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1996-97 Washington Capitals

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33-40-9 (75 points), Finished 5th in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 214 goals, Allowed 231 goals, SRS: -0.17 (17th of 26)
Coached by Jim Schoenfeld (33-40-9)

1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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