1996–97 New York Islanders season

The 1996–97 New York Islanders season was the 25th season in the franchise's history. It saw the withdrawal of the "Fisherman" logo from 1995 at the start of the season and the return of the original logo.

1996–97 New York Islanders
Division7th Atlantic
1996–97 record29–41–12
Goals for240
Goals against250
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachMike Milbury (interim)
Rick Bowness
CaptainVacant

Offseason

Captain Patrick Flatley leaves Long Island, signing with the rival New York Rangers. The team does not name a new captain until the 1997–98 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11New Jersey Devils82452314231182104
23Philadelphia Flyers82452413274217103
34Florida Panthers8235281922120189
45New York Rangers8238341025823186
59Washington Capitals823340921423175
611Tampa Bay Lightning8232401021724774
712New York Islanders8229411224025070
Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey DevilsATL82452314231182104
2Buffalo SabresNE8240301223720892
3Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413274217103
4Florida PanthersATL8235281922120189
5New York RangersATL8238341025823186
6Pittsburgh PenguinsNE823836828528084
7Ottawa SenatorsNE8231361522623477
8Montreal CanadiensNE8231361524927677
9Washington CapitalsATL823340921423175
10Hartford WhalersNE8232391122625675
11Tampa Bay LightningATL8232401021724774
12New York IslandersATL8229411224025070
13Boston BruinsNE822647923430061

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 4, 19961-0@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)0–1–0
2TOctober 5, 19962–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)0–1–1
3TOctober 9, 19963–3 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)0–1–2
4WOctober 12, 19965–1Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)1–1–2
5LOctober 17, 19961–3Hartford Whalers (1996–97)1–2–2
6LOctober 19, 19962–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)1–3–2
7LOctober 22, 19963–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)1–4–2
8TOctober 26, 19962–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (1996–97)1–4–3
9TOctober 30, 19962–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)1–4–4
10LOctober 31, 19963–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)1–5–4
11WNovember 2, 19966–1Washington Capitals (1996–97)2–5–4
12WNovember 4, 19964–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)3–5–4
13TNovember 6, 19961–1 OTNew York Rangers (1996–97)3–5–5
14LNovember 9, 19960–4@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)3–6–5
15LNovember 11, 19962–6Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)3–7–5
16WNovember 13, 19965–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1996–97)4–7–5
17TNovember 15, 19963–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)4–7–6
18LNovember 16, 19961–4Ottawa Senators (1996–97)4–8–6
19TNovember 20, 19962–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)4–8–7
20LNovember 22, 19962–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)4–9–7
21TNovember 23, 19963–3 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)4–9–8
22WNovember 27, 19964–1Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)5–9–8
23WNovember 29, 19962–0@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)6–9–8
24LNovember 30, 19962–3Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)6–10–8
25WDecember 3, 19963–1Calgary Flames (1996–97)7–10–8
26LDecember 5, 19962–4@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)7–11–8
27WDecember 7, 19962–0Washington Capitals (1996–97)8–11–8
28WDecember 10, 19968–2Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)9–11–8
29WDecember 11, 19965–3@ New York Rangers (1996–97)10–11–8
30LDecember 14, 19961–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)10–12–8
31WDecember 17, 19964–3Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)11–12–8
32LDecember 19, 19960–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)11–13–8
33LDecember 21, 19962–3Dallas Stars (1996–97)11–14–8
34LDecember 23, 19963–4 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)11–15–8
35WDecember 26, 19964–1New Jersey Devils (1996–97)12–15–8
36LDecember 28, 19961–7Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)12–16–8
37LDecember 30, 19960–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)12–17–8
38LJanuary 2, 19973–4@ New York Rangers (1996–97)12–18–8
39LJanuary 4, 19971–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)12–19–8
40LJanuary 7, 19973–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)12–20–8
41LJanuary 10, 19972–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)12–21–8
42TJanuary 11, 19974–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)12–21–9
43WJanuary 13, 19974–2@ New York Rangers (1996–97)13–21–9
44LJanuary 15, 19971–2Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)13–22–9
45LJanuary 20, 19974–6St. Louis Blues (1996–97)13–23–9
46WJanuary 22, 19978–1Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)14–23–9
47WJanuary 24, 19975–2@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)15–23–9
48WJanuary 25, 19973–2Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)16–23–9
49LJanuary 28, 19973–4@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)16–24–9
50LJanuary 30, 19971–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)16–25–9
51LJanuary 31, 19970–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)16–26–9
52WFebruary 4, 19974–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)17–26–9
53LFebruary 5, 19971–4@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)17–27–9
54LFebruary 8, 19972–5New York Rangers (1996–97)17–28–9
55TFebruary 11, 19975–5 OTOttawa Senators (1996–97)17–28–10
56WFebruary 12, 19975–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)18–28–10
57WFebruary 15, 19971–0 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)19–28–10
58LFebruary 17, 19971–4Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)19–29–10
59LFebruary 21, 19972–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)19–30–10
60WFebruary 23, 19974–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)20–30–10
61LFebruary 26, 19973–5New Jersey Devils (1996–97)20–31–10
62LFebruary 28, 19971–4@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)20–32–10
63WMarch 2, 19972–0@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)21–32–10
64LMarch 4, 19973–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)21–33–10
65WMarch 6, 19975–2Boston Bruins (1996–97)22–33–10
66WMarch 8, 19975–1New Jersey Devils (1996–97)23–33–10
67LMarch 11, 19972–3@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)23–34–10
68WMarch 13, 19973–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)24–34–10
69LMarch 15, 19972–5@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)24–35–10
70LMarch 16, 19974–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)24–36–10
71WMarch 19, 19977–4Florida Panthers (1996–97)25–36–10
72TMarch 22, 19973–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1996–97)25–36–11
73WMarch 26, 19973–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)26–36–11
74WMarch 27, 19976–3@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)27–36–11
75WMarch 29, 19978–2Boston Bruins (1996–97)28–36–11
76LApril 2, 19974–5@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)28–37–11
77TApril 3, 19975–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)28–37–12
78LApril 5, 19972–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)28–38–12
79LApril 7, 19971–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)28–39–12
80LApril 9, 19971–3Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)28–40–12
81WApril 11, 19976–4Hartford Whalers (1996–97)29–40–12
82LApril 12, 19972–6@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)29–41–12

Playoffs

For the third consecutive year, the Islanders failed to make the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Zigmund PalffyRW804842904321646
Travis GreenC7923416438-51003
Bryan SmolinskiC64282856259901
Derek KingLW7023305320-6503
Bryan BerardD8284048861301
Niklas AnderssonLW74123143574111
Marty McInnisRW7020224220-7414
Bryan McCabeD8282028165-2212
Todd BertuzziRW6410132368-3301
Kenny JonssonD81318212410100
Robert ReichelC125141947010
Claude LapointeLW/C731351849-12033
Scott LachanceD813111447-7100
Derek ArmstrongC50671333-8002
Dan PlanteRW67491375-6020
Randy WoodLW/C65651161-7012
Brent HughesLW51731057-4000
Doug HoudaD702810991000
Paul KruseLW48426111-5000
Rich PilonD521451794000
Steve WebbRW41145144-10100
Darius KasparaitisD1805516-7000
Andreas JohanssonC152240-6100
Dennis VaskeD17044123000
Dave McLlwainC/RW41120-2100
Ken BelangerLW18022102-1000
Jason HollandD410101000
Mick VukotaRW1710171-2000
Tommy SaloG5801140000
Dave ArchibaldC/LW70004-4000
Jarrett DeulingLW100000000
Mike DonnellyLW300020000
Jim DowdC30000-1000
Eric FichaudG3400020000
Corey FosterD70002-2000
Tommy SoderstromG100000000
Chris TaylorC100000000
Nick VachonC10000-1000
Andrei VasilyevLW30002-3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Tommy Salo320858202781512.82515761425.904
Eric Fichaud1759349144913.100897806.899
Tommy Soderstrom1100000.00000
Team:4968822941122422.92524732231.902

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
13Jean-Pierre Dumont CanadaVal-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
229Dan LaCouture United StatesEnfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL)
356Zdeno Chara SlovakiaDukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
483Tyrone Garner CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
5109Andrew Berenzweig United StatesUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
5128Petr Sachl Czech RepublicHC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
6138Todd Miller CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
7165J. R. Prestifilippo United StatesHotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
8192Evgeny Korolev RussiaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
9218Mike Muzechka CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)

References

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