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Chris Osgood's 1997-1998 season

Wins
33
NHL#3
Save pct
.913
NHL#21
GAA
2.21
NHL#19
Shutouts
6
NHL#7
Games
64
78%
78% of 82

Goaltender Chris Osgood was 24 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 64 games and won 33 of them, at .913. The season ended with Chris Osgood winning the Stanley Cup with Detroit Red Wings against Washington Capitals.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Chris Osgood plays the 1997-1998 season for Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Chris was 24 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET3–1CGY
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    Milestone

    Chris Osgood reaches 100 career wins

    in the game against Calgary Flames · October 1

    • The game
      DET8–2EDM
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL1–3DET
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA59:35TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL0–3DET
      W
      game 4/824
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–4DET
      game 5/825
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA65:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3DET
      L
      game 7/825
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA58:53TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–4DET
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      1.000SV%
      25SV25SA0GA53:21TOIW
      1.000
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3DET
      game 9/822
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA65:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1ANA
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–1VAN
      W
      game 12/824
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS3–4DET
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • November 1997
    • The game
      ANA3–4DET
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3CAR
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA58:48TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 17/822
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA64:56TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–6DET
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:55TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–0DET
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA59:18TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5STL
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8217 of 21 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#4
      .914
      SV%
      NHL#9
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#7
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#7
      DET
      13-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–2DET
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA58:57TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–4DET
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–2MTL
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–2DET
      W
      game 27/824
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • December 1997
    • The game
      DET3–3VAN
      game 28/825
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA65:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–3CGY
      W
      game 29/825
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3EDM
      L
      game 30/824
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA59:28TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–2DET
      L
      game 32/824
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA57:30TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3PHX
      game 33/822
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA65:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2COL
      game 35/824
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA65:00TOI
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–5DET
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2BOS
      W
      game 37/824
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–1BUF
      W
      game 38/823
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–4DET
      W
      game 39/825
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      DET8–1TOR
      W
      game 40/826
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA59:57TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–2DET
      game 41/823
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA64:18TOI
      .938
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8233 of 41 started
      19
      wins
      NHL#3
      .917
      SV%
      NHL#6
      2.1
      GAA
      NHL#7
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#12
      DET
      24-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      2nd in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–5DET
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS4–1DET
      L
      game 43/824
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA59:21TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3CHI
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:23TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3DAL
      game 46/823
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA64:57TOI
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–2DET
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      15SV15SA0GA59:26TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–4DET
      W
      game 49/825
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3NJD
      L
      game 50/823
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA58:57TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–0DET
      L
      game 51/825
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA58:46TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–1DET
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX4–4DET
      game 53/822
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA64:52TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      L
      game 54/825
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA59:44TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      DET1–1FLA
      game 56/823
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA65:00TOI
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4TBL
      W
      game 57/824
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4STL
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA58:40TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–1DET
      game 59/824
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA64:40TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–3DET
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • March 1998
    • The game
      DET3–1PHX
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .973
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8250 of 62 started
      26
      wins
      NHL#3
      .919
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.1
      GAA
      NHL#4
      5
      shutouts
      NHL#6
      DET
      34-15-0W-L-OT81Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–5SJS
      L
      game 63/824
      His night
      .688SV%
      11SV16SA5GA59:04TOIL
      .688
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2LAK
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA58:56TOIL
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3DET
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA20:00TOIL
      .789
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–3DET
      W
      game 66/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–6PHI
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA44:12TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3STL
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:11TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • April 1998
    • The game
      COL0–2DET
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      1.000SV%
      13SV13SA0GA52:49TOIW
      1.000
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2CHI
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:55TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–5DET
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX1–5DET
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5DET
      W
      game 79/826
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2PHX
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:00TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3DAL
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      .813SV%
      13SV16SA3GA59:50TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Chris Osgood closes the 1997-1998 season with 33 wins

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Wins
    33
    Games
    64of 82
    78%
    Shutouts
    6
    SV%
    .913
    GAA
    2.21
    Starts
    64
    Events
    6
    career best in shutouts
    100
    career wins
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Phoenix Coyotes

    DETvsPHX
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Phoenix Coyotes
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHX3–6DET
      W
      3
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .850
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 2
      PHX7–4DET
      L
      3
      His night
      .750SV%
      21SV28SA7GA59:54TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 3
      DET2–3PHX
      L
      2
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA58:32TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • Phoenix Coyoteslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET4–2PHX
      W
      3
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA59:55TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 5
      PHX1–3DET
      W
      3
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA59:56TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • May 1998
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 6
      DET5–2PHX
      W
      3
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA59:53TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Phoenix Coyotes out 4–2

    DET4–2PHX
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.885SV%3.0GAA
    5 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues

    DETvsSTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL4–2DET
      L
      3
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA58:50TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      STL1–6DET
      W
      3
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA59:35TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DET3–2STL
      W
      2
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA91:12TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET5–2STL
      W
      2
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL3–1DET
      L
      2
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA58:13TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DET6–1STL
      W
      3
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    DET4–2STL
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.924SV%2.0GAA
    5 days later
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings meet Dallas Stars

    DETvsDAL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET2–0DAL
      W
      3
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      14SV14SA0GA59:29TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      DET1–3DAL
      L
      3
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA59:28TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withDallas Stars
    • Game 3
      DAL3–5DET
      W
      3
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstDallas Stars
    • Game 4
      DAL2–3DET
      W
      3
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • June 1998
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      DET2–3DAL
      L
      3
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:46TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      DAL0–2DET
      W
      3
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Dallas Stars out 4–2

    DET4–2DAL
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.938SV%1.7GAA
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings play the Stanley Cup Final against Washington Capitals

    DETvsWSH
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WSH1–2DET
      W
      4
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      WSH4–5DET
      W
      4
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA75:24TOIW
      .879
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      DET2–1WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      DET4–1WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA59:57TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Detroit Red Wings

    beat Washington Capitals 4–0 in the final

    4Games4Wins.929SV%1.6GAA
    The run in numbers

    Chris Osgood ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 16 wins

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Wins
    16
    Games
    22
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .918
    GAA
    2.12
    Starts
    22
    Events
    25
    playoff wins
    5
    playoff shutouts
    PHX4–2→STL4–2→DAL4–2→WSH4–0