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Nicklas Lidström's 1996-1997 season

Stanley Cup
Points
57
Swedish flag#5NHL#62
Goals
15
Swedish flag#9NHL#138
Assists
42
Swedish flag#4NHL#28
Plus/minus
+11
Swedish flag#6NHL#82
Games
79
96%
96% of 82

Defenceman Nicklas Lidström was 26 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 79 of a possible 82 games and scored 15 goals and 42 assists for 57 points, 0.72 points per game. That was 5th among the Swedes and 62th in the NHL. The season ended with Nicklas Lidström winning the Stanley Cup with Detroit Red Wings against Philadelphia Flyers, after 20 playoff games and 8 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nicklas Lidström plays the 1996-1997 season for Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Nicklas was 26 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–3NJD
      L
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      EDM0–2DET
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–1DET
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–1BUF
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3DAL
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2CHI
      L
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      W
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–3DET
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL1–4DET
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–2DET
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–1BOS
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–5DET
      W
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      DET2–2OTT
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6TOR
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–5DET
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–0DET
      L
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1HFD
      W
      game 17/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–4DET
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1DET
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS1–5DET
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2PHX
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      12
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#93
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#16NHL#303
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#28
      +12
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#1
      DET
      11-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET6–1SJS
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–0LAK
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3ANA
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5DET
      W
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      FLA4–2DET
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2DET
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–0WSH
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–0DET
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–6DET
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3DET
      W
      game 31/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4COL
      L
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3CGY
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3VAN
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–2EDM
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–5DET
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET7–1NYI
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX5–3DET
      L
      game 38/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–1DET
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–5CHI
      game 40/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–6DAL
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      29
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#70
      7
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#157
      22
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#32
      +6
      +/-
      Swedish flag#5NHL#38
      DET
      20-14-0W-L-OT47Points
      2nd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET5–4PHX
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–1DET
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3DET
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2DET
      game 46/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1PHI
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX3–0DET
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      DET4–1STL
      W
      game 49/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL3–4DET
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 51/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–4DET
      L
      game 52/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–5PIT
      W
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS1–7DET
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4DAL
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2FLA
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3TBL
      game 57/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–4DET
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–3PHX
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • March 1997
    • The game
      NYR0–3DET
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      44
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#71
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#151
      33
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#32
      +14
      +/-
      Swedish flag#2NHL#20
      DET
      31-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ANA1–1DET
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4TOR
      game 64/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–3VAN
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2ANA
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET7–4SJS
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4COL
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4DET
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3NYR
      L
      game 71/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5CHI
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–6DET
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2DET
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA1–0DET
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      STL1–1DET
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2CGY
      W
      game 79/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3EDM
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      L
      game 81/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1DET
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nicklas Lidström closes the 1996-1997 season with 57 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    57
    #5NHL#62
    Games
    79of 82
    96%
    Goals
    15
    #9NHL#138
    Assists
    42
    #4NHL#28
    P/GP
    0.72
    #5NHL#79
    +/-
    +11
    #6NHL#82
    Events
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues

    DETvsSTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL2–0DET
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      STL1–2DET
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DET3–2STL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET0–4STL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL2–5DET
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      DET3–1STL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    DET4–2STL
    Advance
    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Anaheim Ducks

    DETvsANA
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 2
      ANA2–3DET
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 3
      DET5–3ANA
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 4
      DET3–2ANA
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-13SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–0

    DET4–0ANA
    Advance
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings meet Colorado Avalanche

    DETvsCOL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET1–2COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET4–2COL
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      COL1–2DET
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      COL0–6DET
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      DET0–6COL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      COL1–3DET
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–2

    DET4–2COL
    Advance
    6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    DETvsPHI
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET4–2PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • June 1997
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      DET4–2PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6DET
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–2DET
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Detroit Red Wings

    beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 in the final

    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nicklas Lidström ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 8 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    8
    #3NHL#39
    Games
    20
    Goals
    2
    #4NHL#59
    Assists
    6
    #2NHL#27
    P/GP
    0.40
    #5NHL#79
    +/-
    +12
    #1NHL#3
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    STL4–2→ANA4–0→COL4–2→PHI4–0