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1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Schedule and Results

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Record: 38-26-18 (94 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Scotty Bowman (38-26-18)

1996-97 Stanley Cup Champions

Goals For: 253 (6th of 26), Goals Against: 197 (2nd of 26)
SRS: 0.66 (3rd of 26), SOS: -0.03 (21st of 26)

Playoffs:
Won Stanley Cup Finals (4-0) versus Philadelphia Flyers
Won Conference Finals (4-2) versus Colorado Avalanche
Won Conference Semi-Finals (4-0) versus Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) versus St. Louis Blues


Stanley Cup Champions

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 16, 1997 St. Louis Blues L 0 2 0 1 0 L 1
2 Fri, Apr 18, 1997 St. Louis Blues W 2 1 1 1 0 W 1
3 Sun, Apr 20, 1997 @ St. Louis Blues W 3 2 2 1 0 W 2
4 Tue, Apr 22, 1997 @ St. Louis Blues L 0 4 2 2 0 L 1
5 Fri, Apr 25, 1997 St. Louis Blues W 5 2 3 2 0 W 1
6 Sun, Apr 27, 1997 @ St. Louis Blues W 3 1 4 2 0 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
7 Fri, May 2, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W OT 2 1 5 2 0 W 3
8 Sun, May 4, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W 3OT 3 2 6 2 0 W 4
9 Tue, May 6, 1997 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W 5 3 7 2 0 W 5
10 Thu, May 8, 1997 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W 2OT 3 2 8 2 0 W 6
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
11 Thu, May 15, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 1 2 8 3 0 L 1
12 Sat, May 17, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche W 4 2 9 3 0 W 1
13 Mon, May 19, 1997 Colorado Avalanche W 2 1 10 3 0 W 2
14 Thu, May 22, 1997 Colorado Avalanche W 6 0 11 3 0 W 3
15 Sat, May 24, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 0 6 11 4 0 L 1
16 Mon, May 26, 1997 Colorado Avalanche W 3 1 12 4 0 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
17 Sat, May 31, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 4 2 13 4 0 W 2
18 Tue, Jun 3, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 4 2 14 4 0 W 3
19 Thu, Jun 5, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers W 6 1 15 4 0 W 4
20 Sat, Jun 7, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers W 2 1 16 4 0 W 5