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1996–97 NHL season

Stanley Cup Final winner: DET Detroit Red Wings

Eastern Conference

Atlantic

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
NJD New Jersey Devils	82	45	23	0	104	.634	44	45	231	182	+49	23-9-0	22-14-0	L1
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	24	0	103	.628	42	45	274	217	+57	23-12-0	22-12-0	W1
FLA Florida Panthers	82	35	28	0	89	.543	32	35	221	201	+20	21-12-0	14-16-0	W2
NYR New York Rangers	82	38	34	0	86	.524	35	38	258	231	+27	21-14-0	17-20-0	L1
WSH Washington Capitals	82	33	40	0	75	.457	31	33	214	231	-17	19-17-0	14-23-0	W3
TBL Tampa Bay Lightning	82	32	40	0	74	.451	28	32	217	247	-30	15-18-0	17-22-0	L1
NYI New York Islanders	82	29	41	0	70	.427	26	29	240	250	-10	19-18-0	10-23-0	L1

Northeast

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
BUF Buffalo Sabres	82	40	30	0	92	.561	35	40	237	208	+29	24-11-0	16-19-0	L2
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	36	0	84	.512	37	38	285	280	+5	25-11-0	13-25-0	L3
OTT Ottawa Senators	82	31	36	0	77	.470	31	31	226	234	-8	16-17-0	15-19-0	W3
MTL Montréal Canadiens	82	31	36	0	77	.470	29	31	249	276	-27	17-17-0	14-19-0	T1
HFD Hartford Whalers	82	32	39	0	75	.457	29	32	226	256	-30	23-15-0	9-24-0	W1
BOS Boston Bruins	82	26	47	0	61	.372	23	26	234	300	-66	14-20-0	12-27-0	W1

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
NYR New York Rangers	82	38	34	0	86	.524	35	38	258	231	+27	21-14-0	17-20-0	L1
MTL Montréal Canadiens	82	31	36	0	77	.470	29	31	249	276	-27	17-17-0	14-19-0	T1
WSH Washington Capitals	82	33	40	0	75	.457	31	33	214	231	-17	19-17-0	14-23-0	W3
HFD Hartford Whalers	82	32	39	0	75	.457	29	32	226	256	-30	23-15-0	9-24-0	W1
TBL Tampa Bay Lightning	82	32	40	0	74	.451	28	32	217	247	-30	15-18-0	17-22-0	L1
NYI New York Islanders	82	29	41	0	70	.427	26	29	240	250	-10	19-18-0	10-23-0	L1
BOS Boston Bruins	82	26	47	0	61	.372	23	26	234	300	-66	14-20-0	12-27-0	W1

Western Conference

Central

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
DAL Dallas Stars	82	48	26	0	104	.634	44	48	252	198	+54	25-13-0	23-13-0	L2
DET Detroit Red Wings	82	38	26	0	94	.573	31	38	253	197	+56	20-12-0	18-14-0	L2
STL St. Louis Blues	82	36	35	0	83	.506	35	36	236	239	-3	17-20-0	19-15-0	W3
PHX Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	0	83	.506	33	38	240	243	-3	15-19-0	23-18-0	W1
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	82	34	35	0	81	.494	33	34	223	210	+13	16-21-0	18-14-0	W2
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	0	68	.415	29	30	230	273	-43	18-20-0	12-24-0	W1

Pacific

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
COL Colorado Avalanche	82	49	24	0	107	.652	46	49	277	205	+72	26-10-0	23-14-0	L1
ANA Anaheim Ducks	82	36	33	0	85	.518	33	36	245	233	+12	23-12-0	13-21-0	W3
EDM Edmonton Oilers	82	36	37	0	81	.494	35	36	252	247	+5	21-16-0	15-21-0	L2
VAN Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	0	77	.470	30	35	257	273	-16	20-17-0	15-23-0	W3
CGY Calgary Flames	82	32	41	0	73	.445	29	32	214	239	-25	21-18-0	11-23-0	L4
LAK Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	0	67	.409	28	28	214	268	-54	18-16-0	10-27-0	W2
SJS San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	0	62	.378	24	27	211	278	-67	14-23-0	13-24-0	L2

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
PHX Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	0	83	.506	33	38	240	243	-3	15-19-0	23-18-0	W1
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	82	34	35	0	81	.494	33	34	223	210	+13	16-21-0	18-14-0	W2
VAN Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	0	77	.470	30	35	257	273	-16	20-17-0	15-23-0	W3
CGY Calgary Flames	82	32	41	0	73	.445	29	32	214	239	-25	21-18-0	11-23-0	L4
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	0	68	.415	29	30	230	273	-43	18-20-0	12-24-0	W1
LAK Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	0	67	.409	28	28	214	268	-54	18-16-0	10-27-0	W2
SJS San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	0	62	.378	24	27	211	278	-67	14-23-0	13-24-0	L2

Leaders

Points

1	Mario Lemieux	122
2	Teemu Selanne	109
3	Paul Kariya	99
4	John Leclair	97
5	Jaromir Jagr	95

Goals

1	Keith Tkachuk	52
2	Teemu Selanne	51
3	John Leclair	50
4	Mario Lemieux	50
5	Ziggy Palffy	48

Assists

1	Mario Lemieux	72
2	Wayne Gretzky	69
3	Steve Yzerman	63
4	Ron Francis	63
5	Doug Weight	61

Plus/minus

1	John Leclair	+45
2	Mike Modano	+43
3	Dave Andreychuk	+38
4	Mikael Renberg	+38
5	Vladimir Konstantinov	+38

Power-play goals

1	Ryan Smyth	20
2	Brendan Shanahan	20
3	Paul Kariya	15
4	Mario Lemieux	15
5	Keith Jones	14

Shots on goal

1	Paul Kariya	340
2	Brendan Shanahan	336
3	Theo Fleury	333
4	Mario Lemieux	327
5	John Leclair	320

Hits

1	Jaromir Jagr	0
2	Shane Doan	0
3	Jarome Iginla	0
4	Patrik Elias	0
5	Dainius Zubrus	0

Blocked shots

1	Jaromir Jagr	0
2	Shane Doan	0
3	Jarome Iginla	0
4	Patrik Elias	0
5	Dainius Zubrus	0

Goalie wins

1	Patrick Roy	39
2	Martin Brodeur	38
3	Dominik Hasek	37
4	Mike Richter	33
5	Grant Fuhr	33

Save %

1	Andrei Trefilov	.931
2	Dominik Hasek	.930
3	Kevin Hodson	.930
4	Martin Brodeur	.927
5	Jeff Hackett	.927

Goals-against avg

1	Kevin Hodson	1.63
2	Martin Brodeur	1.88
3	Andy Moog	2.15
4	Jeff Hackett	2.16
5	Dominik Hasek	2.27

Shutouts

1	Martin Brodeur	11
2	Nikolai Khabibulin	7
3	Patrick Roy	7
4	Chris Osgood	6
5	Curtis Joseph	6

Rate stats need 25+ games (skaters) or 21+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
ANA Anaheim Ducks	81	244	229	3.01	2.83	28.36	32.85
BOS Boston Bruins	82	234	300	2.85	3.66	29.60	29.65
BUF Buffalo Sabres	81	233	202	2.88	2.49	25.40	33.19
CGY Calgary Flames	81	210	238	2.59	2.94	31.41	28.43
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	81	221	204	2.73	2.52	30.42	29.54
COL Colorado Avalanche	82	277	205	3.38	2.50	31.95	30.21
DAL Dallas Stars	82	252	198	3.07	2.41	29.74	25.34
DET Detroit Red Wings	82	253	197	3.09	2.40	33.24	25.30
EDM Edmonton Oilers	82	252	247	3.07	3.01	30.74	31.17
FLA Florida Panthers	81	218	199	2.69	2.46	29.12	28.85
HFD Hartford Whalers	82	226	256	2.76	3.12	29.70	31.50
LAK Los Angeles Kings	82	214	268	2.61	3.27	29.01	33.89
MTL Montréal Canadiens	82	249	276	3.04	3.37	30.17	33.90
NJD New Jersey Devils	82	231	182	2.82	2.22	31.62	26.34
NYI New York Islanders	82	240	250	2.93	3.05	26.68	30.26
NYR New York Rangers	81	252	227	3.11	2.80	30.72	31.54
OTT Ottawa Senators	82	226	234	2.76	2.85	29.23	25.82
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	81	272	214	3.36	2.64	32.36	25.67
PHX Phoenix Coyotes	82	240	243	2.93	2.96	30.09	30.73
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	82	285	280	3.48	3.41	29.44	34.29
SJS San Jose Sharks	81	205	276	2.53	3.41	28.86	29.27
STL St. Louis Blues	82	236	239	2.88	2.91	29.45	27.38
TBL Tampa Bay Lightning	82	217	247	2.65	3.01	31.39	28.84
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	82	230	273	2.80	3.33	29.28	34.43
VAN Vancouver Canucks	82	257	273	3.13	3.33	28.06	30.21
WSH Washington Capitals	82	214	231	2.61	2.82	28.90	26.38