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Lance Pitlick's 1996-1997 season

Points
10
NHL#450
Goals
5
NHL#342
Assists
5
NHL#481
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#220
Games
66
80%
80% of 82

Defenceman Lance Pitlick was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 66 of a possible 82 games and scored 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points, 0.15 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 0 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Lance Pitlick plays the 1996-1997 season for Ottawa Senators

    Lance was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Lance Pitlick's season starts in game 6 of 82

    Ottawa Senators have played 5 games5 of 82 without him
    • The game
      MTL3–6OTT
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–5FLA
      L
      game 7/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–2TBL
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–5DAL
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2OTT
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      DET2–2OTT
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–7PIT
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–6OTT
      W
      game 13/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–3OTT
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–2CHI
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–0OTT
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4OTT
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–1NYI
      W
      game 18/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–1OTT
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3OTT
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–1WSH
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      3
      points
      NHL#387
      2
      goals
      NHL#239
      1
      assists
      NHL#440
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#28
      OTT
      7-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      L
      game 24/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2VAN
      W
      game 26/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–5CGY
      game 27/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX4–2OTT
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DAL4–0OTT
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–5OTT
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT6–0MTL
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5OTT
      W
      game 33/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–3HFD
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA4–3OTT
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3OTT
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TBL4–3OTT
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8234 of 41 played
      4
      points
      NHL#463
      3
      goals
      NHL#305
      1
      assists
      NHL#524
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#165
      OTT
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • February 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–1TOR
      W
      game 49/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6OTT
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS3–3OTT
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2BUF
      L
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–5NYI
      game 54/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2HFD
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD2–4OTT
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–1STL
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–4COL
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI8–5OTT
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8247 of 62 played
      5
      points
      NHL#498
      4
      goals
      NHL#328
      1
      assists
      NHL#578
      0
      +/-
      NHL#119
      OTT
      21-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      BUF3–1OTT
      L
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–4ANA
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–2SJS
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–3LAK
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–1PHX
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3OTT
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–3NYR
      W
      game 70/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      FLA2–2OTT
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT5–4BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–5TBL
      L
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5OTT
      W
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1997
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2PHI
      L
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5OTT
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Lance Pitlick closes the 1996-1997 season with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#450
    Games
    66of 82
    80%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#342
    Assists
    5
    NHL#481
    P/GP
    0.15
    NHL#479
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#220
    Events
    10
    career best in points
    5
    career best in goals
    100
    NHL games
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet Buffalo Sabres

    OTTvsBUF
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      OTT1–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      OTT4–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF3–0OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare3–3withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    OTT3–4BUF
    Eliminated
    7Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Lance Pitlick ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#242
    Games
    7
    Goals
    0
    NHL#165
    Assists
    0
    NHL#218
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#179
    BUF3–4