Regular seasonVAN

Mark Messier's 1997-1998 season

Points

NHL#39

Goals

NHL#55

Assists

NHL#38

Plus/minus

-10

NHL#662

Games

100% of 82

Centre Mark Messier was 36 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 19th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played all 82 games and scored 22 goals and 38 assists for 60 points, 0.73 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1997-1998

Year 1997
29 years ago
Season opener
October 3
Mark Messier plays the 1997-1998 season for Vancouver Canucks
VANVancouver Canucks
Mark was 36 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 19th NHL season in all.
- The game
  ANA2–3VAN
  W
  October 3game 1/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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  VAN2–3ANA
  L
  October 4game 2/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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  TOR2–2VAN
  October 9game 3/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG23:05TOI
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  NYR6–3VAN
  L
  October 11game 4/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG16:45TOI
  +1 goal
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  EDM0–3VAN
  W
  October 13game 5/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG22:10TOI
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  BOS2–0VAN
  L
  October 17game 6/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG22:30TOI
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  COL4–4VAN
  October 19game 7/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG26:24TOI
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  VAN5–1DAL
  W
  October 21game 8/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG17:51TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN1–4STL
  L
  October 23game 9/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG14:42TOI
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  PIT3–2VAN
  L
  October 25game 10/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG23:20TOI
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  DET5–1VAN
  L
  October 26game 11/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG24:16TOI
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  VAN0–3CHI
  L
  October 29game 12/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG24:59TOI
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  VAN1–8NJD
  L
  October 30game 13/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG23:11TOI
  +1 goal
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- November 1997
- The game
  VAN6–7PIT
  L
  November 1game 14/824
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG22:51TOI
  +3 points
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  VAN3–5CAR
  L
  November 3game 15/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP16:42TOI
  +2 points
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  VAN1–2WSH
  L
  November 4game 16/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG21:45TOI
  +1 assist
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  ANA3–2VAN
  L
  November 8game 17/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP24:09TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN2–8LAK
  L
  November 11game 18/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1SHP25:54TOI
  +1 goal
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  VAN5–2SJS
  W
  November 12game 19/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP25:28TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN3–3ANA
  November 14game 20/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP24:24TOI
  +2 assists
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  CAR1–4VAN
  W
  November 16game 21/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 16
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  16
  points
  NHL#49
  7
  goals
  NHL#37
  9
  assists
  NHL#51
  VAN
  5-13-0W-L-OT13Points
  6th in the Pacific·12th in the Western Conference·24th in the whole NHL
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  PHX2–4VAN
  W
  November 20game 22/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG23:00TOI
  +1 assist
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  CHI5–4VAN
  L
  November 22game 23/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG29:13TOI
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  VAN4–2NYR
  W
  November 25game 24/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-5SOG28:47TOI
  +1 goal
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  VAN5–2BOS
  W
  November 28game 25/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP21:47TOI
  +1 goal
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  VAN4–2TOR
  W
  November 29game 26/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP25:25TOI
  +1 goal
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- December 1997
- The game
  DET3–3VAN
  December 1game 27/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG23:23TOI
  +1 assist
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  SJS3–2VAN
  L
  December 4game 28/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG24:29TOI
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  VAN4–6COL
  L
  December 6game 29/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-2SOG1SHP23:52TOI
  +2 assists
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  VAN1–5STL
  L
  December 8game 30/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG20:07TOI
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  VAN5–7DET
  L
  December 9game 31/824
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP24:06TOI
  +2 points
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  COL5–2VAN
  L
  December 13game 32/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG23:41TOI
  +1 goal
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  LAK0–7VAN
  W
  December 15game 33/823
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +3+/-1SOG1PPP20:04TOI
  +3 assists
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  VAN5–1PHX
  W
  December 17game 34/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP20:21TOI
  +2 assists
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  VAN0–0SJS
  December 18game 35/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG27:12TOI
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  CHI5–0VAN
  L
  December 20game 36/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:40TOI
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  DAL3–1VAN
  L
  December 23game 37/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP23:33TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–3DAL
  December 27game 38/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG25:06TOI
  +1 goal
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  VAN2–5LAK
  L
  December 29game 39/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG22:19TOI
  +1 assist
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  PHI8–0VAN
  L
  December 31game 40/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG20:16TOI
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Year 1998
28 years ago
- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  L
  January 3game 41/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG23:37TOI
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  35
  points
  NHL#32
  13
  goals
  NHL#45
  22
  assists
  NHL#27
  VAN
  11-24-0W-L-OT28Points
  7th in the Pacific·13th in the Western Conference·25th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK2–3VAN
  W
  January 5game 42/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG23:35TOI
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  STL3–2VAN
  L
  January 7game 43/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG20:23TOI
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- The game
  VAN4–4COL
  January 8game 44/823
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -1+/-4SOG2PPP15:18TOI
  +2 goals
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  FLA2–2VAN
  January 10game 45/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP17:52TOI
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Mark Messier reaches 1,000 career assists
in the game against Florida Panthers · January 10
- The game
  VAN2–3CHI
  L
  January 12game 46/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP23:43TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN0–4DET
  L
  January 14game 47/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG19:39TOI
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  VAN2–6BUF
  L
  January 15game 48/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG28:08TOI
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  PHX6–1VAN
  L
  January 21game 49/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-2SOG1PPP24:33TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN2–5CGY
  L
  January 24game 50/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG23:52TOI
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  VAN2–4PHX
  L
  January 26game 51/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP24:46TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN1–6COL
  L
  January 28game 52/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG19:17TOI
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  NJD1–3VAN
  W
  January 30game 53/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP18:21TOI
  +1 goal
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  VAN6–3EDM
  W
  January 31game 54/824
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG2PPP23:05TOI
  +2 points
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- February 1998
- The game
  COL2–1VAN
  L
  February 2game 55/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:57TOI
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- The game
  EDM4–5VAN
  W
  February 6game 56/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG23:37TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–6VAN
  W
  February 7game 57/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG18:11TOI
  +1 assist
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  ANA2–5VAN
  W
  February 25game 58/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP19:46TOI
  +1 assist
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  VAN4–4CGY
  February 27game 59/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP26:14TOI
  +1 assist
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  OTT4–6VAN
  W
  February 28game 60/826
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP22:14TOI
  +2 goals
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- March 1998
- The game
  VAN2–2LAK
  March 2game 61/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG1SHP27:23TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CGY6–2VAN
  L
  March 5game 62/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-6SOG18:13TOI
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  March 5
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  51
  points
  NHL#27
  20
  goals
  NHL#30
  31
  assists
  NHL#27
  VAN
  18-34-0W-L-OT46Points
  7th in the Pacific·13th in the Western Conference·25th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TBL2–5VAN
  W
  March 7game 63/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG20:38TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL4–0VAN
  L
  March 9game 64/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG17:44TOI
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- The game
  VAN2–2MTL
  March 11game 65/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:25TOI
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- The game
  VAN2–3PHI
  L
  March 12game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG19:27TOI
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- The game
  VAN6–2NYI
  W
  March 14game 67/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG23:37TOI
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- The game
  VAN4–2FLA
  W
  March 17game 68/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG20:04TOI
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- The game
  VAN2–4TBL
  L
  March 18game 69/825
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG16:32TOI
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- The game
  VAN1–1OTT
  March 20game 70/826
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP25:01TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–1TOR
  March 21game 71/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:04TOI
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- The game
  NYI3–4VAN
  W
  March 24game 72/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG21:26TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–2VAN
  L
  March 26game 73/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG18:11TOI
  +2 assists
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  WSH3–2VAN
  L
  March 28game 74/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP24:36TOI
  +2 assists
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- April 1998
- The game
  EDM2–4VAN
  W
  April 1game 75/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:44TOI
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- The game
  DAL3–5VAN
  W
  April 4game 76/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG19:40TOI
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- The game
  VAN2–3EDM
  L
  April 6game 77/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1SHP28:24TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN6–3CGY
  W
  April 9game 78/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG21:04TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN1–1SJS
  April 11game 79/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG23:18TOI
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- The game
  LAK2–0VAN
  L
  April 15game 80/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG20:15TOI
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- The game
  CGY4–2VAN
  L
  April 17game 81/824
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG17:55TOI
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  TOR2–1VAN
  L
  April 19game 82/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:18TOI
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The season in numbers
April 19
Mark Messier closes the 1997-1998 season with 60 points
VANVancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
Points
60
NHL#39
Games
82of 82
100%
Goals
22
NHL#55
Assists
38
NHL#38
P/GP
0.73
NHL#58
+/-
-10
NHL#662
Events
1,000
career assists
10 i rad
games with a point · 14 pts

Mark Messier plays the 1997-1998 season for Vancouver Canucks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Mark Messier reaches 1,000 career assists

3/4 into the season

Mark Messier closes the 1997-1998 season with 60 points