e/1998 Stanley Cup Finals

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has gloss	eng: The 1998 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series 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 Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, 4–0. It was the Wings ninth Stanley Cup, and the Capitals first appearance in the Stanley Cup Final since the franchise's inception in 1974. As of 2008, this is the last season in which a defending Stanley Cup champion has successfully defended and retained the Stanley Cup, the most recent time when the finals concluded with a sweep, and the most recent time that neither the 1st or 2nd seeds in either conference playoffs participates in the finals.
lexicalization	eng: 1998 Stanley Cup Finals
instance of	e/Washington Capitals