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1995-96 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Colorado Avalanche

Hart Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux (69 G, 92 A, 161 P)
Vezina Trophy: Jim Carey (35-24-9, 2.26 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Daniel Alfredsson (26 G, 35 A, 61 P)

Goals Leader: Mario Lemieux (69)
Assists Leader: Ron Francis (92) & Mario Lemieux (92)
Points Leader: Mario Lemieux (161)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Eastern Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Atlantic Division                    
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 24 13 103 .628 282 208 0.88 -0.03
New York Rangers* 82 41 27 14 96 .585 272 237 0.43 0.00
Florida Panthers* 82 41 31 10 92 .561 254 234 0.27 0.02
Washington Capitals* 82 39 32 11 89 .543 234 204 0.38 0.02
Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 38 32 12 88 .537 238 248 -0.07 0.05
New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 86 .524 215 202 0.20 0.04
New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 54 .329 229 315 -0.94 0.11
Northeast Division                    
Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 49 29 4 102 .622 362 284 0.90 -0.05
Boston Bruins* 82 40 31 11 91 .555 282 269 0.17 0.01
Montreal Canadiens* 82 40 32 10 90 .549 265 248 0.20 -0.01
Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 77 .470 237 259 -0.22 0.05
Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 73 .445 247 262 -0.16 0.03
Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 41 .250 191 291 -1.12 0.10
Western Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Central Division                    
Detroit Red Wings* 82 62 13 7 131 .799 325 181 1.64 -0.11
Chicago Blackhawks* 82 40 28 14 94 .573 273 220 0.61 -0.04
Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 34 36 12 80 .488 247 252 -0.07 0.00
St. Louis Blues* 82 32 34 16 80 .488 219 248 -0.35 0.00
Winnipeg Jets* 82 36 40 6 78 .476 275 291 -0.18 0.02
Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 66 .402 227 280 -0.60 0.05
Pacific Division                    
Colorado Avalanche* 82 47 25 10 104 .634 326 240 0.93 -0.12
Calgary Flames* 82 34 37 11 79 .482 241 240 -0.04 -0.05
Vancouver Canucks* 82 32 35 15 79 .482 278 278 -0.05 -0.05
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 39 8 78 .476 234 247 -0.19 -0.03
Edmonton Oilers 82 30 44 8 68 .415 240 304 -0.78 0.00
Los Angeles Kings 82 24 40 18 66 .402 256 302 -0.59 -0.03
San Jose Sharks 82 20 55 7 47 .287 252 357 -1.25 0.03

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0): Colorado Avalanche over Florida Panthers  
 
Conference Finals (4-2): Colorado Avalanche over Detroit Red Wings  
Conference Finals (4-3): Florida Panthers over Pittsburgh Penguins  
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2): Colorado Avalanche over Chicago Blackhawks  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-3): Detroit Red Wings over St. Louis Blues  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Rangers  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2): Florida Panthers over Philadelphia Flyers  
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): St. Louis Blues over Toronto Maple Leafs  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-0): Chicago Blackhawks over Calgary Flames  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Colorado Avalanche over Vancouver Canucks  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Winnipeg Jets  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1): Florida Panthers over Boston Bruins  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): New York Rangers over Montreal Canadiens  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Pittsburgh Penguins over Washington Capitals  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Philadelphia Flyers over Tampa Bay Lightning  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 82 62 13 7 131 .799 325 181 1.64 -0.11 6.17 97 455 21.32 44 375 88.27 17 9
2 Colorado Avalanche* 82 47 25 10 104 .634 326 240 0.93 -0.12 6.90 86 404 21.29 71 439 83.83 21 22
3 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 24 13 103 .628 282 208 0.88 -0.03 5.98 82 417 19.66 62 437 85.81 12 7
4 Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 49 29 4 102 .622 362 284 0.90 -0.05 7.88 109 420 25.95 78 467 83.30 18 12
5 New York Rangers* 82 41 27 14 96 .585 272 237 0.43 0.00 6.21 85 429 19.81 89 495 82.02 6 11
6 Chicago Blackhawks* 82 40 28 14 94 .573 273 220 0.61 -0.04 6.01 63 356 17.70 65 447 85.46 13 7
7 Florida Panthers* 82 41 31 10 92 .561 254 234 0.27 0.02 5.95 81 468 17.31 63 370 82.97 11 12
8 Boston Bruins* 82 40 31 11 91 .555 282 269 0.17 0.01 6.72 68 363 18.73 67 341 80.35 13 7
9 Montreal Canadiens* 82 40 32 10 90 .549 265 248 0.20 -0.01 6.26 77 405 19.01 68 382 82.20 15 11
10 Washington Capitals* 82 39 32 11 89 .543 234 204 0.38 0.02 5.34 63 403 15.63 67 385 82.60 12 7
11 Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 38 32 12 88 .537 238 248 -0.07 0.05 5.93 83 400 20.75 68 439 84.51 6 13
12 New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 86 .524 215 202 0.20 0.04 5.09 55 368 14.95 49 319 84.64 11 9
13 Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 34 36 12 80 .488 247 252 -0.07 0.00 6.09 83 438 18.95 70 403 82.63 11 9
14 St. Louis Blues* 82 32 34 16 80 .488 219 248 -0.35 0.00 5.70 74 448 16.52 82 482 82.99 11 8
15 Vancouver Canucks* 82 32 35 15 79 .482 278 278 -0.05 -0.05 6.78 69 411 16.79 78 418 81.34 18 13
16 Calgary Flames* 82 34 37 11 79 .482 241 240 -0.04 -0.05 5.87 71 386 18.39 80 402 80.10 11 9
17 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 39 8 78 .476 234 247 -0.19 -0.03 5.87 60 426 14.08 81 423 80.85 10 5
18 Winnipeg Jets* 82 36 40 6 78 .476 275 291 -0.18 0.02 6.90 82 417 19.66 88 430 79.53 10 12
19 Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 77 .470 237 259 -0.22 0.05 6.05 67 372 18.01 83 429 80.65 8 9
20 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 73 .445 247 262 -0.16 0.03 6.21 76 477 15.93 74 461 83.95 10 12
21 Edmonton Oilers 82 30 44 8 68 .415 240 304 -0.78 0.00 6.63 72 452 15.93 80 417 80.82 10 12
22 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 66 .402 227 280 -0.60 0.05 6.18 67 443 15.12 82 418 80.38 8 20
23 Los Angeles Kings 82 24 40 18 66 .402 256 302 -0.59 -0.03 6.80 72 401 17.96 72 381 81.10 12 18
24 New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 54 .329 229 315 -0.94 0.11 6.63 70 372 18.82 90 414 78.26 8 15
25 San Jose Sharks 82 20 55 7 47 .287 252 357 -1.25 0.03 7.43 62 385 16.10 93 397 76.57 15 20
26 Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 41 .250 191 291 -1.12 0.10 5.88 53 430 12.33 83 375 77.87 6 14
League Average 82 36 36 11 82 .500 258 258 0.00 0.00 6.29 74 413 17.93 74 413 82.07 12 12

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 69
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 62
3. Alexander Mogilny-VAN 55
4. Peter Bondra-WSH 52
5. Joe Sakic*-COL 51
  John LeClair-PHI 51
Assists
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 92
  Ron Francis*-PIT 92
3. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 87
4. Peter Forsberg-COL 86
5. Wayne Gretzky*-TOT 79
  Doug Weight-EDM 79
Points
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 161
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 149
3. Joe Sakic*-COL 120
4. Ron Francis*-PIT 119
5. Peter Forsberg-COL 116
Goals Created
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 60.9
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 55.9
3. Joe Sakic*-COL 46.7
4. Alexander Mogilny-VAN 44.1
5. Eric Lindros-PHI 43.7
Plus/Minus
1. Vladimir Konstantinov-DET 60
2. Sergei Fedorov-DET 49
3. Petr Nedved-PIT 37
  Viacheslav Fetisov*-DET 37
5. Vyacheslav Kozlov-DET 33
Penalties in Minutes
1. Matthew Barnaby-BUF 335
2. Enrico Ciccone-TOT 306
3. Tie Domi-TOR 297
4. Brad May-BUF 295
5. Rob Ray-BUF 287
Even Strength Goals
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 41
2. Alexander Mogilny-VAN 40
3. Peter Bondra-WSH 37
4. Petr Nedved-PIT 36
5. Eric Lindros-PHI 32
  John LeClair-PHI 32
  Mark Messier*-NYR 32
Power Play Goals
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 31
2. Keith Tkachuk-WIN 20
  Jaromir Jagr-PIT 20
  Paul Kariya-MDA 20
5. Scott Mellanby-FLA 19
  John LeClair-PHI 19
Short-Handed Goals
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 8
2. Jamie Baker-SJS 6
  Mats Sundin*-TOR 6
  Tom Fitzgerald-FLA 6
  Dave Reid-BOS 6
  Joe Sakic*-COL 6
Game-Winning Goals
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 12
2. Sergei Fedorov-DET 11
3. Claude Lemieux-COL 10
  John LeClair-PHI 10
5. Paul Kariya-MDA 9
Shots
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 403
2. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 390
3. Theoren Fleury-CGY 353
4. Paul Kariya-MDA 349
5. Joe Sakic*-COL 339
Shooting Percentage
1. Gary Roberts-CGY 26.2
2. Petr Nedved-PIT 22.1
3. Craig Janney-TOT 22.0
4. Andrei Kovalenko-TOT 21.4
5. Murray Craven-CHI 20.9
Goals Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 0.99
2. Peter Bondra-WSH 0.78
3. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 0.76
4. Alexander Mogilny-VAN 0.70
5. Keith Tkachuk-WIN 0.66
Assists Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 1.31
2. Ron Francis*-PIT 1.19
3. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 1.06
4. Peter Forsberg-COL 1.05
5. Wayne Gretzky*-TOT 0.99
Points Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 2.30
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 1.82
3. Eric Lindros-PHI 1.58
4. Ron Francis*-PIT 1.55
5. Joe Sakic*-COL 1.46
Goals Created Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 0.87
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 0.68
3. Eric Lindros-PHI 0.60
4. Joe Sakic*-COL 0.57
5. Alexander Mogilny-VAN 0.56
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 205
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 197
3. Ron Francis*-PIT 189
4. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 176
5. Joe Sakic*-COL 159
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 102
2. Ron Francis*-PIT 92
3. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 90
4. Brian Leetch*-NYR 78
5. Joe Sakic*-COL 74
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Dave Manson-WIN 130
2. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 127
3. Brian Leetch*-NYR 125
  Derian Hatcher-DAL 125
5. Michal Sykora-SJS 123
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Brian Leetch*-NYR 57
2. Jamie Macoun-TOR 46
  Mark Messier*-NYR 46
4. Jyrki Lumme-VAN 44
  Dave Manson-WIN 44
Games Played
1. Grant Fuhr*-STL 79
2. Bill Ranford-TOT 77
  Martin Brodeur-NJD 77
4. Jim Carey-WSH 71
5. Felix Potvin-TOR 69
Wins
1. Chris Osgood-DET 39
2. Jim Carey-WSH 35
3. Patrick Roy*-TOT 34
  Bill Ranford-TOT 34
  Martin Brodeur-NJD 34
Losses
1. Bill Ranford-TOT 30
  Martin Brodeur-NJD 30
  Dominik Hasek-BUF 30
4. Chris Terreri-TOT 29
5. Don Beaupre-TOT 28
  Sean Burke-HAR 28
  Grant Fuhr*-STL 28
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Grant Fuhr*-STL 16
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 12
3. Glenn Healy-NYR 11
  Felix Potvin-TOR 11
5. Ed Belfour*-CHI 10
  Kelly Hrudey-LAK 10
Goals Against
1. Bill Ranford-TOT 237
2. Grant Fuhr*-STL 209
3. Felix Potvin-TOR 192
4. Sean Burke-HAR 190
5. Martin Brodeur-NJD 173
Shots Against
1. Grant Fuhr*-STL 2157
2. Felix Potvin-TOR 2135
3. Bill Ranford-TOT 2054
4. Sean Burke-HAR 2034
5. Dominik Hasek-BUF 2011
Saves
1. Grant Fuhr*-STL 1948
2. Felix Potvin-TOR 1943
3. Dominik Hasek-BUF 1850
4. Sean Burke-HAR 1844
5. Bill Ranford-TOT 1817
Save Percentage
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF .920
2. Daren Puppa-TBL .918
3. Jeff Hackett-CHI .916
4. Guy Hebert-MDA .914
5. Ron Hextall-PHI .913
Goals Against Average
1. Ron Hextall-PHI 2.17
2. Chris Osgood-DET 2.17
3. Jim Carey-WSH 2.26
4. Mike Vernon-DET 2.26
5. Martin Brodeur-NJD 2.34
Shutouts
1. Jim Carey-WSH 9
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 6
3. Daren Puppa-TBL 5
  Chris Osgood-DET 5
5. Ron Hextall-PHI 4
  Guy Hebert-MDA 4
  Sean Burke-HAR 4
  Jeff Hackett-CHI 4
Minutes
1. Martin Brodeur-NJD 4433
2. Grant Fuhr*-STL 4365
3. Bill Ranford-TOT 4322
4. Jim Carey-WSH 4069
5. Felix Potvin-TOR 4009
Offensive Point Shares
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 16.6
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 14.6
3. Joe Sakic*-COL 11.6
4. Eric Lindros-PHI 11.0
5. Alexander Mogilny-VAN 10.9
Defensive Point Shares
1. Vladimir Konstantinov-DET 8.5
2. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 6.5
3. Sergei Gonchar-WSH 6.5
4. Viacheslav Fetisov*-DET 6.4
5. Scott Stevens*-NJD 6.2
Goalie Point Shares
1. Dominik Hasek-BUF 14.8
2. Felix Potvin-TOR 13.8
3. Martin Brodeur-NJD 12.8
4. Grant Fuhr*-STL 12.5
5. Sean Burke-HAR 12.5
Point Shares
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 17.4
2. Jaromir Jagr-PIT 16.0
3. Dominik Hasek-BUF 14.8
4. Felix Potvin-TOR 13.8
5. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 13.0
 

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Jim Carey
D: Raymond Bourque*
D: Chris Chelios
C: Mario Lemieux*
LW: Paul Kariya
RW: Jaromir Jagr
 2nd Team
G: Chris Osgood
D: Vladimir Konstantinov
D: Brian Leetch*
C: Eric Lindros
LW: John LeClair
RW: Alexander Mogilny

NHL All-Rookie Team

1st Team
G: Corey Hirsch
D: Ed Jovanovski
D: Kyle McLaren
F: Daniel Alfredsson
F: Eric Daze
F: Petr Sykora