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Steve Duchesne's 1996-1997 season

Points
47
NHL#106
Goals
19
NHL#101
Assists
28
NHL#106
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#635
Games
78
95%
95% of 82

Defenceman Steve Duchesne was 31 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 19 goals and 28 assists for 47 points, 0.60 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 5 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Steve Duchesne plays the 1996-1997 season for Ottawa Senators

    Steve was 31 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT3–3MTL
      game 1/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3OTT
      game 2/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–2NJD
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–6OTT
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT2–5FLA
      L
      game 7/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT5–2TBL
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT1–5DAL
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2OTT
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      DET2–2OTT
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–7PIT
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–6OTT
      W
      game 13/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS4–3OTT
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT0–2CHI
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–0OTT
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4OTT
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT4–1NYI
      W
      game 18/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1OTT
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–3OTT
      game 20/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–1WSH
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
      13
      points
      NHL#113
      3
      goals
      NHL#189
      10
      assists
      NHL#61
      0
      +/-
      NHL#104
      OTT
      7-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3OTT
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1996
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      L
      game 24/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2VAN
      W
      game 26/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT5–5CGY
      game 27/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX4–2OTT
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL4–0OTT
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–5OTT
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      OTT6–0MTL
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–5OTT
      W
      game 33/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–3HFD
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      ANA4–3OTT
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3OTT
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–6NYR
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TBL4–3OTT
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–0OTT
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 41/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played
      23
      points
      NHL#122
      6
      goals
      NHL#194
      17
      assists
      NHL#83
      0
      +/-
      NHL#116
      OTT
      12-21-0W-L-OT32Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–5OTT
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–1OTT
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–2OTT
      game 45/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TBL3–5OTT
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–1NJD
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL5–2OTT
      L
      game 48/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–1TOR
      W
      game 49/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6OTT
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS3–3OTT
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT1–2BUF
      L
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–5NYI
      game 54/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2HFD
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4OTT
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT6–1WSH
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT1–1STL
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–4COL
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI8–5OTT
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–4OTT
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      33
      points
      NHL#128
      11
      goals
      NHL#150
      22
      assists
      NHL#101
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#98
      OTT
      21-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • March 1997
    • The game
      BUF3–1OTT
      L
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–3LAK
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-9SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–1PHX
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Steve Duchesne reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against Phoenix Coyotes · March 10

    • The game
      NYR4–3OTT
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      OTT4–3NYR
      W
      game 70/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–2OTT
      game 71/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OTT5–4BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      OTT0–5TBL
      L
      game 73/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT3–2FLA
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL2–5OTT
      W
      game 75/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • April 1997
    • The game
      OTT2–0BUF
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT1–2PHI
      L
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5OTT
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT3–2DET
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Steve Duchesne closes the 1996-1997 season with 47 points

    Points
    47
    NHL#106
    Games
    78of 82
    95%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#101
    Assists
    28
    NHL#106
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#123
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#635
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet Buffalo Sabres

    OTTvsBUF
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      OTT1–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      BUF0–1OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      OTT4–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF3–0OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Ottawa Senatorsare3–3withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    OTT3–4BUF
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Steve Duchesne ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#75
    Games
    7
    Goals
    1
    NHL#95
    Assists
    4
    NHL#50
    P/GP
    0.71
    NHL#31
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#282
    BUF3–4