Jari Kurri reached 600 goals in his career, finishing with 601. The Vancouver Canucks and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim opened the season with a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan, the first time the NHL played regular games outside of North America. Final standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Playoffs Bracket Awards The NHL Awards took place in Toronto, Ontario All-Star teams Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Leading goaltenders Regular season Coaches Eastern Conference Boston Bruins: Pat Burns Buffalo Sabres: Lindy Ruff Carolina Hurricanes: Paul Maurice Florida Panthers: Bryan Murray Montreal Canadiens: Alain Vigneault New Jersey Devils: Jacques Lemaire New York Islanders: Rick Bowness New York Rangers: Colin Campbell Ottawa Senators: Jacques Martin Philadelphia Flyers: Wayne Cashman and Roger Neilson Pittsburgh Penguins: Kevin Constantine Tampa Bay Lightning: Terry Crisp Washington Capitals: Ron Wilson Western Conference Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Pierre Page Calgary Flames: Brian Sutter Chicago Blackhawks: Craig Hartsburg Colorado Avalanche: Marc Crawford Dallas Stars: Ken Hitchcock Detroit Red Wings: Scotty Bowman Edmonton Oilers: Ron Low Los Angeles Kings: Larry Robinson Phoenix Coyotes: Jim Schoenfeld San Jose Sharks: Darryl Sutter St. Louis Blues: Joel Quenneville Toronto Maple Leafs: Mike Murphy Vancouver Canucks: Mike Keenan Milestones Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1997–98 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Matt Cullen, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins Derek Morris, Calgary Flames Olli Jokinen, Los Angeles Kings Sheldon Souray, New Jersey Devils Zdeno Chara, New York Islanders Marc Savard, New York Rangers Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators Marian Hossa, Ottawa Senators Daniel Briere, Phoenix Coyotes Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks Mattias Ohlund, Vancouver Canucks Last games The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1997–98 (listed with their last team): Brent Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks Jari Kurri, Colorado Avalanche Slava Fetisov, Detroit Red Wings Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers Andy Moog, Montreal Canadiens Pat LaFontaine, New York Rangers Joel Otto, Philadelphia Flyers Mike Gartner, Phoenix Coyotes Al Iafrate, San Jose Sharks Kelly Hrudey, San Jose Sharks Jeff Brown, Washington Capitals Brian Bradley, Tampa Bay Lightning Norm Maciver, Phoenix Coyotes Trading deadline Trading Deadline: March 24, 1998 March 24, 1998: D Dave Babych traded from Vancouver to Philadelphia for Philadelphia's third round pick in