Regular seasonHFD

Steven Rice's 1996-1997 season

Points

NHL#167

Goals

NHL#87

Assists

NHL#291

Plus/minus

-11

NHL#668

Games

95% of 82

Right winger Steven Rice was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 21 goals and 14 assists for 35 points, 0.45 points per game. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997

Year 1996
30 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Steven Rice plays the 1996-1997 season for Hartford Whalers
HFDHartford Whalers
Steven was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PHX0–1HFD
  W
  October 5game 1/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–7HFD
  W
  October 8game 2/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD0–6FLA
  L
  October 12game 3/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–1NYI
  W
  October 17game 4/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD2–6HFD
  W
  October 19game 5/82
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  ANA1–4HFD
  W
  October 24game 6/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–6BUF
  L
  October 26game 7/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–4BOS
  October 31game 9/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- November 1996
- The game
  LAK3–2HFD
  L
  November 2game 10/821
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-6SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  HFD1–5DET
  L
  November 4game 11/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–5HFD
  W
  November 6game 12/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–1HFD
  L
  November 8game 13/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–4HFD
  W
  November 9game 14/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–3SJS
  W
  November 12game 15/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD2–1PHX
  W
  November 14game 16/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–4COL
  November 16game 17/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–3HFD
  W
  November 20game 18/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT7–1HFD
  L
  November 22game 19/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3OTT
  November 23game 20/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–2HFD
  L
  November 27game 21/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 27
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
  5
  points
  NHL#303
  3
  goals
  NHL#189
  2
  assists
  NHL#376
  HFD
  10-7-0W-L-OT24Points
  1st in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  HFD1–1FLA
  November 29game 22/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD6–3TBL
  W
  November 30game 23/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1996
- The game
  HFD4–4PIT
  December 3game 24/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  HFD4–2BOS
  W
  December 5game 25/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–6HFD
  W
  December 7game 26/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  FLA2–5HFD
  W
  December 11game 27/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  HFD2–3PHI
  L
  December 12game 28/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI4–0HFD
  L
  December 14game 29/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–5NYR
  L
  December 16game 30/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL3–5HFD
  W
  December 17game 31/821
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  DAL4–1HFD
  L
  December 20game 32/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TBL5–6HFD
  W
  December 21game 33/82
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Steven Rice reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning · December 21
Milestone
Steven Rice reaches 100 career points
in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning · December 21
- The game
  HFD1–5BUF
  L
  December 26game 34/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  OTT2–3HFD
  W
  December 28game 35/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-7SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  HFD3–4CHI
  L
  December 29game 36/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  HFD2–3WSH
  L
  January 1game 37/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–4HFD
  L
  January 2game 38/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH1–1HFD
  January 4game 39/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–5MTL
  L
  January 6game 40/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD2–3CGY
  L
  January 9game 41/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
  21
  points
  NHL#135
  13
  goals
  NHL#56
  8
  assists
  NHL#258
  HFD
  17-17-0W-L-OT41Points
  3rd in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  HFD3–5VAN
  L
  January 10game 42/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD1–2EDM
  L
  January 12game 43/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–0HFD
  L
  January 15game 44/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–3HFD
  W
  January 20game 45/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  FLA1–2HFD
  W
  January 22game 46/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–2HFD
  L
  January 24game 47/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD5–1BUF
  W
  January 25game 48/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–5LAK
  L
  January 30game 49/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–6ANA
  L
  January 31game 50/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- February 1997
- The game
  HFD2–5NYR
  L
  February 5game 51/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-7SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD5–3BOS
  W
  February 6game 52/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD2–3MTL
  L
  February 8game 53/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  OTT1–2HFD
  W
  February 15game 56/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–4OTT
  L
  February 16game 57/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–2PHI
  February 19game 58/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–7HFD
  W
  February 21game 59/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH0–2HFD
  W
  February 22game 60/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–2HFD
  February 26game 61/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  SJS3–2HFD
  L
  February 28game 62/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played
  28
  points
  NHL#161
  17
  goals
  NHL#77
  11
  assists
  NHL#283
  HFD
  24-29-0W-L-OT57Points
  Playoff spot
  3rd in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
- March 1997
- The game
  PHI5–2HFD
  L
  March 2game 63/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGY0–2HFD
  W
  March 5game 64/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL0–2HFD
  W
  March 7game 65/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–1TOR
  March 8game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD0–6NJD
  L
  March 13game 68/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–2HFD
  L
  March 15game 69/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD3–5WSH
  L
  March 16game 70/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–4STL
  L
  March 20game 71/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD0–2DAL
  L
  March 21game 72/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  COL4–0HFD
  L
  March 25game 73/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–2TBL
  W
  March 27game 74/821
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  NYR1–2HFD
  W
  March 29game 75/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- April 1997
- The game
  MTL4–1HFD
  L
  April 2game 76/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–5PIT
  April 3game 77/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–1MTL
  W
  April 5game 78/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–4HFD
  W
  April 7game 79/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–5OTT
  L
  April 9game 80/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD4–6NYI
  L
  April 11game 81/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TBL1–2HFD
  W
  April 13game 82/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 13
Steven Rice closes the 1996-1997 season with 35 points
HFDHartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs
Points
35
NHL#167
Games
78of 82
95%
Goals
21
NHL#87
Assists
14
NHL#291
P/GP
0.45
NHL#215
+/-
-11
NHL#668
Events
35
career best in points
21
career best in goals
250
NHL games
100
career points
50
career goals
50
career assists

Steven Rice plays the 1996-1997 season for Hartford Whalers

1/4 into the season

Steven Rice reaches 50 career goals

Steven Rice reaches 100 career points

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Steven Rice closes the 1996-1997 season with 35 points