1996–97 game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | @LAK | L 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:41 | |
| Oct 5 | @SJS | T 2–2 OT | T | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 65:00 |
| Oct 9 | @OTT | T 3–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 12 | PHI | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 17 | HFD | L 1–3 | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 58:25 |
| Oct 19 | @DET | L 2–4 | L | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 59:24 |
| Oct 22 | TBL | L 3–6 | L | 16 | 15 | 1 | .938 | 39:05 |
| Oct 26 | SJS | T 2–2 OT | T | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 65:00 |
| Oct 30 | @HFD | T 2–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 31 | TOR | L 3–5 | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 60:00 |
| Nov 2 | WSH | W 6–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 4 | @PHI | W 4–3 | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 |
| Nov 6 | NYR | T 1–1 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 9 | @NJD | L 0–4 | L | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 20:00 |
| Nov 11 | COL | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 13 | VAN | W 5–4 OT | W | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 60:45 |
| Nov 15 | @FLA | T 3–3 OT | T | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 65:00 |
| Nov 16 | OTT | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 20 | @ANA | T 2–2 OT | T | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 65:00 |
| Nov 22 | @COL | L 2–3 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 58:59 |
| Nov 23 | @PHX | T 3–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 27 | PHI | W 4–1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 |
| Nov 29 | @WSH | W 2–0 | W | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 30 | BUF | L 2–3 | L | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 58:56 |
| Dec 3 | CGY | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 5 | @FLA | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 7 | WSH | W 2–0 | W | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 10 | PHX | W 8–2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 |
| Dec 11 | @NYR | W 5–3 | W | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 60:00 |
| Dec 14 | @TBL | L 1–4 | L | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Dec 17 | LAK | W 4–3 | W | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 60:00 |
| Dec 19 | @PHI | L 0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 21 | DAL | L 2–3 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 59:15 |
| Dec 23 | FLA | OTL 3–4 OT | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 14:28 | |
| Dec 26 | NJD | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 28 | DET | L 1–7 | L | 32 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 60:00 |
| Dec 30 | @TOR | L 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 2 | @NYR | L 3–4 | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 59:56 |
| Jan 4 | @MTL | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 7 | PIT | L 3–5 | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 58:33 |
| Jan 10 | @PIT | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 11 | @TBL | T 4–4 OT | T | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 65:00 |
| Jan 13 | @NYR | W 4–2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 |
| Jan 15 | BUF | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 20 | STL | L 4–6 | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 59:32 |
| Jan 22 | EDM | W 8–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 24 | @HFD | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 25 | CHI | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 28 | @CGY | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 30 | @VAN | OTL 1–2 OT | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 61:30 |
| Jan 31 | @EDM | L 0–1 | L | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 59:13 |
| Feb 4 | ANA | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 5 | @NJD | L 1–4 | L | 42 | 38 | 4 | .905 | 60:00 |
| Feb 11 | OTT | T 5–5 OT | T | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 25:00 |
| Feb 12 | @PIT | W 5–1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
| Feb 15 | FLA | W 1–0 OT | W | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1.000 | 62:46 |
| Feb 17 | MTL | L 1–4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 60:00 |
| Feb 21 | @BUF | L 2–5 | L | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 30:48 |
| Feb 23 | PIT | W 4–1 | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26 | NJD | L 3–5 | L | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 39:26 |
| Feb 28 | @OTT | L 1–4 | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 59:47 |
| Mar 2 | @WSH | W 2–0 | W | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4 | TBL | L 3–6 | L | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 30:45 |
| Mar 6 | BOS | W 5–2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 60:00 |
| Mar 8 | NJD | W 5–1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11 | @FLA | L 2–3 | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 59:24 |
| Mar 13 | @TBL | W 3–0 | W | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15 | @BOS | L 2–5 | L | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 59:52 |
| Mar 16 | @CHI | L 4–5 | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 59:30 |
| Mar 19 | FLA | W 7–4 | W | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 60:00 |
| Mar 22 | PHI | T 3–3 OT | T | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 65:00 |
| Mar 26 | @BUF | W 3–2 OT | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 61:00 |
| Mar 27 | @BOS | W 6–3 | W | 41 | 38 | 3 | .927 | 60:00 |
| Mar 29 | BOS | W 8–2 | W | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 39:48 |
| Apr 2 | @DAL | L 4–5 | L | 45 | 40 | 5 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Apr 3 | @STL | T 5–5 OT | T | 44 | 39 | 5 | .886 | 65:00 |
| Apr 5 | TBL | L 2–3 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 58:02 |
| Apr 7 | @MTL | L 1–2 | L | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 59:18 |
| Apr 9 | MTL | L 1–3 | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 58:34 |
| Apr 11 | HFD | W 6–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Apr 12 | @WSH | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |