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Joel Otto's 1997-1998 season

Points
7
NHL#478
Goals
3
NHL#407
Assists
4
NHL#484
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#435
Games
68
82%
82% of 82

Centre Joel Otto was 35 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 68 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points, 0.10 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 0 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joel Otto plays the 1997-1998 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    Joel was 35 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      FLA1–3PHI
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:11TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–5PHI
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:18TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–1PHI
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:22TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–4NJD
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:38TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:49TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–2MTL
      W
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:48TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–2SJS
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:25TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–2ANA
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:01TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–5LAK
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:51TOI
    • The game
      TBL1–7PHI
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:24TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–4PHI
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:08TOI
    • The game
      NJD5–0PHI
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:59TOI
    • The game
      STL3–2PHI
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:59TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–2WSH
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:30TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      DAL3–3PHI
      game 15/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG27:30TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–1STL
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:32TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      0
      points
      NHL#533
      0
      goals
      NHL#427
      0
      assists
      NHL#497
      PHI
      12-6-0W-L-OT27Points
      1st in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI1–3TOR
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG07:05TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–0PHI
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:14TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      W
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:51TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–4PHI
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:52TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–3TBL
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG13:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • December 1997
    • The game
      BUF1–1PHI
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:03TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:54TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:40TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:36TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–2CHI
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL0–3PHI
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:29TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1MTL
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:18TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2PHI
      game 35/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA0–2PHI
      W
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:55TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–4PHI
      W
      game 37/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG12:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8231 of 41 played
      4
      points
      NHL#439
      1
      goals
      NHL#418
      3
      assists
      NHL#406
      PHI
      24-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–3CAR
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:56TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–4WSH
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG11:43TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–2TBL
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:04TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–3PHI
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:12TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–3PHI
      W
      game 46/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:45TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYR
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG05:57TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–1DET
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:51TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–3PHI
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:51TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–6NYI
      L
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:32TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2PHI
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:05TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2PHI
      L
      game 52/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1SHP09:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1998
    • The game
      PHI0–1DAL
      L
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:02TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–2PHX
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG12:16TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–3COL
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:50TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1NYR
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:22TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      PHI3–4NJD
      L
      game 57/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG05:00TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYI
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:35TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG08:51TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–6PIT
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:11TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:34TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2PHI
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:59TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8252 of 62 played
      5
      points
      NHL#478
      1
      goals
      NHL#486
      4
      assists
      NHL#440
      PHI
      32-20-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–3PHI
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:08TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–6PHI
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:07TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–4PHI
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:27TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–4PIT
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:24TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–5PHI
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:16TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–3NJD
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:39TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG03:00TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      LAK0–3PHI
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG08:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA4–1PHI
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:01TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–1TBL
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:14TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–3FLA
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG06:31TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–4PHI
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:04TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:05TOI
    • The game
      PHI7–3FLA
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:47TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–1PHI
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:09TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2BOS
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG00:43TOI
    The season in numbers

    Joel Otto closes the 1997-1998 season with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#478
    Games
    68of 82
    83%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#407
    Assists
    4
    NHL#484
    P/GP
    0.10
    NHL#513
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#435
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Buffalo Sabres

    PHIvsBUF
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF3–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:36TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BUF2–3PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:41TOI
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG07:32TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG08:14TOI
    • May 1998
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      BUF3–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG28:46TOI
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    PHI1–4BUF
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Joel Otto ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#254
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#178
    BUF1–4