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Don Sweeney's 1997-1998 season

Points
16
NHL#342
Goals
1
NHL#524
Assists
15
NHL#238
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#63
Games
59
71%
71% of 82

Defenceman Don Sweeney was 31 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 59 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 15 assists for 16 points, 0.27 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Sweeney plays the 1997-1998 season for Boston Bruins

    Don was 31 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK5–6BOS
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG20:52TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL4–1BOS
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:16TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3COL
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:32TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2PHX
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:14TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–5SJS
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:54TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0ANA
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:54TOI
    • The game
      BOS5–3LAK
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:33TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–0VAN
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:37TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0CGY
      W
      game 9/825
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG23:14TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1EDM
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:24TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–2BOS
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:35TOI
    • The game
      FLA5–4BOS
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG21:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA3–0BOS
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:25TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      EDM1–3BOS
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG25:09TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1OTT
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG23:20TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–2BOS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:15TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2NJD
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:11TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–3DAL
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG23:01TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG22:40TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–3BOS
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:45TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      W
      game 21/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      4
      points
      NHL#320
      0
      goals
      NHL#434
      4
      assists
      NHL#222
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#34
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3PIT
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG24:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–0BOS
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:43TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–0BOS
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:33TOI
    • The game
      BOS5–10FLA
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG19:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–2BOS
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:07TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–1BOS
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:00TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      BOS1–3CAR
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:11TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG16:34TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–4BOS
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG22:36TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG23:43TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP25:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–2FLA
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG24:53TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2TBL
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG23:02TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2PHI
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG22:54TOI
    • The game
      NYI4–3BOS
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG18:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2BOS
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:15TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1TBL
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:56TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–4NYR
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:41TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2TOR
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG25:59TOI
    • The game
      OTT0–0BOS
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:10TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      8
      points
      NHL#321
      1
      goals
      NHL#413
      7
      assists
      NHL#247
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#25
      BOS
      17-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS0–3BOS
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG21:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG24:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–5BOS
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–1BOS
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG25:52TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–5BOS
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG17:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG22:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–4PIT
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG22:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:52TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–6BOS
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG22:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2BOS
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:36TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:38TOI
    • February 1998
    • The game
      BOS2–2NYI
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:41TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:58TOI
    • The game
      STL3–1BOS
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:47TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–1BOS
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:13TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1BOS
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG24:52TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–6BOS
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG13:36TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      BOS5–4NYI
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:22TOI
    The season in numbers

    Don Sweeney closes the 1997-1998 season with 16 points

    Points
    16
    NHL#342
    Games
    59of 82
    72%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#524
    Assists
    15
    NHL#238
    P/GP
    0.27
    NHL#336
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#63
    1 month and 21 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Washington Capitals

    BOSvsWSH
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    11 days later
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BOS2–4WSH
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Don Sweeney ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    Games
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    P/GP
    —
    +/-
    0
    WSH2–4