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45-23-14 (104 points), Finished 1st in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 231 goals, Allowed 182 goals, SRS: 0.57 (5th of 26)
Coached by Jacques Lemaire (45-23-14)
Playoffs:
Lost Conference Semi-Finals (4-1) to New York Rangers
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) over Montreal Canadiens
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1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 5, 1996 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Mon, Oct 7, 1996 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 12, 1996 | Dallas Stars | L | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 15, 1996 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Fri, Oct 18, 1996 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 19, 1996 | @ | Hartford Whalers | L | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Thu, Oct 24, 1996 | San Jose Sharks | W | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 26, 1996 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Oct 29, 1996 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 30, 1996 | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 2, 1996 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 6, 1996 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 7, 1996 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 9, 1996 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 12, 1996 | Washington Capitals | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Nov 14, 1996 | Vancouver Canucks | L | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 16, 1996 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | @ | Dallas Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Nov 28, 1996 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | Florida Panthers | W | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Thu, Dec 5, 1996 | Calgary Flames | W | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | Phoenix Coyotes | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Thu, Dec 12, 1996 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 30 | Mon, Dec 16, 1996 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 5 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 20, 1996 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 33 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 34 | Thu, Dec 26, 1996 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 36 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 5 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 1 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Fri, Jan 3, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Sun, Jan 5, 1997 | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | Colorado Avalanche | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | T 2 | ||
| 42 | Sun, Jan 12, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 44 | Tue, Jan 21, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 45 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | L | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Fri, Jan 24, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 47 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 48 | Fri, Jan 31, 1997 | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | T 2 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | T 3 | |
| 50 | Wed, Feb 5, 1997 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 51 | Fri, Feb 7, 1997 | Florida Panthers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 54 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | Hartford Whalers | W | 4 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 9 | W 3 | |||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | W 4 | ||
| 56 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 10 | T 1 | |
| 57 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | New York Rangers | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 11 | T 2 | ||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | T 3 | |
| 59 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | L | 1 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Thu, Feb 27, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 12 | W 3 | |||
| 63 | Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 3 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 12 | W 4 | ||
| 64 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 3 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 12 | W 5 | ||
| 65 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Tue, Mar 11, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 68 | Thu, Mar 13, 1997 | Hartford Whalers | W | 6 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 12 | W 3 | |||
| 69 | Sat, Mar 15, 1997 | Washington Capitals | W | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 12 | W 4 | |||
| 70 | Mon, Mar 17, 1997 | Florida Panthers | L | 1 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 12 | L 1 | |||
| 71 | Wed, Mar 19, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 13 | T 1 | |
| 72 | Sat, Mar 22, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 3 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Tue, Mar 25, 1997 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 74 | Thu, Mar 27, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Sun, Mar 30, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 76 | Tue, Apr 1, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 1 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 13 | W 3 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 4, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 3 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 13 | W 4 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 6, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 2 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 13 | W 5 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 8, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 14 | T 1 | |
| 80 | Wed, Apr 9, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | L | 2 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 11, 1997 | Boston Bruins | W | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 13, 1997 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 4 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 14 | L 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Apr 17, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Apr 19, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Apr 22, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Apr 24, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Apr 26, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Fri, May 2, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Sun, May 4, 1997 | New York Rangers | L | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Tue, May 6, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Thu, May 8, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 10 | Sun, May 11, 1997 | New York Rangers | L | OT | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | L 4 |