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Alex Hicks's 1996-1997 season

Points
28
NHL#228
Goals
7
NHL#288
Assists
21
NHL#174
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#534
Games
73
86%
86% of 84

Left winger Alex Hicks was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Anaheim Ducks och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 73 of a possible 84 games and scored 7 goals and 21 assists for 28 points, 0.38 points per game. He moved from Anaheim Ducks to Pittsburgh Penguins in November. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Alex Hicks opens the 1996-1997 season with Anaheim Ducks

    Alex was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      ANA1–4TOR
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA6–6MTL
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA2–0CHI
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ANA6–6COL
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA2–4PHX
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS4–1ANA
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1ANA
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      ANA0–3PHI
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA1–4HFD
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–1ANA
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      SJS3–4ANA
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL1–1ANA
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–5ANA
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–7ANA
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DAL3–2ANA
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–3ANA
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA3–4DAL
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA2–4STL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 played
      8
      points
      NHL#188
      2
      goals
      NHL#218
      6
      assists
      NHL#138
      ANA
      4-13-0W-L-OT12Points
      7th in the Pacific·13th in the Western Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–7PHI
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–1HFD
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      8
      points
      NHL#201
      2
      goals
      NHL#228
      6
      assists
      NHL#152
      PIT
      7-13-0W-L-OT15Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–2PIT
      game 22/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–6PIT
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      HFD4–4PIT
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      W
      game 25/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3WSH
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA3–5PIT
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–3LAK
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3ANA
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–0SJS
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2CHI
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2PIT
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      W
      game 38/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–1NJD
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TBL3–7PIT
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYI
      W
      game 41/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      13
      points
      NHL#252
      5
      goals
      NHL#212
      8
      assists
      NHL#252
      PIT
      22-15-0W-L-OT48Points
      1st in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      W
      game 42/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 43/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL1–3PIT
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–0HFD
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–4PIT
      W
      game 46/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      COL4–3PIT
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–4PIT
      L
      game 48/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–2MTL
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3BUF
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      PHX1–4PIT
      W
      game 51/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–6PIT
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–3MTL
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–1PIT
      L
      game 55/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–5PHI
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–2PIT
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–4PIT
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      L
      game 61/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • March 1997
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8254 of 62 played
      18
      points
      NHL#272
      5
      goals
      NHL#288
      13
      assists
      NHL#247
      PIT
      31-26-0W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–1PIT
      L
      game 63/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–4BUF
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2PIT
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–5PHX
      game 67/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6COL
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–6DAL
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–6PIT
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD3–2PIT
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      FLA3–4PIT
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1997
    • The game
      HFD5–5PIT
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–3PIT
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4TBL
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4FLA
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–7BOS
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Alex Hicks closes the 1996-1997 season with 28 points

    Points
    28
    NHL#228
    Games
    73of 82
    89%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#288
    Assists
    21
    NHL#174
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#262
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#534
    Events
    28
    career best in points
    21
    career best in assists
    100
    NHL games
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    PITvsPHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PIT1–5PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PHI5–3PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1

    PIT1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Alex Hicks ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#181
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#165
    Assists
    1
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#179
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    PHI1–4