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Kai Nurminen's 1996-1997 season

Points
27
NHL#240
Goals
16
NHL#129
Assists
11
NHL#350
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#458
Games
67
81%
81% of 82

Left winger Kai Nurminen was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 67 of a possible 82 games and scored 16 goals and 11 assists for 27 points, 0.40 points per game. Los Angeles Kings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997
  1. NHL debut

    Kai Nurminen makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠0 win against New York Islanders

    Kai was 27 years old · Great Western Forum, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Andreas Johansson, Kenny Jönsson, Tommy Salo, among others.

    • The game
      NYI0–1LAK
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS7–6LAK
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Kai Nurminen scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · October 6

    • The game
      LAK3–6MTL
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3WSH
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3LAK
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4LAK
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2CHI
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3DET
      L
      game 9/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–2LAK
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2OTT
      game 13/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Kai Nurminen records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Ottawa Senators · October 30

    • The game
      LAK4–4BOS
      game 15/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL1–4LAK
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–7ANA
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–4LAK
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–2CHI
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–3TBL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4FLA
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8217 of 21 played
      7
      points
      NHL#225
      3
      goals
      NHL#167
      4
      assists
      NHL#224
      LAK
      9-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      2nd in the Pacific·6th in the Western Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET6–0LAK
      L
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–1EDM
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2CGY
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      LAK4–1PHX
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TBL2–1LAK
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3LAK
      L
      game 29/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–1LAK
      L
      game 30/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–4LAK
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      L
      game 32/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK0–4NYR
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–6BUF
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–7STL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–5LAK
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL5–2LAK
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–2EDM
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4VAN
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA5–0LAK
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–6LAK
      W
      game 41/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8235 of 41 played
      13
      points
      NHL#252
      7
      goals
      NHL#152
      6
      assists
      NHL#312
      LAK
      14-23-0W-L-OT32Points
      7th in the Pacific·13th in the Western Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–6LAK
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–2LAK
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–3DET
      game 44/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2TOR
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      ANA2–2LAK
      game 48/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–7DAL
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–6COL
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD3–5LAK
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      CHI3–2LAK
      L
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–2CGY
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–3SJS
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4LAK
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–2LAK
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DAL2–1LAK
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–6PHX
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA1–3LAK
      W
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8252 of 62 played
      23
      points
      NHL#199
      14
      goals
      NHL#104
      9
      assists
      NHL#325
      LAK
      21-33-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the Pacific·11th in the Western Conference·22nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL1–3LAK
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–6LAK
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • March 1997
    • The game
      LAK3–0VAN
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–4EDM
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–2LAK
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–2LAK
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–6ANA
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS1–2LAK
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2STL
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • April 1997
    • The game
      DAL3–3LAK
      game 79/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–4ANA
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS1–4LAK
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–2COL
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Kai Nurminen closes the 1996-1997 season with 27 points

    Los Angeles Kings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    27
    NHL#240
    Games
    67of 82
    82%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#129
    Assists
    11
    NHL#350
    P/GP
    0.40
    NHL#252
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#458
    Events
    27
    career best in points
    16
    career best in goals
    11
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts