1998 · Stanley Cup Playoffs

The road to the Cup

Active round Stanley Cup Final

Series 15 / 15

Rounds 4 / 4

Season 1998 Playoffs

Round 1

First Round

8 / 8

Eastern Conference

1 · Seed 8

Final 4-2

New Jersey Devils 2

Ottawa Senators 4

2 · Seed 7

Final 4-2

Pittsburgh Penguins 2

Montréal Canadiens 4

3 · Seed 6

Final 4-1

Philadelphia Flyers 1

Buffalo Sabres 4

Seed 4 · Seed 5

Final 4-2

Washington Capitals 4

Boston Bruins 2

Western Conference

1 · Seed 8

Final 4-2

San Jose Sharks 2

Seed 4 · Seed 7

Final 4-3

Colorado Avalanche 3

Edmonton Oilers 4

2 · Seed 6

Final 4-2

Detroit Red Wings 4

Phoenix Coyotes 2

3 · Seed 5

Final 4-0

St. Louis Blues 4

Los Angeles Kings 0

Round 2

Conference Semis

4 / 4

Eastern Conference

Seed 4 · Seed 8

Final 4-1

Washington Capitals 4

Ottawa Senators 1

Seed 6 · Seed 7

Final 4-0

Buffalo Sabres 4

Montréal Canadiens 0

Western Conference

1 · Seed 7

Final 4-1

Edmonton Oilers 1

2 · 3

Final 4-2

Detroit Red Wings 4

St. Louis Blues 2

Round 3

Conference Finals

2 / 2

Eastern Conference

Seed 4 · Seed 6

Final 4-2

Washington Capitals 4

Buffalo Sabres 2

Western Conference

1 · 2

Final 4-2

Detroit Red Wings 4

Round 4

Stanley Cup Final

1 / 1

The Cup

Final

Detroit Red Wings

Cup champions

Washington Capitals

Finalist

Detroit Red Wings win the Cup

Recent champions

Past Cup winners

2025 FLA Florida Panthers 4-2
2024 FLA Florida Panthers 4-3
2023 VGK Vegas Golden Knights 4-1
2022 COL Colorado Avalanche 4-2
2021 TBL Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1

Playoff leaders

Points

1 DET Steve Yzerman 6G 18A 24
2 DET Sergei Fedorov 10G 10A 20
3 DET Tomas Holmstrom 7G 12A 19
4 DET Nicklas Lidstrom 6G 13A 19
5 WSH Joe Juneau 7G 10A 17