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Sergei Samsonov's 1997-1998 season

Points
47
NHL#80
Goals
22
NHL#55
Assists
25
NHL#116
Plus/minus
+9
NHL#93
Games
81
98%
98% of 82

Left winger Sergei Samsonov was 18 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points, 0.58 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 7 points. He won Calder Memorial Trophy.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Sergei Samsonov makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠5 win against Los Angeles Kings

    Sergei was 18 years old · FleetCenter, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -2
    +/-
    17:29
    TOI

    Swedes on the ice: Mattias Norström, Mattias Timander and Per-Johan Axelsson.

    • The game
      LAK5–6BOS
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG17:29TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–1BOS
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:21TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3COL
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG18:21TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2PHX
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP17:07TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Sergei Samsonov records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Phoenix Coyotes · October 8

    • The game
      BOS2–5SJS
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:23TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0ANA
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:13TOI
    • The game
      BOS5–3LAK
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG15:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–0VAN
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:45TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0CGY
      W
      game 9/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG11:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–1EDM
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP12:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–2BOS
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:24TOI
    • The game
      FLA5–4BOS
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG15:58TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Sergei Samsonov scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Florida Panthers · October 25

    • The game
      ANA3–0BOS
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:18TOI
    • November 1997
    • The game
      EDM1–3BOS
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:28TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1OTT
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:58TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–2BOS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:30TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2NJD
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:56TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–3DAL
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:09TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG13:51TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–3BOS
      game 20/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG18:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      W
      game 21/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:11TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      7
      points
      NHL#194
      2
      goals
      NHL#215
      5
      assists
      NHL#166
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3PIT
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:40TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–0BOS
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG14:20TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–0BOS
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:07TOI
    • The game
      BOS5–10FLA
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG14:19TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN5–2BOS
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:29TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–1BOS
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:18TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      BOS1–3CAR
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:52TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:32TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–4BOS
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:11TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG11:22TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP10:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–2FLA
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:39TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2TBL
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:22TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2PHI
      game 35/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG11:20TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2BOS
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG12:51TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1TBL
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:32TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–4NYR
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP13:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2TOR
      game 40/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT0–0BOS
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:00TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      13
      points
      NHL#222
      5
      goals
      NHL#189
      8
      assists
      NHL#216
      BOS
      17-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS0–3BOS
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG11:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:10TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–5BOS
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP17:09TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–1BOS
      game 45/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP19:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–5BOS
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG17:37TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG15:10TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4PIT
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG16:17TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–6BOS
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2BOS
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:34TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG12:22TOI
      +1 goal
    • February 1998
    • The game
      BOS2–2NYI
      game 53/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:15TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG14:49TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–1BOS
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:31TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–1BOS
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG17:16TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–1BOS
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:53TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–6BOS
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP11:22TOI
      +3 assists
    • March 1998
    • The game
      BOS5–4NYI
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG11:36TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–0WSH
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG14:32TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS1–1NJD
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG21:07TOI
    • The game
      CHI2–1BOS
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP16:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      32
      points
      NHL#109
      14
      goals
      NHL#84
      18
      assists
      NHL#128
      BOS
      26-23-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS6–3DET
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP20:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY5–2BOS
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP17:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–5BOS
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG15:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TBL3–4BOS
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG20:36TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR0–4BOS
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG12:13TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      W
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP13:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS0–1CHI
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:23TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG15:10TOI
    • The game
      FLA3–2BOS
      L
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG18:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL1–4BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:15TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYR
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG16:39TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS4–5BUF
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP16:31TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CAR3–0BOS
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:06TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      W
      game 76/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:19TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–4BOS
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP19:17TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      NJD3–2BOS
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:57TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2CAR
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:30TOI
    • The game
      BOS6–2MTL
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:04TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–5PIT
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG12:46TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2BOS
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG10:36TOI
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Sergei Samsonov closes the 1997-1998 season with 47 points

    Points
    47
    NHL#80
    Games
    81of 82
    99%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#55
    Assists
    25
    NHL#116
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#109
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#93
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Washington Capitals

    BOSvsWSH
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 1
      BOS1–3WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP20:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG17:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP22:30TOI
      +2 assists
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      WSH3–0BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:48TOI
    • May 1998
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS4–0WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP13:44TOI
      +2 points
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      WSH3–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG22:45TOI
      +1 goal
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BOS2–4WSH
    Eliminated
    6Games7Points2Goals5Assists
    The run in numbers

    Sergei Samsonov ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#47
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#60
    Assists
    5
    NHL#32
    P/GP
    1.17
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#79
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    WSH2–4
    Honour

    Sergei Samsonov won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1997-1998