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Chris Phillips's 1997-1998 season

Points
16
NHL#342
Goals
5
NHL#330
Assists
11
NHL#311
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#228
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Defenceman Chris Phillips was 19 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 72 of a possible 82 games and scored 5 goals and 11 assists for 16 points, 0.22 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 2 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Chris Phillips makes his NHL debut

    OTTOttawa Senators2–2MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Chris was 19 years old · Centre Molson, Canada

    Other Swedes on the ice: Andreas Dackell and Magnus Arvedson.

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    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:15TOI
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    • The game
      CAR2–3OTT
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:00TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–1ANA
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:11TOI
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    • The game
      NYR1–5OTT
      W
      game 7/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG15:19TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Chris Phillips records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 15

    • The game
      NJD2–4OTT
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG30:39TOI
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    • The game
      DAL1–3OTT
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:35TOI
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    • The game
      OTT6–2TOR
      W
      game 10/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:06TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      FLA2–2OTT
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:04TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–2OTT
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP14:09TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT5–2TBL
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP10:46TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT5–2FLA
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG14:08TOI
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Chris Phillips scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Florida Panthers · October 30

    • The game
      BOS3–1OTT
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG11:35TOI
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    • The game
      PHX1–4OTT
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:55TOI
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    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:54TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–4CAR
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:48TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–1PHI
      L
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:01TOI
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    • The game
      DET4–2OTT
      L
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP21:05TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8217 of 21 played
      6
      points
      NHL#232
      1
      goals
      NHL#294
      5
      assists
      NHL#160
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#66
      OTT
      9-8-0W-L-OT22Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–0OTT
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG25:16TOI
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    • The game
      EDM1–0OTT
      L
      game 24/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG23:25TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–4DET
      L
      game 25/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG23:41TOI
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    • The game
      WSH1–3OTT
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG21:19TOI
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    • The game
      CHI3–2OTT
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:48TOI
      +1 assist
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    • December 1997
    • The game
      OTT4–2NYI
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:25TOI
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    • The game
      LAK2–3OTT
      W
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG22:49TOI
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    • The game
      BUF0–3OTT
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:16TOI
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    • The game
      STL2–1OTT
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:18TOI
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    • The game
      TBL3–1OTT
      L
      game 32/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:01TOI
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    • The game
      OTT3–1STL
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG14:49TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      OTT1–2CAR
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:40TOI
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    • The game
      CAR2–3OTT
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:48TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–4MTL
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:01TOI
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    • The game
      OTT4–1NYI
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:58TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–4OTT
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG16:54TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      OTT3–0WSH
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:32TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG14:25TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–0BOS
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:24TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      9
      points
      NHL#296
      3
      goals
      NHL#287
      6
      assists
      NHL#281
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#21
      OTT
      18-18-0W-L-OT41Points
      4th in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI7–2OTT
      L
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:33TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–4CAR
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG22:51TOI
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    • The game
      OTT2–0DAL
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG23:20TOI
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    • The game
      OTT3–3COL
      game 45/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG20:10TOI
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    • The game
      OTT4–4PHX
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:25TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–4WSH
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:57TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–0PIT
      game 48/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:18TOI
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    • The game
      CAR4–2OTT
      L
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:59TOI
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    • The game
      NYI2–3OTT
      W
      game 50/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:23TOI
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    • The game
      TBL1–2OTT
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP17:15TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT1–6BOS
      L
      game 52/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:37TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–2OTT
      game 53/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG23:58TOI
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    • The game
      OTT4–3MTL
      W
      game 54/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG21:08TOI
      +2 assists
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    • February 1998
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:46TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–2NJD
      L
      game 56/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:24TOI
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    • The game
      TOR2–3OTT
      W
      game 57/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG16:33TOI
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    • The game
      PIT2–2OTT
      game 58/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:38TOI
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    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 59/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:49TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8254 of 62 played
      12
      points
      NHL#328
      3
      goals
      NHL#356
      9
      assists
      NHL#288
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#63
      OTT
      24-28-0W-L-OT58Points
      5th in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • March 1998
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP19:12TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT4–5NYR
      L
      game 66/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP21:22TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI4–4OTT
      game 67/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:20TOI
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    • The game
      VAN1–1OTT
      game 68/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:33TOI
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    • The game
      ANA5–2OTT
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP21:46TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT3–2NYR
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:28TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–2CHI
      L
      game 71/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:42TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–1PIT
      game 72/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:03TOI
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    • April 1998
    • The game
      SJS3–3OTT
      game 73/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:04TOI
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    • The game
      OTT3–2NJD
      W
      game 74/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:43TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–0BUF
      W
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:00TOI
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    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      L
      game 76/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:18TOI
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    • The game
      PIT1–4OTT
      W
      game 77/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:14TOI
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    • The game
      BUF4–4OTT
      game 78/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:10TOI
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    • The game
      OTT3–2TBL
      W
      game 79/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:40TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 80/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:37TOI
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    • The game
      MTL2–0OTT
      L
      game 81/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:17TOI
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    • The game
      OTT2–1BUF
      W
      game 82/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG21:21TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Chris Phillips closes the 1997-1998 season with 16 points

    OTTOttawa Senators
    Points
    16
    NHL#342
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#330
    Assists
    11
    NHL#311
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#379
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#228
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet New Jersey Devils

    OTTvsNJD
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      OTT2–1NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:36TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      OTT1–3NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG20:30TOI
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    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NJD1–2OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:12TOI
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    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD3–4OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG10:44TOI
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    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      OTT1–3NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:05TOI
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    • May 1998
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      NJD1–3OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG21:51TOI
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    First round

    Ottawa Senators knock New Jersey Devils out 4–2

    OTT4–2NJD
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Second round

    Ottawa Senators meet Washington Capitals

    OTTvsWSH
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
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    • Game 1
      OTT2–4WSH
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:10TOI
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    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT1–6WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:39TOI
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    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4OTT
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP16:48TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      WSH2–0OTT
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:20TOI
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    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      OTT0–3WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:35TOI
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    Second round

    Washington Capitals knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    OTT1–4WSH
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Chris Phillips ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 2 points

    OTTOttawa Senators
    Points
    2
    NHL#141
    Games
    11
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    2
    NHL#101
    P/GP
    0.18
    NHL#103
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#232
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    NJD4–2→WSH1–4