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PLAYOFFS 1997–98

The Stanley Cup run is complete. Here are the champions, the Swedes who went all the way, and the full bracket in hindsight.

Stanley Cup Final
Stanley Cup Champions

Detroit Red Wings

1997–98 NHL playoffs

Congratulations!

3 Swedish champions lift the Stanley Cup

Tomas HolmströmLWINACTIVE
22
GP
7
G
12
A
19
PTS
—
TOI
Nicklas LidströmDINACTIVE
22
GP
6
G
13
A
19
PTS
—
TOI
Anders ErikssonDINACTIVE
18
GP
0
G
5
A
5
PTS
—
TOI
Every Swedish Stanley Cup winner through the years
Swedes
21
Eliminated
18
Swedish points
86
Swedish goals
34
Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Final

First round
West
DET3
4
PHX
2
DAL
4
SJS2
2
COL1
3
EDM1
4
LAK1
0
STL1
4
East
BOS2
2
WSH1
4
BUF
4
PHI1
1
NJD
2
OTT4
4
MTL2
4
PIT2
2
Second round
West
DET3
4
STL1
2
DAL
4
EDM1
1
East
OTT4
1
WSH1
4
BUF
4
MTL2
0
Conference finals
West
DAL
2
DET3
4
East
BUF
2
WSH1
4
Stanley Cup Final
DET3
4
WSH1
0

Swedish playoff leaders, final

Skaters

PTSGA+/−
Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE
DET
LWNHL #3
19P
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
DET
DNHL #3
19P
Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
COLOut R1
CNHL #18
11P
4
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
WSHOut SCF
DNHL #24
10P
5
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
OTTOut R2
RWNHL #30
9P
6
Anders ErikssonINACTIVE
DET
DNHL #67
5P
7
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
PITOut R1
DNHL #108
3P
8
Jonas HöglundINACTIVE
MTLOut R2
RWNHL #141
2P
9
Andreas DackellINACTIVE
OTTOut R2
RWNHL #141
2P
10
Mats LindgrenINACTIVE
EDMOut R2
CNHL #141
2P

Goalies

WSSVGAASV%
No Swedish goalies have logged playoff stats yet.
Champions (3)

The Swedes who finished the playoffs with the Stanley Cup.

Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE
DET
19P
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
DET
19P
Anders ErikssonINACTIVE
DET
5P
Eliminated (18)

The rest of the Swedish playoff field, dimmed but still visible to keep the full postseason picture intact.

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
COL
Eliminated in round 1
11P
Calle JohanssonINACTIVE
WSH
Eliminated in round 4
10P
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
OTT
Eliminated in round 2
9P
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
PIT
Eliminated in round 1
3P
Jonas HöglundINACTIVE
MTL
Eliminated in round 2
2P
Andreas DackellINACTIVE
OTT
Eliminated in round 2
2P
Mats LindgrenINACTIVE
EDM
Eliminated in round 2
2P
Peter PopovicINACTIVE
MTL
Eliminated in round 2
2P
Per-Johan AxelssonINACTIVE
BOS
Eliminated in round 1
1P
Magnus ArvedsonINACTIVE
OTT
Eliminated in round 2
1P
Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE
PIT
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE
PHI
Eliminated in round 1
0P
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Marcus RagnarssonINACTIVE
SJS
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Mattias NorströmINACTIVE
LAK
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Mattias TimanderINACTIVE
BOS
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Niklas AnderssonINACTIVE
SJS
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Per GustafssonINACTIVE
OTT
Eliminated in round 2
0P
Ricard PerssonINACTIVE
STL
Eliminated in round 2
0P
Top lists
See more playoff stats

Open the playoff section on the top-lists page for more context on experience, scoring, clutch production, and prior Cup results.