the last time washington won the stanley cup was 1998.
the last time washington won the stanley cup was 1998.
when's the last time washington won the stanley cup?
1998
the canucks had home ice advantage in the finals by virtue of winning the presidents' trophy as the team that finished with the best regular season record (117 points). they were also the first canadian team to have home ice advantage in the finals since the montreal canadiens had it for the 1993 stanley cup finals. the canadiens' victory in 1993 was also the last time a canadian team won the stanley cup. as of the 2018–19 season, this was the last stanley cup finals to feature a canadian team and was also the last time that the finals went the full seven games until 2019. in addition this was also the last time a canadian-based team from the big four appeared in a championship round until the nba’s toronto raptors won the 2019 nba finals.
2011 stanley cup finals
the 1998 stanley cup finals was the championship series of the national hockey league's (nhl) 1997–98 season, and the culmination of the 1998 stanley cup playoffs. it was contested by the western conference champion and defending stanley cup champion detroit red wings and the eastern conference champion washington capitals. it was the 105th year of the stanley cup being contested. the series was the capitals' first appearance in a stanley cup final since the franchise's inception in 1974. the red wings won the series for the second year in a row, four games to none. it was the wings' ninth stanley cup, and the most recent time when a finals concluded with a sweep (as of 2019). this was also the last time until that a stanley cup finals ended after an nba finals in the same season had concluded. detroit coach scotty bowman won his eighth stanley cup in that capacity (having previously done so with the montreal canadiens in , , , , and , the pittsburgh penguins in , and the wings the previous year), tying him with former canadiens coach toe blake for the record of most cups won by a coach (which he would break when he helped the red wings win the 2002 cup).
1998 stanley cup finals