Joe Murphy
#9 · Right wing · Washington Capitals
Born Oct 16, 1967 in London, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 1986 by DET (round 1)
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The forwards closest to him in points in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Vyacheslav Kozlov
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45 P in 75 GP
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PHI ·
45 P in 76 GP
Dixon Ward
BUF ·
45 P in 79 GP
Brian Rolston
NJD ·
45 P in 81 GP
Bernie Nicholls
SJS ·
45 P in 65 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | DET | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 50 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -4 | 37 | 82 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1989-90 | EDM | 62 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 56 | 101 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1990-91 | EDM | 80 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 2 | 35 | 141 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 1991-92 | EDM | 80 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 17 | 52 | 193 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 81 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 1 | 111 | 222 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 40 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 89 | 120 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 70 | 22 | 29 | 51 | -3 | 86 | 212 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 1996-97 | STL | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | -1 | 69 | 151 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 1997-98 | STL | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 15 | 0.48 |
| 1997-98 | SJS | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0.90 |
| 1998-99 | SJS | 76 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 10 | 73 | 176 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 41 | 68 | 39 | 0.54 |
| 1999-00 | WSH | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 0.45 |
| 2000-01 | WSH | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 0.43 |
| 15 seasons | Career | 779 | 233 | 295 | 528 | 29 | 810 | 1710 | 134 | 0.68 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | DET | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 1989-90 | EDM | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 1990-91 | EDM | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 1991-92 | EDM | 16 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 16 | 9 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 29 | 69 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 1996-97 | STL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1997-98 | SJS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 1998-99 | SJS | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 1999-00 | WSH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0.00 |
| 12 seasons | Playoffs | 120 | 34 | 43 | 77 | -1 | 185 | 259 | 19 | 0.64 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | -1 | 69 | 151 | 0 | 0.60 | 13.2 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1997 | @ DET | W 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | vs TOR | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 9, 1997 | @ CHI | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 6, 1997 | vs NJD | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | vs NYI | T 5-5 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1997 | @ DET | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1997 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 27, 1997 | vs LAK | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1997 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 23, 1997 | vs DAL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 20, 1997 | vs HFD | W 4-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1997 | @ PHX | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1997 | @ ANA | T 4-4 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | @ LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1997 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1997 | vs EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | @ DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1997 | @ FLA | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 25, 1997 | @ TBL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | vs CGY | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | vs DET | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | vs OTT | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1997 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 13, 1997 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 10, 1997 | vs PHX | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ BOS | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | vs DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | @ DET | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | @ OTT | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 29, 1997 | @ TOR | W 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1997 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | @ MTL | W 8-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 23, 1997 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | @ NYI | W 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | @ PHX | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1997 | @ LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | vs EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 5, 1997 | @ NJD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 3, 1997 | @ BUF | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | vs MTL | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1996 | vs BOS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1996 | vs TOR | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | @ CHI | T 4-4 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 22, 1996 | vs LAK | W 7-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 21, 1996 | @ PHI | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 19, 1996 | vs PIT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 17, 1996 | @ HFD | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1996 | vs VAN | L 0-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1996 | vs CHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 11, 1996 | @ DAL | T 5-5 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 8, 1996 | @ EDM | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1996 | @ COL | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1996 | vs PHX | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 3, 1996 | @ TOR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | vs SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | vs FLA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | vs PHX | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1996 | @ PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1996 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | vs CGY | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1996 | vs TBL | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ COL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | vs WSH | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 24, 1996 | @ CHI | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 22, 1996 | @ PHX | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1996 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1996 | @ NYR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | vs TOR | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | @ VAN | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | @ EDM | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | @ CGY | W 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 6, 1996 | vs CHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | vs COL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |