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Derek King's 1996-1997 season

Points
59
NHL#58
Goals
26
NHL#51
Assists
33
NHL#65
Plus/minus
-6
NHL#564
Games
82
98%
98% of 83

Left winger Derek King was 29 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders och Hartford Whalers. He played 82 of a possible 83 games and scored 26 goals and 33 assists for 59 points, 0.72 points per game. He moved from New York Islanders to Hartford Whalers in March. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997
  1. Season opener

    Derek King opens the 1996-1997 season with New York Islanders

    Derek was 29 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI0–1LAK
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2SJS
      game 2/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–3OTT
      game 3/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 4/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD3–1NYI
      L
      game 5/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      L
      game 6/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TBL6–3NYI
      L
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS2–2NYI
      game 8/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2HFD
      game 9/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–3NYI
      L
      game 10/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      WSH1–6NYI
      W
      game 11/824
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI4–3PHI
      W
      game 12/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR1–1NYI
      game 13/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI0–4NJD
      L
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      COL6–2NYI
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–5NYI
      W
      game 16/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI3–3FLA
      game 17/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT4–1NYI
      L
      game 18/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2ANA
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3COL
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHX
      game 21/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      20
      points
      NHL#32
      11
      goals
      NHL#8
      9
      assists
      NHL#71
      NYI
      4-9-0W-L-OT16Points
      7th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI1–4NYI
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–0WSH
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      CGY1–3NYI
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–4FLA
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–2NYI
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–8NYI
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      game 29/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4TBL
      L
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      W
      game 31/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI0–5PHI
      L
      game 32/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DAL3–2NYI
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA4–3NYI
      L
      game 34/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–4NYI
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Derek King reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · December 26

    • The game
      DET7–1NYI
      L
      game 36/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–2TOR
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4NYR
      L
      game 38/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–3MTL
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYI
      L
      game 40/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      L
      game 41/825
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      30
      points
      NHL#66
      12
      goals
      NHL#73
      18
      assists
      NHL#68
      NYI
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      7th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–4TBL
      game 42/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–2NYR
      W
      game 43/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–1NYI
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL6–4NYI
      L
      game 45/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM1–8NYI
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI5–2HFD
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      CHI2–3NYI
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4CGY
      L
      game 49/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–2VAN
      L
      game 50/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–1EDM
      L
      game 51/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      ANA3–4NYI
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–4NJD
      L
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2NYI
      L
      game 54/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT5–5NYI
      game 55/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI5–1PIT
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA0–1NYI
      W
      game 57/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1NYI
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4NYI
      W
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–3NYI
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      L
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      48
      points
      NHL#46
      20
      goals
      NHL#52
      28
      assists
      NHL#56
      NYI
      20-32-0W-L-OT50Points
      7th in the Atlantic·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      NYI2–0WSH
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TBL6–3NYI
      L
      game 64/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5NYI
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–5NYI
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–3FLA
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–0TBL
      W
      game 68/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5BOS
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      L
      game 70/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–4STL
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Derek King reaches 500 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · March 20

    • The game
      HFD0–2DAL
      L
      game 72/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      COL4–0HFD
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–2TBL
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–2HFD
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • April 1997
    • The game
      MTL4–1HFD
      L
      game 76/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–5PIT
      game 77/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-7SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      HFD4–1MTL
      W
      game 78/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4HFD
      W
      game 79/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5OTT
      L
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–6NYI
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL1–2HFD
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Derek King closes the 1996-1997 season with 59 points

    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    59
    NHL#58
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#51
    Assists
    33
    NHL#65
    P/GP
    0.72
    NHL#82
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#564
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    200
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts