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Regular season and playoffsMTL

Saku Koivu's 1995-1996 season

Points
45
NHL#135
Goals
20
NHL#105
Assists
25
NHL#146
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#585
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Centre Saku Koivu was 20 years old when the 1995-1996 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played all 82 games and scored 20 goals and 25 assists for 45 points, 0.55 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

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

1995-1996Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Saku Koivu makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠7 loss against Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers7–1MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Saku was 20 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -1
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Patrik Juhlin, Mikael Renberg, Kjell Samuelsson, among others.

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    • The game
      PHI7–1MTL
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL1–6FLA
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MTL1–3TBL
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NJD4–1MTL
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL0–2NYI
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      TOR3–4MTL
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–6MTL
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    Milestone

    Saku Koivu scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 23

    • The game
      FLA2–7MTL
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
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    Milestone

    Saku Koivu records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Florida Panthers · October 25

    • The game
      MTL4–1HFD
      W
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      CHI3–5MTL
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      W
      game 11/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • November 1995
    • The game
      MTL2–5WSH
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS1–4MTL
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      ANA3–2MTL
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–0CGY
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–1EDM
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      OTT1–5MTL
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      HFD3–4MTL
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4HFD
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–2MTL
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      14
      points
      NHL#106
      6
      goals
      NHL#90
      8
      assists
      NHL#125
      MTL
      12-8-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–3DET
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–5STL
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • December 1995
    • The game
      DET11–1MTL
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NJD2–4MTL
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL5–7PIT
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR2–2MTL
      game 27/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL6–5WIN
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–1CHI
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PHI4–2MTL
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–3MTL
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      L
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–2PIT
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      PIT0–1MTL
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL0–4WSH
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3TBL
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL4–1OTT
      W
      game 37/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      MTL4–7NYR
      L
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL2–2NYI
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–6MTL
      L
      game 40/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      TBL3–3MTL
      game 41/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      25
      points
      NHL#121
      13
      goals
      NHL#71
      12
      assists
      NHL#154
      MTL
      19-18-0W-L-OT42Points
      2nd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–2MTL
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL6–5PIT
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      STL3–3MTL
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–0OTT
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–1MTL
      L
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      MTL6–2FLA
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–4MTL
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5MTL
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH3–5MTL
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1996
    • The game
      MTL2–3PHI
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–1TOR
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL2–4COL
      L
      game 53/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL4–2DAL
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      OTT5–3MTL
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      SJS0–3MTL
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–5MTL
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–5HFD
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–6NJD
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–7MTL
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL4–7SJS
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      37
      points
      NHL#118
      16
      goals
      NHL#94
      21
      assists
      NHL#126
      MTL
      30-25-0W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–5ANA
      L
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1996
    • The game
      MTL4–5LAK
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–3MTL
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DAL1–4MTL
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL1–1NJD
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4MTL
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      W
      game 69/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3MTL
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–5MTL
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4MTL
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–0MTL
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3BOS
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1OTT
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • April 1996
    • The game
      BUF6–4MTL
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1MTL
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3BOS
      game 79/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–2MTL
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3PHI
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5MTL
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Saku Koivu closes the 1995-1996 season with 45 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    45
    NHL#135
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    20
    NHL#105
    Assists
    25
    NHL#146
    P/GP
    0.55
    NHL#176
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#585
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on New York Rangers
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    • Game 1
      MTL3–2NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      MTL5–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYR2–1MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYR4–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      MTL2–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      NYR5–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    First round

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    MTL2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    6Games4Points3Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Saku Koivu ends the 1995-1996 playoffs with 4 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    4
    NHL#111
    Games
    6
    Goals
    3
    NHL#45
    Assists
    1
    NHL#170
    P/GP
    0.67
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#61
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    NYR2–4