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Detroit Red Wings, 1996-97
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Central Division, Western Conference
Stanley Cup champions
Made the playoffs
1996-97 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 82 | 38-26-18 | 94 | 0.573 | 253 | 197 | +56 | 20-12-9 | 18-14-9 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Conference Quarterfinals |  St. Louis Blues |
Won 4-2 |
| Conference Semifinals |  Anaheim Ducks |
Won 4-0 |
| Conference Finals |  Colorado Avalanche |
Won 4-2 |
| Stanley Cup Final |  Philadelphia Flyers |
Won 4-0 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brendan Shanahan |
L | 79 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 31 | 131 | 323 | 0 |
 Steve Yzerman |
C | 81 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 22 | 78 | 232 | 0 |
 Sergei Fedorov |
C | 74 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 29 | 30 | 273 | 0 |
 Nicklas Lidstrom |
D | 79 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 11 | 30 | 214 | 0 |
 Igor Larionov |
C | 64 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 31 | 26 | 95 | 0 |
 Darren McCarty |
R | 68 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 126 | 171 | 0 |
 Vyacheslav Kozlov |
L | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 211 | 0 |
 Vladimir Konstantinov |
D | 77 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 151 | 141 | 0 |
 Martin Lapointe |
R | 78 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -14 | 167 | 149 | 0 |
 Viacheslav Fetisov |
D | 64 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 76 | 95 | 0 |
 Tomas Sandstrom |
R | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 66 | 0 |
 Greg Johnson |
C | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
 Bob Rouse |
D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 70 | 0 |
 Doug Brown |
R | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
 Kris Draper |
C | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 73 | 85 | 0 |
 Mathieu Dandenault |
R | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 28 | 81 | 0 |
 Jamie Pushor |
D | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 129 | 63 | 0 |
 Tomas Holmstrom |
L | 47 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 33 | 53 | 0 |
 Kirk Maltby |
L | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 62 | 0 |
 Aaron Ward |
D | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 52 | 40 | 0 |
 Tim Taylor |
C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 52 | 44 | 0 |
 Anders Eriksson |
D | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 0 |
 Larry Murphy |
D | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
 Bob Errey |
L | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 27 | 34 | 0 |
 Joey Kocur |
R | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 70 | 38 | 0 |
 Mike Knuble |
R | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
 Mark Major |
L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Ramsey |
D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Stu Grimson |
L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Osgood |
47 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1175 | 1069 | 106 | 2.30 | 0.910 |
 Mike Vernon |
33 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 782 | 703 | 79 | 2.43 | 0.899 |
 Kevin Hodson |
6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 106 | 8 | 1.63 | 0.930 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1997 | vs STL | L 1-3 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr 11, 1997 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 29 | 25 |
| Apr 9, 1997 | @ EDM | T 3-3 (OT) | 28 | 32 |
| Apr 8, 1997 | @ CGY | W 3-2 (OT) | 26 | 25 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | @ TOR | W 4-2 | 37 | 23 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | vs TOR | T 2-2 (OT) | 36 | 30 |
| Apr 1, 1997 | vs STL | T 1-1 (OT) | 25 | 21 |
| Mar 30, 1997 | vs ANA | L 0-1 (OT) | 26 | 31 |
| Mar 28, 1997 | vs BUF | W 2-1 (OT) | 41 | 22 |
| Mar 26, 1997 | vs COL | W 6-5 (OT) | 47 | 19 |
| Mar 23, 1997 | @ CHI | L 3-5 | 27 | 31 |
| Mar 21, 1997 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | 33 | 31 |
| Mar 19, 1997 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | 30 | 14 |
| Mar 16, 1997 | @ COL | L 2-4 | 26 | 32 |
| Mar 15, 1997 | @ SJS | W 7-4 | 32 | 24 |
| Mar 12, 1997 | @ ANA | L 1-2 | 39 | 20 |
| Mar 10, 1997 | @ LAK | T 3-3 (OT) | 43 | 26 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | @ VAN | W 5-3 | 29 | 20 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | @ TOR | T 4-4 (OT) | 39 | 27 |
| Mar 2, 1997 | vs ANA | T 1-1 (OT) | 35 | 25 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | vs NYR | W 3-0 | 25 | 21 |
| Feb 27, 1997 | vs PIT | W 4-1 | 39 | 30 |
| Feb 24, 1997 | @ PHX | W 5-3 | 35 | 42 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | @ STL | T 2-2 (OT) | 28 | 30 |
| Feb 19, 1997 | vs CGY | W 4-0 | 38 | 28 |
| Feb 17, 1997 | @ TBL | T 3-3 (OT) | 35 | 29 |
| Feb 16, 1997 | @ FLA | W 4-2 | 19 | 22 |
| Feb 14, 1997 | @ DAL | L 3-4 (OT) | 27 | 27 |
| Feb 12, 1997 | vs SJS | W 7-1 | 30 | 28 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ PIT | W 6-5 (OT) | 47 | 29 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | vs VAN | L 4-7 | 38 | 39 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | vs STL | T 1-1 (OT) | 26 | 27 |
| Feb 2, 1997 | vs DAL | W 4-3 (OT) | 28 | 12 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | @ STL | W 4-1 | 26 | 26 |
| Jan 29, 1997 | vs PHX | L 0-3 | 30 | 21 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | @ PHI | W 4-1 | 31 | 18 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | vs PHI | T 2-2 (OT) | 34 | 20 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | 36 | 20 |
| Jan 14, 1997 | vs LAK | T 3-3 (OT) | 31 | 29 |
| Jan 11, 1997 | vs CHI | L 1-3 | 34 | 19 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | @ PHX | W 5-4 (OT) | 38 | 23 |
| Jan 8, 1997 | @ DAL | L 3-6 | 31 | 27 |
| Jan 5, 1997 | @ CHI | T 5-5 (OT) | 34 | 38 |
| Jan 3, 1997 | vs DAL | L 1-2 | 39 | 20 |
| Dec 30, 1996 | vs PHX | L 3-5 | 36 | 24 |
| Dec 28, 1996 | @ NYI | W 7-1 | 32 | 26 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | vs WSH | W 5-4 (OT) | 33 | 38 |
| Dec 22, 1996 | @ EDM | W 6-2 | 29 | 34 |
| Dec 20, 1996 | @ VAN | L 2-3 | 32 | 26 |
| Dec 18, 1996 | @ CGY | T 3-3 (OT) | 28 | 24 |
| Dec 17, 1996 | @ COL | L 3-4 | 33 | 34 |
| Dec 15, 1996 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 52 | 22 |
| Dec 12, 1996 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 45 | 23 |
| Dec 10, 1996 | vs EDM | T 0-0 (OT) | 52 | 21 |
| Dec 4, 1996 | @ WSH | W 2-0 | 18 | 19 |
| Dec 3, 1996 | vs VAN | T 2-2 (OT) | 41 | 15 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | vs FLA | L 2-4 | 30 | 18 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 49 | 25 |
| Nov 24, 1996 | @ ANA | L 1-3 | 32 | 23 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | @ LAK | W 6-0 | 34 | 26 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | @ SJS | W 6-1 | 38 | 19 |
| Nov 18, 1996 | @ PHX | T 2-2 (OT) | 36 | 23 |
| Nov 15, 1996 | vs SJS | W 5-1 | 28 | 25 |
| Nov 13, 1996 | vs COL | L 1-4 | 22 | 33 |
| Nov 10, 1996 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | 23 | 33 |
| Nov 8, 1996 | @ HFD | W 4-1 | 50 | 15 |
| Nov 6, 1996 | vs NJD | L 0-2 | 36 | 31 |
| Nov 4, 1996 | vs HFD | W 5-1 | 38 | 28 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | @ TOR | L 2-6 | 30 | 22 |
| Nov 1, 1996 | @ OTT | T 2-2 (OT) | 24 | 30 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | vs MTL | W 5-3 | 40 | 26 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | @ BOS | W 2-1 | 22 | 24 |
| Oct 25, 1996 | vs CHI | T 2-2 (OT) | 41 | 28 |
| Oct 23, 1996 | vs DAL | W 4-1 | 31 | 24 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | vs LAK | W 3-0 | 40 | 19 |
| Oct 19, 1996 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | 36 | 24 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | @ CHI | L 1-2 | 32 | 34 |
| Oct 15, 1996 | @ DAL | L 1-3 | 33 | 23 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | @ BUF | W 6-1 | 35 | 22 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 29 | 20 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | vs EDM | W 2-0 | 30 | 18 |
| Oct 5, 1996 | @ NJD | L 1-3 | 25 | 29 |