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Scott Thornton's 1997-1998 season

Points
15
NHL#355
Goals
6
NHL#292
Assists
9
NHL#361
Plus/minus
0
NHL#299
Games
67
81%
81% of 82

Left winger Scott Thornton was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 67 of a possible 82 games and scored 6 goals and 9 assists for 15 points, 0.22 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 2 points.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Scott Thornton plays the 1997-1998 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Scott was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      OTT2–2MTL
      game 1/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG09:48TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:26TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–0PIT
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:13TOI
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    • The game
      PHI6–2MTL
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:48TOI
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    • The game
      PIT1–1MTL
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:16TOI
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    • The game
      MTL5–1BUF
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:53TOI
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    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:33TOI
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    • The game
      MTL1–2NJD
      L
      game 9/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:07TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–2OTT
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:56TOI
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    • The game
      CHI2–4MTL
      W
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG14:55TOI
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    • The game
      NYI5–2MTL
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:39TOI
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    • November 1997
    • The game
      TOR1–5MTL
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–6MTL
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:17TOI
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    • The game
      PHX2–4MTL
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:14TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3SJS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:21TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–1LAK
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG02:50TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–3ANA
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2PHX
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG12:56TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH3–2MTL
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG08:25TOI
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    • The game
      TBL1–4MTL
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:09TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      2
      points
      NHL#420
      0
      goals
      NHL#434
      2
      assists
      NHL#348
      MTL
      14-5-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–2CAR
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG08:49TOI
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    • The game
      DET5–2MTL
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–2MTL
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG12:15TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5WSH
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG14:49TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–2DET
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG11:22TOI
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    • The game
      MTL3–6PIT
      L
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP13:21TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1997
    • The game
      PIT1–0MTL
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:37TOI
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    • The game
      LAK0–2MTL
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:29TOI
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    • The game
      COL2–4MTL
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:09TOI
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    • The game
      STL3–4MTL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG06:41TOI
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    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:09TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG07:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1MTL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG08:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–1BUF
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–4MTL
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG07:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–3MTL
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG12:48TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4OTT
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–0PIT
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG08:04TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1COL
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:56TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      8
      points
      NHL#313
      3
      goals
      NHL#282
      5
      assists
      NHL#306
      MTL
      20-15-0W-L-OT46Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–2CGY
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG07:21TOI
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    • The game
      MTL5–3EDM
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:14TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL8–2NYI
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–3TBL
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3PHI
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:10TOI
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    • The game
      CAR4–3MTL
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:16TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–1MTL
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2PHI
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG12:16TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT4–3MTL
      L
      game 53/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:06TOI
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      MTL6–3CAR
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4NYI
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–2MTL
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG10:48TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4TOR
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:03TOI
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    • March 1998
    • The game
      MTL3–1DAL
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4STL
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:06TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG03:54TOI
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    • The game
      FLA1–6MTL
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:13TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8258 of 62 played
      10
      points
      NHL#378
      4
      goals
      NHL#315
      6
      assists
      NHL#382
      MTL
      30-25-0W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–2MTL
      game 63/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG14:52TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYR1–4MTL
      W
      game 64/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–4MTL
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:25TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3MTL
      game 66/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:14TOI
      View the game
    • April 1998
    • The game
      CAR1–0MTL
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYR
      W
      game 77/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP14:19TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3MTL
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:44TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Scott Thornton closes the 1997-1998 season with 15 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    15
    NHL#355
    Games
    67of 82
    82%
    Goals
    6
    NHL#292
    Assists
    9
    NHL#361
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#378
    +/-
    0
    NHL#299
    Events
    50
    career assists
    12 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    MTLvsPIT
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
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    • Game 2
      MTL1–4PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:48TOI
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    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT1–3MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:28TOI
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    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT6–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG12:21TOI
      +1 assist
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    • May 1998
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      MTL5–2PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG08:36TOI
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    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      PIT0–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG02:38TOI
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    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    MTL4–2PIT
    Advance
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Buffalo Sabres

    MTLvsBUF
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG11:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:38TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF5–4MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG19:01TOI
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    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG12:16TOI
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    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

    MTL0–4BUF
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Scott Thornton ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 2 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    2
    NHL#141
    Games
    9
    Goals
    0
    NHL#171
    Assists
    2
    NHL#101
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#89
    +/-
    0
    NHL#110
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    PIT4–2→BUF0–4