1997–98 Dallas Stars season

1997–98 Dallas Stars
1997–98 Dallas Stars
Presidents' Trophy winners
Central Division champions
Division	1st Central
Conference	1st Western
1997–98 record	49–22–11
Home record	26–8–7
Road record	23–14–4
Goals for	242
Goals against	167
Team information
General manager	Bob Gainey
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	Derian Hatcher
Arena	Reunion Arena
Average attendance	16,489
Minor league affiliate(s)	Michigan K-Wings; Dayton Bombers
Team leaders
Goals	Joe Nieuwendyk (39)
Assists	Sergei Zubov (47)
Points	Joe Nieuwendyk (69)
Penalty minutes	Pat Verbeek (170)
Plus/minus	Mike Modano (+25)
Wins	Ed Belfour (37)
Goals against average	Ed Belfour (1.88)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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
No.	Player	Pos	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
No.	Player	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]
League (annual)	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]

Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[10]

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)