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Curtis Joseph's 1996-1997 season

Wins
32
NHL#6
Save pct
.907
NHL#22
GAA
2.93
NHL#39
Shutouts
6
NHL#4
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Goaltender Curtis Joseph was 29 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 72 games and won 32 of them, at .907. In the playoffs he played 12 games and won 5.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Curtis Joseph plays the 1996-1997 season for Edmonton Oilers

    EDMEdmonton Oilers

    Curtis was 29 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–4EDM
      W
      game 1/82
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2EDM
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      35SV35SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–2TOR
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:45TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1EDM
      L
      game 5/82
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–3PHX
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–7COL
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      .750SV%
      15SV20SA5GA40:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–6CGY
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5EDM
      W
      game 9/82
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–2EDM
      L
      game 11/821
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:02TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX1–4EDM
      W
      game 12/82
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      VAN5–4EDM
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA60:42TOIL
      .853
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–4CHI
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA59:06TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–0BOS
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–7TOR
      L
      game 17/823
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA34:11TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3MTL
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA63:37TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–0OTT
      W
      game 19/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA59:58TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL7–3EDM
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      .816SV%
      31SV38SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .816
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4EDM
      game 21/821
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA65:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 started
      8
      wins
      NHL#7
      .891
      SV%
      NHL#25
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#24
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      EDM
      9-11-0W-L-OT19Points
      5th in the Pacific·9th in the Western Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR2–3EDM
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3EDM
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM10–1CGY
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–2SJS
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      EDM2–4ANA
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA58:59TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–2COL
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA59:31TOIL
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2EDM
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA58:34TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–0DET
      game 31/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      52SV52SA0GA65:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2TBL
      game 32/822
      His night
      .955SV%
      42SV44SA2GA65:00TOI
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–6FLA
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      .400SV%
      2SV5SA3GA11:12TOI
      .400
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–4EDM
      game 34/821
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA65:00TOI
      .902
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2EDM
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA58:32TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–2EDM
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      .769SV%
      20SV26SA6GA48:19TOIL
      .769
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4EDM
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–2EDM
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4EDM
      W
      game 41/823
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8235 of 41 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#8
      .900
      SV%
      NHL#18
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#20
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#3
      EDM
      18-19-0W-L-OT40Points
      2nd in the Pacific·5th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM5–2STL
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–1EDM
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA59:41TOIL
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–2EDM
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA62:27TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA0–4EDM
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      40SV40SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4NYR
      game 47/823
      His night
      .913SV%
      42SV46SA4GA65:00TOI
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–8NYI
      L
      game 48/823
      His night
      .783SV%
      18SV23SA5GA43:19TOIL
      .783
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–1BUF
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–1WSH
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS1–3EDM
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–1EDM
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      CGY2–5EDM
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–1EDM
      L
      game 54/821
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:45TOIL
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2LAK
      game 58/822
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA65:00TOI
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–5ANA
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      .615SV%
      8SV13SA5GA40:00TOIL
      .615
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–6EDM
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–3EDM
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      .917SV%
      44SV48SA4GA62:26TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–6DAL
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8253 of 62 started
      25
      wins
      NHL#4
      .907
      SV%
      NHL#12
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#19
      6
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      EDM
      29-27-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Pacific·4th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–3ANA
      game 63/821
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA65:00TOI
      .919
      View the game
    • March 1997
    • The game
      MTL5–4EDM
      L
      game 65/822
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA58:42TOIL
      .844
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4EDM
      W
      game 66/822
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–2DAL
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      .750SV%
      6SV8SA2GA10:09TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–1STL
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–6NJD
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      .700SV%
      7SV10SA3GA11:22TOIL
      .700
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5PHI
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA64:16TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–2HFD
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      .956SV%
      43SV45SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .956
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–3EDM
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA4–1EDM
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–1SJS
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4SJS
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA59:09TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–1PHX
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL3–1EDM
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:06TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      CHI2–4EDM
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2EDM
      game 79/823
      His night
      .947SV%
      36SV38SA2GA65:00TOI
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3EDM
      game 80/824
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA65:00TOI
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX6–2EDM
      L
      game 81/821
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5VAN
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      .750SV%
      12SV16SA4GA32:31TOI
      .750
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Curtis Joseph closes the 1996-1997 season with 32 wins

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Wins
    32
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Shutouts
    6
    SV%
    .907
    GAA
    2.93
    Starts
    72
    Events
    10
    career shutouts
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Dallas Stars

    EDMvsDAL
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM3–5DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA59:50TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM4–0DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilersare1–1withDallas Stars
    • Game 3
      DAL3–4EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA69:15TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDallas Stars
    • Game 4
      DAL4–3EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA59:18TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilersare2–2withDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      EDM1–0DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      43SV43SA0GA80:22TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      DAL3–2EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA59:17TOIL
      .927
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilersare3–3withDallas Stars
    • Game 7
      EDM4–3DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA72:26TOIW
      .927
      View the game
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Dallas Stars out 4–3

    EDM4–3DAL
    Advance
    7Games4Wins.932SV%2.2GAA
    3 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Colorado Avalanche

    EDMvsCOL
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM1–5COL
      L
      2
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA59:57TOIL
      .865
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM1–4COL
      L
      2
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:52TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      COL3–4EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:33TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      COL3–2EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA68:35TOIL
      .927
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      EDM3–4COL
      L
      1
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA58:56TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–1

    EDM1–4COL
    Eliminated
    5Games1Wins.877SV%3.7GAA
    The run in numbers

    Curtis Joseph ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 5 wins

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Wins
    5
    Games
    12
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .911
    GAA
    2.81
    Starts
    12
    DAL4–3→COL1–4