1996-97 Montreal Canadiens Schedule and Results

Record: 31-36-15 (77 points), Finished 4th in NHL Northeast Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Mario Tremblay (31-36-15)

Captain: Vincent Damphousse , Pierre Turgeon

Goals For: 249 (9th of 26), Goals Against: 276 (23rd of 26)
SRS: -0.34 (21st of 26), SOS: -0.01 (16th of 26)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New Jersey Devils

Preseason Odds: Stanley Cup +1800

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Regular Season

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	Streak
1	1997-04-17	@	New Jersey Devils	2	5	L		0	1	L 1
2	1997-04-19	@	New Jersey Devils	1	4	L		0	2	L 2
3	1997-04-22		New Jersey Devils	4	6	L		0	3	L 3
4	1997-04-24		New Jersey Devils	4	3	W	3OT	1	3	W 1
5	1997-04-26	@	New Jersey Devils	0	4	L		1	4	L 1

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