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Magnus Arvedson's 1997-1998 season

Points
26
Swedish flag#16NHL#223
Goals
11
Swedish flag#15NHL#192
Assists
15
Swedish flag#19NHL#238
Plus/minus
+2
Swedish flag#15NHL#228
Games
61
74%
74% of 82

Left winger Magnus Arvedson was 25 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 61 of a possible 82 games and scored 11 goals and 15 assists for 26 points, 0.43 points per game. That was 16th among the Swedes and 223th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 1 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Magnus Arvedson makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Montréal Canadiens

    Magnus was 25 years old · Centre Molson, Canada

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    14:09
    TOI

    One other Swede was on the ice: Andreas Dackell.

    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:09TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–5PHI
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG11:44TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3OTT
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:23TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–0SJS
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:41TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–1ANA
      game 5/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG12:59TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Magnus Arvedson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Anaheim Ducks · October 10

    • The game
      OTT4–7LAK
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:42TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–5OTT
      W
      game 7/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG14:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–4OTT
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:18TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      PHX1–4OTT
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG08:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG16:25TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Magnus Arvedson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · November 8

    • The game
      OTT1–4CAR
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:09TOI
    • The game
      OTT0–1PHI
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:49TOI
    • The game
      DET4–2OTT
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:21TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–3BOS
      game 21/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP14:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8214 of 21 played
      5
      points
      Swedish flag#17NHL#281
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#16NHL#294
      4
      assists
      Swedish flag#14NHL#217
      OTT
      9-8-0W-L-OT22Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      L
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:57TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–0OTT
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:57TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–0OTT
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:01TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–4DET
      L
      game 25/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG12:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–3OTT
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG11:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–2OTT
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:13TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      TBL3–1OTT
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–1STL
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:00TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–2CAR
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:22TOI
    • The game
      OTT0–0BOS
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:28TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8224 of 41 played
      8
      points
      Swedish flag#23NHL#321
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#21NHL#342
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#19NHL#281
      OTT
      18-18-0W-L-OT41Points
      4th in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI7–2OTT
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG16:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–4CAR
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG13:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT2–0DAL
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG13:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT3–3COL
      game 45/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT4–4PHX
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:34TOI
    • The game
      OTT0–0PIT
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:13TOI
    • The game
      CAR4–2OTT
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:36TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–3OTT
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG16:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL1–2OTT
      W
      game 51/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–6BOS
      L
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:51TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–2OTT
      game 53/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:48TOI
    • The game
      OTT4–3MTL
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:34TOI
    • February 1998
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:45TOI
    • The game
      OTT0–2NJD
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:37TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–3OTT
      W
      game 57/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–2OTT
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG20:25TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:19TOI
    • The game
      OTT4–6VAN
      L
      game 60/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:28TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      OTT1–2CGY
      L
      game 61/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–4OTT
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:31TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8244 of 62 played
      16
      points
      Swedish flag#19NHL#268
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#21NHL#310
      12
      assists
      Swedish flag#16NHL#224
      OTT
      24-28-0W-L-OT58Points
      5th in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY1–2OTT
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:44TOI
    • The game
      FLA3–5OTT
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:12TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG16:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT4–5NYR
      L
      game 66/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG15:05TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–4OTT
      game 67/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG18:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–1OTT
      game 68/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:48TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–1PIT
      game 72/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 1998
    • The game
      SJS3–3OTT
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG16:49TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT3–2NJD
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG20:55TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–0BUF
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:53TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      L
      game 76/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG21:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–4OTT
      W
      game 77/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG18:54TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–4OTT
      game 78/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG22:09TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT3–2TBL
      W
      game 79/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP17:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 80/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:02TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–0OTT
      L
      game 81/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:45TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–1BUF
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:18TOI
    The season in numbers

    Magnus Arvedson closes the 1997-1998 season with 26 points

    Points
    26
    #16NHL#223
    Games
    61of 82
    74%
    Goals
    11
    #15NHL#192
    Assists
    15
    #19NHL#238
    P/GP
    0.43
    #13NHL#206
    +/-
    +2
    #15NHL#228
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet New Jersey Devils

    OTTvsNJD
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      OTT2–1NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:52TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      OTT1–3NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:18TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NJD1–2OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG23:08TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD3–4OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:36TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      OTT1–3NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:11TOI
    • May 1998
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      NJD1–3OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG21:08TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Ottawa Senators knock New Jersey Devils out 4–2

    OTT4–2NJD
    Advance
    6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Ottawa Senators meet Washington Capitals

    OTTvsWSH
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 1
      OTT2–4WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG20:00TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT1–6WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG17:42TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:20TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      WSH2–0OTT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:17TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      OTT0–3WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:07TOI
    Second round

    Washington Capitals knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    OTT1–4WSH
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Magnus Arvedson ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    #12NHL#178
    Games
    11
    Goals
    0
    #11NHL#171
    Assists
    1
    #8NHL#149
    P/GP
    0.09
    #10NHL#126
    +/-
    -6
    #18NHL#334
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    NJD4–2→WSH1–4