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1996-97 New York Islanders

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29-41-12 (70 points), Finished 7th in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 240 goals, Allowed 250 goals, SRS: -0.10 (15th of 26)
Coached by Mike Milbury (13-23-9), Rick Bowness (16-18-3)

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