1997–98 Dallas Stars season

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.

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[1] (41 games)
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	Manny Fernandez (1.74)

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

R	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	7	Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	35	12	224	227	82
5	9	Chicago Blackhawks	82	30	39	13	192	199	73
6	12	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

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 1, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	0–0–1
2	L	October 4, 1997	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	0–1–1
3	W	October 7, 1997	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	1–1–1
4	L	October 8, 1997	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	1–2–1
5	W	October 10, 1997	7–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	2–2–1
6	W	October 14, 1997	5–4 OT	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	3–2–1
7	W	October 16, 1997	4–0	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	4–2–1
8	W	October 18, 1997	5–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	5–2–1
9	L	October 19, 1997	1–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	5–3–1
10	L	October 21, 1997	1–5	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	5–4–1
11	W	October 24, 1997	2–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	6–4–1
12	W	October 25, 1997	3–1	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	7–4–1
13	W	October 28, 1997	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	8–4–1
14	W	October 29, 1997	4–3	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	9–4–1
15	T	November 2, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	9–4–2
16	L	November 3, 1997	4–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	9–5–2
17	W	November 5, 1997	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	10–5–2
18	T	November 7, 1997	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1997–98)	10–5–3
19	L	November 10, 1997	1–7	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	10–6–3
20	T	November 12, 1997	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	10–6–4
21	W	November 15, 1997	5–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	11–6–4
22	W	November 16, 1997	4–0	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	12–6–4
23	W	November 19, 1997	3–2	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	13–6–4
24	L	November 21, 1997	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	13–7–4
25	W	November 22, 1997	2–0	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	14–7–4
26	W	November 24, 1997	5–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	15–7–4
27	W	November 26, 1997	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	16–7–4
28	W	November 27, 1997	4–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	17–7–4
29	W	November 29, 1997	5–2	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	18–7–4
30	W	December 3, 1997	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	19–7–4
31	W	December 5, 1997	4–1	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	20–7–4
32	L	December 8, 1997	0–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	20–8–4
33	W	December 10, 1997	3–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	21–8–4
34	L	December 12, 1997	0–1	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	21–9–4
35	W	December 15, 1997	8–4	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	22–9–4
36	W	December 18, 1997	2–1	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	23–9–4
37	W	December 20, 1997	2–1 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	24–9–4
38	W	December 23, 1997	3–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	25–9–4
39	T	December 27, 1997	3–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	25–9–5
40	T	December 29, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	25–9–6
41	T	December 31, 1997	2–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	25–9–7
42	W	January 2, 1998	2–1	New York Islanders (1997–98)	26–9–7
43	W	January 3, 1998	6–1	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	27–9–7
44	W	January 5, 1998	4–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	28–9–7
45	L	January 7, 1998	0–2	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	28–10–7
46	T	January 9, 1998	3–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	28–10–8
47	L	January 11, 1998	1–2 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	28–11–8
48	W	January 12, 1998	3–1	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	29–11–8
49	W	January 14, 1998	2–1 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	30–11–8
50	W	January 21, 1998	3–2	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	31–11–8
51	W	January 24, 1998	3–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	32–11–8
52	W	January 26, 1998	5–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	33–11–8
53	L	January 29, 1998	2–3	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	33–12–8
54	L	January 31, 1998	3–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	33–13–8
55	W	February 2, 1998	5–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	34–13–8
56	W	February 4, 1998	1–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	35–13–8
57	W	February 7, 1998	3–1	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	36–13–8
58	W	February 25, 1998	4–1	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	37–13–8
59	W	February 28, 1998	4–0	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	38–13–8
60	T	March 1, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	38–13–9
61	L	March 4, 1998	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	38–14–9
62	L	March 7, 1998	1–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	38–15–9
63	T	March 8, 1998	1–1 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	38–15–10
64	L	March 12, 1998	4–5	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	38–16–10
65	W	March 13, 1998	6–3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	39–16–10
66	W	March 17, 1998	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	40–16–10
67	W	March 18, 1998	3–1	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	41–16–10
68	W	March 20, 1998	6–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	42–16–10
69	T	March 22, 1998	0–0 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	42–16–11
70	L	March 26, 1998	0–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	42–17–11
71	L	March 28, 1998	1–4	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	42–18–11
72	W	March 29, 1998	3–1	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	43–18–11
73	L	April 1, 1998	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	43–19–11
74	L	April 3, 1998	1–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	43–20–11
75	L	April 4, 1998	3–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	43–21–11
76	W	April 6, 1998	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	44–21–11
77	W	April 8, 1998	2–1 OT	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	45–21–11
78	W	April 11, 1998	5–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	46–21–11
79	W	April 12, 1998	4–3	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	47–21–11
80	W	April 15, 1998	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	48–21–11
81	L	April 16, 1998	2–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	48–22–11
82	W	April 18, 1998	3–1	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	49–22–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Joe Nieuwendyk	C	73	39	30	69	30	16	14	0	11
Mike Modano	C	52	21	38	59	32	25	7	5	2
Pat Verbeek	RW	82	31	26	57	170	15	9	0	8
Sergei Zubov	D	73	10	47	57	16	16	5	1	2
Jamie Langenbrunner	RW	81	23	29	52	61	9	8	0	6
Darryl Sydor	D	79	11	35	46	51	17	4	1	1
Jere Lehtinen	RW	72	23	19	42	20	19	7	2	6
Greg Adams	LW	49	14	18	32	20	11	7	0	1
Derian Hatcher	D	70	6	25	31	132	9	3	0	2
Guy Carbonneau	C	77	7	17	24	40	3	0	1	1
Shawn Chambers	D	57	2	22	24	26	11	1	1	0
Benoit Hogue	C	53	6	16	22	35	7	3	0	1
Todd Harvey	RW/C	59	9	10	19	104	5	0	0	1
Grant Marshall	RW	72	9	10	19	96	-2	3	0	1
Dave Reid	LW	65	6	12	18	14	-15	3	0	1
Richard Matvichuk	D	74	3	15	18	63	7	0	0	0
Bob Errey	LW	59	2	9	11	46	7	0	0	0
Tony Hrkac	C	13	5	3	8	0	0	3	0	0
Bob Bassen	C	58	3	4	7	57	-4	0	0	1
Craig Ludwig	D	80	0	7	7	131	21	0	0	0
Jamie Wright	LW	21	4	2	6	2	8	0	0	2
Mike Keane	RW	13	2	3	5	5	0	0	0	1
Juha Lind	C	39	2	3	5	6	4	0	0	0
Dan Keczmer	D	17	1	2	3	26	5	0	0	0
Brian Skrudland	C	13	2	0	2	10	-2	0	0	0
Craig Muni	D	40	1	1	2	25	0	0	0	1
Brad Lukowich	D	4	0	1	1	2	-2	0	0	0
Chris Tancill	C	2	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Ed Belfour	G	61	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0
Jason Botterill	LW	4	0	0	0	19	-1	0	0	0
Petr Buzek	D	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Patrick Cote	LW	3	0	0	0	15	-1	0	0	0
Peter Douris	RW	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Manny Fernandez	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sergey Gusev	D	9	0	0	0	2	-5	0	0	0
Mike Kennedy	C	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Jeff Mitchell	C/RW	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
Jarrod Skalde	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roman Turek	G	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Ed Belfour	3581	61	37	12	10	112	1.88	9	1335	1223	.916
Roman Turek	1324	23	11	10	1	49	2.22	1	496	447	.901
Manny Fernandez	69	2	1	0	0	2	1.74	0	35	33	.943
Team:	4974	82	49	22	11	163	1.97	10	1866	1703	.913

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Mike Modano	C	17	4	10	14	12	4	1	0	1
Sergei Zubov	D	17	4	5	9	2	3	3	0	1
Mike Keane	RW	17	4	4	8	0	7	0	1	1
Jere Lehtinen	RW	12	3	5	8	2	0	1	0	0
Benoit Hogue	C	17	4	2	6	16	0	1	0	2
Derian Hatcher	D	17	3	3	6	39	-1	2	0	0
Pat Verbeek	RW	17	3	2	5	26	-3	2	0	1
Jamie Langenbrunner	RW	16	1	4	5	14	-5	0	0	1
Darryl Sydor	D	17	0	5	5	14	5	0	0	0
Guy Carbonneau	C	16	3	1	4	6	0	0	0	0
Greg Adams	LW	12	2	2	4	0	4	0	0	2
Juha Lind	C	15	2	2	4	8	4	0	0	1
Shawn Chambers	D	14	0	3	3	20	5	0	0	0
Dave Reid	LW	5	0	3	3	2	-2	0	0	0
Richard Matvichuk	D	16	1	1	2	14	2	0	0	0
Grant Marshall	RW	17	0	2	2	47	0	0	0	0
Bob Bassen	C	17	1	0	1	12	-3	0	0	0
Joe Nieuwendyk	C	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Craig Ludwig	D	17	0	1	1	22	0	0	0	0
Brian Skrudland	C	17	0	1	1	16	0	0	0	0
Ed Belfour	G	17	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0
Manny Fernandez	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Keczmer	D	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Craig Muni	D	5	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0
Jamie Wright	LW	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Ed Belfour	1039	17	10	7	31	1.79	1	399	368	.922
Manny Fernandez	2	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Team:	1041	17	10	7	31	1.79	1	399	368	.922

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

San Jose vs. Dallas
Date	Away	Home
April 22	San Jose 1	4 Dallas
April 24	San Jose 2	5 Dallas
April 26	Dallas 1	4 San Jose
April 28	Dallas 0	1 San Jose	OT
April 30	San Jose 2	3 Dallas
May 2	Dallas 3	2 San Jose	OT
Dallas wins series 4–2

Edmonton vs. Dallas
Date	Away	Home
May 7	Edmonton 1	3 Dallas
May 9	Edmonton 2	0 Dallas
May 11	Dallas 1	0 Edmonton	OT
May 13	Dallas 3	1 Edmonton
May 16	Edmonton 1	2 Dallas
Dallas wins series 4–1

Detroit vs. Dallas
Date	Away	Home
May 24	Detroit 2	0 Dallas
May 26	Detroit 1	3 Dallas
May 29	Dallas 3	5 Detroit
May 31	Dallas 2	3 Detroit
June 3	Detroit 2	3 Dallas	OT
June 5	Dallas 0	2 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–2

Awards and records

• Presidents' Trophy
• Neal Broten, Lester Patrick Trophy
• Jere Lehtinen, Frank J. Selke Trophy

Draft picks

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

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)

Roster

1998-99 Dallas Stars
Goaltenders 1 – Roman Turek  20 – Ed Belfour  30 – Manny Fernandez		Defensemen 2 – Derian Hatcher  - C 3 – Craig Ludwig  4 – Sergey Gusev  5 – Darryl Sydor  6 – Dan Keczmer  22 – Craig Muni  24 – Richard Matvichuk  27 – Shawn Chambers  34 – Petr Buzek  37 – Brad Lukowich  56 – Sergei Zubov		Wingers 11 – Juha Lind  12 – Mike Keane  12 – Bob Errey  14 – Dave Reid  16 – Pat Verbeek  17 – Patrick Cote  18 – Chris Tancill  23 – Greg Adams  26 – Jere Lehtinen  28 – Bob Bassen  29 – Grant Marshall  36 – Jeff Mitchell  38 – Jason Botterill  39 – Peter Douris  39 – Mike Kennedy  46 – Jamie Wright		Centers 9 – Mike Modano  10 – Todd Harvey  10 – Brian Skrudland  15 – Jamie Langenbrunner  21 – Guy Carbonneau  25 – Joe Nieuwendyk  33 – Benoit Hogue  41 – Tony Hrkac  41 – Jarrod Skalde  GM: Bob Gainey Coach: Ken Hitchcock

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References

• Stars on Hockey Database

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