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1996-97 Boston Bruins Schedule and Results

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26-47-9 (61 points), Finished 6th in NHL Northeast Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 234 goals, Allowed 300 goals, SRS: -0.78 (25th of 26)
Coached by Steve Kasper (26-47-9)

1996-97 Boston Bruins:

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Sat, Oct 5, 1996 New York Rangers T OT 4 4 0 0 1 T 1
2 Mon, Oct 7, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes L 2 5 0 1 1 L 1
3 Sat, Oct 12, 1996 @ San Jose Sharks W 5 3 1 1 1 W 1
4 Mon, Oct 14, 1996 @ Vancouver Canucks W OT 5 4 2 1 1 W 2
5 Thu, Oct 17, 1996 @ Los Angeles Kings L 2 4 2 2 1 L 1
6 Sun, Oct 20, 1996 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W 5 1 3 2 1 W 1
7 Thu, Oct 24, 1996 Toronto Maple Leafs L 1 2 3 3 1 L 1
8 Sat, Oct 26, 1996 Detroit Red Wings L 1 2 3 4 1 L 2
9 Tue, Oct 29, 1996 New Jersey Devils W 5 2 4 4 1 W 1
10 Thu, Oct 31, 1996 Hartford Whalers T OT 4 4 4 4 2 T 1
11 Sat, Nov 2, 1996 New York Rangers L 2 5 4 5 2 L 1
12 Mon, Nov 4, 1996 Los Angeles Kings T OT 4 4 4 5 3 T 1
13 Wed, Nov 6, 1996 @ Hartford Whalers L 1 5 4 6 3 L 1
14 Thu, Nov 7, 1996 Edmonton Oilers L 0 6 4 7 3 L 2
15 Sat, Nov 9, 1996 @ Ottawa Senators W 4 3 5 7 3 W 1
16 Thu, Nov 14, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins W OT 2 1 6 7 3 W 2
17 Mon, Nov 18, 1996 San Jose Sharks W 4 2 7 7 3 W 3
18 Tue, Nov 19, 1996 @ Washington Capitals T OT 2 2 7 7 4 T 1
19 Thu, Nov 21, 1996 Montreal Canadiens L 2 6 7 8 4 L 1
20 Sat, Nov 23, 1996 Buffalo Sabres L OT 2 3 7 9 4 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Tue, Nov 26, 1996 Philadelphia Flyers W 2 0 8 9 4 W 1
22 Fri, Nov 29, 1996 Vancouver Canucks W 7 3 9 9 4 W 2
23 Sat, Nov 30, 1996 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 2 6 9 10 4 L 1
24 Wed, Dec 4, 1996 @ Montreal Canadiens W 4 3 10 10 4 W 1
25 Thu, Dec 5, 1996 Hartford Whalers L 2 4 10 11 4 L 1
26 Sat, Dec 7, 1996 Calgary Flames T OT 1 1 10 11 5 T 1
27 Mon, Dec 9, 1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim L 2 5 10 12 5 L 1
28 Thu, Dec 12, 1996 New Jersey Devils L 4 7 10 13 5 L 2
29 Sat, Dec 14, 1996 Buffalo Sabres L 0 4 10 14 5 L 3
30 Sun, Dec 15, 1996 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 0 6 10 15 5 L 4
31 Tue, Dec 17, 1996 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 6 4 11 15 5 W 1
32 Thu, Dec 19, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning W 3 0 12 15 5 W 2
33 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 Washington Capitals W 4 3 13 15 5 W 3
34 Mon, Dec 23, 1996 Chicago Blackhawks T OT 3 3 13 15 6 T 1
35 Fri, Dec 27, 1996 @ Dallas Stars L 4 6 13 16 6 L 1
36 Sun, Dec 29, 1996 @ St. Louis Blues L 2 4 13 17 6 L 2
37 Wed, Jan 1, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators L 2 3 13 18 6 L 3
38 Thu, Jan 2, 1997 @ Hartford Whalers W OT 5 4 14 18 6 W 1
39 Sat, Jan 4, 1997 Dallas Stars W 3 2 15 18 6 W 2
40 Tue, Jan 7, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 7 15 19 6 L 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 9, 1997 Montreal Canadiens W 5 4 16 19 6 W 1
42 Sat, Jan 11, 1997 @ Montreal Canadiens L 3 6 16 20 6 L 1
43 Mon, Jan 13, 1997 Ottawa Senators L 3 4 16 21 6 L 2
44 Tue, Jan 14, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 2 4 16 22 6 L 3
45 Mon, Jan 20, 1997 Washington Capitals L 2 3 16 23 6 L 4
46 Wed, Jan 22, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators W 4 1 17 23 6 W 1
47 Thu, Jan 23, 1997 Florida Panthers L 1 4 17 24 6 L 1
48 Sat, Jan 25, 1997 Colorado Avalanche W 4 1 18 24 6 W 1
49 Thu, Jan 30, 1997 @ Florida Panthers L 1 3 18 25 6 L 1
50 Sat, Feb 1, 1997 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W 3 0 19 25 6 W 1
51 Sun, Feb 2, 1997 @ New York Rangers W 3 2 20 25 6 W 2
52 Tue, Feb 4, 1997 Ottawa Senators L 3 4 20 26 6 L 1
53 Thu, Feb 6, 1997 Hartford Whalers L 3 5 20 27 6 L 2
54 Sat, Feb 8, 1997 St. Louis Blues T OT 3 3 20 27 7 T 1
55 Tue, Feb 11, 1997 @ Calgary Flames L 1 5 20 28 7 L 1
56 Wed, Feb 12, 1997 @ Edmonton Oilers L 3 4 20 29 7 L 2
57 Sat, Feb 15, 1997 @ Phoenix Coyotes L OT 4 5 20 30 7 L 3
58 Tue, Feb 18, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L OT 2 3 20 31 7 L 4
59 Thu, Feb 20, 1997 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 3 5 20 32 7 L 5
60 Sun, Feb 23, 1997 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 5 20 33 7 L 6
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Mon, Feb 24, 1997 @ Washington Capitals T OT 3 3 20 33 8 T 1
62 Thu, Feb 27, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning W 6 2 21 33 8 W 1
63 Sat, Mar 1, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers T OT 5 5 21 33 9 T 1
64 Mon, Mar 3, 1997 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 4 21 34 9 L 1
65 Thu, Mar 6, 1997 @ New York Islanders L 2 5 21 35 9 L 2
66 Sat, Mar 8, 1997 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W 6 4 22 35 9 W 1
67 Sun, Mar 9, 1997 @ Florida Panthers W 3 1 23 35 9 W 2
68 Wed, Mar 12, 1997 @ Hartford Whalers L 3 6 23 36 9 L 1
69 Thu, Mar 13, 1997 Montreal Canadiens L 0 3 23 37 9 L 2
70 Sat, Mar 15, 1997 New York Islanders W 5 2 24 37 9 W 1
71 Mon, Mar 17, 1997 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 5 24 38 9 L 1
72 Wed, Mar 19, 1997 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 4 24 39 9 L 2
73 Sat, Mar 22, 1997 Ottawa Senators L 4 5 24 40 9 L 3
74 Mon, Mar 24, 1997 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 3 24 41 9 L 4
75 Thu, Mar 27, 1997 New York Islanders L 3 6 24 42 9 L 5
76 Sat, Mar 29, 1997 @ New York Islanders L 2 8 24 43 9 L 6
77 Thu, Apr 3, 1997 @ New York Rangers L 4 5 24 44 9 L 7
78 Sat, Apr 5, 1997 Florida Panthers W 4 2 25 44 9 W 1
79 Tue, Apr 8, 1997 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 1 3 25 45 9 L 1
80 Thu, Apr 10, 1997 Buffalo Sabres L 1 5 25 46 9 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 11, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 0 2 25 47 9 L 3
82 Sun, Apr 13, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 3 26 47 9 W 1