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Stanley Cup Final, Game 1 · Jun 9, 1998 · Joe Louis Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
1 | 17 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
2 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 14:04 | DET | Joey Kocur (4) | Doug Brown (1), Tomas Holmstrom (9) | 0 - 1 |
| 16:18 | DET | Nicklas Lidstrom (6) | Steve Yzerman (17), Tomas Holmstrom (10) | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 15:57 | WSH | Richard Zednik (7) | Andrei Nikolishin (12), Peter Bondra (5) | 1 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:21 | DET | Martin Lapointe | Tripping | 2 |
| 17:22 | WSH | Mark Tinordi | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:48 | DET | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 08:51 | DET | Steve Yzerman | Slashing | 2 |
| 18:06 | WSH | Chris Simon | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:38 | WSH | Andrei Nikolishin | Interference | 2 |
| 04:19 | DET | Joey Kocur | Roughing | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Richard Zednik |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16:58 |
| 11 |  Andrei Nikolishin |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:05 |
| 12 |  Peter Bondra |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:33 |
| 9 |  Calle Johansson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:34 |
| 10 |  Kelly Miller |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:39 |
| 10 |  Esa Tikkanen |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:02 |
| 11 |  Chris Simon |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10:57 |
| 23 |  Brian Bellows |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:08 |
| 23 |  Joe Reekie |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19:51 |
| 24 |  Mark Tinordi |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19:43 |
| 27 |  Craig Berube |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 07:37 |
| 28 |  Jeff Brown |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:03 |
| 32 |  Dale Hunter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:58 |
| 36 |  Mike Eagles |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:13 |
| 55 |  Sergei Gonchar |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27:28 |
| 77 |  Adam Oates |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 |
| 90 |  Joe Juneau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:15 |
| 96 |  Phil Housley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:21 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 |  Olie Kolzig |
L | 31 | 29 | 2 | 58:45 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 |  Tomas Holmstrom |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:28 |
| 5 |  Nicklas Lidstrom |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:18 |
| 26 |  Joey Kocur |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 05:58 |
| 17 |  Doug Brown |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:14 |
| 19 |  Steve Yzerman |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20:59 |
| 2 |  Viacheslav Fetisov |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:28 |
| 3 |  Bob Rouse |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:21 |
| 8 |  Igor Larionov |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:00 |
| 13 |  Vyacheslav Kozlov |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13:57 |
| 18 |  Brendan Shanahan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17:17 |
| 18 |  Kirk Maltby |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13:48 |
| 25 |  Darren McCarty |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17:52 |
| 25 |  Anders Eriksson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:33 |
| 28 |  Martin Lapointe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15:26 |
| 33 |  Kris Draper |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 |
| 34 |  Jamie Macoun |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16:33 |
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27:51 |
| 91 |  Sergei Fedorov |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:14 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Chris Osgood |
W | 17 | 16 | 1 | 60:00 |