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Boston Bruins, 1996-97
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Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
1996-97 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 82 | 26-47-9 | 61 | 0.372 | 234 | 300 | -66 | 14-20-7 | 12-27-2 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 78 | 21 | 55 | 76 | -22 | 14 | 168 | 0 | |
| C | 63 | 18 | 52 | 70 | -3 | 10 | 138 | 0 | |
| L | 67 | 25 | 26 | 51 | -9 | 37 | 172 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 19 | 31 | 50 | -11 | 18 | 230 | 0 | |
| R | 40 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -3 | 67 | 120 | 0 | |
| R | 72 | 13 | 15 | 28 | -21 | 82 | 152 | 0 | |
| D | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 39 | 113 | 0 | |
| R | 52 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 22 | 100 | 0 | |
| R | 30 | 17 | 8 | 25 | -8 | 27 | 96 | 0 | |
| R | 37 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 0 | |
| D | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 32 | 79 | 0 | |
| L | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 8 | 52 | 0 | |
| R | 56 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 30 | 65 | 0 | |
| R | 40 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 49 | 76 | 0 | |
| L | 31 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 16 | 72 | 0 | |
| R | 80 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 197 | 84 | 0 | |
| D | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 54 | 68 | 0 | |
| L | 69 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 155 | 61 | 0 | |
| R | 19 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 2 | 51 | 0 | |
| R | 34 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 45 | 54 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 9 | 28 | 0 | |
| D | 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -26 | 71 | 56 | 0 | |
| D | 41 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -9 | 14 | 62 | 0 | |
| D | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -14 | 31 | 69 | 0 | |
| C | 59 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -16 | 33 | 41 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | |
| D | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -12 | 171 | 30 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| R | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| L | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | |
| L | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| D | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 70 | 7 | 0 | |
| L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1102 | 977 | 125 | 3.49 | 0.887 | |
| 28 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 518 | 69 | 3.33 | 0.882 | |
| 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 432 | 64 | 3.82 | 0.871 | |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 157 | 24 | 3.66 | 0.867 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4.65 | 0.760 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3.22 | 0.848 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1997 | vs PIT | W 7-3 | 24 | 43 |
| Apr 11, 1997 | @ NJD | L 0-2 | 26 | 33 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 28 | 24 |
| Apr 8, 1997 | @ PIT | L 1-3 | 39 | 28 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | vs FLA | W 4-2 | 29 | 29 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | @ NYR | L 4-5 | 34 | 27 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | @ NYI | L 2-8 | 27 | 20 |
| Mar 27, 1997 | vs NYI | L 3-6 | 41 | 35 |
| Mar 24, 1997 | @ MTL | L 1-3 | 20 | 33 |
| Mar 22, 1997 | vs OTT | L 4-5 | 31 | 28 |
| Mar 19, 1997 | @ DET | L 1-4 | 14 | 30 |
| Mar 17, 1997 | @ BUF | L 1-5 | 28 | 25 |
| Mar 15, 1997 | vs NYI | W 5-2 | 37 | 28 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | vs MTL | L 0-3 | 35 | 24 |
| Mar 12, 1997 | @ HFD | L 3-6 | 18 | 32 |
| Mar 9, 1997 | @ FLA | W 3-1 | 20 | 27 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | @ TBL | W 6-4 | 27 | 34 |
| Mar 6, 1997 | @ NYI | L 2-5 | 32 | 30 |
| Mar 3, 1997 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | 29 | 19 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | vs PHI | T 5-5 (OT) | 31 | 29 |
| Feb 27, 1997 | vs TBL | W 6-2 | 30 | 33 |
| Feb 24, 1997 | @ WSH | T 3-3 (OT) | 26 | 45 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | @ BUF | L 1-5 | 22 | 23 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | @ CHI | L 3-5 | 37 | 22 |
| Feb 18, 1997 | @ COL | L 2-3 (OT) | 25 | 36 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | @ PHX | L 4-5 (OT) | 28 | 37 |
| Feb 12, 1997 | @ EDM | L 3-4 | 30 | 29 |
| Feb 11, 1997 | @ CGY | L 1-5 | 32 | 25 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | vs STL | T 3-3 (OT) | 30 | 29 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | vs HFD | L 3-5 | 44 | 31 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | vs OTT | L 3-4 | 22 | 37 |
| Feb 2, 1997 | @ NYR | W 3-2 | 30 | 31 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | @ TBL | W 3-0 | 27 | 25 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | @ FLA | L 1-3 | 38 | 16 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | vs COL | W 4-1 | 25 | 21 |
| Jan 23, 1997 | vs FLA | L 1-4 | 29 | 33 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | @ OTT | W 4-1 | 24 | 24 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | vs WSH | L 2-3 | 33 | 26 |
| Jan 14, 1997 | @ NJD | L 2-4 | 23 | 32 |
| Jan 13, 1997 | vs OTT | L 3-4 | 38 | 19 |
| Jan 11, 1997 | @ MTL | L 3-6 | 30 | 23 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | vs MTL | W 5-4 | 42 | 30 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | @ PHI | L 3-7 | 25 | 36 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | vs DAL | W 3-2 | 25 | 33 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | @ HFD | W 5-4 (OT) | 34 | 20 |
| Jan 1, 1997 | @ OTT | L 2-3 | 16 | 26 |
| Dec 29, 1996 | @ STL | L 2-4 | 34 | 17 |
| Dec 27, 1996 | @ DAL | L 4-6 | 21 | 36 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | vs CHI | T 3-3 (OT) | 37 | 26 |
| Dec 21, 1996 | vs WSH | W 4-3 | 33 | 31 |
| Dec 19, 1996 | vs TBL | W 3-0 | 25 | 34 |
| Dec 17, 1996 | @ PIT | W 6-4 | 29 | 31 |
| Dec 15, 1996 | @ PHI | L 0-6 | 28 | 44 |
| Dec 14, 1996 | vs BUF | L 0-4 | 29 | 32 |
| Dec 12, 1996 | vs NJD | L 4-7 | 25 | 45 |
| Dec 9, 1996 | vs ANA | L 2-5 | 37 | 22 |
| Dec 7, 1996 | vs CGY | T 1-1 (OT) | 35 | 36 |
| Dec 5, 1996 | vs HFD | L 2-4 | 32 | 24 |
| Dec 4, 1996 | @ MTL | W 4-3 | 33 | 22 |
| Nov 30, 1996 | @ PIT | L 2-6 | 30 | 26 |
| Nov 29, 1996 | vs VAN | W 7-3 | 34 | 26 |
| Nov 26, 1996 | vs PHI | W 2-0 | 25 | 34 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | vs BUF | L 2-3 (OT) | 36 | 32 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | vs MTL | L 2-6 | 37 | 34 |
| Nov 19, 1996 | @ WSH | T 2-2 (OT) | 23 | 30 |
| Nov 18, 1996 | vs SJS | W 4-2 | 27 | 33 |
| Nov 14, 1996 | vs PIT | W 2-1 (OT) | 37 | 31 |
| Nov 9, 1996 | @ OTT | W 4-3 | 18 | 27 |
| Nov 7, 1996 | vs EDM | L 0-6 | 25 | 41 |
| Nov 6, 1996 | @ HFD | L 1-5 | 28 | 36 |
| Nov 4, 1996 | vs LAK | T 4-4 (OT) | 37 | 30 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | vs NYR | L 2-5 | 25 | 22 |
| Oct 31, 1996 | vs HFD | T 4-4 (OT) | 28 | 37 |
| Oct 29, 1996 | vs NJD | W 5-2 | 33 | 48 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | vs DET | L 1-2 | 24 | 22 |
| Oct 24, 1996 | vs TOR | L 1-2 | 28 | 28 |
| Oct 20, 1996 | @ ANA | W 5-1 | 38 | 30 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | @ LAK | L 2-4 | 46 | 31 |
| Oct 14, 1996 | @ VAN | W 5-4 (OT) | 19 | 43 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | @ SJS | W 5-3 | 34 | 20 |
| Oct 7, 1996 | vs PHX | L 2-5 | 32 | 25 |
| Oct 5, 1996 | vs NYR | T 4-4 (OT) | 30 | 25 |