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Mike Eagles's 1997-1998 season

Points
4
NHL#549
Goals
1
NHL#524
Assists
3
NHL#524
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#435
Games
36
43%
43% of 82

Left winger Mike Eagles was 34 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 36 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 3 assists for 4 points, 0.11 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 2 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Eagles plays the 1997-1998 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Mike was 34 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG09:27TOI
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    • The game
      WSH3–3PHX
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG08:58TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5STL
      L
      game 11/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG10:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2WSH
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:20TOI
      View the game
    • November 1997
    • The game
      WSH1–3NJD
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG05:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–2BOS
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3FLA
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG07:12TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 828 of 21 played
      0
      points
      NHL#535
      0
      goals
      NHL#430
      0
      assists
      NHL#500
      WSH
      12-7-0W-L-OT26Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • December 1997
    • The game
      WSH2–1CAR
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:11TOI
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    • The game
      NJD1–1WSH
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:27TOI
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mike Eagles reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · December 23

    • The game
      PIT4–1WSH
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:22TOI
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    • The game
      OTT3–0WSH
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4WSH
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG12:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–3WSH
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:32TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8214 of 41 played
      1
      points
      NHL#556
      0
      goals
      NHL#518
      1
      assists
      NHL#507
      WSH
      18-15-0W-L-OT44Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–2WSH
      L
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:21TOI
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    • The game
      TOR3–5WSH
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG10:09TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG10:22TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4WSH
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–2DET
      L
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2PHI
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG12:44TOI
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      DET4–2WSH
      L
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:59TOI
      View the game
    • March 1998
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      L
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–6WSH
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:06TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8223 of 62 played
      2
      points
      NHL#562
      1
      goals
      NHL#483
      1
      assists
      NHL#558
      WSH
      27-24-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–4EDM
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:58TOI
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    • The game
      WSH2–3CGY
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG07:30TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2VAN
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:28TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5WSH
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:13TOI
      View the game
    • April 1998
    • The game
      TBL1–4WSH
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG11:51TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–3WSH
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:45TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:36TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2DAL
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:09TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4PHI
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–0NYI
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3WSH
      W
      game 80/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3CAR
      W
      game 81/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG08:23TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–2WSH
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:10TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Mike Eagles closes the 1997-1998 season with 4 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    4
    NHL#549
    Games
    36of 82
    44%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#524
    Assists
    3
    NHL#524
    P/GP
    0.11
    NHL#498
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#435
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Boston Bruins

    WSHvsBOS
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
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    • Game 1
      BOS1–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:39TOI
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    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:12TOI
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    • May 1998
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      WSH3–2BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG18:08TOI
      +1 assist
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    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    WSH4–2BOS
    Advance
    3Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet Ottawa Senators

    WSHvsOTT
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
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    • Game 1
      OTT2–4WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG13:58TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT1–6WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:37TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4OTT
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:08TOI
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    Second round

    Washington Capitals knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    WSH4–1OTT
    Advance
    3Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals meet Buffalo Sabres

    WSHvsBUF
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:57TOI
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    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      WSH2–0BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:58TOI
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    • June 1998
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF2–1WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:36TOI
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    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      WSH3–2BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG08:30TOI
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    Conference final

    Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    WSH4–2BUF
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

    WSHvsDET
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WSH1–2DET
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:13TOI
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      WSH4–5DET
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:27TOI
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Washington Capitals out 4–0

    WSH0–4DET
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike Eagles ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 2 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    2
    NHL#141
    Games
    12
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    2
    NHL#101
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#110
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#79
    BOS4–2→OTT4–1→BUF4–2→DET0–4