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Marco Sturm's 1997-1998 season

Points
30
NHL#191
Goals
10
NHL#210
Assists
20
NHL#169
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#435
Games
74
90%
90% of 82

Left winger Marco Sturm was 19 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for San Jose Sharks. He played 74 of a possible 82 games and scored 10 goals and 20 assists for 30 points, 0.41 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Marco Sturm makes his NHL debut

    Marco was 19 years old · San Jose Arena, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL goalFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Marcus Ragnarsson.

    • The game
      CHI2–3SJS
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP12:13TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Marco Sturm records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 4

    Milestone

    Marco Sturm scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 4

    • The game
      OTT1–0SJS
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:05TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3COL
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:03TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–5SJS
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG17:44TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI3–2SJS
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:21TOI
    • The game
      NYI5–2SJS
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–5PHX
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–2SJS
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG15:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS4–3NJD
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG11:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS2–1NYI
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG14:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS3–4DET
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG18:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS3–5CHI
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:26TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      SJS0–2STL
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:15TOI
    • The game
      TOR0–0SJS
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:32TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–3SJS
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP11:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL1–3SJS
      W
      game 17/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG06:48TOI
    • The game
      SJS6–4ANA
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP15:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–2SJS
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:36TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–6LAK
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:02TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–2SJS
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG14:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      11
      points
      NHL#95
      4
      goals
      NHL#105
      7
      assists
      NHL#91
      SJS
      6-14-0W-L-OT13Points
      5th in the Pacific·11th in the Western Conference·23rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ANA2–4SJS
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP16:47TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS3–0PHI
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:33TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–2WSH
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG15:16TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS2–2MTL
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:16TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3TOR
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG18:03TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–2SJS
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP15:25TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      SJS1–6EDM
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG15:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • December 1997
    • The game
      SJS2–3CGY
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:21TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–2VAN
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:43TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–3SJS
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG15:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS1–0DAL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:26TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–1CHI
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:25TOI
    • The game
      DET1–5SJS
      W
      game 34/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–0SJS
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:22TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–2ANA
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:03TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–0SJS
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG15:16TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–2TBL
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:46TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–2FLA
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:48TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–1DET
      W
      game 40/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:42TOI
    • The game
      SJS0–3BOS
      L
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      20
      points
      NHL#114
      7
      goals
      NHL#125
      13
      assists
      NHL#108
      SJS
      15-21-0W-L-OT35Points
      3rd in the Pacific·8th in the Western Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–1SJS
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:51TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5SJS
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG13:07TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–1SJS
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:00TOI
    • The game
      LAK4–2SJS
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG12:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS2–2COL
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:30TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–7SJS
      W
      game 47/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-1SOG16:15TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM2–3SJS
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:12TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–1SJS
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:42TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–4SJS
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG11:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–0SJS
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG13:12TOI
    • The game
      COL2–5SJS
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP13:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • February 1998
    • The game
      NYR3–2SJS
      L
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:36TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–0EDM
      W
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:02TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–4CGY
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS3–6VAN
      L
      game 56/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG15:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–3SJS
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:05TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–4EDM
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:36TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      CAR3–1SJS
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–5SJS
      W
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:53TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–0ANA
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:56TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–3SJS
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG13:10TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      28
      points
      NHL#142
      10
      goals
      NHL#147
      18
      assists
      NHL#130
      SJS
      25-30-0W-L-OT57Points
      4th in the Pacific·9th in the Western Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS3–5NYR
      L
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:50TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3BUF
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG16:38TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–1CAR
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2SJS
      W
      game 66/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG14:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–1SJS
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:06TOI
    • The game
      COL2–0SJS
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:16TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3PHX
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:48TOI
    • The game
      LAK4–3SJS
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG10:32TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–2LAK
      W
      game 71/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG11:03TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–1DAL
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG10:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS2–6STL
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:51TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      SJS3–3CGY
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:15TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–4COL
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:20TOI
    The season in numbers

    Marco Sturm closes the 1997-1998 season with 30 points

    Points
    30
    NHL#191
    Games
    74of 82
    90%
    Goals
    10
    NHL#210
    Assists
    20
    NHL#169
    P/GP
    0.41
    NHL#220
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#435
    Events
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    San Jose Sharks are in the playoffs

    First round

    San Jose Sharks meet Dallas Stars

    SJSvsDAL
    Swedes on San Jose Sharks
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      SJS1–4DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG09:32TOI
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 2
      SJS2–5DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG08:44TOI
    First round

    Dallas Stars knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2

    SJS2–4DAL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Marco Sturm ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#254
    Games
    2
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#232
    DAL2–4