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1996-97 Montreal Canadiens

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31-36-15 (77 points), Finished 4th in NHL Northeast Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 249 goals, Allowed 276 goals, SRS: -0.34 (21st of 26)
Coached by Mario Tremblay (31-36-15)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New Jersey Devils

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Apr 17, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 2 5 0 1 0 L 1
2 Sat, Apr 19, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 1 4 0 2 0 L 2
3 Tue, Apr 22, 1997 New Jersey Devils L 4 6 0 3 0 L 3
4 Thu, Apr 24, 1997 New Jersey Devils W OT 4 3 1 3 0 W 1
5 Sat, Apr 26, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 0 4 1 4 0 L 1