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Joe Sakic's 1997-1998 season

Points
63
NHL#32
Goals
27
NHL#27
Assists
36
NHL#45
Plus/minus
0
NHL#299
Games
64
78%
78% of 82

Centre Joe Sakic was 28 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Avalanche. He played 64 of a possible 82 games and scored 27 goals and 36 assists for 63 points, 0.98 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joe Sakic plays the 1997-1998 season for Colorado Avalanche

    Joe was 28 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DAL2–2COL
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG23:35TOI
    • The game
      COL4–1CGY
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL3–0EDM
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:32TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3COL
      W
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG21:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS2–3COL
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP22:59TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHX3–3COL
      game 6/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP25:41TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      COL6–2EDM
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP18:49TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL5–6CGY
      L
      game 8/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP21:11TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL4–4VAN
      game 9/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP22:22TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH3–4COL
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG20:31TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CAR3–3COL
      game 11/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP29:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL1–3DAL
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:11TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3COL
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP24:38TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL2–2STL
      game 14/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP23:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 1997
    • The game
      CGY3–3COL
      game 15/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG27:05TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–2COL
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG26:47TOI
    • The game
      STL1–4COL
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG22:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–0DET
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:31TOI
    • The game
      COL2–1PHI
      W
      game 19/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG25:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL1–4NJD
      L
      game 20/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG24:27TOI
    • The game
      COL1–4NYR
      L
      game 21/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG23:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      23
      points
      NHL#7
      11
      goals
      NHL#7
      12
      assists
      NHL#24
      COL
      10-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the Pacific·4th in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL6–6WSH
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-8SOG1PPP27:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–3COL
      W
      game 23/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG23:25TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–1COL
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG25:37TOI
    • The game
      COL3–3TBL
      game 25/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP22:01TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL3–2FLA
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP23:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–2CAR
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP24:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • December 1997
    • The game
      EDM2–4COL
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP21:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL2–1CHI
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:46TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–6COL
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-5SOG23:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      COL2–4MTL
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG26:00TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL2–2TOR
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG22:41TOI
    • The game
      COL1–3CGY
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG24:20TOI
    • The game
      COL5–2VAN
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP22:41TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      TOR2–3COL
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG20:04TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET2–2COL
      game 36/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG26:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3COL
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP23:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–5COL
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL5–1EDM
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG19:24TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–1COL
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG27:25TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–3COL
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG24:15TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      43
      points
      NHL#8
      17
      goals
      NHL#11
      26
      assists
      NHL#11
      COL
      21-8-0W-L-OT54Points
      1st in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL2–2BUF
      game 42/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL5–4PIT
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:03TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–1COL
      L
      game 44/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG19:17TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–4COL
      game 45/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG24:08TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT3–3COL
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG24:40TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–3COL
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP22:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL2–0ANA
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:57TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–2COL
      game 49/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP23:07TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL2–3DAL
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP22:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA4–3COL
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP24:28TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL3–2COL
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:00TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–2COL
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:02TOI
    • The game
      VAN1–6COL
      W
      game 54/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP19:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–5SJS
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:33TOI
    • February 1998
    • The game
      COL2–1VAN
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP20:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–4COL
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG21:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3COL
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG22:26TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8258 of 62 played
      57
      points
      NHL#14
      24
      goals
      NHL#15
      33
      assists
      NHL#18
      COL
      31-15-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • April 1998
    • The game
      COL1–4STL
      L
      game 77/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG20:25TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–1COL
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP25:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–4LAK
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP25:19TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      COL2–2ANA
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:45TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–4COL
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG21:39TOI
    • The game
      DET3–4COL
      W
      game 82/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-7SOG1PPP21:48TOI
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Joe Sakic closes the 1997-1998 season with 63 points

    Points
    63
    NHL#32
    Games
    64of 82
    78%
    Goals
    27
    NHL#27
    Assists
    36
    NHL#45
    P/GP
    0.98
    NHL#16
    +/-
    0
    NHL#299
    Events
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    7 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs

    First round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Edmonton Oilers

    COLvsEDM
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM2–5COL
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG2PPP22:41TOI
      +2 points
    • Colorado Avalancheare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      COL5–4EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP30:23TOI
      +3 points
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      COL3–1EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:22TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      EDM3–1COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG22:19TOI
    • May 1998
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 6
      COL0–2EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG27:24TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare3–3withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 7
      EDM4–0COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:18TOI
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    COL3–4EDM
    Eliminated
    6Games5Points2Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Joe Sakic ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#67
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#60
    Assists
    3
    NHL#63
    P/GP
    0.83
    +/-
    0
    NHL#110
    Events
    75
    playoff points
    3 points
    best game
    EDM3–4