1996-97 Edmonton Oilers Schedule and Results

Record: 36-37-9 (81 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Ron Low (36-37-9)

Goals For: 252 (7th of 26), Goals Against: 247 (16th of 26)
SRS: 0.03 (12th of 26), SOS: -0.03 (24th of 26)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Semi-Finals (4-1) to Colorado Avalanche
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3) over Dallas Stars

Preseason Odds: Stanley Cup +8500

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	T	Streak
1	1996-10-04		Buffalo Sabres	4	3	W		1	0	0	W 1
2	1996-10-06		Vancouver Canucks	2	0	W		2	0	0	W 2
3	1996-10-08	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	2	W		3	0	0	W 3
4	1996-10-09	@	Detroit Red Wings	0	2	L		3	1	0	L 1
5	1996-10-11		St. Louis Blues	1	3	L		3	2	0	L 2
6	1996-10-14	@	Phoenix Coyotes	6	3	W		4	2	0	W 1
7	1996-10-15	@	Colorado Avalanche	2	7	L		4	3	0	L 1
8	1996-10-20	@	Calgary Flames	3	6	L		4	4	0	L 2
9	1996-10-22		Pittsburgh Penguins	5	2	W		5	4	0	W 1
10	1996-10-24	@	Los Angeles Kings	8	2	W		6	4	0	W 2
11	1996-10-26		Colorado Avalanche	2	4	L		6	5	0	L 1
12	1996-10-30		Phoenix Coyotes	4	1	W		7	5	0	W 1
13	1996-11-01		Vancouver Canucks	4	5	L	OT	7	6	0	L 1
14	1996-11-03	@	Chicago Blackhawks	2	4	L		7	7	0	L 2
15	1996-11-06	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	5	L		7	8	0	L 3
16	1996-11-07	@	Boston Bruins	6	0	W		8	8	0	W 1
17	1996-11-09	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	7	L		8	9	0	L 1
18	1996-11-11	@	Montreal Canadiens	2	3	L	OT	8	10	0	L 2
19	1996-11-13	@	Ottawa Senators	4	0	W		9	10	0	W 1
20	1996-11-17		Dallas Stars	3	7	L		9	11	0	L 1
21	1996-11-19		Chicago Blackhawks	4	4	T	OT	9	11	1	T 1
22	1996-11-21		New York Rangers	3	2	W		10	11	1	W 1
23	1996-11-23		Calgary Flames	3	2	W		11	11	1	W 2
24	1996-11-26	@	Calgary Flames	10	1	W		12	11	1	W 3
25	1996-11-27		Los Angeles Kings	1	5	L		12	12	1	L 1
26	1996-11-29	@	San Jose Sharks	4	2	W		13	12	1	W 1
27	1996-12-01	@	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2	4	L		13	13	1	L 1
28	1996-12-04	@	Colorado Avalanche	0	2	L		13	14	1	L 2
29	1996-12-06		Ottawa Senators	5	2	W		14	14	1	W 1
30	1996-12-08		St. Louis Blues	2	3	L		14	15	1	L 1
31	1996-12-10	@	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	T	OT	14	15	2	T 1
32	1996-12-12	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2	T	OT	14	15	3	T 2
33	1996-12-15	@	Florida Panthers	3	6	L		14	16	3	L 1
34	1996-12-18		Colorado Avalanche	4	4	T	OT	14	16	4	T 1
35	1996-12-20		New Jersey Devils	2	3	L		14	17	4	L 1
36	1996-12-22		Detroit Red Wings	2	6	L		14	18	4	L 2
37	1996-12-23	@	Vancouver Canucks	7	0	W		15	18	4	W 1
38	1996-12-27		Philadelphia Flyers	4	6	L		15	19	4	L 1
39	1996-12-28		San Jose Sharks	5	3	W		16	19	4	W 1
40	1996-12-30		Los Angeles Kings	2	1	W		17	19	4	W 2
41	1997-01-03		Toronto Maple Leafs	4	3	W		18	19	4	W 3
42	1997-01-07	@	St. Louis Blues	5	2	W		19	19	4	W 4
43	1997-01-08	@	Chicago Blackhawks	1	4	L		19	20	4	L 1
44	1997-01-11		San Jose Sharks	1	2	L		19	21	4	L 2
45	1997-01-12		Hartford Whalers	2	1	W	OT	20	21	4	W 1
46	1997-01-15		Florida Panthers	4	0	W		21	21	4	W 2
47	1997-01-21	@	New York Rangers	4	4	T	OT	21	21	5	T 1
48	1997-01-22	@	New York Islanders	1	8	L		21	22	5	L 1
49	1997-01-24	@	Buffalo Sabres	3	1	W		22	22	5	W 1
50	1997-01-26	@	Washington Capitals	3	1	W		23	22	5	W 2
51	1997-01-29		San Jose Sharks	3	1	W		24	22	5	W 3
52	1997-01-31		New York Islanders	1	0	W		25	22	5	W 4
53	1997-02-05		Calgary Flames	5	2	W		26	22	5	W 5
54	1997-02-08		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1	2	L	OT	26	23	5	L 1
55	1997-02-09		Washington Capitals	4	1	W		27	23	5	W 1
56	1997-02-12		Boston Bruins	4	3	W		28	23	5	W 2
57	1997-02-13	@	Calgary Flames	2	3	L	OT	28	24	5	L 1
58	1997-02-15	@	Los Angeles Kings	2	2	T	OT	28	24	6	T 1
59	1997-02-17	@	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1	5	L		28	25	6	L 1
60	1997-02-19		Toronto Maple Leafs	6	5	W		29	25	6	W 1
61	1997-02-21		Colorado Avalanche	3	4	L	OT	29	26	6	L 1
62	1997-02-23	@	Dallas Stars	1	6	L		29	27	6	L 2
63	1997-02-26	@	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3	3	T	OT	29	27	7	T 1
64	1997-02-27	@	Los Angeles Kings	3	6	L		29	28	7	L 1
65	1997-03-01		Montreal Canadiens	4	5	L		29	29	7	L 2
66	1997-03-04		Los Angeles Kings	4	1	W		30	29	7	W 1
67	1997-03-07	@	Dallas Stars	1	2	L		30	30	7	L 1
68	1997-03-09	@	St. Louis Blues	4	1	W		31	30	7	W 1
69	1997-03-11	@	New Jersey Devils	1	6	L		31	31	7	L 1
70	1997-03-13	@	Philadelphia Flyers	4	5	L	OT	31	32	7	L 2
71	1997-03-15	@	Hartford Whalers	4	2	W		32	32	7	W 1
72	1997-03-19		Tampa Bay Lightning	3	1	W		33	32	7	W 2
73	1997-03-23		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1	4	L		33	33	7	L 1
74	1997-03-24	@	San Jose Sharks	5	1	W		34	33	7	W 1
75	1997-03-28	@	San Jose Sharks	3	4	L		34	34	7	L 1
76	1997-03-29	@	Phoenix Coyotes	3	1	W		35	34	7	W 1
77	1997-03-31		Dallas Stars	1	3	L		35	35	7	L 1
78	1997-04-03		Chicago Blackhawks	4	2	W		36	35	7	W 1
79	1997-04-05		Vancouver Canucks	2	2	T	OT	36	35	8	T 1
80	1997-04-09		Detroit Red Wings	3	3	T	OT	36	35	9	T 2
81	1997-04-11		Phoenix Coyotes	2	6	L		36	36	9	L 1
82	1997-04-12	@	Vancouver Canucks	4	5	L		36	37	9	L 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	Streak
1	1997-04-16	@	Dallas Stars	3	5	L		0	1	L 1
2	1997-04-18	@	Dallas Stars	4	0	W		1	1	W 1
3	1997-04-20		Dallas Stars	4	3	W	OT	2	1	W 2
4	1997-04-22		Dallas Stars	3	4	L		2	2	L 1
5	1997-04-25	@	Dallas Stars	1	0	W	2OT	3	2	W 1
6	1997-04-27		Dallas Stars	2	3	L		3	3	L 1
7	1997-04-29	@	Dallas Stars	4	3	W	OT	4	3	W 1
8	1997-05-02	@	Colorado Avalanche	1	5	L		4	4	L 1
9	1997-05-04	@	Colorado Avalanche	1	4	L		4	5	L 2
10	1997-05-07		Colorado Avalanche	4	3	W		5	5	W 1
11	1997-05-09		Colorado Avalanche	2	3	L	OT	5	6	L 1
12	1997-05-11	@	Colorado Avalanche	3	4	L		5	7	L 2

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