Regular season and playoffsMTL

Scott Thornton's 1996-1997 season

Points

NHL#315

Goals

NHL#219

Assists

NHL#377

Plus/minus

-19

NHL#736

Games

89% of 82

Left winger Scott Thornton was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 73 of a possible 82 games and scored 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points, 0.27 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1996-1997Playoffs

Year 1996
30 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Scott Thornton plays the 1996-1997 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Scott was 25 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  OTT3–3MTL
  October 5game 1/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  ANA6–6MTL
  October 7game 2/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–6MTL
  W
  October 9game 3/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–5MTL
  W
  October 12game 4/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3NJD
  L
  October 15game 5/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGY2–4MTL
  W
  October 16game 6/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL3–6OTT
  L
  October 19game 7/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–6BUF
  L
  October 24game 8/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI5–6MTL
  W
  October 26game 9/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHX5–4MTL
  L
  October 28game 10/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–5DET
  L
  October 30game 11/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- November 1996
- The game
  MTL3–4SJS
  L
  November 2game 12/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL4–4PHX
  November 3game 13/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL6–5ANA
  W
  November 6game 14/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–4LAK
  L
  November 7game 15/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–5COL
  L
  November 9game 16/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–3MTL
  W
  November 11game 17/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  FLA5–3MTL
  L
  November 13game 18/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–3WSH
  L
  November 15game 19/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–6MTL
  W
  November 16game 20/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–3HFD
  L
  November 20game 21/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  5
  points
  NHL#281
  3
  goals
  NHL#167
  2
  assists
  NHL#343
  MTL
  7-11-0W-L-OT17Points
  5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL6–2BOS
  W
  November 21game 22/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–3TOR
  W
  November 23game 23/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TBL2–4MTL
  W
  November 25game 24/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2PIT
  November 27game 25/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–0MTL
  L
  November 30game 26/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- December 1996
- The game
  MTL2–6NYR
  L
  December 1game 27/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3MTL
  L
  December 4game 28/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1CHI
  W
  December 6game 29/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI2–3MTL
  W
  December 7game 30/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2MTL
  L
  December 11game 31/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3NJD
  December 14game 32/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TBL4–2MTL
  L
  December 16game 33/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–2MTL
  L
  December 21game 34/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  OTT6–0MTL
  L
  December 23game 35/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3PIT
  December 26game 36/823
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  MTL4–4TBL
  December 28game 37/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1997
29 years ago
- The game
  NYI1–3MTL
  W
  January 4game 41/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8238 of 41 played
  9
  points
  NHL#312
  6
  goals
  NHL#184
  3
  assists
  NHL#422
  MTL
  15-18-0W-L-OT38Points
  4th in the Northeast·9th in the Eastern Conference·15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  HFD4–5MTL
  W
  January 6game 42/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–5BOS
  L
  January 9game 43/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–6MTL
  W
  January 11game 44/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DAL2–1MTL
  L
  January 13game 45/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3PHI
  L
  January 14game 46/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–4MTL
  W
  January 20game 47/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL1–6BUF
  L
  January 22game 48/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  STL8–1MTL
  L
  January 25game 49/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–2MTL
  L
  January 26game 50/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–5FLA
  L
  January 28game 51/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1TBL
  W
  January 30game 52/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- February 1997
- The game
  NJD4–4MTL
  February 1game 53/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  FLA2–2MTL
  February 3game 54/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT6–3MTL
  L
  February 5game 55/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–9PHI
  L
  February 6game 56/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD2–3MTL
  W
  February 8game 57/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  February 12game 59/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  NJD4–1MTL
  L
  February 15game 60/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1NYI
  W
  February 17game 61/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–1MTL
  L
  February 22game 62/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8258 of 62 played
  14
  points
  NHL#312
  8
  goals
  NHL#200
  6
  assists
  NHL#402
  MTL
  22-29-0W-L-OT55Points
  4th in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  February 25game 63/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3CGY
  L
  February 28game 64/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- March 1997
- The game
  MTL5–4EDM
  W
  March 1game 65/822
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  COL7–3MTL
  L
  March 5game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–4NYR
  W
  March 19game 72/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–1MTL
  L
  March 22game 73/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  W
  March 24game 74/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–8MTL
  W
  March 26game 75/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–5OTT
  L
  March 29game 76/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- April 1997
- The game
  MTL4–1HFD
  W
  April 2game 77/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD4–1MTL
  L
  April 5game 78/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–2MTL
  W
  April 7game 79/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1NYI
  W
  April 9game 80/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–3WSH
  L
  April 10game 81/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3MTL
  April 12game 82/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 12
Scott Thornton closes the 1996-1997 season with 20 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
20
NHL#315
Games
73of 82
89%
Goals
10
NHL#219
Assists
10
NHL#377
P/GP
0.27
NHL#364
+/-
-19
NHL#736
Events
250
NHL games
25
career goals
5 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
First round
April 17
Montréal Canadiens meet New Jersey Devils
MTLvsNJD
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Peter Popovic
Swedes on New Jersey Devils
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  MTL2–5NJD
  L
  April 17
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL1–4NJD
  L
  April 19
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- New Jersey Devilslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NJD6–4MTL
  L
  April 221
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- New Jersey Devilslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NJD3–4MTL
  W
  April 241
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- New Jersey Devilslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL0–4NJD
  L
  April 261
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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First round
April 26
New Jersey Devils knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1
MTL1–4NJD
Eliminated
5Games1Points1Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
April 26
Scott Thornton ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
1
NHL#181
Games
5
Goals
1
NHL#95
Assists
0
NHL#218
P/GP
0.20
+/-
+1
NHL#79
Events
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff goal
NJD1–4

Scott Thornton plays the 1996-1997 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Scott Thornton closes the 1996-1997 season with 20 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

Scott Thornton ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 1 points