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Espen Knutsen's 1997-1998 season

Points
3
NHL#572
Goals
3
NHL#407
Assists
0
NHL#650
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#662
Games
19
23%
23% of 82

Centre Espen Knutsen was 25 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Anaheim Ducks. He played 19 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 0 assists for 3 points, 0.16 points per game. Anaheim Ducks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1997-1998
  1. NHL debut

    Espen Knutsen makes his NHL debut

    Espen was 25 years old · Yoyogi Arena, Canada

    Other Swedes on the ice: Tomas Sandström, Markus Näslund and Mattias Öhlund.

    • The game
      ANA2–3VAN
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3ANA
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–1ANA
      game 3/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:35TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Espen Knutsen scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Ottawa Senators · October 10

    • The game
      BOS3–0ANA
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG13:28TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–2ANA
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:01TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–2ANA
      W
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:11TOI
    • The game
      NYI5–2ANA
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG11:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ANA4–3PHX
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:09TOI
    • The game
      DET4–1ANA
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:03TOI
    • The game
      ANA3–3NYR
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:13TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–2TOR
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ANA3–0BOS
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:18TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      ANA3–4DET
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:56TOI
    • The game
      ANA4–3CGY
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:51TOI
    • The game
      ANA3–2VAN
      W
      game 17/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:29TOI
    • The game
      VAN3–3ANA
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:24TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–0ANA
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:40TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8217 of 21 played
      3
      points
      NHL#363
      3
      goals
      NHL#152
      0
      assists
      NHL#504
      ANA
      8-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      3rd in the Pacific·6th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ANA2–4SJS
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:38TOI
    • The game
      CHI4–0ANA
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:34TOI
    The season in numbers

    Espen Knutsen closes the 1997-1998 season with 3 points

    Anaheim Ducks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    3
    NHL#572
    Games
    19of 82
    23%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#407
    Assists
    0
    NHL#650
    P/GP
    0.16
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#662
    Events
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal