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Joe Murphy's 1996-1997 season

Points
45
NHL#113
Goals
20
NHL#96
Assists
25
NHL#127
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#363
Games
75
91%
91% of 82

Right winger Joe Murphy was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 75 of a possible 82 games and scored 20 goals and 25 assists for 45 points, 0.60 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 2 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joe Murphy plays the 1996-1997 season for St. Louis Blues

    Joe was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      COL2–4STL
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      L
      game 2/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1CGY
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL3–1EDM
      W
      game 4/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–5VAN
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–6STL
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–2NYR
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS3–2STL
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–1PHX
      W
      game 9/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL4–6CHI
      L
      game 10/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4STL
      L
      game 11/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–6COL
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      TBL3–5STL
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY0–2STL
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      ANA2–4STL
      W
      game 20/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      L
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      7
      points
      NHL#219
      4
      goals
      NHL#120
      3
      assists
      NHL#274
      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
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      FLA3–1STL
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      SJS4–3STL
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL0–2TOR
      L
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHX3–0STL
      L
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–3COL
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL3–2EDM
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–5DAL
      game 30/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–1STL
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN8–0STL
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5HFD
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–0STL
      L
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4PHI
      L
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–7STL
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 37/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–2STL
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2STL
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2BUF
      game 41/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8235 of 41 played
      18
      points
      NHL#158
      9
      goals
      NHL#105
      9
      assists
      NHL#211
      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
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–2STL
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–3SJS
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–2LAK
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL4–1PHX
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL6–4NYI
      W
      game 47/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN3–4STL
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL8–1MTL
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      ANA4–1STL
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      STL4–0TOR
      W
      game 51/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–2OTT
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 54/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DAL4–6STL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–3BOS
      game 56/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHX4–2STL
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4STL
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      COL5–2STL
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4STL
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–1STL
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 62/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8255 of 62 played
      31
      points
      NHL#130
      14
      goals
      NHL#104
      17
      assists
      NHL#155
      STL
      28-26-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–3STL
      L
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3TBL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3FLA
      L
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1997
    • The game
      STL2–3DAL
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–1STL
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL4–3SJS
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL4–2LAK
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–4ANA
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–3PHX
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–4STL
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      DAL4–1STL
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3WSH
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–2STL
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3STL
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1997
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–5STL
      game 78/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD2–0STL
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–0CHI
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5STL
      W
      game 81/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–1DET
      W
      game 82/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Joe Murphy closes the 1996-1997 season with 45 points

    Points
    45
    NHL#113
    Games
    75of 82
    91%
    Goals
    20
    NHL#96
    Assists
    25
    NHL#127
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#124
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#363
    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
    • Game 1
      STL2–0DET
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      STL1–2DET
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET3–2STL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET0–4STL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      STL2–5DET
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DET3–1STL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    First round

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

    STL2–4DET
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Joe Murphy ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#145
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#95
    Assists
    1
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.33
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#240
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    DET2–4