1996–97 game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | CHI | L 2–5 | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 60:00 |
| Oct 8 | @DAL | L 3–5 | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 58:45 |
| Oct 11 | TBL | W 6–2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 |
| Oct 12 | LAK | L 3–4 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 59:00 |
| Oct 18 | BUF | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 19 | @PIT | L 1–2 | L | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 59:04 |
| Oct 23 | @NYR | W 3–2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 |
| Oct 26 | @STL | W 6–4 | W | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 60:00 |
| Oct 28 | @COL | L 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 30 | PHI | W 4–2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 |
| Nov 1 | PIT | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 2 | @NYI | L 1–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 6 | @TBL | W 2–1 | W | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 60:00 |
| Nov 7 | @FLA | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 9 | NYR | W 3–2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 |
| Nov 12 | @NJD | OTL 2–3 OT | L | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 63:04 |
| Nov 14 | @PHI | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 15 | MTL | W 3–1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
| Nov 18 | @FLA | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 19 | BOS | T 2–2 OT | T | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 64:46 |
| Nov 22 | @NJD | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 23 | NJD | W 4–3 | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 60:00 |
| Nov 27 | OTT | L 1–2 | L | 15 | 13 | 2 | .867 | 59:15 |
| Nov 29 | NYI | L 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 30 | @MTL | W 2–0 | W | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 4 | DET | L 0–2 | L | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Dec 6 | PIT | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 7 | @NYI | L 0–2 | L | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 59:39 |
| Dec 11 | @SJS | L 2–3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:26 |
| Dec 13 | @ANA | L 4–5 | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 58:34 |
| Dec 14 | @LAK | T 4–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 17 | @PHX | L 3–4 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 58:55 |
| Dec 20 | SJS | W 3–2 | W | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 60:00 |
| Dec 21 | @BOS | L 3–4 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 59:27 |
| Dec 23 | @TBL | W 3–1 | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 |
| Dec 26 | @DET | OTL 4–5 OT | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 62:39 |
| Dec 28 | FLA | T 1–1 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 30 | @PIT | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 1 | HFD | W 3–2 OT | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 63:01 |
| Jan 3 | PHX | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 4 | @HFD | T 1–1 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 9 | NYR | W 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 11 | @PHI | T 3–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 13 | TOR | W 6–3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 60:00 |
| Jan 15 | @OTT | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 20 | @BOS | W 3–2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 |
| Jan 22 | NYR | L 3–5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 11:57 | |
| Jan 24 | DAL | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 26 | EDM | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 29 | PHI | L 1–2 | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:10 |
| Feb 1 | @FLA | W 3–1 | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 60:00 |
| Feb 2 | @BUF | T 2–2 OT | T | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 65:00 |
| Feb 7 | @CGY | L 2–5 | L | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 25:10 |
| Feb 9 | @EDM | L 1–4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 20:00 | |
| Feb 11 | @VAN | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 14 | TBL | W 5–4 OT | W | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 62:57 |
| Feb 15 | @TBL | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 18 | OTT | L 1–6 | L | 29 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 60:00 |
| Feb 22 | @HFD | L 0–2 | L | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 60:00 |
| Feb 24 | BOS | T 3–3 OT | T | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 65:00 |
| Feb 26 | @TOR | W 3–1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |
| Feb 28 | ANA | L 1–4 | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 58:40 |
| Mar 3 | @TOR | L 2–4 | L | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 20:00 |
| Mar 6 | @NYI | L 2–5 | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 60:00 |
| Mar 8 | @TBL | W 6–4 | W | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 40:00 |
| Mar 9 | @FLA | W 3–1 | W | 27 | 26 | 1 | .963 | 60:00 |
| Mar 12 | @HFD | L 3–6 | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 59:04 |
| Mar 13 | MTL | L 0–3 | L | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 59:41 |
| Mar 15 | NYI | W 5–2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:00 |
| Mar 17 | @BUF | L 1–5 | L | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 60:00 |
| Mar 19 | @DET | L 1–4 | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 |
| Mar 22 | OTT | L 4–5 | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 40:00 |
| Mar 24 | @MTL | L 1–3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 48:32 |
| Mar 27 | NYI | L 3–6 | L | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 60:00 |
| Mar 29 | @NYI | L 2–8 | L | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20:00 |
| Apr 3 | @NYR | L 4–5 | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 59:16 |
| Apr 5 | FLA | W 4–2 | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 |
| Apr 8 | @PIT | L 1–3 | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 58:52 |
| Apr 10 | BUF | L 1–5 | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 60:00 |
| Apr 11 | @NJD | L 0–2 | L | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 58:36 |
| Apr 13 | PIT | W 7–3 | W | 43 | 40 | 3 | .930 | 60:00 |