Who won the Stanley Cup in 1997?

Detroit Red Wings1997 Stanley Cup Finals / Champion

1997 Detroit Red Wings Launching a celebration 42 years in the making, Darren McCarty scored the highlight-reel, Stanley Cup-winning goal as the Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup title since 1955 with a four-game final series sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers.

What year did the Sabres go to the Stanley Cup?

1999
The 1999 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) 1998–99 season, and the culmination of the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion Buffalo Sabres and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars.

Has Buffalo Sabres won a Stanley Cup?

For the Buffalo Sabres, the journey has been a roller coaster that has yet to reward the city with a Stanley Cup victory. In the history of the franchise dating back to the 1970-71 season, the team has failed to qualify for the playoffs 17 times and lost in the first round 14 times.

Did the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs?

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here once again and, yeah, the Buffalo Sabres are not in them. It’s been 11 straight seasons without a whiff of the postseason in Western New York and while that’s a bummer, at least there are plenty of guys who used to wear blue (navy and royal!) and gold.

What years did the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs?

Buffalo Sabres eliminated from NHL playoff contention for record 11th straight season. The Buffalo Sabres, who last qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011, set an NHL record for most consecutive seasons without a postseason appearance after being eliminated from contention on Wednesday night.

Who won the Stanley Cup in 97 98?

The Red Wings
The Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, four games to none, to capture their ninth Stanley Cup in team history. This was the fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals that concluded with a sweep, as well as the last time it has ever happened.

Who dented the Stanley Cup?

The Cup was dented by Lightning forward Pat Maroon, who accidentally fell. “It was obviously raining and it was wet,” Maroon told the Tampa Bay Times. “I went to lift it, and I went backwards with it.

How many times did the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs?

They’ve been in the playoffs a total of 29 times in their 51 seasons.

When was the Buffalo Sabres last playoff game?

2011
The Buffalo Sabres, who last qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011, set an NHL record for most consecutive seasons without a postseason appearance after being eliminated from contention on Wednesday night.

How many years have the Buffalo Sabres missed the playoffs?

The Buffalo Sabres failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for an NHL-record 11th straight season.

Has any team ever went 16 0 in the NHL playoffs?

The regular-season Montreal Canadiens’ momentum did not stop as they played eight games, the minimum number to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal, in the process, became the last Cup winners in NHL history to go perfect in the playoffs to date.