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Eddie Olczyk's 1996-1997 season

Points
55
NHL#69
Goals
25
NHL#56
Assists
30
NHL#88
Plus/minus
-14
NHL#704
Games
79
94%
94% of 84

Right winger Eddie Olczyk was 30 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 79 of a possible 84 games and scored 25 goals and 30 assists for 55 points, 0.70 points per game. He moved from Los Angeles Kings to Pittsburgh Penguins in March. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Eddie Olczyk opens the 1996-1997 season with Los Angeles Kings

    Eddie was 30 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI0–1LAK
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS7–6LAK
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6MTL
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5PHI
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3WSH
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3LAK
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4LAK
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK1–2CHI
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3DET
      L
      game 9/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–2LAK
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY0–0LAK
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2TOR
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK2–2OTT
      game 13/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1996
    • The game
      LAK3–2HFD
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–4BOS
      game 15/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–4LAK
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–7ANA
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4LAK
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Eddie Olczyk reaches 300 career goals

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · November 14

    • The game
      LAK4–2CHI
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–3TBL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4FLA
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      14
      points
      NHL#74
      6
      goals
      NHL#70
      8
      assists
      NHL#79
      LAK
      9-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      2nd in the Pacific·6th in the Western Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET6–0LAK
      L
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–1EDM
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2CGY
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3LAK
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1996
    • The game
      LAK4–1PHX
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TBL2–1LAK
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–4LAK
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–3LAK
      L
      game 29/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–6BUF
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–7STL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–5LAK
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL5–2LAK
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2EDM
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4VAN
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA5–0LAK
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–6LAK
      W
      game 41/823
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-3SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8237 of 41 played
      23
      points
      NHL#110
      13
      goals
      NHL#53
      10
      assists
      NHL#194
      LAK
      14-23-0W-L-OT32Points
      7th in the Pacific·13th in the Western Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–6LAK
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–2LAK
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–3DET
      game 44/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2TOR
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD4–1LAK
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–7SJS
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      ANA2–2LAK
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–7DAL
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–6COL
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5LAK
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      CHI3–2LAK
      L
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2CGY
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK2–3SJS
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2DAL
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–3COL
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4LAK
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-9SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM2–2LAK
      game 58/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–1LAK
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–6PHX
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA1–3LAK
      W
      game 61/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8258 of 62 played
      36
      points
      NHL#94
      18
      goals
      NHL#62
      18
      assists
      NHL#142
      LAK
      21-33-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the Pacific·11th in the Western Conference·22nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL1–3LAK
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM3–6LAK
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1997
    • The game
      LAK3–0VAN
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–4EDM
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–2LAK
      L
      game 67/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -5+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–3LAK
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–2LAK
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–2LAK
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-6SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6PIT
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–2PIT
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–8MTL
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA3–4PIT
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • April 1997
    • The game
      HFD5–5PIT
      game 77/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3PIT
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4TBL
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–4FLA
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–7BOS
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    The season in numbers

    Eddie Olczyk closes the 1996-1997 season with 55 points

    Points
    55
    NHL#69
    Games
    79of 82
    96%
    Goals
    25
    NHL#56
    Assists
    30
    NHL#88
    P/GP
    0.70
    NHL#85
    +/-
    -14
    NHL#704
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    300
    career goals
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    PITvsPHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PIT1–5PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PHI5–3PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1

    PIT1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Eddie Olczyk ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#181
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#95
    Assists
    0
    NHL#218
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#240
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    PHI1–4