1996–97 Vancouver Canucks season

Pacific Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Colorado Avalanche	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	36	33	13	243	231	85
3	7	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
4	9	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
5	10	Calgary Flames	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
6	12	Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
7	13	San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[1]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	36	33	13	245	233	85
5	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
6	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	34	35	13	223	210	81

9	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
10	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	44	8	230	273	68
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

The Canucks failed to qualify for the playoffs by 3 points, this is the first of 4 seasons that the Canucks failed to qualify.

Player statistics

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Alexander Mogilny	76	31	42	73	9	18
Martin Gelinas	74	35	33	68	6	42
Pavel Bure	63	23	32	55	-14	40
Mike Ridley	75	20	32	52	0	42
Markus Naslund	78	21	20	41	-15	30
Trevor Linden	49	9	31	40	5	27
Mike Sillinger	78	17	20	37	-3	25
Jyrki Lumme	66	11	24	35	8	32
Russ Courtnall	47	9	19	28	4	24
Esa Tikkanen	62	12	15	27	-9	66

References

↑ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

"1996–97 Vancouver Canucks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

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1996–97 Vancouver Canucks season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

See also

References

External links