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1996-97 Edmonton Oilers

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36-37-9 (81 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Pacific Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 252 goals, Allowed 247 goals, SRS: 0.03 (12th of 26)
Coached by Ron Low (36-37-9)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Semi-Finals (4-1) to Colorado Avalanche
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3) over Dallas Stars

1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 16, 1997 @ Dallas Stars L 3 5 0 1 0 L 1
2 Fri, Apr 18, 1997 @ Dallas Stars W 4 0 1 1 0 W 1
3 Sun, Apr 20, 1997 Dallas Stars W OT 4 3 2 1 0 W 2
4 Tue, Apr 22, 1997 Dallas Stars L 3 4 2 2 0 L 1
5 Fri, Apr 25, 1997 @ Dallas Stars W OT 1 0 3 2 0 W 1
6 Sun, Apr 27, 1997 Dallas Stars L 2 3 3 3 0 L 1
7 Tue, Apr 29, 1997 @ Dallas Stars W OT 4 3 4 3 0 W 1
8 Fri, May 2, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 1 5 4 4 0 L 1
9 Sun, May 4, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 1 4 4 5 0 L 2
10 Wed, May 7, 1997 Colorado Avalanche W 4 3 5 5 0 W 1
11 Fri, May 9, 1997 Colorado Avalanche L OT 2 3 5 6 0 L 1
12 Sun, May 11, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 3 4 5 7 0 L 2