Regular seasonPIT

Patrick Lalime's 1996-1997 season

Wins

NHL#18

Save pct

.913

NHL#13

GAA

2.95

NHL#40

Shutouts

NHL#15

Games

47% of 82

Goaltender Patrick Lalime was 22 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 39 games and won 21 of them, at .913.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997Playoffs

Year 1996
30 years ago
A late start
November 16
Patrick Lalime's season starts in game 18 of 82
Pittsburgh Penguins have played 17 games17 of 82 without him
NHL debut
November 16
Patrick Lalime makes his NHL debut
NYRNew York Rangers8–3PITPittsburgh Penguins
Patrick was 22 years old · Civic Arena, USA
Swedes on the ice: Niklas Sundström, Ulf Samuelsson and Tomas Sandström.
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- The game
  NYR8–3PIT
  L
  November 16game 18/823
  His night
  .786SV%in relief
  11SV14SA3GA29:24TOI
  in relief
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- Checkpoint
  November 16
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  0
  wins
  .786
  SV%
  6.1
  GAA
  PIT
  7-13-0W-L-OT15Points
  6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
- December 1996
- The game
  PIT5–3WSH
  W
  December 6game 26/822
  His night
  .941SV%in relief
  16SV17SA1GA40:00TOIW
  in relief
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Milestone
Patrick Lalime records his first NHL win
in the game against Washington Capitals · December 6
- The game
  ANA3–5PIT
  W
  December 7game 27/822
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA59:58TOIW
  .909
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  PIT7–3ANA
  W
  December 11game 29/822
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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  PIT4–0SJS
  W
  December 13game 30/824
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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Milestone
Patrick Lalime records his first NHL shutout
in the game against San Jose Sharks · December 13
- The game
  BOS6–4PIT
  L
  December 17game 32/823
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  7SV7SA0GA18:47TOI
  in relief
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  SJS1–3PIT
  W
  December 21game 34/824
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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  MTL3–3PIT
  December 26game 36/823
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  4SV4SA0GA20:55TOI
  in relief
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  BUF0–2PIT
  W
  December 28game 37/822
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  WSH3–5PIT
  W
  December 30game 38/823
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  PIT6–1NJD
  W
  January 2game 39/822
  His night
  .969SV%
  31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .969
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  TBL3–7PIT
  W
  January 4game 40/823
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .903
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  PIT5–3NYI
  W
  January 7game 41/826
  His night
  .940SV%
  47SV50SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .940
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 829 of 41 started
  10
  wins
  .933
  SV%
  1.9
  GAA
  2
  shutouts
  PIT
  22-15-0W-L-OT48Points
  1st in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI2–5PIT
  W
  January 10game 42/825
  His night
  .949SV%
  37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .949
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- The game
  PIT3–3OTT
  January 11game 43/826
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA65:00TOI
  .912
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  DAL1–3PIT
  W
  January 14game 44/823
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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  PIT3–0HFD
  W
  January 15game 45/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  CGY2–4PIT
  W
  January 21game 46/825
  His night
  .961SV%
  49SV51SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .961
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  COL4–3PIT
  L
  January 23game 47/823
  His night
  .886SV%
  31SV35SA4GA63:55TOIL
  .886
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  NYR7–4PIT
  L
  January 25game 48/825
  His night
  .842SV%
  32SV38SA6GA59:33TOIL
  .842
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  PIT5–2MTL
  W
  January 26game 49/823
  His night
  .955SV%
  42SV44SA2GA59:48TOIW
  .955
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- February 1997
- The game
  PHX1–4PIT
  W
  February 1game 51/82
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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  VAN4–6PIT
  W
  February 4game 52/821
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .867
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  PIT6–3MTL
  W
  February 5game 53/822
  His night
  .939SV%
  46SV49SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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  DET6–5PIT
  L
  February 8game 54/824
  His night
  .872SV%
  41SV47SA6GA62:01TOIL
  .872
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  NYI5–1PIT
  L
  February 12game 55/824
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .828
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  PHI6–2PIT
  L
  February 16game 57/821
  His night
  .850SV%
  34SV40SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .850
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- The game
  PIT1–4NYI
  L
  February 23game 60/824
  His night
  .892SV%
  33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .892
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- March 1997
- The game
  PIT3–6NJD
  L
  March 1game 62/82
  His night
  .750SV%
  12SV16SA4GA23:08TOIL
  .750
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- Checkpoint
  March 1
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8225 of 62 started
  18
  wins
  NHL#14
  .917
  SV%
  NHL#8
  2.8
  GAA
  NHL#16
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#10
  PIT
  31-26-0W-L-OT67Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT2–6DAL
  L
  March 16game 69/822
  His night
  .853SV%
  29SV34SA5GA48:31TOIL
  .853
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  BUF3–5PIT
  W
  March 18game 70/821
  His night
  .900SV%in relief
  9SV10SA1GA20:00TOIW
  in relief
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  TOR3–6PIT
  W
  March 20game 71/823
  His night
  .925SV%
  37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .925
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  NJD3–2PIT
  L
  March 22game 72/821
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA59:12TOIL
  .914
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  PIT0–3NYR
  L
  March 24game 73/823
  His night
  .882SV%
  15SV17SA2GA59:47TOIL
  .882
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  PIT5–8MTL
  L
  March 26game 74/822
  His night
  .200SV%
  1SV5SA4GA08:16TOI
  .200
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- April 1997
- The game
  OTT2–5PIT
  W
  April 5game 78/823
  His night
  .938SV%in relief
  15SV16SA1GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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  BOS1–3PIT
  W
  April 8game 79/821
  His night
  .974SV%
  38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
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  PIT3–4TBL
  L
  April 10game 80/821
  His night
  .900SV%
  36SV40SA4GA59:42TOIL
  .900
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  PIT2–4FLA
  L
  April 11game 81/822
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA59:38TOIL
  .912
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The season in numbers
April 11
Patrick Lalime closes the 1996-1997 season with 21 wins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Wins
21
Games
39of 82
48%
Shutouts
3
SV%
.913
GAA
2.95
Starts
33
Events
1
First NHL shutout
1
First NHL win
11 i rad
straight wins
6 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
First round
April 17
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers
PITvsPHI
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Fredrik Olausson
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Mikael Renberg
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9 days later
First round
April 26
Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1
PIT1–4PHI
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 26
Patrick Lalime ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 0 wins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Wins
0
Games
0
Shutouts
0
SV%
—
GAA
—
Starts
0
PHI1–4

Patrick Lalime's season starts in game 18 of 82

Patrick Lalime makes his NHL debut

1/4 into the season

Patrick Lalime records his first NHL win

Patrick Lalime records his first NHL shutout

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Patrick Lalime closes the 1996-1997 season with 21 wins

Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1

Patrick Lalime ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 0 wins