1996-97 Buffalo Sabres Schedule and Results

Record: 40-30-12 (92 points), Finished 1st in NHL Northeast Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Ted Nolan (40-30-12)

Goals For: 237 (13th of 26), Goals Against: 208 (6th of 26)
SRS: 0.31 (7th of 26), SOS: -0.04 (25th of 26)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Semi-Finals (4-1) to Philadelphia Flyers
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3) over Ottawa Senators

Preseason Odds: Stanley Cup +4000

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	T	Streak
1	1996-10-04	@	Edmonton Oilers	3	4	L		0	1	0	L 1
2	1996-10-06	@	Calgary Flames	0	3	L		0	2	0	L 2
3	1996-10-09	@	Vancouver Canucks	2	1	W		1	2	0	W 1
4	1996-10-12		Detroit Red Wings	1	6	L		1	3	0	L 1
5	1996-10-15		Tampa Bay Lightning	0	4	L		1	4	0	L 2
6	1996-10-17		Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	W		2	4	0	W 1
7	1996-10-18	@	Washington Capitals	4	1	W		3	4	0	W 2
8	1996-10-24		Montreal Canadiens	6	3	W		4	4	0	W 3
9	1996-10-26		Hartford Whalers	6	3	W		5	4	0	W 4
10	1996-10-27	@	New York Rangers	4	6	L		5	5	0	L 1
11	1996-10-30	@	Dallas Stars	0	2	L		5	6	0	L 2
12	1996-11-01	@	St. Louis Blues	4	2	W		6	6	0	W 1
13	1996-11-02	@	Colorado Avalanche	0	0	T	OT	6	6	1	T 1
14	1996-11-07		Philadelphia Flyers	2	5	L		6	7	1	L 1
15	1996-11-09	@	Hartford Whalers	3	4	L	OT	6	8	1	L 2
16	1996-11-11		Florida Panthers	3	2	W	OT	7	8	1	W 1
17	1996-11-12	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	3	L		7	9	1	L 1
18	1996-11-14		Colorado Avalanche	5	4	W		8	9	1	W 1
19	1996-11-19	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	4	L		8	10	1	L 1
20	1996-11-21		Toronto Maple Leafs	6	3	W		9	10	1	W 1
21	1996-11-23	@	Boston Bruins	3	2	W	OT	10	10	1	W 2
22	1996-11-26	@	Florida Panthers	3	4	L		10	11	1	L 1
23	1996-11-27	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	0	W		11	11	1	W 1
24	1996-11-29		Ottawa Senators	3	0	W		12	11	1	W 2
25	1996-11-30	@	New York Islanders	3	2	W		13	11	1	W 3
26	1996-12-04		Vancouver Canucks	6	7	L	OT	13	12	1	L 1
27	1996-12-06		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1	1	T	OT	13	12	2	T 1
28	1996-12-07	@	Hartford Whalers	4	6	L		13	13	2	L 1
29	1996-12-11	@	Montreal Canadiens	3	2	W	OT	14	13	2	W 1
30	1996-12-13		New York Rangers	0	3	L		14	14	2	L 1
31	1996-12-14	@	Boston Bruins	4	0	W		15	14	2	W 1
32	1996-12-18		Tampa Bay Lightning	5	3	W		16	14	2	W 2
33	1996-12-20		Los Angeles Kings	6	2	W		17	14	2	W 3
34	1996-12-21	@	Ottawa Senators	3	2	W		18	14	2	W 4
35	1996-12-23	@	New Jersey Devils	0	0	T	OT	18	14	3	T 1
36	1996-12-26		Hartford Whalers	5	1	W		19	14	3	W 1
37	1996-12-28	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	L		19	15	3	L 1
38	1996-12-31		New Jersey Devils	6	5	W		20	15	3	W 1
39	1997-01-03		St. Louis Blues	2	2	T	OT	20	15	4	T 1
40	1997-01-05		Phoenix Coyotes	5	1	W		21	15	4	W 1
41	1997-01-07	@	San Jose Sharks	1	1	T	OT	21	15	5	T 1
42	1997-01-09	@	Los Angeles Kings	3	6	L		21	16	5	L 1
43	1997-01-10	@	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2	5	L		21	17	5	L 2
44	1997-01-12	@	Phoenix Coyotes	3	2	W	OT	22	17	5	W 1
45	1997-01-15	@	New York Islanders	2	1	W		23	17	5	W 2
46	1997-01-20		Chicago Blackhawks	2	1	W		24	17	5	W 3
47	1997-01-22		Montreal Canadiens	6	1	W		25	17	5	W 4
48	1997-01-24		Edmonton Oilers	1	3	L		25	18	5	L 1
49	1997-01-25		Hartford Whalers	1	5	L		25	19	5	L 2
50	1997-01-29		Pittsburgh Penguins	3	1	W		26	19	5	W 1
51	1997-01-31		Dallas Stars	3	1	W		27	19	5	W 2
52	1997-02-02		Washington Capitals	2	2	T	OT	27	19	6	T 1
53	1997-02-04	@	Philadelphia Flyers	1	1	T	OT	27	19	7	T 2
54	1997-02-06		Florida Panthers	1	1	T	OT	27	19	8	T 3
55	1997-02-08	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	1	W		28	19	8	W 1
56	1997-02-09		Ottawa Senators	2	1	W		29	19	8	W 2
57	1997-02-12		Montreal Canadiens	2	2	T	OT	29	19	9	T 1
58	1997-02-16		San Jose Sharks	6	2	W		30	19	9	W 1
59	1997-02-18		Calgary Flames	5	5	T	OT	30	19	10	T 1
60	1997-02-21		New York Islanders	5	2	W		31	19	10	W 1
61	1997-02-23		Boston Bruins	5	1	W		32	19	10	W 2
62	1997-02-27	@	New Jersey Devils	1	4	L		32	20	10	L 1
63	1997-03-01	@	Ottawa Senators	3	1	W		33	20	10	W 1
64	1997-03-05		Pittsburgh Penguins	4	2	W		34	20	10	W 2
65	1997-03-08	@	Montreal Canadiens	3	3	T	OT	34	20	11	T 1
66	1997-03-09		New Jersey Devils	1	4	L		34	21	11	L 1
67	1997-03-11		Philadelphia Flyers	3	2	W	OT	35	21	11	W 1
68	1997-03-15	@	Philadelphia Flyers	7	5	W		36	21	11	W 2
69	1997-03-17		Boston Bruins	5	1	W		37	21	11	W 3
70	1997-03-18	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	5	L		37	22	11	L 1
71	1997-03-21	@	Washington Capitals	4	1	W		38	22	11	W 1
72	1997-03-22	@	Florida Panthers	2	3	L		38	23	11	L 1
73	1997-03-26		New York Islanders	2	3	L	OT	38	24	11	L 2
74	1997-03-28	@	Detroit Red Wings	1	2	L	OT	38	25	11	L 3
75	1997-03-30	@	Chicago Blackhawks	2	3	L		38	26	11	L 4
76	1997-04-01	@	New York Rangers	1	1	T	OT	38	26	12	T 1
77	1997-04-02		Ottawa Senators	0	2	L		38	27	12	L 1
78	1997-04-04		New York Rangers	5	1	W		39	27	12	W 1
79	1997-04-07	@	Hartford Whalers	2	4	L		39	28	12	L 1
80	1997-04-10	@	Boston Bruins	5	1	W		40	28	12	W 1
81	1997-04-12	@	Ottawa Senators	0	1	L		40	29	12	L 1
82	1997-04-13		Washington Capitals	3	8	L		40	30	12	L 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	Streak
1	1997-04-17		Ottawa Senators	3	1	W		1	0	W 1
2	1997-04-19		Ottawa Senators	1	3	L		1	1	L 1
3	1997-04-21	@	Ottawa Senators	3	2	W		2	1	W 1
4	1997-04-23	@	Ottawa Senators	0	1	L	OT	2	2	L 1
5	1997-04-25		Ottawa Senators	1	4	L		2	3	L 2
6	1997-04-27	@	Ottawa Senators	3	0	W		3	3	W 1
7	1997-04-29		Ottawa Senators	3	2	W	OT	4	3	W 2
8	1997-05-03		Philadelphia Flyers	3	5	L		4	4	L 1
9	1997-05-05		Philadelphia Flyers	1	2	L		4	5	L 2
10	1997-05-07	@	Philadelphia Flyers	1	4	L		4	6	L 3
11	1997-05-09	@	Philadelphia Flyers	5	4	W	OT	5	6	W 1
12	1997-05-11		Philadelphia Flyers	3	6	L		5	7	L 1

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