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1996–97 Florida Panthers season

April 12, 2024

The 1996–97 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' fourth season.

1996–97 Florida Panthers
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
1996–97 record35–28–19
Home record21–12–8
Road record14–16–11
Goals for221
Goals against201
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachDoug MacLean
CaptainBrian Skrudland
ArenaMiami Arena
Average attendance14,703
Minor league affiliate(s)Carolina Monarchs
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Port Huron Border Cats
Team leaders
GoalsRay Sheppard (29)
AssistsRobert Svehla (32)
PointsRay Sheppard (60)
Penalty minutesPaul Laus (313)
Plus/minusRhett Warrener (+20)
WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck (27)
Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck (2.29)

Offseason edit

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 45 23 14 231 182 104
2 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 24 13 274 217 103
3 4 Florida Panthers 82 35 28 19 221 201 89
4 5 New York Rangers 82 38 34 10 258 231 86
5 9 Washington Capitals 82 33 40 9 214 231 75
6 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 32 40 10 217 247 74
7 12 New York Islanders 82 29 41 12 240 250 70
Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 45 23 14 231 182 104
2 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 40 30 12 237 208 92
3 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 274 217 103
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 35 28 19 221 201 89
5 New York Rangers ATL 82 38 34 10 258 231 86
6 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 38 36 8 285 280 84
7 Ottawa Senators NE 82 31 36 15 226 234 77
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 36 15 249 276 77
9 Washington Capitals ATL 82 33 40 9 214 231 75
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 32 39 11 226 256 75
11 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 32 40 10 217 247 74
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 29 41 12 240 250 70
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 26 47 9 234 300 61

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Playoffs edit

Following their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1996 playoffs, the Panthers qualified for the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. As the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they played the fifth seeded New York Rangers. However, the Panthers were eliminated in five games.

Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

1996–97 regular season[2]
October: 8–0–4 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–0–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 5, 1996 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 6, 1996 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 2–0–0 Recap
3 T October 8, 1996 1–1 OT New York Rangers (1996–97) 2–0–1 Recap
4 W October 12, 1996 6–0 Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 3–0–1 Recap
5 T October 16, 1996 3–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 3–0–2 Recap
6 W October 17, 1996 2–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 4–0–2 Recap
7 T October 20, 1996 1–1 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 4–0–3 Recap
8 W October 23, 1996 5–2 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 5–0–3 Recap
9 W October 25, 1996 6–4 New York Rangers (1996–97) 6–0–3 Recap
10 W October 27, 1996 3–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 7–0–3 Recap
11 T October 29, 1996 1–1 OT @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 7–0–4 Recap
12 W October 30, 1996 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 8–0–4 Recap
November: 7–3–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 L November 2, 1996 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 8–1–4 Recap
14 W November 7, 1996 4–2 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 9–1–4 Recap
15 W November 9, 1996 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 10–1–4 Recap
16 L November 11, 1996 2–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 10–2–4 Recap
17 W November 13, 1996 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 11–2–4 Recap
18 T November 15, 1996 3–3 OT New York Islanders (1996–97) 11–2–5 Recap
19 L November 18, 1996 2–4 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 11–3–5 Recap
20 W November 20, 1996 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 12–3–5 Recap
21 W November 22, 1996 2–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 13–3–5 Recap
22 W November 23, 1996 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 14–3–5 Recap
23 W November 26, 1996 4–3 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 15–3–5 Recap
24 T November 29, 1996 1–1 OT Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 15–3–6 Recap
December: 5–6–3 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–5–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 1, 1996 4–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 16–3–6 Recap
26 L December 3, 1996 0–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 16–4–6 Recap
27 W December 5, 1996 4–2 New York Islanders (1996–97) 17–4–6 Recap
28 T December 8, 1996 1–1 OT Dallas Stars (1996–97) 17–4–7 Recap
29 L December 10, 1996 4–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 17–5–7 Recap
30 L December 11, 1996 2–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 17–6–7 Recap
31 W December 15, 1996 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 18–6–7 Recap
32 L December 19, 1996 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 18–7–7 Recap
33 W December 20, 1996 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 19–7–7 Recap
34 L December 22, 1996 3–7 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 19–8–7 Recap
35 W December 23, 1996 4–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 20–8–7 Recap
36 T December 26, 1996 3–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 20–8–8 Recap
37 T December 28, 1996 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 20–8–9 Recap
38 L December 29, 1996 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 20–9–9 Recap
January: 6–5–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 L January 1, 1997 0–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 20–10–9 Recap
40 W January 4, 1997 5–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 21–10–9 Recap
41 L January 8, 1997 2–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 21–11–9 Recap
42 W January 11, 1997 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 22–11–9 Recap
43 T January 14, 1997 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 22–11–10 Recap
44 L January 15, 1997 0–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 22–12–10 Recap
45 L January 20, 1997 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 22–13–10 Recap
46 L January 22, 1997 1–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 22–14–10 Recap
47 W January 23, 1997 4–1 @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) 23–14–10 Recap
48 W January 25, 1997 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 24–14–10 Recap
49 W January 28, 1997 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 25–14–10 Recap
50 W January 30, 1997 3–1 Boston Bruins (1996–97) 26–14–10 Recap
February: 3–5–5 (home: 3–3–2; road: 0–2–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 L February 1, 1997 1–3 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 26–15–10 Recap
52 T February 3, 1997 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 26–15–11 Recap
53 T February 6, 1997 1–1 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 26–15–12 Recap
54 T February 7, 1997 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 26–15–13 Recap
55 W February 9, 1997 4–3 New York Rangers (1996–97) 27–15–13 Recap
56 W February 12, 1997 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 28–15–13 Recap
57 L February 15, 1997 0–1 OT @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 28–16–13 Recap
58 L February 16, 1997 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 28–17–13 Recap
59 L February 18, 1997 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 28–18–13 Recap
60 T February 20, 1997 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 28–18–14 Recap
61 L February 22, 1997 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 28–19–14 Recap
62 T February 25, 1997 2–2 OT San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 28–19–15 Recap
63 W February 27, 1997 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 29–19–15 Recap
March: 4–7–3 (home: 3–4–2; road: 1–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 L March 1, 1997 0–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 29–20–15 Recap
65 L March 5, 1997 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 29–21–15 Recap
66 L March 7, 1997 1–3 Calgary Flames (1996–97) 29–22–15 Recap
67 L March 9, 1997 1–3 Boston Bruins (1996–97) 29–23–15 Recap
68 W March 11, 1997 3–2 New York Islanders (1996–97) 30–23–15 Recap
69 W March 13, 1997 5–4 Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) 31–23–15 Recap
70 T March 15, 1997 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 31–23–16 Recap
71 W March 17, 1997 4–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 32–23–16 Recap
72 L March 19, 1997 4–7 @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 32–24–16 Recap
73 T March 20, 1997 2–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 32–24–17 Recap
74 W March 22, 1997 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 33–24–17 Recap
75 L March 27, 1997 2–3 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 33–25–17 Recap
76 T March 29, 1997 1–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 33–25–18 Recap
77 L March 31, 1997 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 33–26–18 Recap
April: 2–2–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 L April 2, 1997 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 33–27–18 Recap
79 L April 5, 1997 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) 33–28–18 Recap
80 T April 6, 1997 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 33–28–19 Recap
81 W April 9, 1997 4–2 New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 34–28–19 Recap
82 W April 11, 1997 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 35–28–19 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs edit

1997 Stanley Cup playoffs[2]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 17, 1997 3–0 New York Rangers Panthers lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 20, 1997 0–3 New York Rangers Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 22, 1997 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers Rangers lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 23, 1997 2–3 @ New York Rangers Rangers lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 25, 1997 2–3 OT New York Rangers Rangers win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • 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 Panthers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26 Ray Sheppard RW 68 29 31 60 4 4 5 2 0 2 −4 0
27 Scott Mellanby RW 82 27 29 56 7 170 5 0 2 2 −1 4
24 Robert Svehla D 82 13 32 45 2 86 5 1 4 5 −4 4
19 Radek Dvorak RW 78 18 21 39 −2 30 3 0 0 0 0 0
44 Rob Niedermayer C 60 14 24 38 4 54 5 2 1 3 −1 6
29 Johan Garpenlov LW 53 11 25 36 10 47 4 2 0 2 0 4
11 Bill Lindsay RW 81 11 23 34 1 120 3 0 1 1 0 8
10 Dave Lowry LW 77 15 14 29 2 51 5 0 0 0 −3 0
4 Per Gustafsson D 58 7 22 29 11 22 — — — — — —
28 Martin Straka C 55 7 22 29 9 12 4 0 0 0 −2 0
21 Tom Fitzgerald RW 71 10 14 24 7 64 5 0 1 1 −1 0
5 Gord Murphy D 80 8 15 23 3 51 5 0 5 5 0 4
55 Ed Jovanovski D 61 7 16 23 −1 172 5 0 0 0 −4 4
20 Brian Skrudland C 51 5 13 18 4 48 — — — — — —
12 Jody Hull RW 67 10 6 16 1 4 5 0 0 0 −1 0
18 Mike Hough LW 69 8 6 14 12 48 5 1 0 1 −2 2
15 David Nemirovsky RW 39 7 7 14 1 32 3 1 0 1 −2 0
2 Terry Carkner D 70 0 14 14 −4 96 5 0 0 0 −3 6
7 Rhett Warrener D 62 4 9 13 20 88 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 Paul Laus D 77 0 12 12 13 313 5 0 1 1 −3 4
14 Stu Barnes‡ C 19 2 8 10 −3 10 — — — — — —
22 Steve Washburn C 18 3 6 9 2 4 — — — — — —
23 Chris Wells† C 47 2 6 8 5 42 3 0 0 0 −1 0
9 Kirk Muller† LW 10 1 2 3 −2 4 5 1 2 3 −3 4
17 Jason Podollan‡ RW 19 1 1 2 −3 4 — — — — — —
34 John Vanbiesbrouck G 57 0 2 2 8 5 0 0 0 0
9 Brad Smyth‡ RW 8 1 0 1 −3 2 — — — — — —
30 Mark Fitzpatrick G 30 0 1 1 13 — — — — — —
16 Craig Ferguson C 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
16 Craig Fisher† C 4 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
8 Craig Martin RW 1 0 0 0 0 5 — — — — — —
25 Geoff Smith D 3 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —
6 Jason Woolley‡ D 3 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending edit

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34 John Vanbiesbrouck 57 27 19 10 1582 128 2.29 .919 2 3347 5 1 4 184 13 2.38 .929 1 328
30 Mark Fitzpatrick 30 8 9 9 771 66 2.36 .914 0 1680 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Doug MacLean (coach) [3]
Robert Svehla
John Vanbiesbrouck[a]

Milestones edit

Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout John Vanbiesbrouck January 4, 1997 [5]

Transactions edit

Draft picks edit

Florida's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[6]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Marcus Nilson   Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
3 60 Chris Allen   Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 65 Oleg Kvasha   Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
4 82 Joey Tetarenko   Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
5 129 Andrew Long   Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
6 156 Gaetan Poirier   Canada Merrimack College (Hockey East)
7 183 Alexandre Couture   Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
8 209 Denis Khlopotnov   Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
9 235 Russell Smith   Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Vanbiesbrouck was voted to the starting lineup.[4]

References edit

  • "Florida Panthers 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  • "1996-97 Florida Panthers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  1. ^ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ^ a b "1996-97 Florida Panthers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1997". www.nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". www.nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "PANTHERS POUNCE ON KINGS, PUT END TO WINLESS STREAK". Sun Sentinel. January 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2023. goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck notched his 25th career shutout
  6. ^ "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

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1996, florida, panthers, season, panthers, fourth, season, 1996, florida, panthersdivision3rd, atlanticconference4th, eastern1996, record35, 19home, record21, 8road, record14, 11goals, for221goals, against201team, informationgeneral, managerbryan, murraycoachd. The 1996 97 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers fourth season 1996 97 Florida PanthersDivision3rd AtlanticConference4th Eastern1996 97 record35 28 19Home record21 12 8Road record14 16 11Goals for221Goals against201Team informationGeneral managerBryan MurrayCoachDoug MacLeanCaptainBrian SkrudlandArenaMiami ArenaAverage attendance14 703Minor league affiliate s Carolina MonarchsTallahassee Tiger SharksPort Huron Border CatsTeam leadersGoalsRay Sheppard 29 AssistsRobert Svehla 32 PointsRay Sheppard 60 Penalty minutesPaul Laus 313 Plus minusRhett Warrener 20 WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck 27 Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck 2 29 1995 961997 98 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 3 Playoffs 4 Schedule and results 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Scoring 5 2 Goaltending 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 6 2 Milestones 7 Transactions 8 Draft picks 9 See also 10 Notes 11 ReferencesOffseason editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Regular season editFinal standings edit Atlantic Division No CR GP W L T GF GA Pts1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 45 23 14 231 182 1042 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 24 13 274 217 1033 4 Florida Panthers 82 35 28 19 221 201 894 5 New York Rangers 82 38 34 10 258 231 865 9 Washington Capitals 82 33 40 9 214 231 756 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 32 40 10 217 247 747 12 New York Islanders 82 29 41 12 240 250 70Eastern Conference 1 R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 45 23 14 231 182 1042 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 40 30 12 237 208 923 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 274 217 1034 Florida Panthers ATL 82 35 28 19 221 201 895 New York Rangers ATL 82 38 34 10 258 231 866 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 38 36 8 285 280 847 Ottawa Senators NE 82 31 36 15 226 234 778 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 36 15 249 276 779 Washington Capitals ATL 82 33 40 9 214 231 7510 Hartford Whalers NE 82 32 39 11 226 256 7511 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 32 40 10 217 247 7412 New York Islanders ATL 82 29 41 12 240 250 7013 Boston Bruins NE 82 26 47 9 234 300 61Divisions ATL Atlantic NE Northeastbold Qualified for playoffsPlayoffs editFollowing their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1996 playoffs the Panthers qualified for the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs As the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference they played the fifth seeded New York Rangers However the Panthers were eliminated in five games Schedule and results editRegular season edit 1996 97 regular season 2 October 8 0 4 home 4 0 1 road 4 0 3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap1 W October 5 1996 3 1 Philadelphia Flyers 1996 97 1 0 0 Recap2 W October 6 1996 5 2 New York Rangers 1996 97 2 0 0 Recap3 T October 8 1996 1 1 OT New York Rangers 1996 97 2 0 1 Recap4 W October 12 1996 6 0 Hartford Whalers 1996 97 3 0 1 Recap5 T October 16 1996 3 3 OT San Jose Sharks 1996 97 3 0 2 Recap6 W October 17 1996 2 1 Colorado Avalanche 1996 97 4 0 2 Recap7 T October 20 1996 1 1 OT Phoenix Coyotes 1996 97 4 0 3 Recap8 W October 23 1996 5 2 Ottawa Senators 1996 97 5 0 3 Recap9 W October 25 1996 6 4 New York Rangers 1996 97 6 0 3 Recap10 W October 27 1996 3 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1996 97 7 0 3 Recap11 T October 29 1996 1 1 OT New York Rangers 1996 97 7 0 4 Recap12 W October 30 1996 3 2 Chicago Blackhawks 1996 97 8 0 4 RecapNovember 7 3 2 home 4 2 2 road 3 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap13 L November 2 1996 2 3 Philadelphia Flyers 1996 97 8 1 4 Recap14 W November 7 1996 4 2 Washington Capitals 1996 97 9 1 4 Recap15 W November 9 1996 4 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1996 97 10 1 4 Recap16 L November 11 1996 2 3 OT Buffalo Sabres 1996 97 10 2 4 Recap17 W November 13 1996 5 3 Montreal Canadiens 1996 97 11 2 4 Recap18 T November 15 1996 3 3 OT New York Islanders 1996 97 11 2 5 Recap19 L November 18 1996 2 4 Washington Capitals 1996 97 11 3 5 Recap20 W November 20 1996 4 1 Los Angeles Kings 1996 97 12 3 5 Recap21 W November 22 1996 2 1 OT Dallas Stars 1996 97 13 3 5 Recap22 W November 23 1996 3 1 St Louis Blues 1996 97 14 3 5 Recap23 W November 26 1996 4 3 Buffalo Sabres 1996 97 15 3 5 Recap24 T November 29 1996 1 1 OT Hartford Whalers 1996 97 15 3 6 RecapDecember 5 6 3 home 2 1 1 road 3 5 2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap25 W December 1 1996 4 2 Detroit Red Wings 1996 97 16 3 6 Recap26 L December 3 1996 0 2 New Jersey Devils 1996 97 16 4 6 Recap27 W December 5 1996 4 2 New York Islanders 1996 97 17 4 6 Recap28 T December 8 1996 1 1 OT Dallas Stars 1996 97 17 4 7 Recap29 L December 10 1996 4 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1996 97 17 5 7 Recap30 L December 11 1996 2 5 Hartford Whalers 1996 97 17 6 7 Recap31 W December 15 1996 6 3 Edmonton Oilers 1996 97 18 6 7 Recap32 L December 19 1996 2 5 Ottawa Senators 1996 97 18 7 7 Recap33 W December 20 1996 3 1 Chicago Blackhawks 1996 97 19 7 7 Recap34 L December 22 1996 3 7 New York Rangers 1996 97 19 8 7 Recap35 W December 23 1996 4 3 OT New York Islanders 1996 97 20 8 7 Recap36 T December 26 1996 3 3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 1996 97 20 8 8 Recap37 T December 28 1996 1 1 OT Washington Capitals 1996 97 20 8 9 Recap38 L December 29 1996 1 2 Montreal Canadiens 1996 97 20 9 9 RecapJanuary 6 5 1 home 3 2 0 road 3 3 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap39 L January 1 1997 0 3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1996 97 20 10 9 Recap40 W January 4 1997 5 0 Los Angeles Kings 1996 97 21 10 9 Recap41 L January 8 1997 2 3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1996 97 21 11 9 Recap42 W January 11 1997 4 1 Calgary Flames 1996 97 22 11 9 Recap43 T January 14 1997 4 4 OT Vancouver Canucks 1996 97 22 11 10 Recap44 L January 15 1997 0 4 Edmonton Oilers 1996 97 22 12 10 Recap45 L January 20 1997 2 4 Colorado Avalanche 1996 97 22 13 10 Recap46 L January 22 1997 1 2 OT Hartford Whalers 1996 97 22 14 10 Recap47 W January 23 1997 4 1 Boston Bruins 1996 97 23 14 10 Recap48 W January 25 1997 3 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1996 97 24 14 10 Recap49 W January 28 1997 5 1 Montreal Canadiens 1996 97 25 14 10 Recap50 W January 30 1997 3 1 Boston Bruins 1996 97 26 14 10 RecapFebruary 3 5 5 home 3 3 2 road 0 2 3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap51 L February 1 1997 1 3 Washington Capitals 1996 97 26 15 10 Recap52 T February 3 1997 2 2 OT Montreal Canadiens 1996 97 26 15 11 Recap53 T February 6 1997 1 1 OT Buffalo Sabres 1996 97 26 15 12 Recap54 T February 7 1997 2 2 OT New Jersey Devils 1996 97 26 15 13 Recap55 W February 9 1997 4 3 New York Rangers 1996 97 27 15 13 Recap56 W February 12 1997 5 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1996 97 28 15 13 Recap57 L February 15 1997 0 1 OT New York Islanders 1996 97 28 16 13 Recap58 L February 16 1997 2 4 Detroit Red Wings 1996 97 28 17 13 Recap59 L February 18 1997 2 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1996 97 28 18 13 Recap60 T February 20 1997 2 2 OT New Jersey Devils 1996 97 28 18 14 Recap61 L February 22 1997 3 4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 1996 97 28 19 14 Recap62 T February 25 1997 2 2 OT San Jose Sharks 1996 97 28 19 15 Recap63 W February 27 1997 3 2 OT St Louis Blues 1996 97 29 19 15 RecapMarch 4 7 3 home 3 4 2 road 1 3 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap64 L March 1 1997 0 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1996 97 29 20 15 Recap65 L March 5 1997 0 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1996 97 29 21 15 Recap66 L March 7 1997 1 3 Calgary Flames 1996 97 29 22 15 Recap67 L March 9 1997 1 3 Boston Bruins 1996 97 29 23 15 Recap68 W March 11 1997 3 2 New York Islanders 1996 97 30 23 15 Recap69 W March 13 1997 5 4 Vancouver Canucks 1996 97 31 23 15 Recap70 T March 15 1997 3 3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 1996 97 31 23 16 Recap71 W March 17 1997 4 1 New Jersey Devils 1996 97 32 23 16 Recap72 L March 19 1997 4 7 New York Islanders 1996 97 32 24 16 Recap73 T March 20 1997 2 2 OT Ottawa Senators 1996 97 32 24 17 Recap74 W March 22 1997 3 2 Buffalo Sabres 1996 97 33 24 17 Recap75 L March 27 1997 2 3 Ottawa Senators 1996 97 33 25 17 Recap76 T March 29 1997 1 1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 1996 97 33 25 18 Recap77 L March 31 1997 3 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1996 97 33 26 18 RecapApril 2 2 1 home 2 0 0 road 0 2 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap78 L April 2 1997 1 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1996 97 33 27 18 Recap79 L April 5 1997 2 4 Boston Bruins 1996 97 33 28 18 Recap80 T April 6 1997 3 3 OT Washington Capitals 1996 97 33 28 19 Recap81 W April 9 1997 4 2 New Jersey Devils 1996 97 34 28 19 Recap82 W April 11 1997 4 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1996 97 35 28 19 RecapLegend Win 2 points Loss 0 points Tie 1 point Playoffs edit 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs 2 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs 5 New York Rangers Rangers win 4 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap1 W April 17 1997 3 0 New York Rangers Panthers lead 1 0 Recap2 L April 20 1997 0 3 New York Rangers Series tied 1 1 Recap3 L April 22 1997 3 4 OT New York Rangers Rangers lead 2 1 Recap4 L April 23 1997 2 3 New York Rangers Rangers lead 3 1 Recap5 L April 25 1997 2 3 OT New York Rangers Rangers win 4 1 RecapLegend Win LossPlayer statistics editScoring edit 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 Panthers only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Panthers only Regular season PlayoffsNo Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM26 Ray Sheppard RW 68 29 31 60 4 4 5 2 0 2 4 027 Scott Mellanby RW 82 27 29 56 7 170 5 0 2 2 1 424 Robert Svehla D 82 13 32 45 2 86 5 1 4 5 4 419 Radek Dvorak RW 78 18 21 39 2 30 3 0 0 0 0 044 Rob Niedermayer C 60 14 24 38 4 54 5 2 1 3 1 629 Johan Garpenlov LW 53 11 25 36 10 47 4 2 0 2 0 411 Bill Lindsay RW 81 11 23 34 1 120 3 0 1 1 0 810 Dave Lowry LW 77 15 14 29 2 51 5 0 0 0 3 04 Per Gustafsson D 58 7 22 29 11 22 28 Martin Straka C 55 7 22 29 9 12 4 0 0 0 2 021 Tom Fitzgerald RW 71 10 14 24 7 64 5 0 1 1 1 05 Gord Murphy D 80 8 15 23 3 51 5 0 5 5 0 455 Ed Jovanovski D 61 7 16 23 1 172 5 0 0 0 4 420 Brian Skrudland C 51 5 13 18 4 48 12 Jody Hull RW 67 10 6 16 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 018 Mike Hough LW 69 8 6 14 12 48 5 1 0 1 2 215 David Nemirovsky RW 39 7 7 14 1 32 3 1 0 1 2 02 Terry Carkner D 70 0 14 14 4 96 5 0 0 0 3 67 Rhett Warrener D 62 4 9 13 20 88 5 0 0 0 0 03 Paul Laus D 77 0 12 12 13 313 5 0 1 1 3 414 Stu Barnes C 19 2 8 10 3 10 22 Steve Washburn C 18 3 6 9 2 4 23 Chris Wells C 47 2 6 8 5 42 3 0 0 0 1 09 Kirk Muller LW 10 1 2 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 3 417 Jason Podollan RW 19 1 1 2 3 4 34 John Vanbiesbrouck G 57 0 2 2 8 5 0 0 0 09 Brad Smyth RW 8 1 0 1 3 2 30 Mark Fitzpatrick G 30 0 1 1 13 16 Craig Ferguson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 16 Craig Fisher C 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 Craig Martin RW 1 0 0 0 0 5 25 Geoff Smith D 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 Jason Woolley D 3 0 0 0 1 2 Goaltending edit Regular season PlayoffsNo Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV SO TOI34 John Vanbiesbrouck 57 27 19 10 1582 128 2 29 919 2 3347 5 1 4 184 13 2 38 929 1 32830 Mark Fitzpatrick 30 8 9 9 771 66 2 36 914 0 1680 Awards and records editAwards edit Type Award honor Recipient RefLeague in season NHL All Star Game selection Doug MacLean coach 3 Robert SvehlaJohn Vanbiesbrouck a Milestones edit Milestone Player Date Ref25th shutout John Vanbiesbrouck January 4 1997 5 Transactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Draft picks editFlorida s draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St Louis Missouri 6 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 20 Marcus Nilson nbsp Sweden Djurgardens IF Sweden 3 60 Chris Allen nbsp Canada Kingston Frontenacs OHL 3 65 Oleg Kvasha nbsp Russia CSKA Moscow Russia 4 82 Joey Tetarenko nbsp Canada Portland Winter Hawks WHL 5 129 Andrew Long nbsp Canada Guelph Storm OHL 6 156 Gaetan Poirier nbsp Canada Merrimack College Hockey East 7 183 Alexandre Couture nbsp Canada Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 8 209 Denis Khlopotnov nbsp Russia CSKA Moscow Russia 9 235 Russell Smith nbsp Canada Hull Olympiques QMJHL See also edit1996 97 NHL seasonNotes edit Vanbiesbrouck was voted to the starting lineup 4 References edit Florida Panthers 1996 97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved July 19 2023 1996 97 Florida Panthers Roster Stats Injuries Scores Results Shootouts Hockey Reference com Retrieved July 19 2023 1996 1997 Conference Standings Standings NHL com Standings NHL a b 1996 97 Florida Panthers Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved July 19 2023 NHL All Star Game Historical Summaries 1997 www nhl com Retrieved July 26 2023 NHL All Star Game Starting Lineups by Year since 1986 www nhl com Retrieved July 26 2023 PANTHERS POUNCE ON KINGS PUT END TO WINLESS STREAK Sun Sentinel January 5 1997 Retrieved July 26 2023 goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck notched his 25th career shutout 1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved July 27 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 97 Florida Panthers season amp oldid 1172369402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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