Playoffs, 1996-97
Detroit Red Wings
won the Stanley Cup.
Conference Quarterfinals
New Jersey Devils
4
Montréal Canadiens
1
Buffalo Sabres
4
Ottawa Senators
3
Philadelphia Flyers
4
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
Florida Panthers
1
New York Rangers
4
Colorado Avalanche
4
Chicago Blackhawks
2
Dallas Stars
3
Edmonton Oilers
4
Detroit Red Wings
4
St. Louis Blues
2
Anaheim Ducks
4
Phoenix Coyotes
3
Conference Semifinals
New Jersey Devils
1
New York Rangers
4
Buffalo Sabres
1
Philadelphia Flyers
4
Colorado Avalanche
4
Edmonton Oilers
1
Detroit Red Wings
4
Anaheim Ducks
0
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference Finals Philadelphia Flyers
4
New York Rangers
1
Conference Finals
Colorado Avalanche
2
Detroit Red Wings
4
Stanley Cup Final
Philadelphia Flyers
0
Detroit Red Wings
4
Playoff leaders
Points
| # | Skater | Team | GP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eric Lindros |
PHI | 19 | 26 |
| 2 |  Joe Sakic |
COL | 17 | 25 |
| 3 |  Claude Lemieux |
COL | 17 | 23 |
| 4 |  Valeri Kamensky |
COL | 17 | 22 |
| 5 |  John LeClair |
PHI | 19 | 21 |
| 6 |  Rod Brind'Amour |
PHI | 19 | 21 |
| 7 |  Sergei Fedorov |
DET | 20 | 20 |
| 8 |  Wayne Gretzky |
NYR | 15 | 20 |
| 9 |  Brendan Shanahan |
DET | 20 | 17 |
| 10 |  Peter Forsberg |
COL | 14 | 17 |
Goals
| # | Skater | Team | GP | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Lemieux |
COL | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | Rod Brind'Amour |
PHI | 19 | 13 |
| 3 | Eric Lindros |
PHI | 19 | 12 |
| 4 | Wayne Gretzky |
NYR | 15 | 10 |
| 5 | Brendan Shanahan |
DET | 20 | 9 |
| 6 |  Esa Tikkanen |
NYR | 15 | 9 |
| 7 | John LeClair |
PHI | 19 | 9 |
| 8 | Joe Sakic |
COL | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | Sergei Fedorov |
DET | 20 | 8 |
| 10 | Valeri Kamensky |
COL | 17 | 8 |
Assists
| # | Skater | Team | GP | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Sakic |
COL | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | Eric Lindros |
PHI | 19 | 14 |
| 3 | Valeri Kamensky |
COL | 17 | 14 |
| 4 |  Sandis Ozolinsh |
COL | 17 | 13 |
| 5 |  Janne Niinimaa |
PHI | 19 | 12 |
| 6 | John LeClair |
PHI | 19 | 12 |
| 7 | Peter Forsberg |
COL | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | Sergei Fedorov |
DET | 20 | 12 |
| 9 | Claude Lemieux |
COL | 17 | 10 |
| 10 |  Dmitri Mironov |
ANA | 11 | 10 |