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Mats Sundin's 1996-1997 season

Points
94
Swedish flag#1NHL#7
Goals
41
Swedish flag#1NHL#11
Assists
53
Swedish flag#2NHL#15
Plus/minus
+6
Swedish flag#11NHL#140
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Centre Mats Sundin was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played all 82 games and scored 41 goals and 53 assists for 94 points, 1.15 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 7th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish goal race and finished second in the Swedish assist race. Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997
  1. Season opener

    Mats Sundin plays the 1996-1997 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Mats was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      ANA1–4TOR
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–2TOR
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL7–4TOR
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–6STL
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR0–2DAL
      L
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS3–4TOR
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR2–1BOS
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–5TOR
      W
      game 9/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK5–2TOR
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR5–3NYI
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Mats Sundin reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 31

    • The game
      DET2–6TOR
      W
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–6TOR
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–6OTT
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–7TOR
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–3PHI
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3ANA
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR1–4LAK
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–3PHX
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–6BUF
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      30
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#3
      13
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#2
      17
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#8
      TOR
      9-12-0W-L-OT18Points
      5th in the Central·10th in the Western Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–3TOR
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3TOR
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5DET
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5DAL
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1996
    • The game
      STL0–2TOR
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Mats Sundin reaches 500 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · December 3

    • The game
      TOR5–6NYR
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–0TOR
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1CHI
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD5–2TOR
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX5–3TOR
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–3DET
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–3SJS
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      TOR2–5PHX
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–2COL
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-11SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PIT6–5TOR
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–2STL
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–5TOR
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–2TOR
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–4EDM
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–7VAN
      L
      game 41/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      55
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#4
      26
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#3
      29
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#8
      TOR
      17-24-0W-L-OT34Points
      6th in the Central·9th in the Western Conference·19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–4CGY
      L
      game 42/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–2TOR
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-9SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6WSH
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK3–2TOR
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–3HFD
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–5TOR
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–1CHI
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DAL5–1TOR
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      COL5–2TOR
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–0TOR
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NJD
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–1TOR
      L
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    Milestone

    Mats Sundin reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Ottawa Senators · February 1

    • The game
      ANA2–4TOR
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN2–4TOR
      W
      game 55/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–5ANA
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–4LAK
      game 57/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR0–3CGY
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–5VAN
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR5–6EDM
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–1MTL
      W
      game 61/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–1TOR
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      74
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#5
      33
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#9
      41
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#15
      TOR
      23-37-0W-L-OT48Points
      6th in the Central·13th in the Western Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      SJS2–3TOR
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4TOR
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–4TOR
      game 65/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD1–1TOR
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DAL3–3TOR
      game 67/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–2TOR
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–3FLA
      game 69/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–1TBL
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI6–3TOR
      L
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–6PIT
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX3–0TOR
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1SJS
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–1PHX
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–2COL
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1997
    • The game
      FLA1–3TOR
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2DET
      game 78/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 79/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–3DAL
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5STL
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY1–4TOR
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Mats Sundin closes the 1996-1997 season with 94 points

    Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    94
    #1NHL#7
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    41
    #1NHL#11
    Assists
    53
    #2NHL#15
    P/GP
    1.15
    #2NHL#10
    +/-
    +6
    #11NHL#140
    Events
    94
    first among the Swedes in points
    41
    first among the Swedes in goals
    1
    hat trick
    500
    NHL games
    500
    career points
    200
    career goals
    11 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts