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Adam Oates's 1996-1997 season

Points

NHL#17

Goals

NHL#76

Assists

NHL#6

Plus/minus

-5

NHL#534

Games

96% of 83

Centre Adam Oates was 34 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins och Washington Capitals. He played 80 of a possible 83 games and scored 22 goals and 60 assists for 82 points, 1.02 points per game. He moved from Boston Bruins to Washington Capitals in March. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997

Year 1996
30 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Adam Oates opens the 1996-1997 season with Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Adam was 34 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4BOS
  October 5game 1/823
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHX5–2BOS
  L
  October 7game 2/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–3SJS
  W
  October 12game 3/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS5–4VAN
  W
  October 14game 4/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Adam Oates reaches 750 NHL games
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 14
- The game
  BOS2–4LAK
  L
  October 17game 5/822
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-6SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–1ANA
  W
  October 20game 6/822
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  TOR2–1BOS
  L
  October 24game 7/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET2–1BOS
  L
  October 26game 8/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD2–5BOS
  W
  October 29game 9/821
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  HFD4–4BOS
  October 31game 10/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- November 1996
- The game
  NYR5–2BOS
  L
  November 2game 11/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–4BOS
  November 4game 12/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–5HFD
  L
  November 6game 13/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM6–0BOS
  L
  November 7game 14/822
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3OTT
  W
  November 9game 15/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT1–2BOS
  W
  November 14game 16/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  SJS2–4BOS
  W
  November 18game 17/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2WSH
  November 19game 18/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL6–2BOS
  L
  November 21game 19/822
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2BOS
  L
  November 23game 20/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI0–2BOS
  W
  November 26game 21/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  19
  points
  NHL#40
  9
  goals
  NHL#30
  10
  assists
  NHL#54
  BOS
  8-9-0W-L-OT20Points
  4th in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN3–7BOS
  W
  November 29game 22/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS2–6PIT
  L
  November 30game 23/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- December 1996
- The game
  BOS4–3MTL
  W
  December 4game 24/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD4–2BOS
  L
  December 5game 25/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY1–1BOS
  December 7game 26/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  ANA5–2BOS
  L
  December 9game 27/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD7–4BOS
  L
  December 12game 28/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–0BOS
  L
  December 14game 29/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–6PHI
  L
  December 15game 30/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–4PIT
  W
  December 17game 31/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG1SHP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TBL0–3BOS
  W
  December 19game 32/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4BOS
  W
  December 21game 33/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  CHI3–3BOS
  December 23game 34/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS4–6DAL
  L
  December 27game 35/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -4+/-1SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS2–4STL
  L
  December 29game 36/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  BOS2–3OTT
  L
  January 1game 37/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–4HFD
  W
  January 2game 38/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  DAL2–3BOS
  W
  January 4game 39/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–7PHI
  L
  January 7game 40/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL4–5BOS
  W
  January 9game 41/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  40
  points
  NHL#22
  12
  goals
  NHL#70
  28
  assists
  NHL#10
  BOS
  16-19-0W-L-OT38Points
  5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS3–6MTL
  L
  January 11game 42/821
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -1+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  OTT4–3BOS
  L
  January 13game 43/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS2–4NJD
  L
  January 14game 44/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH3–2BOS
  L
  January 20game 45/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS4–1OTT
  W
  January 22game 46/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1SHP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  FLA4–1BOS
  L
  January 23game 47/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  COL1–4BOS
  W
  January 25game 48/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS1–3FLA
  L
  January 30game 49/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- February 1997
- The game
  BOS3–0TBL
  W
  February 1game 50/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–2NYR
  W
  February 2game 51/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  OTT4–3BOS
  L
  February 4game 52/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD5–3BOS
  L
  February 6game 53/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–3BOS
  February 8game 54/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS1–5CGY
  L
  February 11game 55/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–4EDM
  L
  February 12game 56/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–5PHX
  L
  February 15game 57/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS2–3COL
  L
  February 18game 58/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–5CHI
  L
  February 20game 59/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–5BUF
  L
  February 23game 60/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3WSH
  February 24game 61/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TBL2–6BOS
  W
  February 27game 62/821
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +4+/-3SOG1SHP
  +3 assists
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- Checkpoint
  February 27
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  68
  points
  NHL#10
  18
  goals
  NHL#71
  50
  assists
  NHL#4
  BOS
  21-33-0W-L-OT50Points
  6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
- March 1997
- The game
  PHI5–5BOS
  March 1game 63/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  CGY1–2WSH
  W
  March 4game 64/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  COL3–6WSH
  W
  March 6game 65/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–5PHI
  L
  March 9game 66/821
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–4WSH
  W
  March 11game 67/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–3NYR
  L
  March 12game 68/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3NJD
  L
  March 15game 69/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  HFD3–5WSH
  W
  March 16game 70/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NJD2–2WSH
  March 19game 71/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–1WSH
  L
  March 21game 72/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–1MTL
  W
  March 22game 73/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–3WSH
  W
  March 25game 74/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–5CHI
  L
  March 26game 75/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI5–3WSH
  L
  March 29game 76/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- April 1997
- The game
  NJD1–0WSH
  L
  April 1game 77/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH0–4OTT
  L
  April 3game 78/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  FLA3–3WSH
  April 6game 79/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3WSH
  W
  April 10game 80/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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The season in numbers
April 10
Adam Oates closes the 1996-1997 season with 82 points
BOSBoston Bruins WSHWashington Capitals
Boston Bruins did not reach the playoffs
Points
82
NHL#17
Games
80of 82
98%
Goals
22
NHL#76
Assists
60
NHL#6
P/GP
1.02
NHL#21
+/-
-5
NHL#534
Events
750
NHL games
20 i rad
games with a point · 28 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal

Adam Oates opens the 1996-1997 season with Boston Bruins

Adam Oates reaches 750 NHL games

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Adam Oates closes the 1996-1997 season with 82 points