erman ▁bi oph ys ic ists ▁Category : W omen ▁bi oph ys ic ists ▁Category : G ott fried ▁Wilhelm ▁Le ib n iz ▁Prize ▁w inners ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁S ind elf ingen ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G erman ▁women ▁scient ists ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Maxim ilian ▁Order ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Art ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Leopold ina <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁was ▁the ▁championship ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ' s ▁( N HL ) ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ▁season , ▁and ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁play offs . ▁It ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁champion ▁and ▁def ending ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁champion ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁and ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁champion ▁Washington ▁Capit als . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 0 5 th ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁being ▁cont ested . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁the ▁Capit als ' ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final ▁since ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁Red ▁W ings ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁none . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁W ings ' ▁nin th ▁Stanley ▁Cup , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁time ▁when ▁a ▁Final s ▁concluded