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Darren McCarty's 1996-1997 season

Points
49
NHL#94
Goals
19
NHL#101
Assists
30
NHL#88
Plus/minus
+14
NHL#62
Games
68
82%
82% of 82

Right winger Darren McCarty was 24 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 68 of a possible 82 games and scored 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points, 0.72 points per game. The season ended with Darren McCarty winning the Stanley Cup with Detroit Red Wings against Philadelphia Flyers, after 20 playoff games and 7 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Darren McCarty plays the 1996-1997 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Darren was 24 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–3NJD
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM0–2DET
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–1DET
      L
      game 3/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET6–1BUF
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3DAL
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–2CHI
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      W
      game 7/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK0–3DET
      W
      game 8/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DAL1–4DET
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2DET
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–1BOS
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL3–5DET
      W
      game 12/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • November 1996
    • The game
      DET2–6TOR
      L
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–5DET
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–0DET
      L
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1HFD
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TBL2–4DET
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      COL4–1DET
      L
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS1–5DET
      W
      game 20/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–2PHX
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      11
      points
      NHL#106
      6
      goals
      NHL#67
      5
      assists
      NHL#180
      DET
      11-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET6–1SJS
      W
      game 22/824
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      DET6–0LAK
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET1–3ANA
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5DET
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1996
    • The game
      FLA4–2DET
      L
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2DET
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–0WSH
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM0–0DET
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6DET
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–3DET
      W
      game 31/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–4COL
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3CGY
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3VAN
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET6–2EDM
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5DET
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET7–1NYI
      W
      game 37/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX5–3DET
      L
      game 38/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL2–1DET
      L
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8238 of 41 played
      25
      points
      NHL#92
      10
      goals
      NHL#98
      15
      assists
      NHL#101
      DET
      20-14-0W-L-OT47Points
      2nd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–1PHI
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX3–0DET
      L
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      DET6–5PIT
      W
      game 53/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      SJS1–7DET
      W
      game 54/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–4DAL
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–2FLA
      W
      game 56/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Darren McCarty reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Florida Panthers · February 16

    • The game
      DET3–3TBL
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY0–4DET
      W
      game 58/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 59/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3PHX
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      W
      game 61/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1997
    • The game
      NYR0–3DET
      W
      game 62/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8250 of 62 played
      39
      points
      NHL#90
      17
      goals
      NHL#79
      22
      assists
      NHL#104
      DET
      31-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ANA1–1DET
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4TOR
      game 64/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3VAN
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2ANA
      L
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET7–4SJS
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–4COL
      L
      game 69/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4DET
      W
      game 70/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–3NYR
      L
      game 71/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5CHI
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      COL5–6DET
      W
      game 73/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–2DET
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      ANA1–0DET
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • April 1997
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2DET
      game 77/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      L
      game 81/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–1DET
      L
      game 82/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Darren McCarty closes the 1996-1997 season with 49 points

    Points
    49
    NHL#94
    Games
    68of 82
    83%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#101
    Assists
    30
    NHL#88
    P/GP
    0.72
    NHL#80
    +/-
    +14
    NHL#62
    Events
    49
    career best in points
    19
    career best in goals
    30
    career best in assists
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues

    DETvsSTL
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    • Game 1
      STL2–0DET
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      STL1–2DET
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DET3–2STL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET0–4STL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL2–5DET
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DET3–1STL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    DET4–2STL
    Advance
    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Anaheim Ducks

    DETvsANA
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 2
      ANA2–3DET
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 3
      DET5–3ANA
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 4
      DET3–2ANA
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–0

    DET4–0ANA
    Advance
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings meet Colorado Avalanche

    DETvsCOL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    • Game 1
      DET1–2COL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET4–2COL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      COL1–2DET
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      COL0–6DET
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      DET0–6COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      COL1–3DET
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–2

    DET4–2COL
    Advance
    6Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    DETvsPHI
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      DET4–2PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • June 1997
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      DET4–2PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6DET
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–2DET
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Detroit Red Wings

    beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 in the final

    4Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Darren McCarty ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#41
    Games
    20
    Goals
    3
    NHL#41
    Assists
    4
    NHL#50
    P/GP
    0.35
    NHL#91
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#79
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff goals
    STL4–2→ANA4–0→COL4–2→PHI4–0