What is 1998 Stanley Cup Finals?
{{Infobox Stanley Cup Finals |year=1998 |image= |team1='''[[Detroit Red Wings]]''' |team1_1='''2''' |team1_2='''5'''* |team1_3='''2''' |team1_4='''4''' |team1_tot='''4''' |team2=[[Washington Capitals]] |team2_1=1 |team2_2=4* |team2_3=1 |team2_4=1 |team2_tot=0 |gm2_ot=<nowiki>*</nowiki> |table-note=<nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates periods of overtime |dates=June 9 – June 16 |networks=[[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]] (Canada-English), [[La Soirée du hockey|SRC]] (Canada-French), [[NHL on Fox|Fox]] (United States, game one), [[ESPN National Hockey Night|ESPN]] (United States, games 2–4) |net_announcers= [[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]] and [[Harry Neale]] (CBC), [[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]] (Fox), [[Gary Thorne]] and [[Bill Clement]] (ESPN) |coaches=Detroit: [[Scotty Bowman]]<br>Washington: [[Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1955)|Ron Wilson]] |captains=Detroit: [[Steve Yzerman]]<br/>Washington: [[Dale Hunter]] |mvp=[[Steve Yzerman]] (Red Wings) |referees=[[Bill McCreary (referee)|Bill McCreary]] (1, 4)<br/>[[Don Koharski]] (2)<br/>[[Terry Gregson]] (3) |location1=[[Detroit]]: [[Joe Louis Arena]]) (1, 2) |location2=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]: [[Capital One Arena|MCI Center]]) (3, 4) |series_winner=[[Martin Lapointe]] <small>(2:26, second, G4)</small> }} The '''1998 Stanley Cup Finals''' was the [[Stanley Cup Finals|championship series]] of the [[National Hockey League]]'s (NHL) [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98 season]], and the culmination of the [[1998 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. It was contested by the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] champion and defending Stanley Cup champion [[Detroit Red Wings]] and the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] champion [[Washington Capitals]]. The winner was the Detroit Red Wings. [[Category:Stanley Cup Finals]] [[Category:1998 in ice hockey]]