1996–97 Boston Bruins season

1996–97 Boston Bruins

Division

6th Northeast

1996–97 record

26–47–9

Goals for

234

Goals against

300

Team information

Coach

Captain

Team leaders

The 1996–97 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins slipped to last place in the Northeast Division and missed the playoffs for the first time in 30 years.

Regular season

Final standings

Northeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Buffalo Sabres	82	40	30	12	237	208	92
2	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	36	8	285	280	84
3	7	Ottawa Senators	82	31	36	15	226	234	77
4	8	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	36	15	249	276	77
5	10	Hartford Whalers	82	32	39	11	226	256	75
6	13	Boston Bruins	82	26	47	9	234	300	61

Eastern Conference^[1]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	New Jersey Devils	ATL	82	45	23	14	231	182	104
2	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	40	30	12	237	208	92
3	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	82	45	24	13	274	217	103
4	Florida Panthers	ATL	82	35	28	19	221	201	89
5	New York Rangers	ATL	82	38	34	10	258	231	86
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	NE	82	38	36	8	285	280	84
7	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	31	36	15	226	234	77
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	31	36	15	249	276	77

9	Washington Capitals	ATL	82	33	40	9	214	231	75
10	Hartford Whalers	NE	82	32	39	11	226	256	75
11	Tampa Bay Lightning	ATL	82	32	40	10	217	247	74
12	New York Islanders	ATL	82	29	41	12	240	250	70
13	Boston Bruins	NE	82	26	47	9	234	300	61

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 5, 1996	4–4 OT	New York Rangers (1996–97)	0–0–1
2	L	October 7, 1996	2–5	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	0–1–1
3	W	October 12, 1996	5–3	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	1–1–1
4	W	October 14, 1996	5–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	2–1–1
5	L	October 17, 1996	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	2–2–1
6	W	October 20, 1996	5–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	3–2–1
7	L	October 24, 1996	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	3–3–1
8	L	October 26, 1996	1–2	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	3–4–1
9	W	October 29, 1996	5–2	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	4–4–1
10	T	October 31, 1996	4–4 OT	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	4–4–2
11	L	November 2, 1996	2–5	New York Rangers (1996–97)	4–5–2
12	T	November 4, 1996	4–4 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	4–5–3
13	L	November 6, 1996	1–5	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	4–6–3
14	L	November 7, 1996	0–6	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	4–7–3
15	W	November 9, 1996	4–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	5–7–3
16	W	November 14, 1996	2–1 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	6–7–3
17	W	November 18, 1996	4–2	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	7–7–3
18	T	November 19, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	7–7–4
19	L	November 21, 1996	2–6	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	7–8–4
20	L	November 23, 1996	2–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	7–9–4
21	W	November 26, 1996	2–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	8–9–4
22	W	November 29, 1996	7–3	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	9–9–4
23	L	November 30, 1996	2–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	9–10–4
24	W	December 4, 1996	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	10–10–4
25	L	December 5, 1996	2–4	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	10–11–4
26	T	December 7, 1996	1–1 OT	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	10–11–5
27	L	December 9, 1996	2–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	10–12–5
28	L	December 12, 1996	4–7	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	10–13–5
29	L	December 14, 1996	0–4	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	10–14–5
30	L	December 15, 1996	0–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	10–15–5
31	W	December 17, 1996	6–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	11–15–5
32	W	December 19, 1996	3–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	12–15–5
33	W	December 21, 1996	4–3	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	13–15–5
34	T	December 23, 1996	3–3 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	13–15–6
35	L	December 27, 1996	4–6	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	13–16–6
36	L	December 29, 1996	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	13–17–6
37	L	January 1, 1997	2–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	13–18–6
38	W	January 2, 1997	5–4 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	14–18–6
39	W	January 4, 1997	3–2	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	15–18–6
40	L	January 7, 1997	3–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	15–19–6
41	W	January 9, 1997	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	16–19–6
42	L	January 11, 1997	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	16–20–6
43	L	January 13, 1997	3–4	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	16–21–6
44	L	January 14, 1997	2–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	16–22–6
45	L	January 20, 1997	2–3	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	16–23–6
46	W	January 22, 1997	4–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	17–23–6
47	L	January 23, 1997	1–4	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	17–24–6
48	W	January 25, 1997	4–1	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	18–24–6
49	L	January 30, 1997	1–3	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	18–25–6
50	W	February 1, 1997	3–0	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	19–25–6
51	W	February 2, 1997	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	20–25–6
52	L	February 4, 1997	3–4	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	20–26–6
53	L	February 6, 1997	3–5	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	20–27–6
54	T	February 8, 1997	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	20–27–7
55	L	February 11, 1997	1–5	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	20–28–7
56	L	February 12, 1997	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	20–29–7
57	L	February 15, 1997	4–5 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	20–30–7
58	L	February 18, 1997	2–3 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	20–31–7
59	L	February 20, 1997	3–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	20–32–7
60	L	February 23, 1997	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	20–33–7
61	T	February 24, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	20–33–8
62	W	February 27, 1997	6–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	21–33–8
63	T	March 1, 1997	5–5 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	21–33–9
64	L	March 3, 1997	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	21–34–9
65	L	March 6, 1997	2–5	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	21–35–9
66	W	March 8, 1997	6–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	22–35–9
67	W	March 9, 1997	3–1	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	23–35–9
68	L	March 12, 1997	3–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	23–36–9
69	L	March 13, 1997	0–3	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	23–37–9
70	W	March 15, 1997	5–2	New York Islanders (1996–97)	24–37–9
71	L	March 17, 1997	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	24–38–9
72	L	March 19, 1997	1–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	24–39–9
73	L	March 22, 1997	4–5	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	24–40–9
74	L	March 24, 1997	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	24–41–9
75	L	March 27, 1997	3–6	New York Islanders (1996–97)	24–42–9
76	L	March 29, 1997	2–8	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	24–43–9
77	L	April 3, 1997	4–5	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	24–44–9
78	W	April 5, 1997	4–2	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	25–44–9
79	L	April 8, 1997	1–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	25–45–9
80	L	April 10, 1997	1–5	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	25–46–9
81	L	April 11, 1997	0–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	25–47–9
82	W	April 13, 1997	7–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	26–47–9

Playoffs

The Bruins finished in last place did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Stumpel, JozefJozef Stumpel	C	78	21	55	76	14	-22	6	0	1
Oates, AdamAdam Oates	C	63	18	52	70	10	-3	2	2	4
Donato, TedTed Donato	LW	67	25	26	51	37	-9	6	2	2
Bourque, RaymondRaymond Bourque	D	62	19	31	50	18	-11	8	1	3
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet	RW	40	16	14	30	67	-3	3	0	1
DiMaio, RobRob DiMaio	RW	72	13	15	28	82	-21	0	3	2
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney	D	82	3	23	26	39	-5	0	0	0
Heinze, SteveSteve Heinze	RW	30	17	8	25	27	-8	4	2	2
Roy, Jean-YvesJean-Yves Roy	RW	52	10	15	25	22	-8	2	0	1
Sweeney, TimTim Sweeney	LW	36	10	11	21	14	0	2	0	2
Kennedy, SheldonSheldon Kennedy	RW	56	8	10	18	30	-17	0	4	0
Richter, BarryBarry Richter	D	50	5	13	18	32	-7	1	0	0
Harkins, BrettBrett Harkins	LW	44	4	14	18	8	-3	3	0	2
Wilson, LandonLandon Wilson	RW	40	7	10	17	49	-6	0	0	0
Elik, ToddTodd Elik	C	31	4	12	16	16	-12	1	0	0
Odgers, JeffJeff Odgers	RW	80	7	8	15	197	-15	1	0	1
Mallette, TroyTroy Mallette	LW	68	6	8	14	155	-8	0	0	2
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren	D	58	5	9	14	54	-9	0	0	1
Moger, SandySandy Moger	C	34	10	3	13	45	-12	3	0	0
Carter, AnsonAnson Carter	RW	19	8	5	13	2	-7	1	1	1
Allison, JasonJason Allison	C	19	3	9	12	9	-3	1	0	0
Staios, SteveSteve Staios	D	54	3	8	11	71	-26	0	0	0
Timander, MattiasMattias Timander	D	41	1	8	9	14	-9	0	0	0
McCleary, TrentTrent McCleary	RW	59	3	5	8	33	-16	0	0	1
Rohloff, JonJon Rohloff	D	37	3	5	8	31	-14	1	0	0
Beers, BobBob Beers	D	27	3	4	7	8	0	1	0	0
Beddoes, ClaytonClayton Beddoes	C	21	1	2	3	13	-1	0	0	0
Chynoweth, DeanDean Chynoweth	D	57	0	3	3	171	-12	0	0	0
Myrvold, AndersAnders Myrvold	D	9	0	2	2	4	-1	0	0	0
Roy, AndreAndre Roy	RW	10	0	2	2	12	-5	0	0	0
Shaldybin, EvgenyEvgeny Shaldybin	D	3	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0
Payne, DavisDavis Payne	LW	15	0	1	1	7	-4	0	0	0
Stewart, CamCam Stewart	LW	15	0	1	1	4	-2	0	0	0
Bailey, ScottScott Bailey	G	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carey, JimJim Carey	G	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheveldae, TimTim Cheveldae	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drouin, P. C.P. C. Drouin	LW	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Emma, DavidDavid Emma	C	5	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Malkoc, DeanDean Malkoc	D	33	0	0	0	70	-14	0	0	0
Ranford, BillBill Ranford	G	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sawyer, KevinKevin Sawyer	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Schafer, PaxtonPaxton Schafer	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tallas, RobbieRobbie Tallas	G	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Ranford, BillBill Ranford	2147	37	12	16	8	125	3.49	2	1102	977	.887
Tallas, RobbieRobbie Tallas	1244	28	8	12	1	69	3.33	1	587	518	.882
Carey, JimJim Carey	1004	19	5	13	0	64	3.82	0	496	432	.871
Bailey, ScottScott Bailey	394	8	1	5	0	24	3.65	0	181	157	.867
Cheveldae, TimTim Cheveldae	93	2	0	1	0	5	3.23	0	33	28	.848
Schafer, PaxtonPaxton Schafer	77	3	0	0	0	6	4.68	0	25	19	.760
Team:	4959	82	26	47	9	293	3.55	3	2424	2131	.879

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

References

↑ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ "1996-97 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.

"1996–97 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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See also	Draft Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Legion of Doom Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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1996–97 Boston Bruins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

See also

References

External links