Regular season and playoffsPHI

Ron Hextall's 1996-1997 season

Wins

NHL#7

Save pct

.897

NHL#45

GAA

2.56

NHL#17

Shutouts

NHL#6

Games

67% of 82

Goaltender Ron Hextall was 32 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 55 games and won 31 of them, at .897. In the playoffs he played 8 games and won 4.

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

1996-1997Playoffs

Year 1996
30 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Ron Hextall plays the 1996-1997 season for Philadelphia Flyers
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Ron was 32 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.
- The game
  FLA3–1PHI
  L
  October 5game 1/823
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA59:18TOIL
  .895
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- The game
  NJD1–3PHI
  W
  October 7game 2/823
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .960
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- The game
  CGY1–0PHI
  L
  October 13game 5/824
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA59:02TOIL
  .957
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- The game
  PHI4–3ANA
  W
  October 16game 7/823
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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  PHI3–1PHX
  W
  October 18game 8/822
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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  ANA0–3PHI
  W
  October 22game 9/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  12SV12SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  PHI5–6MTL
  L
  October 26game 10/822
  His night
  .739SV%
  17SV23SA6GA59:11TOIL
  .739
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  FLA3–2PHI
  L
  October 27game 11/824
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA59:23TOIL
  .893
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  PHI4–3TBL
  W
  October 31game 13/823
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- November 1996
- The game
  PHI3–2FLA
  W
  November 2game 14/824
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  NYI4–3PHI
  L
  November 4game 15/826
  His night
  .778SV%
  14SV18SA4GA59:01TOIL
  .778
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- The game
  PHI5–2BUF
  W
  November 7game 16/822
  His night
  .867SV%
  13SV15SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .867
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- The game
  CHI4–1PHI
  L
  November 9game 17/821
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  6SV6SA0GA24:44TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  TOR1–3PHI
  W
  November 10game 18/823
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- The game
  PHI2–1NYR
  W
  November 13game 19/822
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
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- The game
  WSH5–2PHI
  L
  November 14game 20/821
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA40:00TOIL
  .857
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- Checkpoint
  November 14
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8215 of 21 started
  9
  wins
  NHL#3
  .907
  SV%
  NHL#14
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#6
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#7
  PHI
  10-10-0W-L-OT21Points
  3rd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
Milestone
Ron Hextall reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Washington Capitals · November 14
- The game
  PIT3–7PHI
  W
  November 21game 22/824
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
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- The game
  PHI2–1TBL
  W
  November 23game 23/821
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  PHI1–4NYI
  L
  November 27game 25/825
  His night
  .750SV%
  9SV12SA3GA25:39TOIL
  .750
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- December 1996
- The game
  VAN3–4PHI
  W
  December 1game 27/823
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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- The game
  PHI1–1NYR
  December 4game 28/824
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA65:00TOI
  .960
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- The game
  PHI6–3DAL
  W
  December 6game 29/822
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  FLA4–5PHI
  W
  December 10game 30/822
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .818
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- The game
  HFD2–3PHI
  W
  December 12game 31/822
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  BOS0–6PHI
  W
  December 15game 33/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  STL0–4PHI
  W
  December 21game 35/823
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–2CGY
  W
  December 29game 38/824
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
  View the game
- The game
  PHI5–3VAN
  W
  December 31game 39/823
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .850
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Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  PHI4–1SJS
  W
  January 2game 40/824
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 2
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8228 of 41 started
  20
  wins
  NHL#1
  .911
  SV%
  NHL#11
  2.1
  GAA
  NHL#3
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#7
  PHI
  25-12-0W-L-OT54Points
  1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS3–7PHI
  W
  January 7game 42/822
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA54:07TOIW
  .870
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- The game
  TBL3–1PHI
  L
  January 9game 43/823
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA59:16TOIL
  .933
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- The game
  MTL2–3PHI
  W
  January 14game 45/822
  His night
  .889SV%
  16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  DAL3–3PHI
  January 21game 46/821
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA65:00TOI
  .914
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–2DET
  January 22game 47/823
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA65:00TOI
  .941
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–1PHI
  L
  January 25game 48/823
  His night
  .733SV%
  11SV15SA4GA27:53TOIL
  .733
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- The game
  PHI2–1WSH
  W
  January 29game 50/822
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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- February 1997
- The game
  NYR4–2PHI
  L
  February 1game 51/823
  His night
  .765SV%
  13SV17SA4GA58:36TOIL
  .765
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- The game
  MTL5–9PHI
  W
  February 6game 53/822
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .828
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- The game
  PHI2–4NJD
  L
  February 8game 54/821
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA58:39TOIL
  .882
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- The game
  PIT1–5PHI
  W
  February 15game 56/821
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .944
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- The game
  PHI2–5TBL
  L
  February 20game 59/822
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA59:28TOIL
  .897
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8240 of 62 started
  25
  wins
  NHL#5
  .904
  SV%
  NHL#18
  2.4
  GAA
  NHL#8
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#8
  PHI
  36-17-0W-L-OT81Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
- March 1997
- The game
  PHI5–5BOS
  March 1game 63/821
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA65:00TOI
  .839
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- The game
  WSH0–5PHI
  W
  March 9game 67/821
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  15SV15SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  PHI2–3BUF
  L
  March 11game 68/821
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:34TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  BUF7–5PHI
  L
  March 15game 70/821
  His night
  .429SV%
  3SV7SA4GA11:34TOI
  .429
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- The game
  PHI6–3TOR
  W
  March 19game 71/823
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA59:56TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  COL0–2PHI
  W
  March 23game 73/822
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–3NJD
  W
  March 25game 74/821
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  PHI5–3WSH
  W
  March 29game 75/822
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- The game
  PHI2–3STL
  L
  March 30game 76/822
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA59:32TOIL
  .885
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- April 1997
- The game
  TBL1–1PHI
  April 1game 77/822
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA65:00TOI
  .957
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- The game
  OTT1–2PHI
  W
  April 6game 78/823
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  PHI2–3NYR
  L
  April 7game 79/822
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA59:32TOIL
  .889
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- The game
  NYR6–3PHI
  L
  April 10game 80/822
  His night
  .722SV%
  13SV18SA5GA40:00TOIL
  .722
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- The game
  NJD4–5PHI
  W
  April 13game 82/82
  His night
  .636SV%
  7SV11SA4GA33:54TOI
  .636
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The season in numbers
April 13
Ron Hextall closes the 1996-1997 season with 31 wins
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Wins
31
Games
55of 82
67%
Shutouts
5
SV%
.897
GAA
2.56
Starts
54
Events
5
career best in shutouts
500
NHL games
9 i rad
straight wins
4 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs
First round
April 17
Philadelphia Flyers meet Pittsburgh Penguins
PHIvsPIT
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Ron Hextall
Mikael Renberg
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Fredrik Olausson
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9 days later
First round
April 26
Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1
PHI4–1PIT
Advance
He did not play in this round
7 days later
Second round
May 3
Philadelphia Flyers meet Buffalo Sabres
PHIvsBUF
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Ron Hextall
Mikael Renberg
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 5
  PHI6–3BUF
  W
  May 111
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA59:56TOIW
  .875
  View the game
Second round
May 11
Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1
PHI4–1BUF
Advance
He did not play in this round
5 days later
Conference final
May 16
Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers
PHIvsNYR
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Ron Hextall
Mikael Renberg
Kjell Samuelsson
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Samuelsson
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- Game 2
  NYR5–4PHI
  L
  May 182
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  12SV12SA0GA25:50TOI
  in relief
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- Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  PHI6–3NYR
  W
  May 202
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
  View the game
- Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  PHI3–2NYR
  W
  May 232
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
  View the game
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR2–4PHI
  W
  May 253
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
  View the game
Conference final
May 25
Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1
PHI4–1NYR
Advance
He did not play in this round
6 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 31
Philadelphia Flyers play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings
PHIvsDET
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Ron Hextall
Mikael Renberg
Kjell Samuelsson
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidström
Tomas Sandström
View the whole round
- Game 1
  DET4–2PHI
  L
  May 314
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .867
  View the game
- June 1997
- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  PHI1–6DET
  L
  June 54
  His night
  .793SV%
  23SV29SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .793
  View the game
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  PHI1–2DET
  L
  June 74
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA58:09TOIL
  .929
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
June 7
Detroit Red Wings knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0
PHI0–4DET
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
June 7
Ron Hextall ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 4 wins
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Wins
4
Games
8
Shutouts
0
SV%
.892
GAA
2.97
Starts
7
PIT4–1→BUF4–1→NYR4–1→DET0–4

Ron Hextall plays the 1996-1997 season for Philadelphia Flyers

1/4 into the season

Ron Hextall reaches 500 NHL games

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ron Hextall closes the 1996-1997 season with 31 wins

Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

Philadelphia Flyers meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers meet Buffalo Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

Ron Hextall ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 4 wins