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Results

Thursday, October 17

7 games · all final

Los Angeles Kings

31Shots on goal

Great Western ForumRecap & box score →

Around the league

PITPittsburgh Penguins3-5-11

BUFBuffalo Sabres4-3-24

SOG 30–30Box score →

HFDHartford Whalers3

NYINew York Islanders4-3-11

SOG 23–21Box score →

DETDetroit Red Wings3-3-21

CHIChicago Blackhawks3-6-02

SOG 32–34Box score →

TORToronto Maple Leafs3-4-21

STLSt. Louis Blues3-4-16

SOG 32–29Box score →

VANVancouver Canucks2-7-16

DALDallas Stars4-3-11

SOG 20–20Box score →

FLAFlorida Panthers5-2-22

COLColorado Avalanche5-2-11

SOG 32–26Box score →

LeadersAll →

Points

Goals

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StandingsFull →

Eastern

1	CAR	7-1-1	15
2	BOS	7-2-0	14
3	NYR	6-3-1	13
4	TBL	6-2-0	12
5	OTT	6-3-0	12
6	FLA	5-2-2	12
7	WSH	5-3-0	10
8	BUF	4-3-2	10

Western

1	VGK	8-2-0	16
2	EDM	6-1-1	13
3	UTA	6-3-0	12
4	MIN	5-2-1	11
5	COL	5-2-1	11
6	SEA	5-3-1	11
7	WPG	4-2-2	10
8	DAL	4-3-1	9

2026–27 season · box scores back to 1917–18

7 NHL games were played on Thursday, October 17, 1996: Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Buffalo Sabres 4 (final); Hartford Whalers 3, New York Islanders 1 (final); Detroit Red Wings 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (final); Toronto Maple Leafs 1, St. Louis Blues 6 (final); Vancouver Canucks 6, Dallas Stars 1 (final); Florida Panthers 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (final); Boston Bruins 2, Los Angeles Kings 4 (final).