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Brian Rolston's 1997-1998 season

Points
30
NHL#191
Goals
16
NHL#105
Assists
14
NHL#257
Plus/minus
+7
NHL#128
Games
76
92%
92% of 82

Right winger Brian Rolston was 24 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils. He played 76 of a possible 82 games and scored 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points, 0.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Rolston plays the 1997-1998 season for New Jersey Devils

    Brian was 24 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI1–4NJD
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:14TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–2CAR
      L
      game 4/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:40TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3NJD
      W
      game 5/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG21:38TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–4OTT
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:47TOI
    • The game
      TBL0–5NJD
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–2NJD
      W
      game 8/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG15:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS4–3NJD
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:59TOI
    • The game
      NJD5–0PHI
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:03TOI
    • The game
      VAN1–8NJD
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:14TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      WSH1–3NJD
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–0NJD
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:14TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–2FLA
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:22TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2NJD
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:38TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1NYI
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:06TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–2NYR
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG13:36TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL1–4NJD
      W
      game 18/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:06TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–2BUF
      W
      game 19/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG09:09TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–2NJD
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG18:33TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–5NJD
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG13:02TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
      4
      points
      NHL#332
      1
      goals
      NHL#315
      3
      assists
      NHL#289
      NJD
      16-5-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      FLA2–1NJD
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:30TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–2SJS
      W
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG12:28TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–4LAK
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:00TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      STL3–1NJD
      L
      game 26/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:58TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–0PIT
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG17:25TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–4NJD
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG15:50TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM2–4NJD
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG17:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD3–0TOR
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:44TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–4NJD
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG22:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD4–4STL
      game 33/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:26TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–5DET
      L
      game 34/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP19:16TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–1WSH
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:37TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–4NJD
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:52TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1BUF
      W
      game 37/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:02TOI
    • The game
      CHI6–2NJD
      L
      game 38/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:38TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–2FLA
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:16TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–4NJD
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL4–3NJD
      L
      game 41/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:02TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8238 of 41 played
      12
      points
      NHL#250
      6
      goals
      NHL#164
      6
      assists
      NHL#293
      NJD
      26-13-0W-L-OT54Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–3NJD
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG18:49TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Brian Rolston reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · January 7

    • The game
      TBL1–4NJD
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP13:44TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD1–4PIT
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:06TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–4NJD
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG18:49TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–3NJD
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:31TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–2NJD
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG18:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD3–3NYR
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG23:01TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1MTL
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG21:30TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–3VAN
      L
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:13TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2CGY
      game 53/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:47TOI
    • February 1998
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:46TOI
    • The game
      OTT0–2NJD
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–2NYI
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG15:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD3–2FLA
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:55TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–1TBL
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG17:02TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Brian Rolston reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning · February 26

    • The game
      CAR3–4NJD
      W
      game 59/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG14:06TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      PHI3–4NJD
      W
      game 60/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-2SOG1SHP22:37TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS1–1NJD
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:59TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–6NJD
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:35TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8257 of 62 played
      24
      points
      NHL#176
      14
      goals
      NHL#84
      10
      assists
      NHL#269
      NJD
      39-16-0W-L-OT85Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG19:50TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2PHI
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:00TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–0CAR
      W
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG17:06TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–4MTL
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:09TOI
    • The game
      ANA0–3NJD
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG20:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD0–2WSH
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:50TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      W
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:27TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–3NJD
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:26TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–0COL
      W
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:22TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–0PHX
      W
      game 72/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG18:20TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–3DAL
      L
      game 73/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:17TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      CAR4–0NJD
      L
      game 74/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:25TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–2NJD
      L
      game 75/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG16:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–3NJD
      W
      game 76/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:20TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–3NYI
      L
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:20TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–2BOS
      W
      game 78/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:56TOI
    • The game
      FLA5–5NJD
      game 79/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:33TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD1–1CHI
      game 81/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:49TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–1NJD
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:03TOI
    The season in numbers

    Brian Rolston closes the 1997-1998 season with 30 points

    Points
    30
    NHL#191
    Games
    76of 82
    93%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#105
    Assists
    14
    NHL#257
    P/GP
    0.39
    NHL#229
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#128
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New Jersey Devils are in the playoffs

    First round

    New Jersey Devils meet Ottawa Senators

    NJDvsOTT
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    • Game 1
      OTT2–1NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:14TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      OTT1–3NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG19:22TOI
    • New Jersey Devilsare1–1withOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      NJD1–2OTT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:54TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD3–4OTT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG14:52TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      OTT1–3NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP21:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • May 1998
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      NJD1–3OTT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:13TOI
    First round

    Ottawa Senators knock New Jersey Devils out 4–2

    NJD2–4OTT
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Brian Rolston ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#178
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#91
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.17
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#53
    OTT2–4