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New York Islanders, 1996-97
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Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
1996-97 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 82 | 29-41-12 | 70 | 0.427 | 240 | 250 | -10 | 19-18-4 | 10-23-8 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats in those games.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ziggy Palffy |
R | 80 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 21 | 43 | 292 | 0 |
 Travis Green |
C | 79 | 23 | 41 | 64 | -5 | 38 | 177 | 0 |
 Bryan Smolinski |
C | 64 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 25 | 183 | 0 |
 Derek King |
L | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | -6 | 20 | 153 | 0 |
 Bryan Berard |
D | 82 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 1 | 86 | 172 | 0 |
 Niklas Andersson |
L | 74 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 57 | 122 | 0 |
 Marty Mcinnis |
L | 70 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -7 | 20 | 163 | 0 |
 Bryan McCabe |
D | 82 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -2 | 165 | 117 | 0 |
 Todd Bertuzzi |
R | 64 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 68 | 79 | 0 |
 Kenny Jonsson |
D | 81 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 92 | 0 |
 Robert Reichel |
C | 12 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
 Claude Lapointe |
C | 73 | 13 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 49 | 80 | 0 |
 Scott Lachance |
D | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 47 | 97 | 0 |
 Dan Plante |
R | 67 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 75 | 61 | 0 |
 Derek Armstrong |
C | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 33 | 36 | 0 |
 Randy Wood |
R | 65 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 61 | 96 | 0 |
 Brent Hughes |
L | 51 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 57 | 47 | 0 |
 Doug Houda |
D | 70 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 99 | 29 | 0 |
 Paul Kruse |
L | 48 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 111 | 39 | 0 |
 Darius Kasparaitis |
D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
 Rich Pilon |
D | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 179 | 17 | 0 |
 Steve Webb |
R | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -10 | 144 | 21 | 0 |
 Andreas Johansson |
L | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
 Dennis Vaske |
D | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 0 |
 Dave Mcllwain |
C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Ken Belanger |
L | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 102 | 5 | 0 |
 Jason Holland |
D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Mick Vukota |
R | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 71 | 7 | 0 |
 Andrei Vasilyev |
L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Taylor |
C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Corey Foster |
D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Archibald |
C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Jarrett Deuling |
L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Dowd |
C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Donnelly |
L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
 Nick Vachon |
C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Salo |
58 | 1576 | 1425 | 151 | 0.904 |
 Eric Fichaud |
34 | 897 | 806 | 91 | 0.899 |
 Tommy Soderstrom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1997 | @ WSH | L 2-6 | 22 | 38 |
| Apr 11, 1997 | vs HFD | W 6-4 | 27 | 32 |
| Apr 9, 1997 | vs MTL | L 1-3 | 29 | 28 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | @ MTL | L 1-2 | 26 | 35 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | vs TBL | L 2-3 | 18 | 29 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | @ STL | T 5-5 (OT) | 24 | 44 |
| Apr 2, 1997 | @ DAL | L 4-5 | 20 | 45 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | vs BOS | W 8-2 | 20 | 27 |
| Mar 27, 1997 | @ BOS | W 6-3 | 35 | 41 |
| Mar 26, 1997 | @ BUF | W 3-2 (OT) | 28 | 27 |
| Mar 22, 1997 | vs PHI | T 3-3 (OT) | 30 | 29 |
| Mar 19, 1997 | vs FLA | W 7-4 | 23 | 28 |
| Mar 16, 1997 | @ CHI | L 4-5 | 26 | 28 |
| Mar 15, 1997 | @ BOS | L 2-5 | 28 | 37 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | @ TBL | W 3-0 | 32 | 24 |
| Mar 11, 1997 | @ FLA | L 2-3 | 25 | 32 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | vs NJD | W 5-1 | 22 | 29 |
| Mar 6, 1997 | vs BOS | W 5-2 | 30 | 32 |
| Mar 4, 1997 | vs TBL | L 3-6 | 31 | 28 |
| Mar 2, 1997 | @ WSH | W 2-0 | 19 | 39 |
| Feb 28, 1997 | @ OTT | L 1-4 | 23 | 26 |
| Feb 26, 1997 | vs NJD | L 3-5 | 21 | 27 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | vs PIT | W 4-1 | 37 | 28 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | @ BUF | L 2-5 | 36 | 25 |
| Feb 17, 1997 | vs MTL | L 1-4 | 37 | 25 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs FLA | W 1-0 (OT) | 21 | 29 |
| Feb 12, 1997 | @ PIT | W 5-1 | 29 | 31 |
| Feb 11, 1997 | vs OTT | T 5-5 (OT) | 22 | 25 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | vs NYR | L 2-5 | 29 | 27 |
| Feb 5, 1997 | @ NJD | L 1-4 | 26 | 42 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | vs ANA | W 4-3 | 27 | 26 |
| Jan 31, 1997 | @ EDM | L 0-1 | 24 | 36 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | @ VAN | L 1-2 (OT) | 35 | 22 |
| Jan 28, 1997 | @ CGY | L 3-4 | 25 | 37 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | 22 | 49 |
| Jan 24, 1997 | @ HFD | W 5-2 | 32 | 36 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | vs EDM | W 8-1 | 31 | 17 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | vs STL | L 4-6 | 18 | 28 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 26 | 24 |
| Jan 13, 1997 | @ NYR | W 4-2 | 29 | 30 |
| Jan 11, 1997 | @ TBL | T 4-4 (OT) | 26 | 36 |
| Jan 10, 1997 | @ PIT | L 2-5 | 39 | 34 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | vs PIT | L 3-5 | 50 | 22 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | @ MTL | L 1-3 | 27 | 31 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | @ NYR | L 3-4 | 29 | 34 |
| Dec 30, 1996 | @ TOR | L 0-2 | 28 | 25 |
| Dec 28, 1996 | vs DET | L 1-7 | 26 | 32 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 24 | 26 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | vs FLA | L 3-4 (OT) | 22 | 23 |
| Dec 21, 1996 | vs DAL | L 2-3 | 21 | 29 |
| Dec 19, 1996 | @ PHI | L 0-5 | 24 | 34 |
| Dec 17, 1996 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 43 | 21 |
| Dec 14, 1996 | @ TBL | L 1-4 | 18 | 36 |
| Dec 11, 1996 | @ NYR | W 5-3 | 30 | 40 |
| Dec 10, 1996 | vs PHX | W 8-2 | 30 | 30 |
| Dec 7, 1996 | vs WSH | W 2-0 | 23 | 24 |
| Dec 5, 1996 | @ FLA | L 2-4 | 42 | 36 |
| Dec 3, 1996 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 24 | 26 |
| Nov 30, 1996 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 29 | 19 |
| Nov 29, 1996 | @ WSH | W 2-0 | 22 | 23 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | vs PHI | W 4-1 | 31 | 30 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | @ PHX | T 3-3 (OT) | 21 | 40 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | @ COL | L 2-3 | 23 | 27 |
| Nov 20, 1996 | @ ANA | T 2-2 (OT) | 31 | 29 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | vs OTT | L 1-4 | 25 | 28 |
| Nov 15, 1996 | @ FLA | T 3-3 (OT) | 18 | 30 |
| Nov 13, 1996 | vs VAN | W 5-4 (OT) | 25 | 20 |
| Nov 11, 1996 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 34 | 32 |
| Nov 9, 1996 | @ NJD | L 0-4 | 19 | 29 |
| Nov 6, 1996 | vs NYR | T 1-1 (OT) | 22 | 28 |
| Nov 4, 1996 | @ PHI | W 4-3 | 18 | 25 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | vs WSH | W 6-1 | 20 | 29 |
| Oct 31, 1996 | vs TOR | L 3-5 | 32 | 26 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ HFD | T 2-2 (OT) | 30 | 35 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | vs SJS | T 2-2 (OT) | 27 | 41 |
| Oct 22, 1996 | vs TBL | L 3-6 | 16 | 29 |
| Oct 19, 1996 | @ DET | L 2-4 | 24 | 36 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | vs HFD | L 1-3 | 21 | 23 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | vs PHI | W 5-1 | 29 | 30 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | @ OTT | T 3-3 (OT) | 22 | 29 |
| Oct 5, 1996 | @ SJS | T 2-2 (OT) | 32 | 23 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | @ LAK | L 0-1 | 26 | 39 |