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Jeff Finley's 1996-1997 season

Points
10
NHL#450
Goals
3
NHL#422
Assists
7
NHL#429
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#608
Games
65
79%
79% of 82

Defenceman Jeff Finley was 29 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Phoenix Coyotes. He played 65 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points, 0.15 points per game. In the playoffs he played 1 game for 0 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Jeff Finley plays the 1996-1997 season for Phoenix Coyotes

    Jeff was 29 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHX5–2BOS
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS1–4PHX
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA2–4PHX
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–3PHX
      L
      game 5/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1PHX
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA1–1PHX
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1PHX
      L
      game 8/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–5TOR
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX5–4MTL
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX1–4EDM
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      PHX3–2CGY
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–4PHX
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DAL3–2PHX
      L
      game 14/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      COL4–1PHX
      L
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–1PHX
      L
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3PHX
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2PHX
      game 18/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX0–6COL
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX3–4STL
      L
      game 20/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHX
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      4
      points
      NHL#337
      2
      goals
      NHL#232
      2
      assists
      NHL#358
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#166
      PHX
      6-11-0W-L-OT16Points
      6th in the Central·12th in the Western Conference·23rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–1PHX
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–4PHX
      W
      game 23/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY1–3PHX
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      LAK4–1PHX
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX3–0STL
      W
      game 26/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–8NYI
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–2OTT
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX5–3TOR
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4PHX
      W
      game 32/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5PHX
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY7–2PHX
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–1ANA
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–5LAK
      L
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7PHX
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX5–3DET
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX0–3WSH
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX1–5BUF
      L
      game 41/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8237 of 41 played
      6
      points
      NHL#392
      2
      goals
      NHL#341
      4
      assists
      NHL#381
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#203
      PHX
      18-19-0W-L-OT40Points
      3rd in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET5–4PHX
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–3DAL
      W
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2PHX
      L
      game 44/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–5SJS
      L
      game 45/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–1PHX
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA3–6PHX
      W
      game 47/82
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–4PHX
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX1–4PHI
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX3–0DET
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      PHX1–4PIT
      L
      game 51/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TBL2–0PHX
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3PHX
      W
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DAL5–4PHX
      L
      game 54/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–2STL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX5–0DAL
      W
      game 56/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      COL3–2PHX
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–5PHX
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–6PHX
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–4ANA
      L
      game 60/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3PHX
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8257 of 62 played
      7
      points
      NHL#451
      2
      goals
      NHL#421
      5
      assists
      NHL#429
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#210
      PHX
      28-30-0W-L-OT60Points
      4th in the Central·6th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      OTT4–1PHX
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–5PHX
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–1SJS
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3PHX
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX2–7DAL
      L
      game 72/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX4–2CHI
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX3–0TOR
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–1PHX
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Jeff Finley closes the 1996-1997 season with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#450
    Games
    65of 82
    79%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#422
    Assists
    7
    NHL#429
    P/GP
    0.15
    NHL#476
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#608
    Events
    3
    career best in goals
    250
    NHL games
    20 days later
    Playoffs

    Phoenix Coyotes are in the playoffs

    First round

    Phoenix Coyotes meet Anaheim Ducks

    PHXvsANA
    Swedes on Phoenix Coyotes
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHX2–4ANA
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    First round

    Anaheim Ducks knock Phoenix Coyotes out 4–3

    PHX3–4ANA
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Jeff Finley ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#242
    Games
    1
    Goals
    0
    NHL#165
    Assists
    0
    NHL#218
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#179
    ANA3–4