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1996-97 Florida Panthers

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35-28-19 (89 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 221 goals, Allowed 201 goals, SRS: 0.25 (8th of 26)
Coached by Doug MacLean (35-28-19)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New York Rangers

1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Apr 17, 1997 New York Rangers W 3 0 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sun, Apr 20, 1997 New York Rangers L 0 3 1 1 0 L 1
3 Tue, Apr 22, 1997 @ New York Rangers L OT 3 4 1 2 0 L 2
4 Wed, Apr 23, 1997 @ New York Rangers L 2 3 1 3 0 L 3
5 Fri, Apr 25, 1997 New York Rangers L OT 2 3 1 4 0 L 4