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Wayne Primeau's 1997-1998 season

Points
12
NHL#391
Goals
6
NHL#292
Assists
6
NHL#435
Plus/minus
+9
NHL#93
Games
69
84%
84% of 82

Centre Wayne Primeau was 21 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 69 of a possible 82 games and scored 6 goals and 6 assists for 12 points, 0.17 points per game. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 4 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Wayne Primeau plays the 1997-1998 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Wayne was 21 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–1STL
      W
      game 1/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:22TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–6WSH
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:10TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–1TBL
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:00TOI
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    • The game
      DAL4–2BUF
      L
      game 4/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG12:33TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      W
      game 5/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:20TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–3NJD
      L
      game 6/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:54TOI
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    • The game
      BUF3–3CAR
      game 7/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:53TOI
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    • The game
      MTL5–1BUF
      L
      game 8/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:29TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      L
      game 9/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:04TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CGY1–4BUF
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:42TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–6PHX
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:59TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–3COL
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG08:28TOI
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    • The game
      BUF3–2CAR
      W
      game 13/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:58TOI
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    • November 1997
    • The game
      FLA4–2BUF
      L
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG07:45TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–2PIT
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG06:32TOI
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    • The game
      EDM4–4BUF
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:32TOI
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    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:21TOI
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    • The game
      BUF5–0BOS
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG09:57TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI1–6BUF
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:07TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
      3
      points
      NHL#389
      2
      goals
      NHL#240
      1
      assists
      NHL#438
      BUF
      7-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      6th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–5PIT
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:11TOI
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    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 23/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:02TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–3BUF
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:36TOI
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    • December 1997
    • The game
      BUF1–1PHI
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:28TOI
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    • The game
      ANA0–4BUF
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:48TOI
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    • The game
      TBL0–4BUF
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:04TOI
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    • The game
      BUF0–3OTT
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:55TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:01TOI
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    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 30/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:58TOI
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    • The game
      BUF4–8DAL
      L
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:28TOI
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    • The game
      BUF0–4NYI
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:44TOI
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    • The game
      MTL0–1BUF
      W
      game 33/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:25TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–0NYR
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:26TOI
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    • The game
      DET3–1BUF
      L
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:07TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–4CAR
      L
      game 37/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:17TOI
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    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:51TOI
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    • The game
      COL2–2BUF
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:10TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      3
      points
      NHL#474
      2
      goals
      NHL#347
      1
      assists
      NHL#515
      BUF
      15-19-0W-L-OT37Points
      5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:40TOI
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    • The game
      VAN2–6BUF
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG06:22TOI
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    • The game
      BUF0–3PHI
      L
      game 46/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:05TOI
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    • February 1998
    • The game
      BUF7–3TBL
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:47TOI
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    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 53/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG08:26TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT2–2BUF
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:45TOI
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    • The game
      BUF4–1MTL
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:12TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–1BOS
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG09:44TOI
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    • March 1998
    • The game
      BUF3–0WSH
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:38TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–0NYR
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG16:12TOI
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    • The game
      NYI4–2BUF
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:44TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG12:38TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–2NYI
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:24TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8249 of 62 played
      4
      points
      NHL#504
      2
      goals
      NHL#415
      2
      assists
      NHL#514
      BUF
      25-22-0W-L-OT65Points
      4th in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS1–3BUF
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG11:13TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–2PIT
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP14:07TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT0–3BUF
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:18TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CHI5–3BUF
      L
      game 66/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG16:11TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      FLA1–6BUF
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP13:53TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:35TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–0CGY
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:25TOI
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    • The game
      BUF5–2VAN
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG11:33TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–0EDM
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:19TOI
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    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG11:19TOI
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    • April 1998
    • The game
      LAK0–4BUF
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG11:53TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS4–5BUF
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG07:50TOI
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    • The game
      OTT1–0BUF
      L
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:20TOI
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    • The game
      CAR1–3BUF
      W
      game 76/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG17:33TOI
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    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:53TOI
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    • The game
      BUF4–4OTT
      game 78/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:45TOI
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    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:15TOI
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    • The game
      BUF4–5NJD
      L
      game 80/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:04TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:00TOI
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    • The game
      OTT2–1BUF
      L
      game 82/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:47TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Wayne Primeau closes the 1997-1998 season with 12 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    12
    NHL#391
    Games
    69of 82
    84%
    Goals
    6
    NHL#292
    Assists
    6
    NHL#435
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#432
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#93
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
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    • Game 1
      BUF3–2PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG09:51TOI
      +1 goal
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:17TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP12:16TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:43TOI
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    • May 1998
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      BUF3–2PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:08TOI
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    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    BUF4–1PHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
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    • Game 1
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG11:11TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:48TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF5–4MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG06:52TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:42TOI
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    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

    BUF4–0MTL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    9 days later
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres meet Washington Capitals

    BUFvsWSH
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
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    • Game 1
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:20TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      BUF2–3WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:30TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP09:00TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      WSH2–0BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG07:23TOI
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    • June 1998
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      WSH3–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG11:55TOI
      +1 assist
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    Conference final

    Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4WSH
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Wayne Primeau ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 4 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    4
    NHL#82
    Games
    14
    Goals
    1
    NHL#91
    Assists
    3
    NHL#63
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#75
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#178
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    PHI4–1→MTL4–0→WSH2–4