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Saku Koivu's 1997-1998 season

Points
57
NHL#44
Goals
14
NHL#133
Assists
43
NHL#15
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#113
Games
69
84%
84% of 82

Centre Saku Koivu was 22 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 69 of a possible 82 games and scored 14 goals and 43 assists for 57 points, 0.83 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Saku Koivu plays the 1997-1998 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Saku was 22 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:57TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP15:27TOI
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–0PIT
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP17:10TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      PHI6–2MTL
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP19:56TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT1–1MTL
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG21:08TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1BUF
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG15:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG19:17TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA0–3MTL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG20:18TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2NJD
      L
      game 9/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP22:00TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2OTT
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG20:18TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4MTL
      W
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:20TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2MTL
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG15:05TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1997
    • The game
      TOR1–5MTL
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–6MTL
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG15:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX2–4MTL
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP17:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3SJS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP19:53TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1LAK
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3ANA
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP18:03TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2PHX
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG17:27TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–4MTL
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP17:27TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      21
      points
      NHL#17
      5
      goals
      NHL#81
      16
      assists
      NHL#7
      MTL
      14-5-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–2CAR
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG19:25TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–2MTL
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG18:27TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–2MTL
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG23:10TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5WSH
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP17:12TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–2DET
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6PIT
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP17:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1997
    • The game
      PIT1–0MTL
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–2MTL
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:17TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 30/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP20:20TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–4MTL
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:43TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4MTL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG22:13TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:32TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1MTL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP21:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–1BUF
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:48TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–4MTL
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:57TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–3MTL
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG23:38TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4OTT
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:12TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–0PIT
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG20:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1COL
      game 41/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:25TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      35
      points
      NHL#24
      8
      goals
      NHL#93
      27
      assists
      NHL#7
      MTL
      20-15-0W-L-OT46Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–2CGY
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–3EDM
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP19:27TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP21:16TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3PHI
      game 48/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:55TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      MTL2–4NYI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1MTL
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG18:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–2MTL
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG19:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4TOR
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:44TOI
      View the game
    • March 1998
    • The game
      MTL3–1DAL
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:48TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4STL
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG22:26TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–6MTL
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP14:28TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8255 of 62 played
      47
      points
      NHL#38
      11
      goals
      NHL#130
      36
      assists
      NHL#13
      MTL
      30-25-0W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Saku Koivu reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Florida Panthers · March 9

    • The game
      VAN2–2MTL
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4MTL
      W
      game 64/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP18:55TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–4MTL
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP20:15TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Saku Koivu reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · March 14

    • The game
      CGY3–3MTL
      game 66/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG26:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYR
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP22:23TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–1CHI
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA5–4MTL
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP20:38TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1TBL
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG22:16TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–5FLA
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG22:44TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–8MTL
      W
      game 72/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP16:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3CAR
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:52TOI
      View the game
    • April 1998
    • The game
      MTL4–3FLA
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–0MTL
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG13:17TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Saku Koivu closes the 1997-1998 season with 57 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    57
    NHL#44
    Games
    69of 82
    84%
    Goals
    14
    NHL#133
    Assists
    43
    NHL#15
    P/GP
    0.83
    NHL#36
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#113
    Events
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    17 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    MTLvsPIT
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 5
      MTL5–2PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG17:39TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      PIT0–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP16:14TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    MTL4–2PIT
    Advance
    2Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Buffalo Sabres

    MTLvsBUF
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:09TOI
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:10TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF5–4MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG27:16TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:29TOI
      View the game
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

    MTL0–4BUF
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Saku Koivu ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 5 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    5
    NHL#67
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#60
    Assists
    3
    NHL#63
    P/GP
    0.83
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#27
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    2 points
    best game
    PIT4–2→BUF0–4