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Daniel Alfredsson's 1996-1997 season

Points
71
Swedish flag#3NHL#31
Goals
24
Swedish flag#3NHL#64
Assists
47
Swedish flag#3NHL#21
Plus/minus
+5
Swedish flag#13NHL#156
Games
76
92%
92% of 82

Right winger Daniel Alfredsson was 23 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 76 of a possible 82 games and scored 24 goals and 47 assists for 71 points, 0.93 points per game. He finished third in the Swedish points race and finished 31th in the NHL. He also finished third in the Swedish goal race and finished third in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 7 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Daniel Alfredsson plays the 1996-1997 season for Ottawa Senators

    OTTOttawa Senators

    Daniel was 23 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT3–3MTL
      game 1/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3OTT
      game 2/824
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3OTT
      W
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–3PIT
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–2NJD
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6OTT
      W
      game 6/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–5FLA
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–2TBL
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–5DAL
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–2OTT
      game 10/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      DET2–2OTT
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–7PIT
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–6OTT
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3OTT
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT0–2CHI
      L
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–0OTT
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4OTT
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–1NYI
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–1OTT
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3OTT
      game 20/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–1WSH
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      22
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#28
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#30
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#29
      OTT
      7-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      L
      game 24/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–2VAN
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–5CGY
      game 27/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX4–2OTT
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–0OTT
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–5OTT
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT6–0MTL
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5OTT
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–3HFD
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA4–3OTT
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3OTT
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–3OTT
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–0OTT
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 41/825
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      41
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#24
      15
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#41
      26
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#18
      OTT
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Daniel Alfredsson reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · January 11

    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–5OTT
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1OTT
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–2OTT
      game 45/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–5OTT
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–1NJD
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      OTT5–5NYI
      game 54/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–2HFD
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4OTT
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT6–1WSH
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–1STL
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–4COL
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI8–5OTT
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      W
      game 62/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8256 of 62 played
      54
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#33
      21
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#40
      33
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#29
      OTT
      21-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      BUF3–1OTT
      L
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–4ANA
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT0–2SJS
      L
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–3LAK
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–1PHX
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3OTT
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–3NYR
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–2OTT
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–4BOS
      W
      game 72/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT0–5TBL
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5OTT
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-9SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Daniel Alfredsson reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · March 29

    • The game
      OTT2–0BUF
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–2PHI
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–5OTT
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Daniel Alfredsson closes the 1996-1997 season with 71 points

    OTTOttawa Senators
    Points
    71
    #3NHL#31
    Games
    76of 82
    93%
    Goals
    24
    #3NHL#64
    Assists
    47
    #3NHL#21
    P/GP
    0.93
    #3NHL#34
    +/-
    +5
    #13NHL#156
    Events
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet Buffalo Sabres

    OTTvsBUF
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      OTT1–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–1BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      OTT4–1BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF3–0OTT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorsare3–3withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    OTT3–4BUF
    Eliminated
    7Games7Points5Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Daniel Alfredsson ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 7 points

    OTTOttawa Senators
    Points
    7
    #4NHL#41
    Games
    7
    Goals
    5
    #1NHL#16
    Assists
    2
    #7NHL#100
    P/GP
    1.00
    #2NHL#10
    +/-
    -1
    #8NHL#179
    Events
    5
    first among the Swedes in goals
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    BUF3–4