1996–97 game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | @VAN | L 1–3 | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 59:34 |
| Oct 6 | BUF | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 9 | STL | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 11 | @DET | W 2–1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |
| Oct 13 | @PHI | W 1–0 | W | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 14 | @NYR | L 4–5 | L | 36 | 31 | 5 | .861 | 58:00 |
| Oct 16 | @MTL | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 20 | EDM | W 6–3 | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 60:00 |
| Oct 22 | COL | W 5–1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 |
| Oct 24 | PIT | W 7–5 | W | 36 | 31 | 5 | .861 | 60:00 |
| Oct 26 | @LAK | T 0–0 OT | T | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 65:00 |
| Oct 30 | @SJS | L 1–3 | L | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 58:58 |
| Nov 1 | PHX | OTL 2–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 2 | @VAN | L 3–4 | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 59:27 |
| Nov 9 | STL | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 14 | @CHI | W 2–1 OT | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 64:55 |
| Nov 16 | @STL | L 0–2 | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 59:25 |
| Nov 18 | NYR | W 5–3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Nov 20 | DAL | L 1–3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 58:42 |
| Nov 22 | CHI | L 2–5 | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 60:00 |
| Nov 23 | @EDM | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 26 | EDM | L 1–10 | L | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 25:01 |
| Nov 28 | LAK | W 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 30 | @PHX | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 3 | @NYI | L 1–3 | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 58:51 |
| Dec 5 | @NJD | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 7 | @BOS | T 1–1 OT | T | 35 | 34 | 1 | .971 | 65:00 |
| Dec 10 | OTT | T 5–5 OT | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 29:14 | |
| Dec 12 | @LAK | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 14 | COL | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 16 | NJD | L 0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 18 | DET | T 3–3 OT | T | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 65:00 |
| Dec 20 | @ANA | L 0–7 | L | 32 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 60:00 |
| Dec 22 | @PHX | W 7–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 23 | @COL | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 29 | PHI | L 2–4 | L | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 58:34 |
| Dec 31 | SJS | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 2 | @COL | L 2–3 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 58:55 |
| Jan 4 | @SJS | W 4–3 | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 60:00 |
| Jan 7 | TOR | W 4–3 OT | W | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 63:44 |
| Jan 9 | HFD | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 11 | FLA | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 15 | ANA | W 2–1 | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 60:00 |
| Jan 21 | @PIT | L 2–4 | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 59:33 |
| Jan 22 | @TOR | L 3–5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 19:06 | |
| Jan 24 | @OTT | T 2–2 OT | T | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 65:00 |
| Jan 28 | NYI | W 4–3 | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 |
| Jan 30 | SJS | L 3–6 | L | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 29:32 |
| Feb 1 | VAN | W 3–0 | W | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 3 | LAK | L 2–3 | L | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 58:30 |
| Feb 5 | @EDM | L 2–5 | L | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 59:46 |
| Feb 7 | WSH | W 5–2 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 60:00 |
| Feb 9 | ANA | W 6–1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 |
| Feb 11 | BOS | W 5–1 | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | .969 | 60:00 |
| Feb 13 | EDM | W 3–2 OT | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 62:20 |
| Feb 15 | TOR | W 3–0 | W | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 18 | @BUF | T 5–5 OT | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 50:11 | |
| Feb 19 | @DET | L 0–4 | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 60:00 |
| Feb 21 | @DAL | L 2–4 | L | 17 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 40:00 |
| Feb 23 | @STL | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 26 | PHX | L 2–5 | L | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 20:00 |
| Feb 28 | MTL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 1 | DAL | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 4 | @WSH | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 5 | @HFD | L 0–2 | L | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 58:24 |
| Mar 7 | @FLA | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 9 | @TBL | OTL 1–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 12 | @COL | W 3–2 | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 59:55 |
| Mar 15 | @LAK | W 5–2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 |
| Mar 16 | @ANA | T 2–2 OT | T | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 65:00 |
| Mar 19 | SJS | W 4–2 | W | 13 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 60:00 |
| Mar 21 | TBL | OTL 3–4 OT | L | 41 | 37 | 4 | .902 | 62:46 |
| Mar 25 | ANA | W 3–2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 |
| Mar 29 | VAN | L 2–5 | L | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 11:39 |
| Apr 2 | COL | L 1–5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1:09 | |
| Apr 4 | @VAN | T 3–3 OT | T | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 65:00 |
| Apr 6 | CHI | L 1–2 | L | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 58:39 |
| Apr 8 | DET | OTL 2–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Apr 11 | @CHI | L 3–7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 24:15 | |
| Apr 12 | @TOR | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |