1998 Stanley Cup playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. Detroit made their twenty-first and second consecutive Finals appearance, while Washington made their first Finals appearance in their twenty-fourth season.

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs

Section Title: Stanley Cup Finals
Table Section Text: This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. Detroit made their twenty-first and second consecutive Finals appearance, while Washington made their first Finals appearance in their twenty-fourth season.

June 16	Detroit Red Wings	4–1	Washington Capitals	MCI Center	Recap

Doug Brown (3) – pp – 10:30	First period	No scoring

Martin Lapointe (9) – 02:26 Larry Murphy (3) – pp – 11:46	Second period	07:49 – Brian Bellows (6)

Doug Brown (4) – pp – 01:32	Third period	No scoring

Chris Osgood 30 saves / 31 shots	Goalie stats	Olaf Kolzig 34 saves / 38 shots

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The 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs concluded on June 16 with the Detroit Red Wings winning their Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Washington Capitals in Finals.

final_sentence: The 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs concluded on June 16 with the Detroit Red Wings winning their Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Washington Capitals in Finals.