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Mike Stapleton's 1997-1998 season

Points
10
NHL#425
Goals
5
NHL#330
Assists
5
NHL#462
Plus/minus
-4
NHL#531
Games
64
78%
78% of 82

Centre Mike Stapleton was 31 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Phoenix Coyotes. He played 64 of a possible 82 games and scored 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points, 0.16 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 0 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Stapleton plays the 1997-1998 season for Phoenix Coyotes

    Mike was 31 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHX2–1PHI
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:02TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2PHX
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:58TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–3COL
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:08TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–2PHX
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      SJS3–5PHX
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG08:52TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–6PHX
      W
      game 10/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:27TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      CGY1–3PHX
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG10:19TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–4OTT
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG13:06TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–5PHX
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG03:57TOI
    • The game
      MTL5–2PHX
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG09:25TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–2SJS
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:30TOI
    • The game
      EDM3–6PHX
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:37TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–4VAN
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG05:45TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8213 of 21 played
      0
      points
      NHL#553
      0
      goals
      NHL#444
      0
      assists
      NHL#515
      PHX
      10-9-0W-L-OT22Points
      4th in the Central·6th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR0–2PHX
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:42TOI
    • The game
      STL2–3PHX
      W
      game 23/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG09:33TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–1PHX
      L
      game 24/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:28TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–5DAL
      L
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:56TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      PHX3–2FLA
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:57TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–2TBL
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:44TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–2CAR
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:29TOI
    • The game
      PHX0–4NYI
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:03TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–3NYR
      L
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:32TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–3CHI
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG11:25TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–2PHX
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:43TOI
    • The game
      DET3–3PHX
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:49TOI
    • The game
      VAN5–1PHX
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:21TOI
    • The game
      PHX6–2ANA
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:23TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–2PHX
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:38TOI
    • The game
      CGY2–2PHX
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:13TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–0SJS
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:56TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–2LAK
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP10:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX5–3CGY
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG09:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–4PHX
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:04TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8233 of 41 played
      2
      points
      NHL#507
      1
      goals
      NHL#413
      1
      assists
      NHL#507
      PHX
      18-16-0W-L-OT43Points
      4th in the Central·5th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–2PHX
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:27TOI
    • The game
      PHX0–2DET
      L
      game 43/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:16TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–5BOS
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG10:46TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX4–2CHI
      W
      game 45/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG03:55TOI
    • The game
      OTT4–4PHX
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:27TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–3PHX
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:18TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–6EDM
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:15TOI
    • The game
      PHX6–1VAN
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG11:59TOI
    • The game
      EDM5–2PHX
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP17:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–4PHX
      W
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:38TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–4DET
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:10TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–3BUF
      game 53/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP10:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1998
    • The game
      COL4–2PHX
      L
      game 58/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:54TOI
    • The game
      PHX0–3COL
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:26TOI
    • The game
      PHX0–4DAL
      L
      game 60/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG08:37TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      DET3–1PHX
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG10:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8249 of 62 played
      5
      points
      NHL#471
      2
      goals
      NHL#409
      3
      assists
      NHL#473
      PHX
      24-27-0W-L-OT59Points
      4th in the Central·6th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHX1–1DAL
      game 63/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG11:46TOI
    • The game
      LAK4–3PHX
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG17:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL4–5PHX
      W
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHX2–0STL
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:24TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–2WSH
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:44TOI
    • The game
      COL4–3PHX
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:19TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–3LAK
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:18TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3PHX
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:59TOI
    Milestone

    Mike Stapleton reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · March 22

    • The game
      TOR2–4PHX
      W
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG12:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD3–0PHX
      L
      game 72/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG13:17TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      PHX4–3STL
      W
      game 78/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG08:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX2–1CHI
      W
      game 79/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:23TOI
    • The game
      DET1–2PHX
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:12TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–3PHX
      W
      game 81/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG18:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–4PHX
      L
      game 82/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:59TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mike Stapleton reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · April 18

    The season in numbers

    Mike Stapleton closes the 1997-1998 season with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#425
    Games
    64of 82
    78%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#330
    Assists
    5
    NHL#462
    P/GP
    0.16
    NHL#452
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#531
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    50
    career goals
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Phoenix Coyotes are in the playoffs

    First round

    Phoenix Coyotes meet Detroit Red Wings

    PHXvsDET
    Swedes on Phoenix Coyotes
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHX3–6DET
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:27TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 2
      PHX7–4DET
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:25TOI
    • Phoenix Coyotesare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET2–3PHX
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:01TOI
    • Phoenix Coyoteslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET4–2PHX
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:29TOI
    • Phoenix Coyotesare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      PHX1–3DET
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:36TOI
    • May 1998
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 6
      DET5–2PHX
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:13TOI
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Phoenix Coyotes out 4–2

    PHX2–4DET
    Eliminated
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike Stapleton ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#254
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    0
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    0
    NHL#110
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    DET2–4