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Marc Savard's 1997-1998 season

Points
6
NHL#504
Goals
1
NHL#524
Assists
5
NHL#462
Plus/minus
-4
NHL#531
Games
28
34%
34% of 82

Centre Marc Savard was 20 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 28 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 5 assists for 6 points, 0.21 points per game. New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1997-1998
  1. NHL debut

    Marc Savard makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders2–2NYRNew York Rangers

    Marc was 20 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    10:17
    TOI

    Swedes on the ice: Tommy Salo, Kenny Jönsson and Niklas Sundström.

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    • The game
      NYI2–2NYR
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:17TOI
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    • The game
      LAK2–2NYR
      game 2/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG07:25TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–3EDM
      game 3/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP10:50TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Marc Savard records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · October 8

    • The game
      NYR1–1CGY
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:55TOI
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    • The game
      NYR6–3VAN
      W
      game 5/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:41TOI
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    • The game
      PIT1–0NYR
      L
      game 6/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG06:53TOI
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    • The game
      NYR1–5OTT
      L
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:10TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–5STL
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP11:34TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CAR2–4NYR
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:28TOI
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    • The game
      CHI1–0NYR
      L
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:02TOI
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    • The game
      DAL3–2NYR
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:03TOI
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    • November 1997
    • The game
      EDM2–2NYR
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:12TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8212 of 21 played
      2
      points
      NHL#420
      0
      goals
      NHL#435
      2
      assists
      NHL#348
      NYR
      7-7-0W-L-OT21Points
      4th in the Atlantic·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • December 1997
    • The game
      TBL1–4NYR
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG08:04TOI
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    • The game
      NYR0–3BUF
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:13TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8214 of 62 played
      2
      points
      NHL#562
      0
      goals
      NHL#568
      2
      assists
      NHL#513
      NYR
      19-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      4th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYR
      W
      game 68/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:57TOI
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    • The game
      DET4–3NYR
      L
      game 69/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:13TOI
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    • The game
      NYR4–5PHI
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG13:50TOI
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Marc Savard scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · March 22

    • The game
      OTT3–2NYR
      L
      game 71/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:33TOI
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    • The game
      NYR1–4CAR
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:23TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–2PIT
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG00:50TOI
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    • The game
      TBL3–1NYR
      L
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:40TOI
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    • April 1998
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYR
      L
      game 75/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:01TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR0–3NYI
      L
      game 76/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:11TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–1CHI
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:11TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–2NYR
      L
      game 78/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG10:25TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–5DET
      L
      game 79/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP15:32TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR1–3WSH
      L
      game 80/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG11:39TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–4NYR
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG14:17TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Marc Savard closes the 1997-1998 season with 6 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    6
    NHL#504
    Games
    28of 82
    34%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#524
    Assists
    5
    NHL#462
    P/GP
    0.21
    NHL#389
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#531
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist