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35-40-7 (77 points), Finished 4th in NHL Pacific Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 257 goals, Allowed 273 goals, SRS: -0.20 (18th of 26)
Coached by Tom Renney (35-40-7)
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1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 5, 1996 | Calgary Flames | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 6, 1996 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 9, 1996 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 12, 1996 | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Mon, Oct 14, 1996 | Boston Bruins | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Oct 17, 1996 | @ | Dallas Stars | W | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 19, 1996 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Oct 23, 1996 | Colorado Avalanche | L | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 26, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 30, 1996 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 1, 1996 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 2, 1996 | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 8, 1996 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 14 | Mon, Nov 11, 1996 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 13, 1996 | @ | New York Islanders | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Thu, Nov 14, 1996 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 16, 1996 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | Dallas Stars | W | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 19 | Thu, Nov 21, 1996 | Chicago Blackhawks | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 26 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | OT | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | Ottawa Senators | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | Colorado Avalanche | L | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 13, 1996 | @ | Dallas Stars | L | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 30 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 8 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | New Jersey Devils | L | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 20, 1996 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 34 | Thu, Dec 26, 1996 | @ | San Jose Sharks | L | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 35 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 36 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | L 4 | |||
| 37 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 7 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 39 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 40 | Tue, Jan 7, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Sun, Jan 12, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | L | 2 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | Florida Panthers | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 44 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | San Jose Sharks | W | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 45 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 46 | Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | @ | Phoenix Coyotes | L | 0 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 48 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | San Jose Sharks | W | 5 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | New York Islanders | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 50 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 0 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | @ | Ottawa Senators | L | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 2 | L 3 | ||
| 53 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 7 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 11, 1997 | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 18, 1997 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 6 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 59 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 0 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | @ | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | L | 2 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 2 | L 3 | |||
| 62 | Thu, Feb 27, 1997 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 6 | 2 | 28 | 32 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 0 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 64 | Mon, Mar 3, 1997 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 1 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 1 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 3 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 67 | Mon, Mar 10, 1997 | @ | Chicago Blackhawks | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 28 | 35 | 4 | T 1 | |
| 68 | Tue, Mar 11, 1997 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Mar 13, 1997 | @ | Florida Panthers | L | 4 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 15, 1997 | @ | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 5 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 18, 1997 | @ | Colorado Avalanche | L | 2 | 4 | 29 | 38 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 20, 1997 | San Jose Sharks | L | 1 | 2 | 29 | 39 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 22, 1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 3 | 2 | 30 | 39 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 74 | Mon, Mar 24, 1997 | Los Angeles Kings | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 30 | 39 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 26, 1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | W | 5 | 3 | 31 | 39 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 29, 1997 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 5 | 2 | 32 | 39 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 77 | Sun, Mar 30, 1997 | Dallas Stars | L | 2 | 3 | 32 | 40 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Fri, Apr 4, 1997 | Calgary Flames | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 32 | 40 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 5, 1997 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 32 | 40 | 7 | T 2 | |
| 80 | Mon, Apr 7, 1997 | @ | San Jose Sharks | W | 3 | 2 | 33 | 40 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Wed, Apr 9, 1997 | Phoenix Coyotes | W | 6 | 4 | 34 | 40 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 12, 1997 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 4 | 35 | 40 | 7 | W 3 |