Regular seasonHFD

Sami Kapanen's 1995-1996 season

Points

NHL#457

Goals

NHL#348

Assists

NHL#495

Plus/minus

NHL#311

Games

42% of 82

Right winger Sami Kapanen was 22 years old when the 1995-1996 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 35 of a possible 82 games and scored 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points, 0.26 points per game. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1995-1996

Year 1995
31 years ago
1995 NHL Draft
July 8
Sami Kapanen is drafted 87 overall by Hartford Whalers
HFDHartford Whalers
Selected
87 overall, round 4
Swedes drafted
8 selected
First Swede off the board
Daniel Tjarnqvist#88
First off the board
1Bryan BerardOTT
2Wade ReddenNYI
3Aki BergLAK
Swedes from the same draft
Per-Johan Axelsson797 GP · 287 P
Daniel Tjärnqvist352 GP · 90 P
The full 1995 draft
5 months and 5 days later
A late start
December 13
Sami Kapanen's season starts in game 28 of 82
Hartford Whalers have played 27 games27 of 82 without him
NHL debut
December 13
Sami Kapanen makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Tampa Bay Lightning
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3–2HFDHartford Whalers
Sami was 22 years old · Hartford Civic Center, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
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- The game
  TBL3–2HFD
  L
  December 13game 28/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  COL2–4HFD
  W
  December 15game 29/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3NYI
  December 16game 30/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3MTL
  L
  December 18game 31/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY3–2HFD
  L
  December 20game 32/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Sami Kapanen records his first NHL assist
in the game against Calgary Flames · December 20
- The game
  HFD3–3NYR
  December 22game 33/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3HFD
  December 23game 34/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3DET
  L
  December 31game 37/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Year 1996
30 years ago
- The game
  WSH0–2HFD
  W
  January 3game 38/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  OTT2–4HFD
  W
  January 5game 39/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–5BOS
  L
  January 6game 40/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8211 of 41 played
  2
  points
  NHL#526
  1
  goals
  NHL#424
  1
  assists
  NHL#521
  HFD
  14-22-0W-L-OT33Points
  5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
Milestone
Sami Kapanen scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Boston Bruins · January 6
- The game
  HFD3–2WIN
  W
  January 12game 43/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- February 1996
- The game
  MTL3–5HFD
  W
  February 21game 57/821
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  HFD4–5PIT
  L
  February 23game 58/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL6–2HFD
  L
  February 25game 59/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–4HFD
  February 28game 60/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- March 1996
- The game
  FLA1–7HFD
  W
  March 2game 62/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  March 2
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8217 of 62 played
  6
  points
  NHL#469
  4
  goals
  NHL#340
  2
  assists
  NHL#528
  HFD
  26-29-0W-L-OT59Points
  5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET4–2HFD
  L
  March 6game 63/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–7HFD
  W
  March 8game 64/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–6STL
  L
  March 9game 65/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–3HFD
  W
  March 13game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TBL3–6HFD
  W
  March 18game 68/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3MTL
  L
  March 20game 69/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–1OTT
  March 22game 70/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–2WSH
  March 23game 71/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD0–3PHI
  L
  March 25game 72/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–5HFD
  L
  March 27game 73/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–3HFD
  W
  March 30game 74/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- April 1996
- The game
  HFD2–3FLA
  L
  April 1game 75/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–0NJD
  W
  April 4game 77/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NJD6–3HFD
  L
  April 6game 78/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–5HFD
  W
  April 8game 79/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3BOS
  L
  April 11game 80/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–2HFD
  W
  April 13game 81/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–4BUF
  L
  April 14game 82/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 14
Sami Kapanen closes the 1995-1996 season with 9 points
HFDHartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs
Points
9
NHL#457
Games
35of 82
43%
Goals
5
NHL#348
Assists
4
NHL#495
P/GP
0.26
NHL#361
+/-
0
NHL#311
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist

Sami Kapanen is drafted 87 overall by Hartford Whalers

Sami Kapanen's season starts in game 28 of 82

Sami Kapanen makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Tampa Bay Lightning

Sami Kapanen records his first NHL assist

1/2 into the season

Sami Kapanen scores his first NHL goal

3/4 into the season

Sami Kapanen closes the 1995-1996 season with 9 points