Regular season and playoffsEDM

Ryan Smyth's 1996-1997 season

Points

NHL#50

Goals

NHL#13

Assists

NHL#160

Plus/minus

-7

NHL#586

Games

100% of 82

Left winger Ryan Smyth was 20 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played all 82 games and scored 39 goals and 22 assists for 61 points, 0.74 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 10 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs

Year 1996
30 years ago
Season opener
October 4
Ryan Smyth plays the 1996-1997 season for Edmonton Oilers
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Ryan was 20 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.
- The game
  BUF3–4EDM
  W
  October 4game 1/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN0–2EDM
  W
  October 6game 2/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM4–2TOR
  W
  October 8game 3/822
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +3+/-5SOG
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  EDM0–2DET
  L
  October 9game 4/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL3–1EDM
  L
  October 11game 5/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  EDM6–3PHX
  W
  October 14game 6/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–7COL
  L
  October 15game 7/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–6CGY
  L
  October 20game 8/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT2–5EDM
  W
  October 22game 9/82
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  EDM8–2LAK
  W
  October 24game 10/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  COL4–2EDM
  L
  October 26game 11/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHX1–4EDM
  W
  October 30game 12/82
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- November 1996
- The game
  VAN5–4EDM
  L
  November 1game 13/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–4CHI
  L
  November 3game 14/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–5PIT
  L
  November 6game 15/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM6–0BOS
  W
  November 7game 16/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM3–7TOR
  L
  November 9game 17/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–3MTL
  L
  November 11game 18/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–0OTT
  W
  November 13game 19/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DAL7–3EDM
  L
  November 17game 20/821
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  CHI4–4EDM
  November 19game 21/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  17
  points
  NHL#40
  11
  goals
  NHL#7
  6
  assists
  NHL#135
  EDM
  9-11-0W-L-OT19Points
  5th in the Pacific·9th in the Western Conference·14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR2–3EDM
  W
  November 21game 22/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGY2–3EDM
  W
  November 23game 23/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM10–1CGY
  W
  November 26game 24/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK5–1EDM
  L
  November 27game 25/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–2SJS
  W
  November 29game 26/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- December 1996
- The game
  EDM2–4ANA
  L
  December 1game 27/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM0–2COL
  L
  December 4game 28/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  OTT2–5EDM
  W
  December 6game 29/824
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–2EDM
  L
  December 8game 30/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM0–0DET
  December 10game 31/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–2TBL
  December 12game 32/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM3–6FLA
  L
  December 15game 33/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  COL4–4EDM
  December 18game 34/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NJD3–2EDM
  L
  December 20game 35/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET6–2EDM
  L
  December 22game 36/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM7–0VAN
  W
  December 23game 37/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-5SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  PHI6–4EDM
  L
  December 27game 38/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS3–5EDM
  W
  December 28game 39/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  LAK1–2EDM
  W
  December 30game 40/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  TOR3–4EDM
  W
  January 3game 41/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  33
  points
  NHL#40
  19
  goals
  NHL#14
  14
  assists
  NHL#103
  EDM
  18-19-0W-L-OT40Points
  2nd in the Pacific·5th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM5–2STL
  W
  January 7game 42/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM1–4CHI
  L
  January 8game 43/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  SJS2–1EDM
  L
  January 11game 44/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  HFD1–2EDM
  W
  January 12game 45/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  FLA0–4EDM
  W
  January 15game 46/823
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-6SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  EDM4–4NYR
  January 21game 47/823
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–8NYI
  L
  January 22game 48/823
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–1BUF
  W
  January 24game 49/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  EDM3–1WSH
  W
  January 26game 50/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  SJS1–3EDM
  W
  January 29game 51/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI0–1EDM
  W
  January 31game 52/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- February 1997
- The game
  CGY2–5EDM
  W
  February 5game 53/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–1EDM
  L
  February 8game 54/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–4EDM
  W
  February 9game 55/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–4EDM
  W
  February 12game 56/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM2–3CGY
  L
  February 13game 57/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-8SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM2–2LAK
  February 15game 58/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–5ANA
  L
  February 17game 59/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–6EDM
  W
  February 19game 60/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  COL4–3EDM
  L
  February 21game 61/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM1–6DAL
  L
  February 23game 62/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 23
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  46
  points
  NHL#50
  27
  goals
  NHL#16
  19
  assists
  NHL#128
  EDM
  29-27-0W-L-OT64Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the Pacific·4th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM3–3ANA
  February 26game 63/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–6LAK
  L
  February 27game 64/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- March 1997
- The game
  MTL5–4EDM
  L
  March 1game 65/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  LAK1–4EDM
  W
  March 4game 66/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–2DAL
  L
  March 7game 67/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–1STL
  W
  March 9game 68/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–6NJD
  L
  March 11game 69/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-9SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–5PHI
  L
  March 13game 70/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–2HFD
  W
  March 15game 71/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TBL1–3EDM
  W
  March 19game 72/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  ANA4–1EDM
  L
  March 23game 73/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-7SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM5–1SJS
  W
  March 24game 74/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-6SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  EDM3–4SJS
  L
  March 28game 75/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  EDM3–1PHX
  W
  March 29game 76/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DAL3–1EDM
  L
  March 31game 77/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- April 1997
- The game
  CHI2–4EDM
  W
  April 3game 78/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–2EDM
  April 5game 79/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-8SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–3EDM
  April 9game 80/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PHX6–2EDM
  L
  April 11game 81/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–5VAN
  L
  April 12game 82/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 12
Ryan Smyth closes the 1996-1997 season with 61 points
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Points
61
NHL#50
Games
82of 82
100%
Goals
39
NHL#13
Assists
22
NHL#160
P/GP
0.74
NHL#71
+/-
-7
NHL#586
Events
39
career best in goals
1
hat trick
100
NHL games
50
career points
25
career goals
5 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal
4 days later
Playoffs
April 16
Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs
First round
April 16
Edmonton Oilers meet Dallas Stars
EDMvsDAL
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
Mats Lindgren
Swedes on Dallas Stars
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  EDM3–5DAL
  L
  April 161
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Dallas Starslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 2
  EDM4–0DAL
  W
  April 181
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilersare1–1withDallas Stars
- Game 3
  DAL3–4EDM
  W
  April 201
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDallas Stars
- Game 4
  DAL4–3EDM
  L
  April 221
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilersare2–2withDallas Stars
- Game 5
  EDM1–0DAL
  W
  April 251
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- Edmonton Oilerslead3–2againstDallas Stars
- Game 6
  DAL3–2EDM
  L
  April 271
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilersare3–3withDallas Stars
- Game 7
  EDM4–3DAL
  W
  April 291
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
First round
April 29
Edmonton Oilers knock Dallas Stars out 4–3
EDM4–3DAL
Advance
7Games5Points3Goals2Assists
3 days later
Second round
May 2
Edmonton Oilers meet Colorado Avalanche
EDMvsCOL
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
Mats Lindgren
Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
Peter Forsberg
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- Game 1
  EDM1–5COL
  L
  May 22
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 2
  EDM1–4COL
  L
  May 42
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
  View the game
- Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 3
  COL3–4EDM
  W
  May 72
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-6SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 4
  COL3–2EDM
  L
  May 91
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 5
  EDM3–4COL
  L
  May 111
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
Second round
May 11
Colorado Avalanche knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–1
EDM1–4COL
Eliminated
5Games5Points2Goals3Assists
The run in numbers
May 11
Ryan Smyth ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 10 points
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Points
10
NHL#25
Games
12
Goals
5
NHL#16
Assists
5
NHL#38
P/GP
0.83
NHL#22
+/-
-4
NHL#312
Events
10
playoff points
1
First playoff goal
1
First playoff assist
2 points
best game
DAL4–3→COL1–4

Ryan Smyth plays the 1996-1997 season for Edmonton Oilers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ryan Smyth closes the 1996-1997 season with 61 points

Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

Edmonton Oilers meet Dallas Stars

Edmonton Oilers knock Dallas Stars out 4–3

Edmonton Oilers meet Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–1

Ryan Smyth ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 10 points