NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

1997 PLAYOFF PLAYER STATISTICS LEADERS

(top 10 in each category)

Point Scoring Leaders
  1  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros             26
  2  Colorado Avalanche    Joe Sakic                25
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux           22
  4  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky          22
  5  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour          21
  6  Philadelphia Flyers   John LeClair             21
  7  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky            20
  8  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov           20
  9  Colorado Avalanche    Peter Forsberg           18
 10  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan         17
 11  Colorado Avalanche    Sandis Ozolinsh          17

Goal Scoring Leaders
  1  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux           13
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour          13
  3  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros             12
  4  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky            10
  5  Philadelphia Flyers   John LeClair              9
  6  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan          9
  7  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen              9
  8  Colorado Avalanche    Joe Sakic                 8
  9  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky           8
 10  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov            8
 11  Detroit Red Wings     Vyacheslav Kozlov         8

Assist Leaders
  1  Colorado Avalanche    Joe Sakic                17
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros             14
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky          14
  4  Colorado Avalanche    Peter Forsberg           13
  5  Colorado Avalanche    Sandis Ozolinsh          13
  6  Philadelphia Flyers   John LeClair             12
  7  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov           12
  8  Philadelphia Flyers   Janne Niinimaa           12
  9  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky            10
 10  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Dmitri Mironov           10

Power-Play Goal Scoring Leaders
  1  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky           5
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros              4
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux            4
  4  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour           4
  5  Philadelphia Flyers   John LeClair              4
  6  Detroit Red Wings     Vyacheslav Kozlov         4
  7  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Paul Kariya               4
  8  Colorado Avalanche    Joe Sakic                 3
  9  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky             3
 10  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov            3
 11  Colorado Avalanche    Peter Forsberg            3
 12  Detroit Red Wings     Steve Yzerman             3
 13  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen              3
 14  Detroit Red Wings     Igor Larionov             3
 15  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Teemu Selanne             3
 16  Buffalo Sabres        Donald Audette            3
 17  Ottawa Senators       Daniel Alfredsson         3
 18  Edmonton Oilers       Andrei Kovalenko          3
 19  Buffalo Sabres        Randy Burridge            3

Shorthanded Goal Scoring Leaders
  1  Edmonton Oilers       Todd Marchant             3
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour           2
  3  Chicago Black Hawks   Tony Amonte               2
  4  New Jersey Devils     Brian Rolston             2
  5  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen              1
  6  New Jersey Devils     John MacLean              1
  7  Detroit Red Wings     Kirk Maltby               1
  8  Buffalo Sabres        Brian Holzinger           1
  9  Detroit Red Wings     Kris Draper               1
 10  Dallas Stars          Mike Modano               1
 11  Buffalo Sabres        Dixon Ward                1
 12  Montreal Canadiens    Benoit Brunet             1
 13  Pittsburgh Penguins   Petr Nedved               1
 14  Montreal Canadiens    Shayne Corson             1
 15  Philadelphia Flyers   John Druce                1
 16  Pittsburgh Penguins   Ed Olczyk                 1

Game-Winning Goal Scoring Leaders
  1  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux            4
  2  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov            4
  3  Philadelphia Flyers   John LeClair              3
  4  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen              3
  5  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky           2
  6  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky             2
  7  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan          2
  8  Detroit Red Wings     Vyacheslav Kozlov         2
  9  Detroit Red Wings     Steve Yzerman             2
 10  Edmonton Oilers       Ryan Smyth                2
 11  Buffalo Sabres        Derek Plante              2
 12  Ottawa Senators       Daniel Alfredsson         2
 13  Philadelphia Flyers   Trent Klatt               2
 14  Detroit Red Wings     Darren McCarty            2
 15  Dallas Stars          Mike Modano               2
 16  St. Louis Blues       Geoff Courtnall           2
 17  New York Rangers      Adam Graves               2

Shots-on-Goal Leaders
  1  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan         82
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   John LeClair             79
  3  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov           79
  4  Detroit Red Wings     Nicklas Lidstrom         79
  5  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux           73
  6  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros             71
  7  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour          65
  8  Detroit Red Wings     Steve Yzerman            65
  9  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Paul Kariya              61
 10  Detroit Red Wings     Vyacheslav Kozlov        58

Shooting Percentage Leaders (10 shots or more)
  1  St. Louis Blues       Geoff Courtnall        27.3
  2  Edmonton Oilers       Kelly Buchberger       26.3
  3  Dallas Stars          Bob Bassen             25.0
  4  New Jersey Devils     Valeri Zelepukin       23.1
  5  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky          22.2
  6  Pittsburgh Penguins   Jaromir Jagr           22.2
  7  Montreal Canadiens    Mark Recchi            22.2
  8  Ottawa Senators       Daniel Alfredsson      21.7
  9  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour        20.0
 10  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen           20.0

Plus/Minus Leaders
  1  Detroit Red Wings     Larry Murphy             16
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Chris Therien            14
  3  Detroit Red Wings     Nicklas Lidstrom         12
  4  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour           9
  5  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Desjardins           9
  6  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan          8
  7  Detroit Red Wings     Martin Lapointe           8
  8  Detroit Red Wings     Igor Larionov             8
  9  Edmonton Oilers       Dan McGillis              8
 10  Detroit Red Wings     Bob Rouse                 8

Points per Game Leaders (4 games or more)
  1  Pittsburgh Penguins   Jaromir Jagr           1.60
  2  St. Louis Blues       Brett Hull             1.50
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Joe Sakic              1.47
  4  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros           1.37
  5  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky          1.33
  6  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux         1.29
  7  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky        1.29
  8  Colorado Avalanche    Peter Forsberg         1.29
  9  Montreal Canadiens    Mark Recchi            1.20
 10  Pittsburgh Penguins   Mario Lemieux          1.20

Two-Goal Game Leaders
  1  Philadelphia Flyers   Rod Brind`Amour           4
  2  Colorado Avalanche    Joe Sakic                 2
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Peter Forsberg            2
  4  Detroit Red Wings     Vyacheslav Kozlov         2
  5  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Paul Kariya               2
  6  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Teemu Selanne             2
  7  Montreal Canadiens    Mark Recchi               2
  8  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros              1
  9  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux            1
 10  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky           1
 11  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov            1
 12  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan          1
 13  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen              1
 14  Detroit Red Wings     Martin Lapointe           1
 15  Detroit Red Wings     Igor Larionov             1
 16  New York Rangers      Mark Messier              1
 17  New York Rangers      Luc Robitaille            1
 18  Buffalo Sabres        Derek Plante              1
 19  Philadelphia Flyers   Dainius Zubrus            1
 20  New Jersey Devils     John MacLean              1
 21  Colorado Avalanche    Adam Deadmarsh            1
 22  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  J.J. Daigneault           1
 23  Pittsburgh Penguins   Jaromir Jagr              1
 24  Edmonton Oilers       Kelly Buchberger          1
 25  Detroit Red Wings     Kirk Maltby               1
 26  Ottawa Senators       Daniel Alfredsson         1
 27  New York Rangers      Russ Courtnall            1
 28  Phoenix Coyotes       Keith Tkachuk             1
 29  Buffalo Sabres        Randy Burridge            1
 30  Chicago Black Hawks   Tony Amonte               1
 31  New Jersey Devils     Brian Rolston             1
 32  Phoenix Coyotes       Darrin Shannon            1
 33  Philadelphia Flyers   Pat Falloon               1
 34  St. Louis Blues       Geoff Courtnall           1
 35  Chicago Black Hawks   Bob Probert               1
 36  Chicago Black Hawks   Eric Daze                 1

Three-Goal Game Leaders
  1  New York Rangers      Wayne Gretzky             2
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros              1
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky           1
  4  New Jersey Devils     Valeri Zelepukin          1

Four-Goal Game Leaders

Overtime Goal Scoring Leaders
  1  New York Rangers      Esa Tikkanen              2
  2  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux            1
  3  Detroit Red Wings     Brendan Shanahan          1
  4  Detroit Red Wings     Vyacheslav Kozlov         1
  5  Anaheim Mighty Ducks  Paul Kariya               1
  6  Detroit Red Wings     Martin Lapointe           1
  7  Edmonton Oilers       Ryan Smyth                1
  8  Buffalo Sabres        Derek Plante              1
  9  Edmonton Oilers       Kelly Buchberger          1
 10  Ottawa Senators       Daniel Alfredsson         1
 11  Edmonton Oilers       Todd Marchant             1
 12  New York Rangers      Adam Graves               1
 13  Montreal Canadiens    Patrice Brisebois         1
 14  Chicago Black Hawks   Sergei Krivokrasov        1
 15  Buffalo Sabres        Ed Ronan                  1

Four-Point (or more) Game Leaders
  1  Colorado Avalanche    Valeri Kamensky           2  ( 4-pt: 2, 5-pt: 0, 6-pt: 0, 7-pt: 0, 8-pt: 0, 9-pt: 0, 10-pt: 0)
  2  Philadelphia Flyers   Eric Lindros              1  ( 4-pt: 1, 5-pt: 0, 6-pt: 0, 7-pt: 0, 8-pt: 0, 9-pt: 0, 10-pt: 0)
  3  Colorado Avalanche    Claude Lemieux            1  ( 4-pt: 1, 5-pt: 0, 6-pt: 0, 7-pt: 0, 8-pt: 0, 9-pt: 0, 10-pt: 0)
  4  Detroit Red Wings     Sergei Fedorov            1  ( 4-pt: 1, 5-pt: 0, 6-pt: 0, 7-pt: 0, 8-pt: 0, 9-pt: 0, 10-pt: 0)
  5  Buffalo Sabres        Derek Plante              1  ( 4-pt: 1, 5-pt: 0, 6-pt: 0, 7-pt: 0, 8-pt: 0, 9-pt: 0, 10-pt: 0)

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