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Johan Lindbom's 1997-1998 season

Points
4
Swedish flag#32NHL#549
Goals
1
Swedish flag#31NHL#524
Assists
3
Swedish flag#31NHL#524
Plus/minus
+4
Swedish flag#12NHL#178
Games
38
46%
46% of 82

Left winger Johan Lindbom was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 38 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 3 assists for 4 points, 0.11 points per game. That was 32th among the Swedes and 549th in the NHL. New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1997-1998
  1. A late start

    Johan Lindbom's season starts in game 18 of 82

    New York Rangers have played 17 games17 of 82 without him
    NHL debut

    Johan Lindbom makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against New Jersey Devils

    NJDNew Jersey Devils3–2NYRNew York Rangers

    Johan was 26 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -1
    +/-
    10:09
    TOI

    Other Swedes on the ice: Niklas Sundström and Ulf Samuelsson.

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    • The game
      NJD3–2NYR
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG10:09TOI
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    • The game
      PIT1–3NYR
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:24TOI
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    • The game
      COL1–4NYR
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:33TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–1FLA
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG09:54TOI
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 824 of 21 played
      1
      points
      Swedish flag#29NHL#481
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#16NHL#306
      0
      assists
      Swedish flag#31NHL#514
      NYR
      7-7-0W-L-OT21Points
      4th in the Atlantic·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Johan Lindbom scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Florida Panthers · November 18

    • The game
      NYR3–4PIT
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:03TOI
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    • The game
      VAN4–2NYR
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:48TOI
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    • The game
      FLA1–1NYR
      game 28/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:48TOI
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    • December 1997
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYR
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:41TOI
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    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:46TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG16:03TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Johan Lindbom records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 6

    • The game
      PHX1–3NYR
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG15:15TOI
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    • The game
      CGY4–1NYR
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:23TOI
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    • The game
      FLA4–3NYR
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:55TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–4NJD
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:14TOI
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    • The game
      NYR4–2FLA
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG14:21TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR2–2TBL
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:18TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–0NYR
      L
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:08TOI
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    • The game
      TBL1–4NYR
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:29TOI
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    • The game
      NYR0–3BUF
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:29TOI
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    • The game
      BOS3–4NYR
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG12:17TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8220 of 41 played
      4
      points
      Swedish flag#28NHL#430
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#23NHL#406
      3
      assists
      Swedish flag#28NHL#396
      NYR
      12-17-0W-L-OT36Points
      4th in the Atlantic·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR0–2TBL
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:08TOI
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    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:48TOI
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    • The game
      TOR2–3NYR
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:39TOI
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    • The game
      NYR1–4NJD
      L
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:19TOI
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    • The game
      NJD3–3NYR
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG04:26TOI
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    • The game
      WSH2–2NYR
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:23TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–2OTT
      game 52/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:06TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      L
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:29TOI
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    • February 1998
    • The game
      NYR1–1PHX
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:46TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8229 of 62 played
      4
      points
      Swedish flag#30NHL#502
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#29NHL#483
      3
      assists
      Swedish flag#30NHL#474
      NYR
      19-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      4th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·19th in the whole NHL
    • March 1998
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:23TOI
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    • April 1998
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYR
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG10:53TOI
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    • The game
      NYR0–3NYI
      L
      game 76/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:18TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–1CHI
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:07TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–2NYR
      L
      game 78/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:15TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–5DET
      L
      game 79/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:49TOI
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    • The game
      NYR1–3WSH
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG09:12TOI
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    • The game
      NYI2–4NYR
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:42TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–1PHI
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:51TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Johan Lindbom closes the 1997-1998 season with 4 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    4
    #32NHL#549
    Games
    38of 82
    46%
    Goals
    1
    #31NHL#524
    Assists
    3
    #31NHL#524
    P/GP
    0.11
    #32NHL#508
    +/-
    +4
    #12NHL#178
    Events
    4
    career best in points
    1
    career best in goals
    3
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal