▁with ▁a ▁swe ep ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ). ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁until ▁ ▁that ▁a ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁ended ▁after ▁an ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁season ▁had ▁concluded . ▁Detroit ▁coach ▁Scot ty ▁Bow man ▁won ▁his ▁e ighth ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁( h aving ▁previously ▁done ▁so ▁with ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁in ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁in ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁W ings ▁the ▁previous ▁year ), ▁t ying ▁him ▁with ▁former ▁Canad iens ▁coach ▁To e ▁Bla ke ▁for ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁most ▁Cu ps ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁coach ▁( which ▁he ▁would ▁break ▁when ▁he ▁helped ▁the ▁Red ▁W ings ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Cup ). ▁ ▁Mot iv ation ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁second ▁straight ▁title ▁Just ▁six ▁days ▁after ▁swe eping ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Final s , ▁Red ▁W ings ▁def enc eman ▁Vladimir ▁Konst antin ov ▁and ▁mas se ur ▁Serge i ▁M nats ak an ov ▁sust ained ▁serious ▁brain ▁inj uries ▁when ▁the ▁lim ous ine ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁r iding ▁crash ed . ▁Via ches lav ▁F et is ov ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁lim ous ine ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁The ▁Red ▁W ings ▁subsequently ▁dedicated ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁injured ▁members ▁and ▁wore ▁a ▁patch ▁on ▁their ▁j er