Regular season and playoffsPIT
Mario Lemieux's 1995-1996 season
Points
161
NHL#1
Goals
69
NHL#1
Assists
92
NHL#1
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#101
Games
70
85%
Centre Mario Lemieux was 29 years old when the 1995-1996 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 70 of a possible 82 games and scored 69 goals and 92 assists for 161 points, 2.30 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 27 points. He won Art Ross Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it. He also won Hart Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it. He also won Ted Lindsay Award, the first Swede ever to do it.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1995-1996Playoffs
- Year 199531 years agoSeason opener
Mario Lemieux plays the 1995-1996 season for Pittsburgh Penguins
Mario was 30 years old when the 1995-1996 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.
- +4 assistsThe gameTOR3–8PITWgame 1/82
4His night+4P+4A-1+/-6SOG4PPP - +3 pointsThe gamePIT6–6COLgame 2/823His night+3P+2G+1A-1+/-4SOG3PPP
- +1 goalThe gamePIT1–5CHILgame 3/822His night+1P+1G-2+/-5SOG1SHP
- +3 assistsThe gameANA2–5PITWgame 4/823His night+3P+3A0+/-7SOG2PPP
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT2–2HFDgame 5/822His night+2P+2A0+/-2SOG1PPP
MilestoneMario Lemieux reaches 500 career goals
in the game against New York Islanders · October 26
- November 1995
- +7 pointsThe gameTBL0–10PITWgame 9/823His night+7P+1G+6A+2+/-3SOG5PPP
- +4 pointsThe gamePHI4–7PITWgame 11/825His night+4P+2G+2A+3+/-4SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gamePIT7–1OTTWgame 12/823His night+1P+1G+1+/-5SOG1PPP
- +5 pointsThe gamePIT9–1SJSWgame 13/823His night+5P+1G+4A+3+/-4SOG2PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameDAL2–4PITWgame 15/822His night+3P+2G+1A+2+/-5SOG1PPP
MilestoneMario Lemieux reaches 1,250 career points
in the game against Dallas Stars · November 14
- +1 assistThe gamePIT4–9NYRLgame 18/824His night+1P+1A-3+/-5SOG1PPP
- +2 pointsThe gameNYR4–3PITLgame 19/824His night+2P+1G+1A-2+/-6SOG2PPP
- +1 assistThe gameBUF3–5PITWgame 20/822His night+1P+1A-1+/-4SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameOTT2–7PITWgame 21/823His night+3P+3A+1+/-5SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 21 of 8217 of 21 played48pointsNHL#118goalsNHL#230assistsNHL#1PIT13-5-0W-L-OT29Points1st in the Northeast·3rd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL - December 1995
- +1 assistThe gameFLA1–2PITWgame 23/824His night+1P+1A-1+/-5SOG1PPP
- +4 assistsThe gamePIT5–4TBLWgame 24/823His night+4P+4A+1+/-2SOG2PPP
MilestoneMario Lemieux reaches 750 career assists
in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning · December 3
- +4 pointsThe gamePIT6–3NYIWgame 25/823His night+4P+1G+3A+2+/-5SOG2PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameMTL5–7PITWgame 26/823His night+3P+2G+1A+1+/-6SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameHFD0–6PITWgame 27/822His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-9SOG2PPP
- +2 pointsThe gamePIT3–6ANALgame 28/823His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-7SOG2PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT5–6PHILgame 30/824His night+1P+1A-2+/-3SOG1PPP
- +4 pointsThe gameCGY1–7PITWgame 31/823His night+4P+1G+3A+1+/-4SOG2PPP
- The gamePIT0–1MTLLgame 33/823His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameBUF3–6PITWgame 34/822His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-10SOG1PPP
- +5 pointsThe gameHFD4–9PITWgame 35/822His night+5P+1G+4A+3+/-2SOG2PPP
Year 199630 years ago- +1 assistThe gameOTT1–4PITWgame 38/823His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameDET2–5PITWgame 39/823His night+3P+1G+2A+1+/-8SOG1PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameVAN5–8PITWgame 41/823His night+3P+1G+2A0+/-3SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 41 of 8235 of 41 played93pointsNHL#136goalsNHL#157assistsNHL#1PIT27-11-0W-L-OT57Points1st in the Northeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·3rd in the whole NHL - +2 pointsThe gameMTL6–5PITLgame 42/823His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-4SOG2PPP
- +4 pointsThe gameSJS10–8PITLgame 43/823His night+4P+2G+2A0+/-7SOG2PPP
- +1 goalThe gameCOL5–2PITLgame 44/823His night+1P+1G-2+/-7SOG1SHP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT4–3OTTWgame 47/823His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG1PPP
- The gamePIT1–2FLALgame 49/824His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT1–4TBLLgame 50/823His night+1P+1A-2+/-5SOG1PPP
- February 1996
- The gamePIT0–3DETLgame 51/823His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameBOS5–6PITWgame 52/822His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-4SOG1PPP
- +4 pointsThe gameCHI3–6PITWgame 54/821His night+4P+1G+3A+2+/-6SOG1SHP
- The gamePIT1–4TORLgame 55/822His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- +1 goalThe gameNYR3–4PITWgame 57/825His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG
- The gamePIT3–6BUFLgame 58/821His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameHFD4–5PITWgame 59/821His night+3P+2G+1A0+/-5SOG2PPP
- +2 pointsThe gamePIT3–7MTLLgame 60/822His night+2P+1G+1A-3+/-3SOG2PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT3–7CGYLgame 62/823His night+1P+1A-2+/-1SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 62 of 8253 of 62 played126pointsNHL#153goalsNHL#273assistsNHL#1PIT37-21-0W-L-OT78PointsPlayoff spot1st in the Northeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL - March 1996
- +4 assistsThe gameWIN4–9PITWgame 64/821His night+4P+4A+2+/-3SOG2PPP
- +1 goalThe gameOTT1–5PITWgame 65/822His night+1P+1G+2+/-2SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameNJD4–3PITLgame 66/821His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT2–4BOSLgame 68/821His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG
- The gameEDM4–5PITWgame 70/82His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameBUF7–5PITLgame 71/82His night+3P+1G+2A-1+/-10SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNJD1–2PITWgame 75/82His night+1P+1A+1+/-7SOG
- April 1996
- The gameTBL1–2PITWgame 78/821His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT4–5HFDLgame 79/82His night+1P+1A+1+/-5SOG1PPP
- +2 pointsThe gameNYI6–2PITLgame 80/823His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- +2 pointsThe gamePIT5–3OTTWgame 81/821His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-9SOG2PPP
The season in numbersMario Lemieux closes the 1995-1996 season with 161 points
Points161NHL#1Games70of 8285%Goals69NHL#1Assists92NHL#1P/GP2.30NHL#1+/-+10NHL#101Events6hat tricks · 5 goals in one game1,250career points750career assists500career goals28 i radgames with a point · 76 pts8 i radgames with a goal3 days laterPlayoffsPittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
First roundPittsburgh Penguins meet Washington Capitals
PITvsWSHSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on Washington CapitalsNo Swedes- +2 assistsGame 1WSH6–4PITL1His night+2P+2A0+/-3SOG1PPP
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +1 assistGame 2WSH5–3PITL1His night+1P+1A-2+/-4SOG1PPP
- Washington Capitalslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4PIT3–2WSHW1His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withWashington Capitals
- +1 goalGame 5WSH1–4PITW1His night+1P+1G+1+/-5SOG
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- +2 pointsGame 6PIT3–2WSHW1His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-4SOG2PPP
First roundPittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–2
PIT4–2WSHAdvanceHe did not play in this round5 days laterSecond roundPittsburgh Penguins meet New York Rangers
PITvsNYRSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on New York Rangers- +2 pointsGame 1NYR3–4PITW3His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-5SOG1PPP
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- +1 goalGame 2NYR6–3PITL3His night+1P+1G-3+/-2SOG1PPP
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withNew York Rangers
- +2 goalsGame 3PIT3–2NYRW3His night+2P+2G+1+/-7SOG
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- +1 goalGame 4PIT4–1NYRW3His night+1P+1G+1+/-6SOG
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
Second roundPittsburgh Penguins knock New York Rangers out 4–1
PIT4–1NYRAdvanceHe did not play in this round7 days laterConference finalPittsburgh Penguins meet Florida Panthers
PITvsFLASwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on Florida Panthers- Game 1FLA5–1PITL2His nightNo points-2+/-6SOG
- Florida Pantherslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +2 pointsGame 2FLA2–3PITW3His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-7SOG1PPP
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withFlorida Panthers
- Game 3PIT2–5FLAL3His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- Florida Pantherslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +1 assistGame 4PIT2–1FLAW3His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withFlorida Panthers
- +2 assistsGame 5FLA0–3PITW3His night+2P+2A+1+/-7SOG1PPP
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstFlorida Panthers
- +1 assistGame 6PIT3–4FLAL2His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG
- June 1996
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withFlorida Panthers
Conference finalFlorida Panthers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–3
PIT3–4FLAEliminatedHe did not play in this roundThe run in numbersMario Lemieux ends the 1995-1996 playoffs with 27 points
Points27NHL#2Games18Goals11NHL#2Assists16NHL#2P/GP1.50NHL#2+/-+3NHL#42Events1hat trick75playoff assists7 i radgames with a point4 pointsbest gameWSH4–2→NYR4–1→FLA3–4HonoursMario Lemieux won Art Ross Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for 1995-1996