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The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1997–98 season, and the culmination of the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested by the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals.
The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the President's trophy winners, the Western Conference Regular season champions and the Central Division champions with 116 points. The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the eighth seed finishing the season with 94 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams.
The 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 22, 1998 following the 1997–98 regular season.The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.
The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2001–02 season, and the culmination of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested by the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes.
The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1994–95 season, and the culmination of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings.
The Red Wings made the Finals for the second time in three years, while the Flyers were making their first appearance in a decade. The Red Wings swept the Flyers to win the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in franchise history and for the first time since 1955, ending what was the longest Stanley Cup drought in the league at that time.
The "Legend of the Octopus" is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings playoff games, in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck. [287] During the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena was generally adorned with a giant octopus with red eyes, nicknamed " Al " after former head ice manager Al Sobotka .
b From the 1926–27 season through the 1937–38 season, the Detroit NHL franchise played in the American Division. [6] [7] [8] c From the 1930–31 season through the 1931–32 season, the Detroit NHL franchise was known as the Falcons. [3] [7] d Since the 1932–33 season, the Detroit NHL franchise has been known as the Red Wings. [3] [8]
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