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Grant Fuhr's 1996-1997 season

Wins
33
NHL#4
Save pct
.901
NHL#37
GAA
2.72
NHL#27
Shutouts
3
NHL#15
Games
73
89%
89% of 82

Goaltender Grant Fuhr was 34 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 16th in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 73 games and won 33 of them, at .901. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 2.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Grant Fuhr plays the 1996-1997 season for St. Louis Blues

    STLSt. Louis Blues

    Grant was 34 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 16th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      COL2–4STL
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      L
      game 2/82
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1CGY
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1EDM
      W
      game 4/82
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA59:58TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–6STL
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–2NYR
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:43TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS3–2STL
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:44TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–1PHX
      W
      game 9/82
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–6CHI
      L
      game 10/82
      His night
      .800SV%
      8SV10SA2GA10:12TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–4STL
      L
      game 11/821
      His night
      .714SV%
      15SV21SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .714
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–6COL
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      .813SV%
      13SV16SA3GA22:12TOI
      .813
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      STL3–6TOR
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      .583SV%
      7SV12SA5GA32:21TOIL
      .583
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–2VAN
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2CGY
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–5STL
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–2STL
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–4STL
      W
      game 20/822
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      L
      game 21/823
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA59:39TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#3
      .902
      SV%
      NHL#16
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#12
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#8
      STL
      11-10-0W-L-OT22Points
      4th in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHX3–4STL
      W
      game 22/82
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:29TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–1STL
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2ANA
      W
      game 24/821
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      SJS4–3STL
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–2TOR
      L
      game 26/822
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:16TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX3–0STL
      L
      game 27/82
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3COL
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:58TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2EDM
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–5DAL
      game 30/82
      His night
      .884SV%
      38SV43SA5GA65:00TOI
      .884
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA59:52TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN8–0STL
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      .667SV%
      14SV21SA7GA40:00TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–7STL
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 37/821
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA65:00TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2STL
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA45:49TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2STL
      game 40/822
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA65:00TOI
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2BUF
      game 41/821
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA65:00TOI
      .949
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8235 of 41 started
      16
      wins
      NHL#7
      .896
      SV%
      NHL#23
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#19
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#17
      STL
      17-20-0W-L-OT38Points
      4th in the Central·6th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–3NJD
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2STL
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3SJS
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–2LAK
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA59:27TOIL
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–1PHX
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–4NYI
      W
      game 47/824
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4STL
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      .800SV%
      12SV15SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      STL8–1MTL
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA4–1STL
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–0TOR
      W
      game 51/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA59:59TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      DET4–1STL
      L
      game 53/825
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 54/825
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA65:00TOI
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–6STL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3BOS
      game 56/821
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA65:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX4–2STL
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4STL
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2STL
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      .875SV%
      35SV40SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4STL
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–1STL
      game 61/823
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA65:00TOI
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 62/824
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA65:00TOI
      .929
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8255 of 62 started
      26
      wins
      NHL#3
      .899
      SV%
      NHL#22
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#18
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#15
      STL
      28-26-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–3TBL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:05TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3FLA
      L
      game 65/822
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA63:50TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • March 1997
    • The game
      STL2–3DAL
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA58:47TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–1STL
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA58:51TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3SJS
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–2LAK
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4ANA
      game 70/821
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA65:00TOI
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3PHX
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA58:36TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–4STL
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–1STL
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .789
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3WSH
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA58:33TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–2STL
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3STL
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 77/823
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA65:00TOI
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5STL
      game 78/824
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA64:56TOI
      .792
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–0STL
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA59:49TOIL
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–0CHI
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1DET
      W
      game 82/824
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Grant Fuhr closes the 1996-1997 season with 33 wins

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Wins
    33
    Games
    73of 82
    89%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .901
    GAA
    2.72
    Starts
    73
    Events
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    First round

    St. Louis Blues meet Detroit Red Wings

    STLvsDET
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL2–0DET
      W
      4
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      STL1–2DET
      L
      3
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA59:19TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET3–2STL
      L
      3
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA58:47TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET0–4STL
      W
      3
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • St. Louis Bluesare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      STL2–5DET
      L
      3
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DET3–1STL
      L
      3
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA59:02TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    STL2–4DET
    Eliminated
    6Games2Wins.929SV%2.2GAA
    The run in numbers

    Grant Fuhr ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 2 wins

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Wins
    2
    Games
    6
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .929
    GAA
    2.18
    Starts
    6
    Events
    5
    playoff shutouts
    DET2–4