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Season Almanac

1997 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Mario Lemieux (A, PTS)

Goals
  1. 1Keith TkachukPhoenix Coyotes52
  2. 2Teemu SelanneAnaheim Ducks51
  3. 3John LeClairPhiladelphia Flyers50
Assists
  1. 1Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins72
  2. 2Wayne GretzkyNew York Rangers72
  3. 3Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins63
Points
  1. 1Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins122
  2. 2Teemu SelanneAnaheim Ducks109
  3. 3Paul KariyaAnaheim Ducks99
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Patrick RoyColorado Avalanche38
  2. 2Dominik HasekBuffalo Sabres37
  3. 3Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils37
Shutouts
  1. 1Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils10
  2. 2Nikolai KhabibulinPhoenix Coyotes7
  3. 3Patrick RoyColorado Avalanche7

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1John LeClairSKATER23.3
  2. 2Teemu SelanneSKATER23.1
  3. 3Mario LemieuxSKATER22.9
  4. 4Brendan ShanahanSKATER21.6
  5. 5Mats SundinSKATER21.5
  6. 6Paul KariyaSKATER21.2
  7. 7Ziggy PalffySKATER21
  8. 8Mike ModanoSKATER20.8
  9. 9Wayne GretzkySKATER20.8
  10. 10Tony AmonteSKATER19.7
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Vinny ProspalL185.3
  2. 2Dainius ZubrusC161.4
  3. 3Mike KnubleR151.9
  4. 4Tomas HolmstromL141.4
  5. 5Wade ReddenD131.6
  6. 6Freddy ModinL127.6
  7. 7Mike GrierR114.8
  8. 8Tomas VokounG111

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Dale HawerchukC254.9
  2. 2Denis SavardC243.5
  3. 3Joe MullenR208.9
  4. 4Neal BrotenC175.2
  5. 5Mike RidleyC149.4
  6. 6Dan QuinnC127.9
  7. 7Craig MacTavishC112.5
  8. 8Brad McCrimmonD112

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Colorado Avalanche49-24203.5Peter ForsbergPlayoffs
Dallas Stars48-26204.6Mike ModanoPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils45-23183.7Martin BrodeurPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers45-24200.8John LeClairPlayoffs
Detroit Red Wings38-26170.4Steve YzermanPlayoffs
Buffalo Sabres40-30191.3Dominik HasekPlayoffs
Florida Panthers35-28182.8Ray SheppardPlayoffs
New York Rangers38-34184.8Wayne GretzkyPlayoffs
Anaheim Ducks36-33154.6Teemu SelannePlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins38-36132.2Mario LemieuxPlayoffs
Phoenix Coyotes38-37169.3Keith TkachukPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues36-35144.1Brett HullPlayoffs
Chicago Blackhawks34-35173.1Tony AmontePlayoffs
Edmonton Oilers36-37170.2Doug WeightPlayoffs
Montréal Canadiens31-36168.9Mark RecchiPlayoffs
Ottawa Senators31-36168.2Alexei YashinPlayoffs
Vancouver Canucks35-40162.7Alexander Mogilny
Washington Capitals33-40137.9Peter Bondra
Hartford Whalers32-39132.9Geoff Sanderson
Tampa Bay Lightning32-40152.4Dino Ciccarelli
Calgary Flames32-41137.4Theo Fleury
New York Islanders29-41143.1Ziggy Palffy
Toronto Maple Leafs30-44122.3Mats Sundin
Los Angeles Kings28-43138.4Dmitri Khristich
San Jose Sharks27-47136.9Jeff Friesen
Boston Bruins26-47123.6Jozef Stumpel

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).