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Alexei Zhitnik's 1996-1997 season

Points
35
NHL#167
Goals
7
NHL#288
Assists
28
NHL#106
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#94
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Defenceman Alexei Zhitnik was 23 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 28 assists for 35 points, 0.44 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 1 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Alexei Zhitnik plays the 1996-1997 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Alexei was 23 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–4EDM
      L
      game 1/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF0–3CGY
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–1VAN
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      DET6–1BUF
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      TBL4–0BUF
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT1–4BUF
      W
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1WSH
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL3–6BUF
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD3–6BUF
      W
      game 9/82
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      BUF4–6NYR
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF0–2DAL
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      PHI5–2BUF
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4HFD
      L
      game 15/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–3BUF
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–3PIT
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–5BUF
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–6BUF
      W
      game 20/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BUF3–2BOS
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
      10
      points
      NHL#165
      1
      goals
      NHL#326
      9
      assists
      NHL#71
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#177
      BUF
      10-10-0W-L-OT21Points
      2nd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–4FLA
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF3–0TBL
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      VAN7–6BUF
      L
      game 26/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      ANA1–1BUF
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6HFD
      L
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–0BUF
      L
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–0BOS
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–5BUF
      W
      game 32/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK2–6BUF
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–0NJD
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
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    • The game
      HFD1–5BUF
      W
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–2PIT
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–6BUF
      W
      game 38/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      STL2–2BUF
      game 39/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX1–5BUF
      W
      game 40/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–1SJS
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played
      18
      points
      NHL#169
      4
      goals
      NHL#255
      14
      assists
      NHL#113
      0
      +/-
      NHL#110
      BUF
      21-15-0W-L-OT47Points
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–6LAK
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–5ANA
      L
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2PHX
      W
      game 44/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1NYI
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 46/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL1–6BUF
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–1BUF
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–1BUF
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3BUF
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL1–3BUF
      W
      game 51/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • February 1997
    • The game
      WSH2–2BUF
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–1PHI
      game 53/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–1BUF
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1TBL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–2BUF
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–6BUF
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      CGY5–5BUF
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–5BUF
      W
      game 61/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–4NJD
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      27
      points
      NHL#169
      4
      goals
      NHL#327
      23
      assists
      NHL#87
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#29
      BUF
      32-20-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Northeast·3rd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      BUF3–1OTT
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4BUF
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 65/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–1BUF
      L
      game 66/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–5PHI
      W
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–5BUF
      W
      game 69/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1WSH
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3FLA
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2BUF
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2DET
      L
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      BUF1–1NYR
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–0BUF
      L
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–5BUF
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4HFD
      L
      game 79/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–1BOS
      W
      game 80/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–1OTT
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH8–3BUF
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Alexei Zhitnik closes the 1996-1997 season with 35 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    35
    NHL#167
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#288
    Assists
    28
    NHL#106
    P/GP
    0.44
    NHL#223
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#94
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Ottawa Senators

    BUFvsOTT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
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    • Game 1
      OTT1–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–1BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      BUF0–1OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      OTT4–1BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF3–0OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare3–3withOttawa Senators
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    BUF4–3OTT
    Advance
    7Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI5–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      PHI2–1BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF1–4PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF5–4PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      PHI6–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Alexei Zhitnik ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    1
    NHL#181
    Games
    12
    Goals
    1
    NHL#95
    Assists
    0
    NHL#218
    P/GP
    0.08
    NHL#158
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#343
    OTT4–3→PHI1–4