Eric Cairns
#33 · Defence · Pittsburgh Penguins
Born Jun 27, 1974 in Oakville, Ontario, CAN · 6'6", 243 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 72nd overall in 1992 by NYR (round 3)
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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1 P in 30 GP
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Donald Dufresne
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Nikolai Tsulygin
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1 P in 22 GP
Radim Bicanek
OTT ·
1 P in 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | NYR | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 147 | 17 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1997-98 | NYR | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 92 | 17 | 46 | 0.08 |
| 1998-99 | NYI | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 1999-00 | NYI | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 196 | 55 | 182 | 0.13 |
| 2000-01 | NYI | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -18 | 106 | 21 | 71 | 0.09 |
| 2001-02 | NYI | 74 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 176 | 34 | 124 | 0.09 |
| 2002-03 | NYI | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 124 | 31 | 20 | 0.08 |
| 2003-04 | NYI | 72 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 189 | 24 | 85 | 0.11 |
| 2005-06 | FLA | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 0.04 |
| 2005-06 | PIT | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 8 | 15 | 0.04 |
| 2006-07 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 457 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -45 | 1182 | 220 | 567 | 0.09 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | NYR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2001-02 | NYI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | NYI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | NYI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 4 seasons | Playoffs | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 0.00 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 147 | 17 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1997 | @ BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | vs BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1997 | vs BUF | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 19, 1997 | vs MTL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1997 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1997 | @ SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1997 | vs SJS | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | @ PHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | @ HFD | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1997 | vs NJD | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | @ CHI | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 9, 1997 | @ FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ NYI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 5, 1997 | vs HFD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 2, 1997 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1997 | vs CHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | @ PIT | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | @ WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 21, 1997 | vs EDM | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 13, 1997 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 12, 1997 | vs NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | @ WSH | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 8, 1997 | vs TBL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1997 | vs COL | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | vs OTT | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 18, 1996 | vs LAK | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1996 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 6, 1996 | @ NYI | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1996 | vs TBL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | @ BOS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ NJD | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 29, 1996 | vs FLA | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 27, 1996 | vs BUF | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1996 | @ FLA | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1996 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | @ MTL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 10, 1996 | vs DAL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | @ FLA | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |