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36-35-11 (83 points), Finished 4th in NHL Central Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 236 goals, Allowed 239 goals, SRS: -0.03 (14th of 26)
Coached by Mike Keenan (15-17-1), Jimmy Roberts (3-3-3), Joel Quenneville (18-15-7)
Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) versus Detroit Red Wings
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| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 4, 1996 | Colorado Avalanche | W | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 6, 1996 | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 9, 1996 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 11, 1996 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 12, 1996 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Oct 17, 1996 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Oct 18, 1996 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 20, 1996 | San Jose Sharks | L | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 9 | Tue, Oct 22, 1996 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Oct 24, 1996 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Oct 26, 1996 | Washington Capitals | L | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 12 | Wed, Oct 30, 1996 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 1, 1996 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | L 4 | |||
| 14 | Sun, Nov 3, 1996 | Dallas Stars | W | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 5, 1996 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 8, 1996 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 9, 1996 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Nov 14, 1996 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 16, 1996 | Calgary Flames | W | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 20 | Sun, Nov 17, 1996 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | W 5 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Nov 21, 1996 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | Florida Panthers | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 24 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | San Jose Sharks | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 27 | Thu, Dec 5, 1996 | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | L 3 | |||
| 28 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | W | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Sun, Dec 8, 1996 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | @ | Dallas Stars | T | OT | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 31 | Fri, Dec 13, 1996 | Chicago Blackhawks | L | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 32 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | Vancouver Canucks | L | 0 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 33 | Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | @ | Hartford Whalers | L | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 34 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 1 | L 4 | |||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | L 5 | ||
| 36 | Sun, Dec 22, 1996 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Thu, Dec 26, 1996 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 38 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 39 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 40 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 3, 1997 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 4 | T 2 | |
| 42 | Sun, Jan 5, 1997 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | 5 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 7, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 44 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 4 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 4 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 47 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 6 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 48 | Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 8 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 50 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | L | 1 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 52 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | W | 5 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 53 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 5 | T 1 | |
| 55 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | Dallas Stars | W | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | @ | Boston Bruins | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 6 | T 1 | |
| 57 | Mon, Feb 10, 1997 | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 2 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 59 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | Colorado Avalanche | L | 2 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 4 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | Ottawa Senators | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 7 | T 1 | ||
| 62 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 8 | T 2 | ||
| 63 | Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | Calgary Flames | L | 3 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 64 | Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | L | 2 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Thu, Feb 27, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 8 | L 3 | |
| 66 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | @ | Dallas Stars | L | 2 | 3 | 28 | 30 | 8 | L 4 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 8 | L 5 | |||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 11, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 4 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Mar 13, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 14, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 9 | T 1 | |
| 71 | Mon, Mar 17, 1997 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 2 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 20, 1997 | Hartford Whalers | W | 4 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 73 | Sun, Mar 23, 1997 | Dallas Stars | L | 1 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 74 | Tue, Mar 25, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 75 | Thu, Mar 27, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 2 | 1 | 32 | 34 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 30, 1997 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 3 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 10 | T 1 | |
| 78 | Thu, Apr 3, 1997 | New York Islanders | T | OT | 5 | 5 | 33 | 34 | 11 | T 2 | ||
| 79 | Sun, Apr 6, 1997 | New Jersey Devils | L | 0 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 9, 1997 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 1 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Thu, Apr 10, 1997 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 13, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 11 | W 3 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 16, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 18, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 20, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 4 | Tue, Apr 22, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Fri, Apr 25, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Apr 27, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 2 |