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Eric Desjardins's 1996-1997 season

Points
46
NHL#109
Goals
12
NHL#180
Assists
34
NHL#60
Plus/minus
+25
NHL#26
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Defenceman Eric Desjardins was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played all 82 games and scored 12 goals and 34 assists for 46 points, 0.56 points per game. In the playoffs he played 19 games for 10 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Eric Desjardins plays the 1996-1997 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Eric was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      FLA3–1PHI
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–3PHI
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Eric Desjardins reaches 250 career points

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · October 7

    • The game
      LAK4–5PHI
      W
      game 3/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      L
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–0PHI
      L
      game 5/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3LAK
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3ANA
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1PHX
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA0–3PHI
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–6MTL
      L
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–2PHI
      L
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4WSH
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3TBL
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      PHI3–2FLA
      W
      game 14/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3PHI
      L
      game 15/826
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2BUF
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1PHI
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3PHI
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYR
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2PHI
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–2PHI
      game 21/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      11
      points
      NHL#100
      3
      goals
      NHL#156
      8
      assists
      NHL#63
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#145
      PHI
      10-10-0W-L-OT21Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–7PHI
      W
      game 22/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–1TBL
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–2BOS
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4NYI
      L
      game 25/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–1NYR
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–3DAL
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA4–5PHI
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3PHI
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0HFD
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–6PHI
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–5PHI
      W
      game 34/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–4PHI
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2CHI
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4EDM
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2CGY
      W
      game 38/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3VAN
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1SJS
      W
      game 40/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4COL
      game 41/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      24
      points
      NHL#97
      5
      goals
      NHL#205
      19
      assists
      NHL#47
      +10
      +/-
      NHL#18
      PHI
      25-12-0W-L-OT54Points
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–7PHI
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–1PHI
      L
      game 43/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3PHI
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3PHI
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL3–3PHI
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2DET
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1PHI
      L
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX1–4PHI
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–1WSH
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–1PHI
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–9PHI
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4NJD
      L
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–4PHI
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–5PHI
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–2PIT
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–2PHI
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–5TBL
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3FLA
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2PHI
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI8–5OTT
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      37
      points
      NHL#98
      8
      goals
      NHL#205
      29
      assists
      NHL#47
      +15
      +/-
      NHL#15
      PHI
      36-17-0W-L-OT81Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      PHI5–5BOS
      game 63/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2HFD
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–1PHI
      L
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–5PHI
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5PHI
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–5PHI
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–3TOR
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 72/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL0–2PHI
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3NJD
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3WSH
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3STL
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      TBL1–1PHI
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–2PHI
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3NYR
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–3PHI
      L
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3MTL
      game 81/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–5PHI
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Eric Desjardins closes the 1996-1997 season with 46 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    46
    NHL#109
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#180
    Assists
    34
    NHL#60
    P/GP
    0.56
    NHL#152
    +/-
    +25
    NHL#26
    Events
    250
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    PHIvsPIT
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT1–5PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PHI5–3PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–6PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1

    PHI4–1PIT
    Advance
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    7 days later
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Buffalo Sabres

    PHIvsBUF
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI5–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      PHI2–1BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF1–4PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF5–4PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      PHI6–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    PHI4–1BUF
    Advance
    5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Conference final

    Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

    PHIvsNYR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–3PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR5–4PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI6–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–2NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR2–4PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Conference final

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    PHI4–1NYR
    Advance
    5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    6 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Philadelphia Flyers play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

    PHIvsDET
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET4–2PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • June 1997
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      DET4–2PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6DET
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–2DET
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

    PHI0–4DET
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Eric Desjardins ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 10 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    10
    NHL#25
    Games
    19
    Goals
    2
    NHL#59
    Assists
    8
    NHL#14
    P/GP
    0.53
    NHL#61
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#4
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    50
    playoff points
    PIT4–1→BUF4–1→NYR4–1→DET0–4