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Martin Rucinsky's 1997-1998 season

Points
53
NHL#53
Goals
21
NHL#63
Assists
32
NHL#59
Plus/minus
+13
NHL#55
Games
78
95%
95% of 82

Left winger Martin Rucinsky was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 21 goals and 32 assists for 53 points, 0.68 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 3 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Martin Rucinsky plays the 1997-1998 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Martin was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:42TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG13:39TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–0PIT
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP13:45TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI6–2MTL
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG16:50TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT1–1MTL
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:20TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:05TOI
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    • The game
      FLA0–3MTL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP11:39TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL1–2NJD
      L
      game 9/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:47TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–2OTT
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP18:15TOI
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      CHI2–4MTL
      W
      game 11/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG21:24TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI5–2MTL
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG19:25TOI
      +1 assist
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    • November 1997
    • The game
      TOR1–5MTL
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      DAL4–6MTL
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG16:42TOI
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    • The game
      PHX2–4MTL
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG15:55TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL4–3SJS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG18:15TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1LAK
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG17:27TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3ANA
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP19:53TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL5–2PHX
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:14TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:45TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–4MTL
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP15:35TOI
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      15
      points
      NHL#63
      8
      goals
      NHL#25
      7
      assists
      NHL#97
      MTL
      14-5-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–2CAR
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:39TOI
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    • The game
      DET5–2MTL
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-4SOG1PPP17:36TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–2MTL
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5WSH
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG19:23TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–2DET
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6PIT
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG13:20TOI
      View the game
    • December 1997
    • The game
      PIT1–0MTL
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–2MTL
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP14:12TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 30/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP18:03TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–4MTL
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG19:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4MTL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG16:31TOI
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG14:42TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:27TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1MTL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–1BUF
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–4MTL
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP16:54TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–3MTL
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:55TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–4OTT
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG21:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–0PIT
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:44TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1COL
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:50TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      27
      points
      NHL#56
      11
      goals
      NHL#58
      16
      assists
      NHL#60
      MTL
      20-15-0W-L-OT46Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–2CGY
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:28TOI
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    • The game
      MTL5–3EDM
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG16:50TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:22TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:25TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL8–2NYI
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP13:10TOI
      +4 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Martin Rucinsky reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against New York Islanders · January 8

    Milestone

    Martin Rucinsky reaches 250 career points

    in the game against New York Islanders · January 8

    • The game
      MTL6–3TBL
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1SHP16:16TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3PHI
      game 48/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:14TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG17:37TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR4–3MTL
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–1MTL
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2PHI
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG20:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–3MTL
      L
      game 53/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG22:00TOI
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      MTL6–3CAR
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG28:11TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4NYI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP16:55TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1MTL
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–2MTL
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG18:16TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4TOR
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:17TOI
      View the game
    • March 1998
    • The game
      MTL3–1DAL
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG19:41TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4STL
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–6MTL
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP14:13TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      43
      points
      NHL#55
      19
      goals
      NHL#43
      24
      assists
      NHL#68
      MTL
      30-25-0W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–2MTL
      game 63/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4MTL
      W
      game 64/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP15:38TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–4MTL
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3MTL
      game 66/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYR
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–1CHI
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG19:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA5–4MTL
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP20:06TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1TBL
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–5FLA
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP15:03TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–8MTL
      W
      game 72/824
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP17:14TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3CAR
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:26TOI
      View the game
    • April 1998
    • The game
      MTL4–3FLA
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:44TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3MTL
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2MTL
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–0OTT
      W
      game 81/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 82/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG15:52TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Martin Rucinsky closes the 1997-1998 season with 53 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    53
    NHL#53
    Games
    78of 82
    95%
    Goals
    21
    NHL#63
    Assists
    32
    NHL#59
    P/GP
    0.68
    NHL#72
    +/-
    +13
    NHL#55
    Events
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    MTLvsPIT
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL3–2PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP22:04TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      MTL1–4PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:07TOI
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT1–3MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG18:23TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT6–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:19TOI
      View the game
    • May 1998
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      MTL5–2PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG15:03TOI
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    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      PIT0–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:01TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    MTL4–2PIT
    Advance
    6Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Buffalo Sabres

    MTLvsBUF
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG19:20TOI
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG18:51TOI
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF5–4MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG23:38TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG17:33TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

    MTL0–4BUF
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Martin Rucinsky ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 3 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    3
    NHL#108
    Games
    10
    Goals
    3
    NHL#36
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.30
    NHL#69
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#232
    PIT4–2→BUF0–4