What is 1997–98 NHL season?
{{Infobox sports season | title = 1997–98 NHL season | league = [[National Hockey League]] | sport = [[Ice hockey]] | duration = October 1, 1997 – June 16, 1998 | draft = Draft | draft_link = 1997 NHL Entry Draft | top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks | top_pick = [[Joe Thornton]] | picked_by = [[Boston Bruins]] | season = Regular season | season_champ_name= [[Presidents' Trophy]] | season_champs = [[Dallas Stars]] | MVP = [[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]] ([[Buffalo Sabres|Sabres]]) | MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy | top_scorer = [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]]) | top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy | playoffs = Playoffs | playoffs_link = 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs | finals = Stanley Cup | finals_link = 1998 Stanley Cup Finals | finals_champ = [[Detroit Red Wings]] | finals_runner-up = [[Washington Capitals]] | playoffs_MVP = [[Steve Yzerman]] ([[Detroit Red Wings|Red Wings]]) | playoffs_MVP_link= Conn Smythe Trophy | nextseason_year = [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] | prevseason_year = [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] | seasonslistnames = [[List of NHL seasons|NHL]] |no_of_games=82 |no_of_teams=26 | TV = [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]], [[TSN Hockey|TSN]], [[La Soirée du hockey|SRC]] (Canada)<br>[[NHL on ESPN|ESPN]], [[NHL on Fox|Fox]] (United States) }} The '''1997–98 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|81st]] [[regular season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. The [[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup winners]] were the [[Detroit Red Wings]], who swept the [[Washington Capitals]] in four games. ==Regular season== ===Highlights=== [[Jari Kurri]] reached 600 goals in his career, finishing with 601. The [[Vancouver Canucks]] and [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] opened the season with two games in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]; this was the first time the NHL played games outside of North America. ===