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Adam Graves's 1996-1997 season

Points
61
NHL#50
Goals
33
NHL#21
Assists
28
NHL#106
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#94
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Left winger Adam Graves was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played all 82 games and scored 33 goals and 28 assists for 61 points, 0.74 points per game. In the playoffs he played 15 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Adam Graves plays the 1996-1997 season for New York Rangers

    Adam was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–4BOS
      game 1/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      FLA5–2NYR
      L
      game 2/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–1FLA
      game 3/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–1NYR
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5MTL
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–5NYR
      W
      game 6/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–8NYR
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–2NYR
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5TBL
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYR
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–6FLA
      L
      game 11/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–6NYR
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA1–1NYR
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–1NJD
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      NYR5–2BOS
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL5–3NYR
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–1NYI
      game 17/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–3WSH
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–2NYR
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYR
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR8–3PIT
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      15
      points
      NHL#43
      8
      goals
      NHL#23
      7
      assists
      NHL#85
      NYR
      7-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      5th in the Atlantic·6th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–5CGY
      L
      game 22/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–3EDM
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5VAN
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-8SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1PHX
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–2COL
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1996
    • The game
      MTL2–6NYR
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–1NYR
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–6NYR
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR4–0TOR
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–5NYR
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      L
      game 32/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-8SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–0BUF
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–5NYR
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK0–4NYR
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–2MTL
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      FLA3–7NYR
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–5OTT
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA2–3NYR
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–2DAL
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4TBL
      L
      game 41/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      27
      points
      NHL#66
      13
      goals
      NHL#41
      14
      assists
      NHL#98
      NYR
      20-16-0W-L-OT45Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–4NYR
      W
      game 42/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–2NYR
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL4–3NYR
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR0–2WSH
      L
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD0–3NYR
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2NYR
      L
      game 48/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4NYR
      game 49/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3WSH
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR7–4PIT
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI2–1NYR
      L
      game 52/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1997
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      W
      game 53/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYR
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–5NYR
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR5–2NYI
      W
      game 56/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–4FLA
      L
      game 57/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–4STL
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–2CHI
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1NJD
      game 61/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–7HFD
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      45
      points
      NHL#52
      22
      goals
      NHL#30
      23
      assists
      NHL#80
      NYR
      28-25-0W-L-OT65Points
      4th in the Atlantic·6th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–2PHI
      L
      game 63/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • March 1997
    • The game
      NYR0–3DET
      L
      game 64/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS4–5NYR
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–2LAK
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5ANA
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Adam Graves reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Anaheim Ducks · March 7

    • The game
      NYR2–1SJS
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYR
      W
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–3OTT
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      OTT4–3NYR
      L
      game 71/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYR
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–3NYR
      W
      game 73/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–4NJD
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–2HFD
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1997
    • The game
      BUF1–1NYR
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–5NYR
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–5BUF
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3NYR
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–3PHI
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TBL4–2NYR
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Adam Graves closes the 1996-1997 season with 61 points

    Points
    61
    NHL#50
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    33
    NHL#21
    Assists
    28
    NHL#106
    P/GP
    0.74
    NHL#71
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#94
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    200
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Rangers meet Florida Panthers

    NYRvsFLA
    Swedes on Florida Panthers
    • Game 1
      NYR0–3FLA
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • Florida Pantherslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–0FLA
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangersare1–1withFlorida Panthers
    • Game 3
      FLA3–4NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstFlorida Panthers
    • Game 4
      FLA2–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstFlorida Panthers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–2FLA
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    First round

    New York Rangers knock Florida Panthers out 4–1

    NYR4–1FLA
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Second round

    New York Rangers meet New Jersey Devils

    NYRvsNJD
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR0–2NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR2–0NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangersare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NJD2–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD0–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NYR2–1NJD
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Second round

    New York Rangers knock New Jersey Devils out 4–1

    NYR4–1NJD
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Conference final

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      NYR1–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR5–4PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI6–3NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–2NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR2–4PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    Conference final

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Adam Graves ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#119
    Games
    15
    Goals
    2
    NHL#59
    Assists
    1
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.20
    NHL#121
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#79
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    FLA4–1→NJD4–1→PHI1–4