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1996–97 New York Islanders season

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

Division7th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
1996–97 record29–41–12
Home record19–18–4
Quick facts New York Islanders, Division ...
1996–97 New York Islanders
Division7th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
1996–97 record29–41–12
Home record19–18–4
Road record10–23–8
Goals for240
Goals against250
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachMike Milbury (Oct.–Jan.)
Rick Bowness (Jan.–Apr.)
CaptainVacant
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Average attendance12,494
Minor league affiliateUtah Grizzlies
Team leaders
GoalsZigmund Palffy (48)
AssistsZigmund Palffy (42)
PointsZigmund Palffy (90)
Penalty minutesRich Pilon (179)
Plus/minusZigmund Palffy (+21)
WinsTommy Salo (20)
Goals against averageTommy Salo (2.82)
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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

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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
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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
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Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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1996–97 regular season[2]
October: 1–5–4 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–2–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 4, 19960–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)0–1–0L
2October 5, 19962–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)0–1–1T
3October 9, 19963–3 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)0–1–2T
4October 12, 19965–1Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)1–1–2W
5October 17, 19961–3Hartford Whalers (1996–97)1–2–2L
6October 19, 19962–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)1–3–2L
7October 22, 19963–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)1–4–2L
8October 26, 19962–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (1996–97)1–4–3T
9October 30, 19962–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)1–4–4T
10October 31, 19963–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)1–5–4L
November: 5–5–4 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–2–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11November 2, 19966–1Washington Capitals (1996–97)2–5–4W
12November 4, 19964–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)3–5–4W
13November 6, 19961–1 OTNew York Rangers (1996–97)3–5–5T
14November 9, 19960–4@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)3–6–5L
15November 11, 19962–6Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)3–7–5L
16November 13, 19965–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1996–97)4–7–5W
17November 15, 19963–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)4–7–6T
18November 16, 19961–4Ottawa Senators (1996–97)4–8–6L
19November 20, 19962–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)4–8–7T
20November 22, 19962–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)4–9–7L
21November 23, 19963–3 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)4–9–8T
22November 27, 19964–1Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)5–9–8W
23November 29, 19962–0@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)6–9–8W
24November 30, 19962–3Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)6–10–8L
December: 6–7–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25December 3, 19963–1Calgary Flames (1996–97)7–10–8W
26December 5, 19962–4@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)7–11–8L
27December 7, 19962–0Washington Capitals (1996–97)8–11–8W
28December 10, 19968–2Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)9–11–8W
29December 11, 19965–3@ New York Rangers (1996–97)10–11–8W
30December 14, 19961–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)10–12–8L
31December 17, 19964–3Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)11–12–8W
32December 19, 19960–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)11–13–8L
33December 21, 19962–3Dallas Stars (1996–97)11–14–8L
34December 23, 19963–4 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)11–15–8L
35December 26, 19964–1New Jersey Devils (1996–97)12–15–8W
36December 28, 19961–7Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)12–16–8L
37December 30, 19960–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)12–17–8L
January: 4–9–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–6–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38January 2, 19973–4@ New York Rangers (1996–97)12–18–8L
39January 4, 19971–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)12–19–8L
40January 7, 19973–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)12–20–8L
41January 10, 19972–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)12–21–8L
42January 11, 19974–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)12–21–9T
43January 13, 19974–2@ New York Rangers (1996–97)13–21–9W
44January 15, 19971–2Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)13–22–9L
45January 20, 19974–6St. Louis Blues (1996–97)13–23–9L
46January 22, 19978–1Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)14–23–9W
47January 24, 19975–2@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)15–23–9W
48January 25, 19973–2Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)16–23–9W
49January 28, 19973–4@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)16–24–9L
50January 30, 19971–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)16–25–9L
51January 31, 19970–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)16–26–9L
February: 4–6–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52February 4, 19974–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)17–26–9W
53February 5, 19971–4@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)17–27–9L
54February 8, 19972–5New York Rangers (1996–97)17–28–9L
55February 11, 19975–5 OTOttawa Senators (1996–97)17–28–10T
56February 12, 19975–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)18–28–10W
57February 15, 19971–0 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)19–28–10W
58February 17, 19971–4Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)19–29–10L
59February 21, 19972–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)19–30–10L
60February 23, 19974–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)20–30–10W
61February 26, 19973–5New Jersey Devils (1996–97)20–31–10L
62February 28, 19971–4@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)20–32–10L
March: 8–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63March 2, 19972–0@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)21–32–10W
64March 4, 19973–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)21–33–10L
65March 6, 19975–2Boston Bruins (1996–97)22–33–10W
66March 8, 19975–1New Jersey Devils (1996–97)23–33–10W
67March 11, 19972–3@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)23–34–10L
68March 13, 19973–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)24–34–10W
69March 15, 19972–5@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)24–35–10L
70March 16, 19974–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)24–36–10L
71March 19, 19977–4Florida Panthers (1996–97)25–36–10W
72March 22, 19973–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1996–97)25–36–11T
73March 26, 19973–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)26–36–11W
74March 27, 19976–3@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)27–36–11W
75March 29, 19978–2Boston Bruins (1996–97)28–36–11W
April: 1–5–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76April 2, 19974–5@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)28–37–11L
77April 3, 19975–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)28–37–12T
78April 5, 19972–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)28–38–12L
79April 7, 19971–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)28–39–12L
80April 9, 19971–3Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)28–40–12L
81April 11, 19976–4Hartford Whalers (1996–97)29–40–12W
82April 12, 19972–6@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)29–41–12L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16Zigmund PalffyRW804842902143
39Travis GreenC79234164−538
15Bryan Smolinski†C64282856925
27Derek King‡LW70233053−620
34Bryan BerardD8284048186
32Niklas AnderssonLW74123143457
18Marty McInnis‡RW70202242−720
4Bryan McCabeD8282028−2165
44Todd BertuzziRW64101323−368
3Kenny JonssonD81318211024
21Robert Reichel†C125141974
13[a]Claude LapointeC7313518−1249
7Scott LachanceD8131114−747
14Derek ArmstrongC506713−833
42[b]Dan PlanteRW674913−675
11[c]Randy WoodLW656511−761
20Brent HughesLW517310−457
6Doug Houda†D702810199
24Paul Kruse†LW48426−5111
2[d]Rich PilonD521454179
62Steve Webb†RW41145−10144
11Darius Kasparaitis‡D18055−716
38Andreas Johansson‡C15224−60
28[e]Dennis VaskeD17044312
10Dave McLlwainC4112−20
33Ken BelangerLW18022−1102
46Jason HollandD410110
12Mick VukotaRW17101−271
35Tommy SaloG580114
24Dave Archibald†C7000−44
36Jarrett DeulingLW100000
8Mike DonnellyLW300002
28Jim DowdC3000−10
1Eric FichaudG340002
10[f]Corey FosterD7000−22
30Tommy SoderstromG10000
25Chris TaylorC100000
21Nick Vachon†C1000−10
42Andrei VasilyevLW3000−32
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Tommy Salo582027815761512.82.90453208
1Eric Fichaud349144897913.10.89901759
30Tommy Soderstrom1000000.0001
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Calder Memorial Trophy Bryan Berard [3]
NHL All-Rookie Team Bryan Berard (Defense) [4]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Scott Lachance [5]
Zigmund Palffy[g]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Claude Lapointe [7]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Bryan Berard October 4, 1996 [8]
Nicholas Vachon December 17, 1996
Jason Holland December 30, 1996
Steve Webb January 7, 1997
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Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[9]

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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)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Lapointe wore number 48 on October 31.
  2. [b]
    Plante wore number 21 through December 5.
  3. [c]
    Wood wore number 10 through November 16.
  4. [d]
    Pilon wore number 47 in his first two games.
  5. [e]
    Vaske wore number 37 in his first five games.
  6. [f]
    Foster wore number 6 in his first five games.
  7. [g]
    Palffy did not play and was replaced by Lachance.[6]

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