kennedy† C 2 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —
36 Jeff Mitchell RW 7 0 0 0 0 7 — — — — — —
41 Jarrod Skalde†‡ C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
1 Roman Turek G 23 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
20 Ed Belfour 61 37 12 10 1335 112 1.88 .916 9 3581 17 10 7 399 31 1.79 .922 1 1039
1 Roman Turek 23 11 10 1 496 49 2.22 .901 1 1324 — — — — — — — — —
30 Manny Fernandez 2 1 0 0 35 2 1.74 .943 0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Frank J. Selke Trophy Jere Lehtinen [5]
Lester Patrick Trophy Neal Broten [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Ed Belfour [7]
Ken Hitchcock (coach)
Jere Lehtinen
Mike Modano
Darryl Sydor
Sergei Zubov
NHL Rookie of the Month Roman Turek (February) [8]
Team Star of the Game Award Mike Modano [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Sergei Gusev October 1, 1997 [10]
Juha Lind
Jeff Mitchell November 12, 1997
Jamie Wright November 16, 1997
Brad Lukowich March 4, 1998
Petr Buzek March 12, 1998
Jason Botterill March 13, 1998

Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[11]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 Brenden Morrow  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
2 52 Roman Lyashenko  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
3 77 Steve Gainey  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 105 Marcus Kristoffersson  Sweden Mora IK (Sweden)
5 132 Teemu Elomo  Finland TPS (Finland)
6 160 Alexei Timkin  Ukraine Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
7 189 Jeff McKercher  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
8 216 Alexei Komarov  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
9 242 Brett McLean  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

References

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  • "1997-98 Dallas Stars Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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  6. ^ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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  8. ^ "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
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