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Ron Tugnutt's 1996-1997 season

Wins
17
NHL#24
Save pct
.895
NHL#49
GAA
2.80
NHL#30
Shutouts
3
NHL#15
Games
37
45%
45% of 82

Goaltender Ron Tugnutt was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 37 games and won 17 of them, at .895. In the playoffs he played 7 games and won 3.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ron Tugnutt plays the 1996-1997 season for Ottawa Senators

    Ron was 28 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT2–3PIT
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA59:01TOIL
      .914
    • The game
      OTT5–2TBL
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
    • November 1996
    • The game
      OTT3–7PIT
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      .788SV%
      26SV33SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .788
    • The game
      OTT2–1WSH
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 824 of 21 started
      2
      wins
      .903
      SV%
      3.3
      GAA
      OTT
      7-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • December 1996
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      L
      game 24/825
      His night
      .875SV%in relief
      7SV8SA1GA19:13TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .821
    • The game
      DAL4–0OTT
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      .625SV%
      5SV8SA3GA26:16TOIL
      .625
    • The game
      ANA4–3OTT
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA64:33TOIL
      .840
    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      .800SV%in relief
      4SV5SA1GA19:31TOI
      in relief
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 827 of 41 started
      2
      wins
      .870
      SV%
      3.8
      GAA
      OTT
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
    • The game
      WSH1–5OTT
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
    • The game
      BOS4–1OTT
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .833
    • February 1997
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .864
    • The game
      OTT2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA58:49TOIL
      .857
    • The game
      OTT6–1WSH
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
    • The game
      OTT3–4COL
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      .769SV%in relief
      10SV13SA3GA19:15TOIL
      in relief
    • The game
      PHI8–5OTT
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      .600SV%
      6SV10SA4GA08:19TOI
      .600
    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8215 of 62 started
      7
      wins
      .879
      SV%
      3.5
      GAA
      OTT
      21-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      BUF3–1OTT
      L
      game 63/823
      His night
      .813SV%
      13SV16SA3GA58:25TOIL
      .813
    • The game
      OTT1–4ANA
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA57:37TOIL
      .833
    • The game
      OTT0–2SJS
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA58:55TOIL
      .920
    • The game
      OTT1–3LAK
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA59:05TOIL
      .895
    • The game
      OTT4–1PHX
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
    • The game
      NYR4–3OTT
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA61:24TOIL
      .857
    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 69/823
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA65:00TOI
      .946
    • The game
      OTT4–3NYR
      W
      game 70/825
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .927
    • The game
      OTT5–4BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
    • The game
      OTT0–5TBL
      L
      game 73/822
      His night
      .909SV%in relief
      10SV11SA1GA36:21TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
    • The game
      MTL2–5OTT
      W
      game 75/824
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
    • April 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–0BUF
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      15SV15SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .833
    • The game
      OTT1–2PHI
      L
      game 79/823
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA59:08TOIL
      .909
    • The game
      HFD4–5OTT
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
    • The game
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    The season in numbers

    Ron Tugnutt closes the 1996-1997 season with 17 wins

    Wins
    17
    Games
    37of 82
    45%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .895
    GAA
    2.80
    Starts
    33
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet Buffalo Sabres

    OTTvsBUF
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      OTT1–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA57:19TOIL
      .885
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA59:55TOIW
      .958
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:40TOIL
      .880
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA62:34TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • Ottawa Senatorsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      OTT4–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA59:45TOIW
      .960
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF3–0OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .857
    • Ottawa Senatorsare3–3withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA65:24TOIL
      .903
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    OTT3–4BUF
    Eliminated
    7Games3Wins.917SV%2.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Ron Tugnutt ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 3 wins

    Wins
    3
    Games
    7
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .917
    GAA
    1.98
    Starts
    7
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    1
    First playoff win
    BUF3–4