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Michal Pivonka's 1996-1997 season

Points
23
NHL#274
Goals
7
NHL#288
Assists
16
NHL#255
Plus/minus
-15
NHL#717
Games
54
65%
65% of 82

Centre Michal Pivonka was 30 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 54 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 16 assists for 23 points, 0.43 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997
  1. Season opener

    Michal Pivonka plays the 1996-1997 season for Washington Capitals

    Michal was 30 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI5–2WSH
      L
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5DAL
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TBL2–6WSH
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–3WSH
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1WSH
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–2PIT
      L
      game 6/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYR
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–4STL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 828 of 21 played
      5
      points
      NHL#289
      2
      goals
      NHL#228
      3
      assists
      NHL#294
      WSH
      11-9-0W-L-OT23Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • December 1996
    • The game
      WSH2–3SJS
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5ANA
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–4LAK
      game 31/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–4PHX
      L
      game 32/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      SJS2–3WSH
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–1TBL
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5DET
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA1–1WSH
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–3WSH
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHX0–3WSH
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH1–1HFD
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8221 of 41 played
      12
      points
      NHL#267
      3
      goals
      NHL#295
      9
      assists
      NHL#217
      WSH
      17-20-0W-L-OT38Points
      5th in the Atlantic·8th in the Eastern Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR0–2WSH
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3PHI
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6WSH
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–5OTT
      L
      game 45/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2BOS
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3WSH
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL5–2WSH
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–1WSH
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–1WSH
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1997
    • The game
      WSH3–1FLA
      W
      game 51/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–2BUF
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5CGY
      L
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4EDM
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–2VAN
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TBL4–5WSH
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH1–4TBL
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT6–1WSH
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–2HFD
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3WSH
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–1TOR
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      ANA4–1WSH
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8242 of 62 played
      18
      points
      NHL#271
      4
      goals
      NHL#328
      14
      assists
      NHL#214
      WSH
      24-31-0W-L-OT55Points
      6th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·20th in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      CGY1–2WSH
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      COL3–6WSH
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH0–5PHI
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4WSH
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYR
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Milestone

    Michal Pivonka reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · March 15

    • The game
      HFD3–5WSH
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD2–2WSH
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–1WSH
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–1MTL
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3WSH
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5CHI
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Michal Pivonka closes the 1996-1997 season with 23 points

    Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    23
    NHL#274
    Games
    54of 82
    66%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#288
    Assists
    16
    NHL#255
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#235
    +/-
    -15
    NHL#717
    Events
    750
    NHL games