1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-26-18 - 94 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 16-4
Won Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Colorado Avalanche 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-0
Coach: Scotty Bowman (38-26-18)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Roster

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 26 losses and 18 ties for 94 points, finishing second in the NHL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 16-4.

The Red Wings scored 253 goals and conceded 197. Brendan Shanahan netted 46 goals for Detroit, and Sergei Fedorov tallied 30 or more also. Steve Yzerman contributed 63 assists. Chris Osgood earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.30 goals against average, topping regular goalies.

Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1996-97 Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup.

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Regular Season Goals For: 253
Regular Season Goals Against: 197

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 5, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
October 9, 1996 Edmonton Oilers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 11, 1996 Calgary Flames 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
October 12, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
October 15, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Dallas Stars 3 L 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 17, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 L 1-1-0 1-3-0 2-4-0
October 19, 1996 New York Islanders 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 2-1-0 1-3-0 3-4-0
October 21, 1996 Los Angeles Kings 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-4-0
October 23, 1996 Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 4-1-0 1-3-0 5-4-0
October 25, 1996 Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 4-1-1 1-3-0 5-4-1 OT
October 26, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 1 W 4-1-1 2-3-0 6-4-1
October 30, 1996 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 5-1-1 2-3-0 7-4-1
November 1, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 2 T 5-1-1 2-3-1 7-4-2 OT
November 2, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 5-1-1 2-4-1 7-5-2
November 4, 1996 Hartford Whalers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 6-1-1 2-4-1 8-5-2
November 6, 1996 New Jersey Devils 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 6-2-1 2-4-1 8-6-2
November 8, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Hartford Whalers 1 W 6-2-1 3-4-1 9-6-2
November 10, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 7-2-1 3-4-1 10-6-2
November 13, 1996 Colorado Avalanche 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 7-3-1 3-4-1 10-7-2
November 15, 1996 San Jose Sharks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 8-3-1 3-4-1 11-7-2
November 18, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 T 8-3-1 3-4-2 11-7-3 OT
November 21, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 6 at San Jose Sharks 1 W 8-3-1 4-4-2 12-7-3
November 23, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Los Angeles Kings 0 W 8-3-1 5-4-2 13-7-3
November 24, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3 L 8-3-1 5-5-2 13-8-3
November 27, 1996 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 9-3-1 5-5-2 14-8-3
December 1, 1996 Florida Panthers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 9-4-1 5-5-2 14-9-3
December 3, 1996 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 9-4-2 5-5-2 14-9-4 OT
December 4, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 0 W 9-4-2 6-5-2 15-9-4
December 10, 1996 Edmonton Oilers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 0 T 9-4-3 6-5-2 15-9-5 OT
December 12, 1996 Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 10-4-3 6-5-2 16-9-5
December 15, 1996 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 11-4-3 6-5-2 17-9-5
December 17, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4 L 11-4-3 6-6-2 17-10-5
December 18, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Calgary Flames 3 T 11-4-3 6-6-3 17-10-6 OT
December 20, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 11-4-3 6-7-3 17-11-6
December 22, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 11-4-3 7-7-3 18-11-6
December 26, 1996 Washington Capitals 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 12-4-3 7-7-3 19-11-6 OT
December 28, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 7 at New York Islanders 1 W 12-4-3 8-7-3 20-11-6
December 30, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 12-5-3 8-7-3 20-12-6
January 3, 1997 Dallas Stars 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 12-6-3 8-7-3 20-13-6
January 5, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 T 12-6-3 8-7-4 20-13-7 OT
January 8, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 6 L 12-6-3 8-8-4 20-14-7
January 9, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 W 12-6-3 9-8-4 21-14-7 OT
January 11, 1997 Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 12-7-3 9-8-4 21-15-7
January 14, 1997 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 12-7-4 9-8-4 21-15-8 OT
January 20, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 12-7-4 9-9-4 21-16-8
January 22, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 12-7-5 9-9-4 21-16-9 OT
January 25, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 W 12-7-5 10-9-4 22-16-9
January 29, 1997 Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 12-8-5 10-9-4 22-17-9
February 1, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at St. Louis Blues 1 W 12-8-5 11-9-4 23-17-9
February 2, 1997 Dallas Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 13-8-5 11-9-4 24-17-9 OT
February 4, 1997 St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 13-8-6 11-9-4 24-17-10 OT
February 6, 1997 Vancouver Canucks 7 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 13-9-6 11-9-4 24-18-10
February 8, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 13-9-6 12-9-4 25-18-10 OT
February 12, 1997 San Jose Sharks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 W 14-9-6 12-9-4 26-18-10
February 14, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 4 L 14-9-6 12-10-4 26-19-10 OT
February 16, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Florida Panthers 2 W 14-9-6 13-10-4 27-19-10
February 17, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 T 14-9-6 13-10-5 27-19-11 OT
February 19, 1997 Calgary Flames 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 15-9-6 13-10-5 28-19-11
February 22, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 2 at St. Louis Blues 2 T 15-9-6 13-10-6 28-19-12 OT
February 24, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 W 15-9-6 14-10-6 29-19-12
February 27, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 16-9-6 14-10-6 30-19-12
March 1, 1997 New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 17-9-6 14-10-6 31-19-12
March 2, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 17-9-7 14-10-6 31-19-13 OT
March 5, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 T 17-9-7 14-10-7 31-19-14 OT
March 8, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 17-9-7 15-10-7 32-19-14
March 10, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3 T 17-9-7 15-10-8 32-19-15 OT
March 12, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2 L 17-9-7 15-11-8 32-20-15
March 15, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 7 at San Jose Sharks 4 W 17-9-7 16-11-8 33-20-15
March 16, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4 L 17-9-7 16-12-8 33-21-15
March 19, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 18-9-7 16-12-8 34-21-15
March 21, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 3 L 18-9-7 16-13-8 34-22-15
March 23, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 L 18-9-7 16-14-8 34-23-15
March 26, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 19-9-7 16-14-8 35-23-15 OT
March 28, 1997 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 20-9-7 16-14-8 36-23-15 OT
March 30, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 20-10-7 16-14-8 36-24-15 OT
April 1, 1997 St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 20-10-8 16-14-8 36-24-16 OT
April 3, 1997 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 20-10-9 16-14-8 36-24-17 OT
April 5, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 20-10-9 17-14-8 37-24-17
April 8, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Calgary Flames 2 W 20-10-9 18-14-8 38-24-17 OT
April 9, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3 T 20-10-9 18-14-9 38-24-18 OT
April 11, 1997 Ottawa Senators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 20-11-9 18-14-9 38-25-18
April 13, 1997 St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 20-12-9 18-14-9 38-26-18
April 16, 1997 St. Louis Blues 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
April 18, 1997 St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
April 20, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
April 22, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 0 at St. Louis Blues 4 L 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
April 25, 1997 St. Louis Blues 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
April 27, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 W 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
May 2, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0 OT
May 4, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 4-1-0 2-1-0 6-2-0 3OT
May 6, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3 W 4-1-0 3-1-0 7-2-0
May 8, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2 W 4-1-0 4-1-0 8-2-0 2OT
May 15, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 L 4-1-0 4-2-0 8-3-0
May 17, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 W 4-1-0 5-2-0 9-3-0
May 19, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 5-1-0 5-2-0 10-3-0
May 22, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 6-1-0 5-2-0 11-3-0
May 24, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6 L 6-1-0 5-3-0 11-4-0
May 26, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 7-1-0 5-3-0 12-4-0
May 31, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 7-1-0 6-3-0 13-4-0
June 3, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 7-1-0 7-3-0 14-4-0
June 5, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 8-1-0 7-3-0 15-4-0
June 7, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 9-1-0 7-3-0 16-4-0


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