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Valeri Zelepukin's 1997-1998 season

Points
22
NHL#269
Goals
4
NHL#369
Assists
18
NHL#209
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#435
Games
68
82%
82% of 82

Left winger Valeri Zelepukin was 29 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils och Edmonton Oilers. He played 68 of a possible 82 games and scored 4 goals and 18 assists for 22 points, 0.32 points per game. He moved from New Jersey Devils to Edmonton Oilers in January. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 3 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Valeri Zelepukin opens the 1997-1998 season with New Jersey Devils

    Valeri was 29 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NJD4–3TBL
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG12:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–4NJD
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3NJD
      W
      game 5/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:18TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–4OTT
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:48TOI
    • The game
      TBL0–5NJD
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–2NJD
      W
      game 8/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:38TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–3NJD
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:54TOI
    • The game
      NJD5–0PHI
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP13:33TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–8NJD
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG09:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 1997
    • The game
      WSH1–3NJD
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG10:46TOI
    • The game
      LAK3–0NJD
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:38TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–2FLA
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG16:14TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2NJD
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:27TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1NYI
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG14:17TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD3–2NYR
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:59TOI
    • The game
      COL1–4NJD
      W
      game 18/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:13TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–2BUF
      W
      game 19/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:41TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–2NJD
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–5NJD
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:31TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
      6
      points
      NHL#261
      2
      goals
      NHL#233
      4
      assists
      NHL#238
      NJD
      16-5-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      FLA2–1NJD
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:32TOI
    • The game
      NJD0–2ANA
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:45TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–4LAK
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:16TOI
    • December 1997
    • The game
      STL3–1NJD
      L
      game 26/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG08:57TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–0PIT
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:47TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–4NJD
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:30TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–4NJD
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:40TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG14:21TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD3–0TOR
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:26TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–4NJD
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG14:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–4STL
      game 33/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG11:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–5DET
      L
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG12:51TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–4NJD
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:30TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1BUF
      W
      game 37/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:03TOI
    • The game
      CHI6–2NJD
      L
      game 38/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG08:06TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–2FLA
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG07:28TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8235 of 41 played
      10
      points
      NHL#288
      2
      goals
      NHL#347
      8
      assists
      NHL#227
      NJD
      26-13-0W-L-OT54Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      FLA2–3EDM
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG13:35TOI
    • The game
      EDM5–1ANA
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG11:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–3LAK
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP15:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–2EDM
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG10:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–5EDM
      W
      game 47/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG13:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX2–6EDM
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG16:32TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–3SJS
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG13:07TOI
    • The game
      EDM5–2PHX
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP11:33TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM1–2COL
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG16:25TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–1EDM
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:43TOI
    • The game
      VAN6–3EDM
      L
      game 53/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 1998
    • The game
      LAK0–1EDM
      W
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:45TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–0EDM
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG16:28TOI
    • The game
      EDM4–5VAN
      L
      game 56/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP15:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–4CGY
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:18TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–5EDM
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG10:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA4–0EDM
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:36TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–4EDM
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:27TOI
    • March 1998
    • The game
      EDM5–4COL
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG12:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–4EDM
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP13:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8255 of 62 played
      21
      points
      NHL#203
      4
      goals
      NHL#307
      17
      assists
      NHL#139
      EDM
      23-29-0W-L-OT56Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Pacific·8th in the Western Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM1–4TOR
      L
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:23TOI
    • The game
      EDM4–3CHI
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:04TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–0TBL
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:40TOI
    • The game
      EDM4–0FLA
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:02TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–4CAR
      L
      game 67/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG11:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–4DET
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:23TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–4PIT
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG10:43TOI
    • The game
      STL0–2EDM
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:45TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–1EDM
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:47TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–4EDM
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:47TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–0EDM
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:40TOI
    • April 1998
    • The game
      DAL1–4EDM
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:51TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–4ANA
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:19TOI
    The season in numbers

    Valeri Zelepukin closes the 1997-1998 season with 22 points

    Points
    22
    NHL#269
    Games
    68of 82
    83%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#369
    Assists
    18
    NHL#209
    P/GP
    0.32
    NHL#278
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#435
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    14 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Colorado Avalanche

    EDMvsCOL
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      COL5–4EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG14:36TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      COL3–1EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:39TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      EDM3–1COL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG12:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • May 1998
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 6
      COL0–2EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:20TOI
    • Edmonton Oilersare3–3withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      EDM4–0COL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:47TOI
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    EDM4–3COL
    Advance
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Dallas Stars

    EDMvsDAL
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      EDM1–3DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG09:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • Dallas Starslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM2–0DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG12:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilersare1–1withDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      EDM1–2DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:39TOI
    Second round

    Dallas Stars knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–1

    EDM1–4DAL
    Eliminated
    3Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Valeri Zelepukin ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#108
    Games
    8
    Goals
    1
    NHL#91
    Assists
    2
    NHL#101
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#59
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#41
    Events
    10
    playoff assists
    COL4–3→DAL1–4