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Peter Forsberg's 1996-1997 season

Points
86
Swedish flag#2NHL#11
Goals
28
Swedish flag#2NHL#38
Assists
58
Swedish flag#1NHL#9
Plus/minus
+31
Swedish flag#2NHL#10
Games
65
79%
79% of 82

Centre Peter Forsberg was 23 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Avalanche. He played 65 of a possible 82 games and scored 28 goals and 58 assists for 86 points, 1.32 points per game. He finished second in the Swedish points race and finished 11th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish goal race and won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 17 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Peter Forsberg plays the 1996-1997 season for Colorado Avalanche

    COLColorado Avalanche

    Peter was 23 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      COL2–4STL
      L
      game 1/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–4DAL
      L
      game 2/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS0–6COL
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA6–6COL
      game 4/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–0CHI
      W
      game 5/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–7COL
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–1COL
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–9COL
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–5CGY
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1VAN
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Peter Forsberg reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 23

    • The game
      COL4–2EDM
      W
      game 11/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–1COL
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–6COL
      W
      game 13/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      BUF0–0COL
      game 14/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–1ANA
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1SJS
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1PHX
      W
      game 17/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5COL
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–2NYI
      W
      game 19/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1DET
      W
      game 20/822
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–5BUF
      L
      game 21/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      30
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#2
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#4
      19
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#2
      COL
      13-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD4–4COL
      game 22/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX0–6COL
      W
      game 23/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3COL
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2COL
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–2COL
      W
      game 26/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      EDM0–2COL
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3COL
      L
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–4LAK
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–1VAN
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–4CGY
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8231 of 41 played
      43
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#12
      12
      goals
      Swedish flag#4NHL#64
      31
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#7
      COL
      24-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL1–4BOS
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2TOR
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–6COL
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      COL1–2SJS
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2ANA
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–2COL
      L
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–3COL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–2PHX
      W
      game 56/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2STL
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3COL
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–3EDM
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–4COL
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–3LAK
      L
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL6–2COL
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8245 of 62 played
      55
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#29
      13
      goals
      Swedish flag#6NHL#121
      42
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#13
      COL
      38-16-0W-L-OT84Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      CHI1–2COL
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–5COL
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      COL7–3MTL
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–6WSH
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–2COL
      game 67/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2COL
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6COL
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4COL
      W
      game 70/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4COL
      W
      game 71/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA3–4COL
      W
      game 72/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL0–2PHI
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–0HFD
      W
      game 74/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–6DET
      L
      game 75/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2COL
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      COL5–1CGY
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–7SJS
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX1–2COL
      W
      game 79/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Peter Forsberg reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Phoenix Coyotes · April 6

    • The game
      SJS4–1COL
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–1DAL
      W
      game 81/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–2COL
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Peter Forsberg closes the 1996-1997 season with 86 points

    COLColorado Avalanche
    Points
    86
    #2NHL#11
    Games
    65of 82
    79%
    Goals
    28
    #2NHL#38
    Assists
    58
    #1NHL#9
    P/GP
    1.32
    #1NHL#6
    +/-
    +31
    #2NHL#10
    Events
    58
    first among the Swedes in assists
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    50
    career goals
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 20 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs

    First round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Chicago Blackhawks

    COLvsCHI
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI0–6COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–3COL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      COL3–4CHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      COL3–6CHI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalancheare2–2withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI0–7COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      COL6–3CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    First round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    COL4–2CHI
    Advance
    6Games9Points2Goals7Assists
    6 days later
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Edmonton Oilers

    COLvsEDM
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM1–5COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM1–4COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      COL3–4EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–1

    COL4–1EDM
    Advance
    3Games7Points3Goals4Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Colorado Avalanche meet Detroit Red Wings

    COLvsDET
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET1–2COL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET4–2COL
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalancheare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      COL1–2DET
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      COL0–6DET
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      COL1–3DET
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–2

    COL2–4DET
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Peter Forsberg ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 17 points

    COLColorado Avalanche
    Points
    17
    #1NHL#9
    Games
    14
    Goals
    5
    #1NHL#16
    Assists
    12
    #1NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.21
    #1NHL#6
    +/-
    -6
    #16NHL#335
    Events
    17
    first among the Swedes in points
    5
    first among the Swedes in goals
    12
    first among the Swedes in assists
    25
    playoff assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    CHI4–2→EDM4–1→DET2–4