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Ken Klee's 1997-1998 season

Points
6
NHL#504
Goals
4
NHL#369
Assists
2
NHL#559
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#485
Games
51
62%
62% of 82

Defenceman Ken Klee was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 51 of a possible 82 games and scored 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points, 0.12 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 1 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ken Klee plays the 1997-1998 season for Washington Capitals

    Ken was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Ken Klee's season starts in game 6 of 82

    Washington Capitals have played 5 games5 of 82 without him
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG13:59TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–0CHI
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:04TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:27TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–4COL
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG14:26TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–2WSH
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:01TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      WSH1–3NJD
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:09TOI
    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG07:14TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–2BOS
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:28TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–2WSH
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG07:02TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3FLA
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:10TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–1PIT
      W
      game 19/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG11:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG07:04TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:13TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8213 of 21 played
      1
      points
      NHL#475
      1
      goals
      NHL#294
      0
      assists
      NHL#500
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#77
      WSH
      12-7-0W-L-OT26Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL6–6WSH
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:49TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–2WSH
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG07:23TOI
    • The game
      WSH5–2FLA
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:09TOI
    • The game
      MTL6–5WSH
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:35TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–3OTT
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:53TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–1BOS
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:34TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYR
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:51TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–3WSH
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:03TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–5FLA
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:26TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–6ANA
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:49TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–2LAK
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG21:57TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:53TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–1WSH
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:13TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–0WSH
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:32TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8227 of 41 played
      1
      points
      NHL#556
      1
      goals
      NHL#413
      0
      assists
      NHL#579
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#175
      WSH
      18-15-0W-L-OT44Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–5WSH
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:55TOI
    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:56TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–4WSH
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:43TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–2DET
      L
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:49TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2TBL
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:12TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG12:35TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–2NYR
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:17TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–2WSH
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:08TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2PHI
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:40TOI
    • February 1998
    • The game
      DET4–2WSH
      L
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:09TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–2PIT
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:57TOI
    • The game
      TBL4–3WSH
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG13:18TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      BUF3–0WSH
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:38TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0WSH
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:09TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8241 of 62 played
      1
      points
      NHL#594
      1
      goals
      NHL#483
      0
      assists
      NHL#615
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#208
      WSH
      27-24-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY2–5WSH
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–1NYI
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:01TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:59TOI
    • The game
      CAR0–1WSH
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:41TOI
    • The game
      NJD0–2WSH
      W
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG16:58TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG18:49TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH2–4EDM
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG07:04TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3CGY
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG11:50TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2VAN
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG13:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 1998
    • The game
      WSH4–3CAR
      W
      game 81/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG11:28TOI
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Ken Klee closes the 1997-1998 season with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#504
    Games
    51of 82
    62%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#369
    Assists
    2
    NHL#559
    P/GP
    0.12
    NHL#493
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#485
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Boston Bruins

    WSHvsBOS
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      BOS1–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:09TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      WSH3–2BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:21TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      WSH3–0BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG08:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • May 1998
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS4–0WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:04TOI
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    WSH4–2BOS
    Advance
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet Ottawa Senators

    WSHvsOTT
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 2
      OTT1–6WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG11:38TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4OTT
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:30TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      WSH2–0OTT
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:13TOI
    Second round

    Washington Capitals knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    WSH4–1OTT
    Advance
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals meet Buffalo Sabres

    WSHvsBUF
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    12 days later
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    WSH4–2BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

    WSHvsDET
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 3
      DET2–1WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:11TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      DET4–1WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:43TOI
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Washington Capitals out 4–0

    WSH0–4DET
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ken Klee ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#178
    Games
    9
    Goals
    1
    NHL#91
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.11
    NHL#121
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#53
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    BOS4–2→OTT4–1→BUF4–2→DET0–4