Regular season and playoffsPIT
Ron Francis's 1996-1997 season
Points
90
NHL#8
Goals
27
NHL#44
Assists
63
NHL#3
Plus/minus
+7
NHL#128
Games
81
98%
Centre Ron Francis was 33 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 16th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 27 goals and 63 assists for 90 points, 1.11 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 3 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1996-1997Playoffs
- Year 199630 years agoSeason opener
Ron Francis plays the 1996-1997 season for Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron was 33 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 16th NHL season in all.
- The gameTBL4–3PITLgame 1/82
3His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG - +1 assistThe gamePIT3–7HFDLgame 2/822His night+1P+1A-1+/-0SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT2–3OTTLgame 3/824His night+1P+1A+1+/-5SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameOTT2–3PITWgame 4/823His night+2P+2A-1+/-5SOG2PPP
- The gamePIT1–4BUFLgame 6/821His nightNo points+1+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameWSH1–2PITWgame 7/821His night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG
- The gamePIT2–5EDMLgame 8/82His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- +2 goalsThe gamePIT5–7CGYLgame 9/822His night+2P+2G+1+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT1–2VANLgame 10/822His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG1PPP
- November 1996
- The gamePIT2–4WSHLgame 11/822His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- +4 pointsThe gameOTT3–7PITWgame 12/823His night+4P+1G+3A+3+/-4SOG2PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameEDM2–5PITWgame 13/822His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-3SOG2SHP
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT5–5TBLgame 14/822His night+2P+2A0+/-2SOG2PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT2–4FLALgame 15/823His night+1P+1A-3+/-4SOG1PPP
- The gamePIT1–2BOSLgame 17/822His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNYR8–3PITLgame 18/823His night+1P+1A+2+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameSTL2–4PITWgame 19/823His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT3–7PHILgame 20/824His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 21 of 8224pointsNHL#126goalsNHL#7618assistsNHL#6PIT7-13-0W-L-OT15Points6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL - The gameMTL2–2PITgame 22/824His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameBOS2–6PITWgame 23/823His night+3P+1G+2A+4+/-4SOG1PPP
- December 1996
- The gameHFD4–4PITgame 24/823His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +2 pointsThe gamePIT4–2OTTWgame 25/825His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-2SOG
- +1 goalThe gamePIT5–3WSHWgame 26/822His night+1P+1G-1+/-3SOG
- The gameANA3–5PITWgame 27/822His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT5–3LAKWgame 28/824His night+2P+2A0+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT7–3ANAWgame 29/822His night+2P+2A0+/-0SOG1PPP
- The gamePIT4–0SJSWgame 30/824His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG
- The gamePIT1–2CHILgame 31/822His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
- +1 goalThe gameBOS6–4PITLgame 32/823His night+1P+1G-1+/-5SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT4–0STLWgame 33/823His night+1P+1A+2+/-0SOG1PPP
- +2 pointsThe gameSJS1–3PITWgame 34/824His night+2P+1G+1A+3+/-4SOG
- +2 pointsThe gamePIT6–5TORWgame 35/824His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- +2 assistsThe gameMTL3–3PITgame 36/823His night+2P+2A0+/-0SOG1PPP
- The gameWSH3–5PITWgame 38/823His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
Year 199729 years ago- +1 goalThe gamePIT6–1NJDWgame 39/822His night+1P+1G+2+/-2SOG1PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameTBL3–7PITWgame 40/823His night+3P+2G+1A+3+/-4SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gamePIT5–3NYIWgame 41/826His night+1P+1G+1+/-2SOG
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 41 of 8248pointsNHL#716goalsNHL#3132assistsNHL#5PIT22-15-0W-L-OT48Points1st in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL - The gamePIT3–3OTTgame 43/826His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameDAL1–3PITWgame 44/823His night+2P+2A+2+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT3–0HFDWgame 45/823His night+1P+1A+2+/-1SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameCGY2–4PITWgame 46/825His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- The gameNYR7–4PITLgame 48/825His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +3 assistsThe gamePIT5–2MTLWgame 49/823His night+3P+3A+2+/-2SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePIT1–3BUFLgame 50/821His night+1P+1A-2+/-2SOG1PPP
- February 1997
- The gamePHX1–4PITWgame 51/82His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameVAN4–6PITWgame 52/821His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT6–3MTLWgame 53/822His night+2P+2A-2+/-3SOG1PPP
- +2 assistsThe gameDET6–5PITLgame 54/824His night+2P+2A+1+/-1SOG1PPP
- The gamePIT1–5PHILgame 56/821His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- The gamePHI6–2PITLgame 57/821His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameFLA2–4PITWgame 58/822His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG
- The gameCHI5–2PITLgame 59/822His nightNo points-4+/-3SOG
- The gamePIT1–4DETLgame 61/824His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- March 1997
- The gamePIT3–6NJDLgame 62/82His nightNo points-3+/-3SOG
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played68pointsNHL#1121goalsNHL#4447assistsNHL#6PIT31-26-0W-L-OT67PointsPlayoff spot2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL - The gameNJD3–1PITLgame 63/82His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT2–4BUFLgame 64/821His night+2P+2A-2+/-1SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gamePHI2–3PITWgame 65/822His night+1P+1A0+/-4SOG
- The gameMTL2–2PITgame 66/823His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT5–5PHXgame 67/822His night+1P+1A0+/-0SOG
- +1 goalThe gamePIT3–6COLLgame 68/823His night+1P+1G-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- The gameBUF3–5PITWgame 70/821His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR3–6PITWgame 71/823His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG
- The gameNJD3–2PITLgame 72/821His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- The gamePIT0–3NYRLgame 73/823His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG
- +5 pointsThe gamePIT5–8MTLLgame 74/822His night+5P+1G+4A+2+/-3SOG3PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameLAK1–4PITWgame 75/822His night+3P+2G+1A+3+/-4SOG
MilestoneRon Francis reaches 400 career goals
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · March 29
- +2 assistsThe gameFLA3–4PITWgame 76/822His night+2P+2A+1+/-4SOG1PPP
- April 1997
- The gameOTT2–5PITWgame 78/823His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gameBOS1–3PITWgame 79/821His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- The gamePIT3–4TBLLgame 80/821His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gamePIT2–4FLALgame 81/822His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gamePIT3–7BOSLgame 82/821His night+3P+1G+2A0+/-3SOG1PPP
The season in numbersRon Francis closes the 1996-1997 season with 90 points
Points90NHL#8Games81of 8299%Goals27NHL#44Assists63NHL#3P/GP1.11NHL#14+/-+7NHL#128Events400career goals6 i radgames with a point · 9 pts4 i radgames with a goal4 days laterPlayoffsPittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
First roundPittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers
PITvsPHISwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on Philadelphia Flyers- Game 1PIT1–5PHIL1His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2PIT2–3PHIL2His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +1 assistGame 3PHI5–3PITL2His night+1P+1A-3+/-1SOG1PPP
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4PHI1–4PITW2His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +2 pointsGame 5PIT3–6PHIL2His night+2P+1G+1A-4+/-1SOG1PPP
First roundPhiladelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1
PIT1–4PHIEliminatedHe did not play in this roundThe run in numbersRon Francis ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 3 points
Points3NHL#119Games5Goals1NHL#95Assists2NHL#100P/GP0.60+/--7NHL#341Events2 pointsbest gamePHI1–4