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1996-97 Buffalo Sabres Schedule and Results

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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) versus Philadelphia Flyers
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3) versus Ottawa Senators

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Apr 17, 1997 Ottawa Senators W 3 1 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sat, Apr 19, 1997 Ottawa Senators L 1 3 1 1 0 L 1
3 Mon, Apr 21, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators W 3 2 2 1 0 W 1
4 Wed, Apr 23, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators L OT 0 1 2 2 0 L 1
5 Fri, Apr 25, 1997 Ottawa Senators L 1 4 2 3 0 L 2
6 Sun, Apr 27, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators W 3 0 3 3 0 W 1
7 Tue, Apr 29, 1997 Ottawa Senators W OT 3 2 4 3 0 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
8 Sat, May 3, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers L 3 5 4 4 0 L 1
9 Mon, May 5, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers L 1 2 4 5 0 L 2
10 Wed, May 7, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 1 4 4 6 0 L 3
11 Fri, May 9, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers W OT 5 4 5 6 0 W 1
12 Sun, May 11, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers L 3 6 5 7 0 L 1