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Craig Billington's 1996-1997 season

Wins
11
NHL#35
Save pct
.909
NHL#18
GAA
2.65
NHL#21
Shutouts
1
NHL#31
Games
23
28%
28% of 82

Goaltender Craig Billington was 30 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Avalanche. He played 23 games and won 11 of them, at .909. In the playoffs he played 1 game and won 0.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Craig Billington plays the 1996-1997 season for Colorado Avalanche

    COLColorado Avalanche

    Craig was 30 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 9th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Craig Billington's season starts in game 7 of 82

    Colorado Avalanche have played 6 games6 of 82 without him
    • The game
      FLA2–1COL
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA58:02TOIL
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–1COL
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      40SV40SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      COL1–1ANA
      game 15/822
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA65:00TOI
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–5BUF
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA58:44TOIL
      .808
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 824 of 21 started
      1
      wins
      .938
      SV%
      2.0
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      COL
      13-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • December 1996
    • The game
      DET3–4COL
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:13TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–2COL
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA05:47TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–4COL
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2LAK
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1CHI
      W
      game 38/82
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:12TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 826 of 41 started
      4
      wins
      .932
      SV%
      2.1
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      COL
      24-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL1–1NJD
      game 42/82
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA65:00TOI
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–2FLA
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–3PIT
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      .912SV%in relief
      31SV34SA3GA50:01TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–4BOS
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA58:15TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2TOR
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      COL5–2STL
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–3LAK
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA59:27TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8212 of 62 started
      8
      wins
      .928
      SV%
      2.2
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      COL
      38-16-0W-L-OT84Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      CHI1–2COL
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA59:56TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–6WSH
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA59:51TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA3–4COL
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2COL
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:03TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      COL5–1CGY
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–7SJS
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      .759SV%
      22SV29SA7GA60:35TOIL
      .759
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–2COL
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA59:16TOIL
      .864
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Craig Billington closes the 1996-1997 season with 11 wins

    COLColorado Avalanche
    Wins
    11
    Games
    23of 82
    28%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .909
    GAA
    2.65
    Starts
    19
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs

    First round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Chicago Blackhawks

    COLvsCHI
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
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    10 days later
    First round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    COL4–2CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Edmonton Oilers

    COLvsEDM
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    View the whole round
    9 days later
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–1

    COL4–1EDM
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Colorado Avalanche meet Detroit Red Wings

    COLvsDET
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      COL0–6DET
      L
      3
      His night
      .923SV%in relief
      12SV13SA1GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–2

    COL2–4DET
    Eliminated
    1Games0Wins.923SV%3.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Craig Billington ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 0 wins

    COLColorado Avalanche
    Wins
    0
    Games
    1
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .923
    GAA
    3.00
    Starts
    0
    CHI4–2→EDM4–1→DET2–4