1996–97 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 38-26-0, 94 pts · Playoffs 15-4
The 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings went 38-26-0 (94 points) in the Central Division and played 19 playoff games (15-4). Brendan Shanahan led the team with 87 points (46 G, 41 A). Chris Osgood had 23 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Shanahan | R | 79 | 46 | 41 | 87 | +31 | 131 | 20 | 323 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Yzerman | C | 81 | 22 | 63 | 85 | +22 | 78 | 8 | 232 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 74 | 30 | 33 | 63 | +29 | 30 | 9 | 273 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 79 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +11 | 30 | 8 | 214 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Larionov | C | 64 | 12 | 42 | 54 | +31 | 26 | 2 | 95 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren McCarty | R | 68 | 19 | 30 | 49 | +14 | 126 | 5 | 171 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | L | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | +21 | 46 | 3 | 211 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 77 | 5 | 33 | 38 | +38 | 151 | 0 | 141 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Lapointe | R | 78 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -14 | 167 | 5 | 149 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 64 | 5 | 23 | 28 | +26 | 76 | 0 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Sandstrom | R | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +2 | 36 | 0 | 66 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Johnson | C | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 12 | 0 | 56 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Draper | C | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 73 | 1 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +8 | 58 | 0 | 70 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brown | R | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | R | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 28 | 0 | 81 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Pushor | D | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 129 | 0 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | L | 47 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 33 | 3 | 53 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Maltby | L | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 75 | 0 | 62 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ward | D | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 52 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Taylor | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 52 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Eriksson | D | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +5 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Errey | L | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Kocur | R | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 70 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Knuble | R | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Major | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stu Grimson | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Osgood | 68 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1175 | .910 | 2.30 | 6 |
| Mike Vernon | 57 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 782 | .899 | 2.43 | 0 |
| Kevin Hodson | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 114 | .930 | 1.63 | 1 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | @ NJD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 9 | vs EDM | W 2–0 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs CGY | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ BUF | W 6–1 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ DAL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs LAK | W 3–0 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs DAL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 26 | @ BOS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ OTT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 2 | @ TOR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs HFD | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs NJD | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ HFD | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs TBL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs COL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs SJS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ PHX | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 21 | @ SJS | W 6–1 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ LAK | W 6–0 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ ANA | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs FLA | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs VAN | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 4 | @ WSH | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs EDM | T 0–0 | Final/OT |
| Dec 12 | vs CHI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ COL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ CGY | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 20 | @ VAN | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ EDM | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs WSH | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 28 | @ NYI | W 7–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs PHX | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs DAL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ CHI | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 8 | @ DAL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ PHX | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 11 | vs CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs LAK | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 20 | @ MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 25 | @ PHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs PHX | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ STL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 2 | vs DAL | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 4 | vs STL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Feb 6 | vs VAN | L 4–7 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ PIT | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Feb 12 | vs SJS | W 7–1 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ DAL | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 16 | @ FLA | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ TBL | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 19 | vs CGY | W 4–0 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ STL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 24 | @ PHX | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs PIT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs NYR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs ANA | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 5 | @ TOR | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Mar 8 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ LAK | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | @ ANA | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ SJS | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ COL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs BOS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ NYR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs COL | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 28 | vs BUF | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 30 | vs ANA | L 0–1 | Final/OT |
| Apr 1 | vs STL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Apr 3 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Apr 5 | @ TOR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ CGY | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Apr 9 | @ EDM | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Apr 11 | vs OTT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 13 | vs STL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 16 | vs STL | L 0–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | vs STL | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | @ STL | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | @ STL | L 0–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | vs STL | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 27 | @ STL | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 2 | vs ANA | W 2–1 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 4 | vs ANA | W 3–2 | Final/3OT · Playoffs |
| May 6 | @ ANA | W 5–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 8 | @ ANA | W 3–2 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| May 15 | @ COL | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 17 | @ COL | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 19 | vs COL | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 22 | vs COL | W 6–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 24 | @ COL | L 0–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 26 | vs COL | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 31 | @ PHI | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 3 | @ PHI | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 5 | vs PHI | W 6–1 | Final · Playoffs |