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Denny Lambert's 1996-1997 season

Points
20
NHL#315
Goals
4
NHL#375
Assists
16
NHL#255
Plus/minus
-4
NHL#496
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Left winger Denny Lambert was 26 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 4 goals and 16 assists for 20 points, 0.25 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denny Lambert plays the 1996-1997 season for Ottawa Senators

    Denny was 26 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 3rd NHL season in all.

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

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      9
      points
      NHL#199
      1
      goals
      NHL#334
      8
      assists
      NHL#113
      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 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1996
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      L
      game 24/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2VAN
      W
      game 26/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–5CGY
      game 27/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–2OTT
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DAL4–0OTT
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–5OTT
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT6–0MTL
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–5OTT
      W
      game 33/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–3HFD
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA4–3OTT
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3OTT
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TBL4–3OTT
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      COL2–0OTT
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 41/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      14
      points
      NHL#244
      3
      goals
      NHL#305
      11
      assists
      NHL#179
      OTT
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–5OTT
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1OTT
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–2OTT
      game 45/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TBL3–5OTT
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–1NJD
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–2OTT
      L
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–1TOR
      W
      game 49/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6OTT
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS3–3OTT
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2BUF
      L
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–5NYI
      game 54/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2HFD
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4OTT
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT6–1WSH
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–1STL
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–4COL
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI8–5OTT
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      16
      points
      NHL#293
      3
      goals
      NHL#372
      13
      assists
      NHL#242
      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 63/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–4ANA
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–2SJS
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–3LAK
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–1PHX
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3OTT
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–3NYR
      W
      game 70/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–2OTT
      game 71/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–4BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–5TBL
      L
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5OTT
      W
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • April 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–0BUF
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–5OTT
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Denny Lambert closes the 1996-1997 season with 20 points

    Points
    20
    NHL#315
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#375
    Assists
    16
    NHL#255
    P/GP
    0.25
    NHL#382
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#496
    Events
    20
    career best in points
    16
    career best in assists
    100
    NHL games
    5 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
    • Game 1
      OTT1–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      OTT4–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF3–0OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare3–3withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    OTT3–4BUF
    Eliminated
    6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Denny Lambert ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#181
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#165
    Assists
    1
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.17
    +/-
    0
    NHL#114
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    BUF3–4