Regular season and playoffsSJS

Bill Houlder's 1997-1998 season

Points

NHL#175

Goals

NHL#273

Assists

NHL#116

Plus/minus

+13

NHL#55

Games

100% of 82

Defenceman Bill Houlder was 30 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for San Jose Sharks. He played all 82 games and scored 7 goals and 25 assists for 32 points, 0.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs

Year 1997
29 years ago
Season opener
October 1
Bill Houlder plays the 1997-1998 season for San Jose Sharks
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Bill was 30 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 11th NHL season in all.
- The game
  EDM5–3SJS
  L
  October 1game 1/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:13TOI
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- The game
  CHI2–3SJS
  W
  October 4game 2/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG26:05TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  OTT1–0SJS
  L
  October 7game 3/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:30TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–3COL
  L
  October 9game 4/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG22:42TOI
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- The game
  BOS2–5SJS
  W
  October 11game 5/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG22:56TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI3–2SJS
  L
  October 13game 6/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG33:16TOI
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- The game
  NYI5–2SJS
  L
  October 16game 7/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG21:17TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS3–5PHX
  L
  October 19game 8/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-4SOG21:00TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT5–2SJS
  L
  October 22game 9/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG25:22TOI
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- The game
  SJS4–3NJD
  W
  October 25game 10/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG22:57TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS2–1NYI
  W
  October 27game 11/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG24:45TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–4DET
  L
  October 29game 12/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG22:38TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  SJS3–5CHI
  L
  October 31game 13/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG19:25TOI
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- November 1997
- The game
  SJS0–2STL
  L
  November 1game 14/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG24:37TOI
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- The game
  TOR0–0SJS
  November 4game 15/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG30:37TOI
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- The game
  MTL4–3SJS
  L
  November 7game 16/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP27:46TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TBL1–3SJS
  W
  November 8game 17/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG25:13TOI
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- The game
  SJS6–4ANA
  W
  November 10game 18/823
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-3SOG3PPP31:00TOI
  +3 assists
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- The game
  VAN5–2SJS
  L
  November 12game 19/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG22:25TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–6LAK
  L
  November 13game 20/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP19:49TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHX3–2SJS
  L
  November 15game 21/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG21:50TOI
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- Checkpoint
  November 15
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  11
  points
  NHL#95
  4
  goals
  NHL#105
  7
  assists
  NHL#91
  -8
  +/-
  NHL#207
  SJS
  6-14-0W-L-OT13Points
  5th in the Pacific·11th in the Western Conference·23rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  ANA2–4SJS
  W
  November 18game 22/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG21:27TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–0PHI
  W
  November 20game 23/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG24:14TOI
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- The game
  SJS5–2WSH
  W
  November 22game 24/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-0SOG1PPP22:13TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS2–2MTL
  November 24game 25/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG26:29TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS1–3TOR
  L
  November 25game 26/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:13TOI
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- The game
  NJD4–2SJS
  L
  November 28game 27/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:40TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–6EDM
  L
  November 30game 28/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:14TOI
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- December 1997
- The game
  SJS2–3CGY
  L
  December 1game 29/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG20:20TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS3–2VAN
  W
  December 4game 30/823
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG21:26TOI
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- The game
  WSH3–3SJS
  December 10game 31/822
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG22:00TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–0DAL
  W
  December 12game 32/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:36TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–1CHI
  W
  December 14game 33/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG06:24TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–5SJS
  W
  December 16game 34/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG21:01TOI
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- The game
  VAN0–0SJS
  December 18game 35/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG23:20TOI
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- The game
  SJS4–2ANA
  W
  December 21game 36/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP22:00TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHX4–0SJS
  L
  December 26game 37/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG20:18TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–2TBL
  L
  December 29game 38/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG25:38TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–2FLA
  December 30game 39/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG24:41TOI
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Year 1998
28 years ago
- The game
  SJS4–1DET
  W
  January 2game 40/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG25:55TOI
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- The game
  SJS0–3BOS
  L
  January 3game 41/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG22:08TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  17
  points
  NHL#156
  4
  goals
  NHL#243
  13
  assists
  NHL#108
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#77
  SJS
  15-21-0W-L-OT35Points
  3rd in the Pacific·8th in the Western Conference·18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL5–1SJS
  L
  January 6game 42/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:14TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–5SJS
  W
  January 10game 43/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP21:53TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL3–1SJS
  L
  January 12game 44/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG23:21TOI
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- The game
  LAK4–2SJS
  L
  January 14game 45/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG18:01TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–2COL
  January 15game 46/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG24:19TOI
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- The game
  CGY1–7SJS
  W
  January 21game 47/825
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-2SOG21:33TOI
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- The game
  EDM2–3SJS
  W
  January 23game 48/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG23:32TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  FLA1–1SJS
  January 24game 49/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP23:55TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  ANA2–4SJS
  W
  January 27game 50/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG28:11TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI3–0SJS
  L
  January 29game 51/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG24:56TOI
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- The game
  COL2–5SJS
  W
  January 31game 52/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG18:30TOI
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- February 1998
- The game
  NYR3–2SJS
  L
  February 2game 53/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG27:52TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS3–0EDM
  W
  February 4game 54/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:46TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–4CGY
  L
  February 5game 55/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG19:01TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–6VAN
  L
  February 7game 56/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG18:58TOI
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- The game
  STL1–3SJS
  W
  February 26game 57/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG21:38TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–4EDM
  L
  February 28game 58/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG23:32TOI
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- March 1998
- The game
  CAR3–1SJS
  L
  March 2game 59/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:17TOI
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- The game
  DET4–5SJS
  W
  March 5game 60/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG24:26TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS3–0ANA
  W
  March 6game 61/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG21:03TOI
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- The game
  TOR2–3SJS
  W
  March 9game 62/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:32TOI
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- Checkpoint
  March 9
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  23
  points
  NHL#194
  5
  goals
  NHL#279
  18
  assists
  NHL#130
  +7
  +/-
  NHL#45
  SJS
  25-30-0W-L-OT57Points
  4th in the Pacific·9th in the Western Conference·17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  SJS3–5NYR
  L
  March 11game 63/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG25:32TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–3BUF
  L
  March 12game 64/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:23TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–1CAR
  W
  March 14game 65/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK1–2SJS
  W
  March 16game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:58TOI
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- The game
  DAL3–1SJS
  L
  March 18game 67/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:09TOI
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- The game
  COL2–0SJS
  L
  March 21game 68/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:33TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–3PHX
  L
  March 22game 69/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG23:29TOI
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- The game
  LAK4–3SJS
  L
  March 24game 70/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG26:52TOI
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- The game
  SJS5–2LAK
  W
  March 26game 71/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP25:01TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS4–1DAL
  W
  March 28game 72/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG21:54TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–6STL
  L
  March 30game 73/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP15:44TOI
  +1 assist
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- April 1998
- The game
  SJS3–2PIT
  W
  April 1game 74/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:13TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–3OTT
  April 2game 75/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG24:25TOI
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- The game
  SJS5–3TOR
  W
  April 4game 76/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:27TOI
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- The game
  CGY0–6SJS
  W
  April 7game 77/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG2PPP24:37TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  ANA2–5SJS
  W
  April 9game 78/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP26:24TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  VAN1–1SJS
  April 11game 79/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP23:08TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS3–3CGY
  April 15game 80/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG25:12TOI
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- The game
  SJS1–4COL
  L
  April 16game 81/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG24:11TOI
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- The game
  CGY1–4SJS
  W
  April 18game 82/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP21:02TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 18
Bill Houlder closes the 1997-1998 season with 32 points
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Points
32
NHL#175
Games
82of 82
100%
Goals
7
NHL#273
Assists
25
NHL#116
P/GP
0.39
NHL#233
+/-
+13
NHL#55
Events
25
career best in assists
4 days later
Playoffs
April 22
San Jose Sharks are in the playoffs
First round
April 22
San Jose Sharks meet Dallas Stars
SJSvsDAL
Swedes on San Jose Sharks
Bill Houlder
Marcus Ragnarsson
Swedes on Dallas Stars
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  SJS1–4DAL
  L
  April 221
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP24:32TOI
  +1 assist
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- Dallas Starslead1–0againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 2
  SJS2–5DAL
  L
  April 241
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG27:30TOI
  +1 goal
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- Dallas Starslead2–0againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 3
  DAL1–4SJS
  W
  April 261
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP20:58TOI
  +1 assist
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- Dallas Starslead2–1againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 4
  DAL0–1SJS
  W
  April 281
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG21:35TOI
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- San Jose Sharksare2–2withDallas Stars
- Game 5
  SJS2–3DAL
  L
  April 301
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG25:10TOI
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- May 1998
- Dallas Starslead3–2againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 6
  DAL3–2SJS
  L
  May 21
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG21:14TOI
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First round
May 2
Dallas Stars knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2
SJS2–4DAL
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
May 2
Bill Houlder ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 3 points
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Points
3
NHL#108
Games
6
Goals
1
NHL#91
Assists
2
NHL#101
P/GP
0.50
+/-
0
NHL#110
DAL2–4

Bill Houlder plays the 1997-1998 season for San Jose Sharks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Bill Houlder closes the 1997-1998 season with 32 points

San Jose Sharks are in the playoffs

San Jose Sharks meet Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2

Bill Houlder ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 3 points