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Colin Forbes's 1997-1998 season

Points
19
NHL#297
Goals
12
NHL#173
Assists
7
NHL#403
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#228
Games
63
76%
76% of 82

Left winger Colin Forbes was 21 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 63 of a possible 82 games and scored 12 goals and 7 assists for 19 points, 0.30 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 0 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Colin Forbes plays the 1997-1998 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    Colin was 21 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Colin Forbes's season starts in game 8 of 82

    Philadelphia Flyers have played 7 games7 of 82 without him
    • The game
      PHI2–2ANA
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG10:55TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–5LAK
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:02TOI
    • The game
      TBL1–7PHI
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:36TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–4PHI
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG11:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD5–0PHI
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:08TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 825 of 21 played
      1
      points
      NHL#470
      1
      goals
      NHL#288
      0
      assists
      NHL#497
      PHI
      12-6-0W-L-OT27Points
      1st in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • November 1997
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      W
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG09:01TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–4PHI
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG03:45TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–3TBL
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG01:48TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      BUF1–1PHI
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:07TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:50TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:14TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:13TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–2CHI
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG11:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL0–3PHI
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:16TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1MTL
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:58TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2PHI
      game 35/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG12:06TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Colin Forbes records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Boston Bruins · December 18

    • The game
      FLA0–2PHI
      W
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:09TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–4PHI
      W
      game 37/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG10:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–5CGY
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG14:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–1EDM
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:49TOI
    • The game
      PHI8–0VAN
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP13:06TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI7–2OTT
      W
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:11TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8222 of 41 played
      8
      points
      NHL#333
      4
      goals
      NHL#243
      4
      assists
      NHL#365
      PHI
      24-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–3CAR
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:17TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–4WSH
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:11TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–2TBL
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG09:36TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–3PHI
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG10:26TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–3PHI
      W
      game 46/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:11TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYR
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG14:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI0–1DET
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:30TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–3PHI
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:06TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–6NYI
      L
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:09TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2PHI
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG11:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2PHI
      L
      game 52/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:45TOI
    • February 1998
    • The game
      PHI0–1DAL
      L
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:41TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–2PHX
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG11:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3COL
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:13TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1NYR
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG12:49TOI
      +1 goal
    • March 1998
    • The game
      PHI3–4NJD
      L
      game 57/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG15:01TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYI
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:42TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:13TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–6PIT
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1SHP16:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG11:53TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2PHI
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:09TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8243 of 62 played
      14
      points
      NHL#306
      8
      goals
      NHL#200
      6
      assists
      NHL#383
      PHI
      32-20-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–3PHI
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG13:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–6PHI
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:54TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–4PHI
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG16:11TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      ANA3–3PHI
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG14:25TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–4PIT
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:22TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–5PHI
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG14:04TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–3NJD
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:10TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG18:36TOI
    • The game
      CAR4–2PHI
      L
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG13:15TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1CAR
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:24TOI
    • The game
      CHI2–3PHI
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:19TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      LAK0–3PHI
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:50TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–1PHI
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG09:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI6–1TBL
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP11:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3FLA
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:01TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–4PHI
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:46TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:27TOI
    • The game
      PHI7–3FLA
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG04:57TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–1PHI
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG06:23TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2BOS
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:04TOI
    The season in numbers

    Colin Forbes closes the 1997-1998 season with 19 points

    Points
    19
    NHL#297
    Games
    63of 82
    77%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#173
    Assists
    7
    NHL#403
    P/GP
    0.30
    NHL#300
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#228
    Events
    12
    career best in goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Buffalo Sabres

    PHIvsBUF
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF3–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:33TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BUF2–3PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG11:53TOI
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:02TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:51TOI
    • May 1998
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      BUF3–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG08:10TOI
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    PHI1–4BUF
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Colin Forbes ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#254
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#53
    BUF1–4