Regular season and playoffsMTL

Saku Koivu's 1996-1997 season

Points

NHL#65

Goals

NHL#121

Assists

NHL#43

Plus/minus

NHL#128

Games

60% of 82

Centre Saku Koivu was 21 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 50 of a possible 82 games and scored 17 goals and 39 assists for 56 points, 1.12 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 4 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs

Year 1996
30 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Saku Koivu plays the 1996-1997 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Saku was 21 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  OTT3–3MTL
  October 5game 1/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  ANA6–6MTL
  October 7game 2/822
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  LAK3–6MTL
  W
  October 9game 3/822
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-5SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  NYR2–5MTL
  W
  October 12game 4/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–3NJD
  L
  October 15game 5/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CGY2–4MTL
  W
  October 16game 6/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL3–6OTT
  L
  October 19game 7/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–6BUF
  L
  October 24game 8/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI5–6MTL
  W
  October 26game 9/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  PHX5–4MTL
  L
  October 28game 10/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–5DET
  L
  October 30game 11/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- November 1996
- The game
  MTL3–4SJS
  L
  November 2game 12/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL4–4PHX
  November 3game 13/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL6–5ANA
  W
  November 6game 14/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL1–4LAK
  L
  November 7game 15/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–5COL
  L
  November 9game 16/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–3MTL
  W
  November 11game 17/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  FLA5–3MTL
  L
  November 13game 18/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1SHP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL1–3WSH
  L
  November 15game 19/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–6MTL
  W
  November 16game 20/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL1–3HFD
  L
  November 20game 21/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  26
  points
  NHL#5
  9
  goals
  NHL#19
  17
  assists
  NHL#6
  MTL
  7-11-0W-L-OT17Points
  5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL6–2BOS
  W
  November 21game 22/822
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +4+/-4SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  MTL4–3TOR
  W
  November 23game 23/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TBL2–4MTL
  W
  November 25game 24/821
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  MTL2–2PIT
  November 27game 25/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–0MTL
  L
  November 30game 26/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- December 1996
- The game
  MTL2–6NYR
  L
  December 1game 27/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–3MTL
  L
  December 4game 28/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL3–1CHI
  W
  December 6game 29/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–3MTL
  W
  December 7game 30/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  December 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8230 of 41 played
  38
  points
  NHL#21
  13
  goals
  NHL#51
  25
  assists
  NHL#13
  MTL
  15-18-0W-L-OT38Points
  4th in the Northeast·9th in the Eastern Conference·15th in the whole NHL
Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  HFD2–3MTL
  W
  February 8game 57/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  SJS2–4MTL
  W
  February 10game 58/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  February 12game 59/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD4–1MTL
  L
  February 15game 60/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–1NYI
  W
  February 17game 61/824
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR5–1MTL
  L
  February 22game 62/822
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8236 of 62 played
  43
  points
  NHL#60
  13
  goals
  NHL#114
  30
  assists
  NHL#35
  MTL
  22-29-0W-L-OT55Points
  4th in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  February 25game 63/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL2–3CGY
  L
  February 28game 64/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-8SOG
  +1 goal
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- March 1997
- The game
  MTL5–4EDM
  W
  March 1game 65/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  COL7–3MTL
  L
  March 5game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL0–2HFD
  L
  March 7game 67/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3MTL
  March 8game 68/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2PIT
  March 10game 69/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–8MTL
  W
  March 26game 75/822
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- April 1997
- The game
  MTL4–1HFD
  W
  April 2game 77/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  HFD4–1MTL
  L
  April 5game 78/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–2MTL
  W
  April 7game 79/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–1NYI
  W
  April 9game 80/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–3WSH
  L
  April 10game 81/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Saku Koivu reaches 100 career points
in the game against Washington Capitals · April 10
- The game
  PHI3–3MTL
  April 12game 82/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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The season in numbers
April 12
Saku Koivu closes the 1996-1997 season with 56 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
56
NHL#65
Games
50of 82
61%
Goals
17
NHL#121
Assists
39
NHL#43
P/GP
1.12
NHL#13
+/-
+7
NHL#128
Events
100
career points
100
NHL games
50
career assists
25
career goals
7 i rad
games with a point · 10 pts
5 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
First round
April 17
Montréal Canadiens meet New Jersey Devils
MTLvsNJD
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Peter Popovic
Swedes on New Jersey Devils
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  MTL2–5NJD
  L
  April 17
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL1–4NJD
  L
  April 19
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- New Jersey Devilslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NJD6–4MTL
  L
  April 221
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- New Jersey Devilslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NJD3–4MTL
  W
  April 241
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- New Jersey Devilslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL0–4NJD
  L
  April 261
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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First round
April 26
New Jersey Devils knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1
MTL1–4NJD
Eliminated
5Games4Points1Goals3Assists
The run in numbers
April 26
Saku Koivu ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 4 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
4
NHL#89
Games
5
Goals
1
NHL#95
Assists
3
NHL#72
P/GP
0.80
+/-
+1
NHL#79
Events
2 points
best game
NJD1–4

Saku Koivu plays the 1996-1997 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Saku Koivu reaches 100 career points

Saku Koivu closes the 1996-1997 season with 56 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

Saku Koivu ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 4 points