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45-24-13 (103 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 274 goals, Allowed 217 goals, SRS: 0.67 (2nd of 26)
Coached by Terry Murray (45-24-13)
Playoffs:
Lost Stanley Cup Finals (4-0) to Detroit Red Wings
Won Conference Finals (4-1) over New York Rangers
Won Conference Semi-Finals (4-1) over Buffalo Sabres
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) over Pittsburgh Penguins
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1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 5, 1996 | Florida Panthers | L | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Mon, Oct 7, 1996 | New Jersey Devils | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Thu, Oct 10, 1996 | Los Angeles Kings | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 12, 1996 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 13, 1996 | Calgary Flames | L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 15, 1996 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 16, 1996 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 18, 1996 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Oct 22, 1996 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 10 | Sat, Oct 26, 1996 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Oct 27, 1996 | Florida Panthers | L | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 12 | Wed, Oct 30, 1996 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Oct 31, 1996 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 2, 1996 | @ | Florida Panthers | W | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Mon, Nov 4, 1996 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 16 | Thu, Nov 7, 1996 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 9, 1996 | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 10, 1996 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 19 | Wed, Nov 13, 1996 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Nov 14, 1996 | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Nov 16, 1996 | San Jose Sharks | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Nov 21, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | @ | New York Rangers | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 29 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | @ | Dallas Stars | W | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | Florida Panthers | W | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 12, 1996 | Hartford Whalers | W | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 4 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | Boston Bruins | W | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 2 | W 5 | |||
| 34 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | New York Islanders | W | 5 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 2 | W 6 | |||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 2 | W 7 | |||
| 36 | Sun, Dec 22, 1996 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | T 1 | |
| 37 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 38 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 39 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 40 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 4 | T 1 | |
| 42 | Tue, Jan 7, 1997 | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | L | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Tue, Jan 21, 1997 | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 47 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 7 | T 2 | |
| 48 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 49 | Tue, Jan 28, 1997 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 2 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 51 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 8 | T 1 | ||
| 53 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 9 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | W | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 57 | Sun, Feb 16, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 58 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | Hartford Whalers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| 59 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | L | 2 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | 2 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 8 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | @ | Boston Bruins | T | OT | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 10 | T 1 | |
| 64 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | New Jersey Devils | L | 1 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 10 | L 2 | |
| 67 | Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 11, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 69 | Thu, Mar 13, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 15, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 5 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 71 | Wed, Mar 19, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 6 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 22, 1997 | @ | New York Islanders | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 11 | T 1 | |
| 73 | Sun, Mar 23, 1997 | Colorado Avalanche | W | 2 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 74 | Tue, Mar 25, 1997 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 75 | Sat, Mar 29, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 11 | W 3 | ||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 30, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 12 | T 1 | ||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 6, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | W | 2 | 1 | 44 | 22 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Mon, Apr 7, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Thu, Apr 10, 1997 | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 12 | L 2 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Sat, Apr 12, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 13 | T 1 | |
| 82 | Sun, Apr 13, 1997 | New Jersey Devils | W | 5 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 13 | W 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Apr 17, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Apr 19, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Mon, Apr 21, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 23, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Apr 26, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Sat, May 3, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Mon, May 5, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Wed, May 7, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 9 | Fri, May 9, 1997 | Buffalo Sabres | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sun, May 11, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Fri, May 16, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 12 | Sun, May 18, 1997 | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Tue, May 20, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Fri, May 23, 1997 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Sun, May 25, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 16 | Sat, May 31, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Tue, Jun 3, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 18 | Thu, Jun 5, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Jun 7, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | L 4 |