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Denis Savard's 1996-1997 season

Points
27
NHL#240
Goals
9
NHL#242
Assists
18
NHL#226
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#653
Games
64
78%
78% of 82

Centre Denis Savard was 35 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 17th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 64 of a possible 82 games and scored 9 goals and 18 assists for 27 points, 0.42 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 2 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Savard plays the 1996-1997 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    Denis was 35 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 13th season with the team. His 17th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI5–2WSH
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      W
      game 2/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA2–0CHI
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      COL2–0CHI
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DAL5–3CHI
      L
      game 5/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      W
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2CHI
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–2CHI
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL4–6CHI
      W
      game 9/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2DET
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2TBL
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–3FLA
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      CHI3–2DAL
      W
      game 14/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM2–4CHI
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD4–2CHI
      L
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1PHI
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–2CHI
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–1CHI
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–4OTT
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–2CHI
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      9
      points
      NHL#152
      4
      goals
      NHL#118
      5
      assists
      NHL#177
      CHI
      10-9-0W-L-OT22Points
      4th in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–4EDM
      game 22/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–2VAN
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2CGY
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3SJS
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      MTL3–1CHI
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3MTL
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6DET
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–2CHI
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      FLA3–1CHI
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2CHI
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3BOS
      game 37/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 38/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–5TOR
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4CHI
      W
      game 40/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL4–1CHI
      L
      game 41/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      15
      points
      NHL#193
      5
      goals
      NHL#197
      10
      assists
      NHL#172
      CHI
      15-20-0W-L-OT36Points
      5th in the Central·7th in the Western Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHX4–2CHI
      L
      game 42/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5CHI
      game 43/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM1–4CHI
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–2BUF
      L
      game 48/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3CHI
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–1CHI
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      CHI3–2LAK
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      SJS3–7CHI
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR0–2CHI
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4STL
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–5CHI
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8247 of 62 played
      21
      points
      NHL#228
      6
      goals
      NHL#254
      15
      assists
      NHL#179
      CHI
      25-29-0W-L-OT58Points
      5th in the Central·7th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI2–2HFD
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1997
    • The game
      CHI1–2COL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–0PHX
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–0CHI
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2CHI
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–2TOR
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI4–4DAL
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      W
      game 71/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–2CHI
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5CHI
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5CHI
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ANA4–3CHI
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1997
    • The game
      CHI3–3ANA
      game 77/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–4EDM
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1CGY
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Denis Savard closes the 1996-1997 season with 27 points

    Points
    27
    NHL#240
    Games
    64of 82
    78%
    Goals
    9
    NHL#242
    Assists
    18
    NHL#226
    P/GP
    0.42
    NHL#239
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#653
    10 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Colorado Avalanche

    CHIvsCOL
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    • Game 1
      CHI0–6COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–3COL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      COL3–4CHI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      COL3–6CHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Chicago Blackhawksare2–2withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      CHI0–7COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      COL6–3CHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    CHI2–4COL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Denis Savard ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#145
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#165
    Assists
    2
    NHL#100
    P/GP
    0.33
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#282
    COL2–4