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Stu Barnes's 1996-1997 season

Points
49
NHL#94
Goals
19
NHL#101
Assists
30
NHL#88
Plus/minus
-23
NHL#755
Games
81
97%
97% of 83

Centre Stu Barnes was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Florida Panthers och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 81 of a possible 83 games and scored 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points, 0.60 points per game. He moved from Florida Panthers to Pittsburgh Penguins in November. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stu Barnes opens the 1996-1997 season with Florida Panthers

    Stu was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      FLA3–1PHI
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      FLA5–2NYR
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1FLA
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–6FLA
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      FLA3–3SJS
      game 5/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      FLA2–1COL
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      FLA1–1PHX
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–5FLA
      W
      game 8/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR4–6FLA
      W
      game 9/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA3–2PHI
      W
      game 10/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      FLA1–1NYR
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3FLA
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • November 1996
    • The game
      PHI3–2FLA
      L
      game 13/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–4FLA
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4FLA
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–3BUF
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      FLA5–3MTL
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3FLA
      game 18/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–2FLA
      L
      game 19/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–7PHI
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–1HFD
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      11
      points
      NHL#130
      2
      goals
      NHL#228
      9
      assists
      NHL#64
      PIT
      7-13-0W-L-OT15Points
      6th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–2PIT
      game 22/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–6PIT
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1996
    • The game
      HFD4–4PIT
      game 24/823
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT4–2OTT
      W
      game 25/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–3WSH
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA3–5PIT
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT5–3LAK
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3ANA
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Stu Barnes reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Anaheim Ducks · December 11

    • The game
      PIT4–0SJS
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2CHI
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4PIT
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–0STL
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      SJS1–3PIT
      W
      game 34/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–5TOR
      W
      game 35/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2PIT
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      W
      game 38/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–1NJD
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL3–7PIT
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYI
      W
      game 41/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      24
      points
      NHL#100
      9
      goals
      NHL#111
      15
      assists
      NHL#99
      PIT
      22-15-0W-L-OT48Points
      1st in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      W
      game 42/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3OTT
      game 43/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL1–3PIT
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–0HFD
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–4PIT
      W
      game 46/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL4–3PIT
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR7–4PIT
      L
      game 48/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT5–2MTL
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3BUF
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • February 1997
    • The game
      PHX1–4PIT
      W
      game 51/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–6PIT
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT6–3MTL
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET6–5PIT
      L
      game 54/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–1PIT
      L
      game 55/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–5PHI
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–2PIT
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      FLA2–4PIT
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2PIT
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4NYI
      L
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      L
      game 61/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • March 1997
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      38
      points
      NHL#97
      15
      goals
      NHL#100
      23
      assists
      NHL#87
      PIT
      31-26-0W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–1PIT
      L
      game 63/82
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4BUF
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2PIT
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–5PHX
      game 67/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT3–6COL
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–6DAL
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6PIT
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NJD3–2PIT
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–8MTL
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      FLA3–4PIT
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1997
    • The game
      HFD5–5PIT
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OTT2–5PIT
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS1–3PIT
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4TBL
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4FLA
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Stu Barnes closes the 1996-1997 season with 49 points

    Points
    49
    NHL#94
    Games
    81of 82
    99%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#101
    Assists
    30
    NHL#88
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#122
    +/-
    -23
    NHL#755
    Events
    100
    career assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    PITvsPHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PIT1–5PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PHI5–3PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1

    PIT1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Stu Barnes ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#181
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#165
    Assists
    1
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    0
    NHL#114
    PHI1–4