1996–97 Dallas Stars season

1996–97 Dallas Stars
Central Division champions
Division 1st Central
1996–97 record 48–26–8
Goals for 252
Goals against 198
Team information
General Manager Bob Gainey
Coach Ken Hitchcock
Captain Derian Hatcher

The 1996–97 Dallas Stars season was the fourth National Hockey League season in Dallas, Texas (and 30th as a franchise) as they attempted to bounce back from their dismal last place finish in the Central Division, which they would, finishing first, clinching the first Division title for Dallas. They would face off against the Edmonton Oilers in the Conference Quarterfinals, playing a tough series, losing 4-3.

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Dallas Stars8248268252198104
23Detroit Red Wings8238261825319794
35Phoenix Coyotes823837724024383
46St. Louis Blues8236351123623983
58Chicago Blackhawks8234351322321081
611Toronto Maple Leafs823044823027368

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalanchePAC8249249277205107
2Dallas StarsCEN8248268252198104
3Detroit Red WingsCEN8238261825319794
4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8236331324523385
5Phoenix CoyotesCEN823837724024383
6St. Louis BluesCEN8236351123623983
7Edmonton OilersPAC823637925224781
8Chicago BlackhawksCEN8234351322321081
9Vancouver CanucksPAC823540725727377
10Calgary FlamesPAC823241921423973
11Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823044823027368
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8228431121426867
13San Jose SharksPAC822747821127862

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 19964–1Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)1–0–0
2WOctober 8, 19965–3Washington Capitals (1996–97)2–0–0
3WOctober 10, 19962–1@ New York Rangers (1996–97)3–0–0
4WOctober 12, 19964–2@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)4–0–0
5WOctober 13, 19965–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)5–0–0
6WOctober 15, 19963–1Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)6–0–0
7LOctober 17, 19961–6Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)6–1–0
8WOctober 19, 19962–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)7–1–0
9LOctober 23, 19961–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)7–2–0
10WOctober 26, 19965–1Ottawa Senators (1996–97)8–2–0
11WOctober 30, 19962–0Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)9–2–0
12LNovember 1, 19962–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (1996–97)9–3–0
13LNovember 3, 19963–6@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)9–4–0
14WNovember 6, 19963–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)10–4–0
15LNovember 8, 19961–3@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)10–5–0
16WNovember 11, 19963–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)11–5–0
17TNovember 13, 19963–3 OTCalgary Flames (1996–97)11–5–1
18WNovember 15, 19964–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)12–5–1
19WNovember 17, 19967–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)13–5–1
20LNovember 19, 19960–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)13–6–1
21WNovember 20, 19963–1@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)14–6–1
22LNovember 22, 19961–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)14–7–1
23LNovember 27, 19962–3New Jersey Devils (1996–97)14–8–1
24WNovember 29, 19962–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)15–8–1
25WNovember 30, 19965–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)16–8–1
26LDecember 4, 19961–2San Jose Sharks (1996–97)16–9–1
27LDecember 6, 19963–6Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)16–10–1
28TDecember 8, 19961–1 OT@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)16–10–2
29TDecember 11, 19965–5 OTSt. Louis Blues (1996–97)16–10–3
30WDecember 13, 19962–1Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)17–10–3
31WDecember 15, 19964–0@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)18–10–3
32WDecember 18, 19963–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)19–10–3
33WDecember 20, 19964–1@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)20–10–3
34WDecember 21, 19963–2@ New York Islanders (1996–97)21–10–3
35LDecember 23, 19961–2San Jose Sharks (1996–97)21–11–3
36WDecember 27, 19966–4Boston Bruins (1996–97)22–11–3
37LDecember 29, 19962–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)22–12–3
38LDecember 30, 19962–3New York Rangers (1996–97)22–13–3
39LJanuary 1, 19974–6Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)22–14–3
40WJanuary 3, 19972–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)23–14–3
41LJanuary 4, 19972–3@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)23–15–3
42WJanuary 8, 19976–3Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)24–15–3
43LJanuary 10, 19973–4Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)24–16–3
44WJanuary 13, 19972–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)25–16–3
45LJanuary 14, 19971–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)25–17–3
46TJanuary 21, 19973–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)25–17–4
47WJanuary 24, 19975–2@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)26–17–4
48WJanuary 25, 19975–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)27–17–4
49WJanuary 27, 19977–2Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)28–17–4
50WJanuary 29, 19973–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)29–17–4
51LJanuary 31, 19971–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)29–18–4
52LFebruary 2, 19973–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)29–19–4
53WFebruary 5, 19974–0Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)30–19–4
54LFebruary 6, 19974–6@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)30–20–4
55WFebruary 8, 19975–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)31–20–4
56WFebruary 9, 19972–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (1996–97)32–20–4
57LFebruary 12, 19970–5Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)32–21–4
58WFebruary 14, 19974–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1996–97)33–21–4
59WFebruary 17, 19972–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)34–21–4
60LFebruary 18, 19971–3@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)34–22–4
61WFebruary 21, 19974–2Calgary Flames (1996–97)35–22–4
62WFebruary 23, 19976–1Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)36–22–4
63WFebruary 25, 19971–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)37–22–4
64WFebruary 27, 19976–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)38–22–4
65LMarch 1, 19971–4@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)38–23–4
66WMarch 5, 19973–2St. Louis Blues (1996–97)39–23–4
67WMarch 7, 19972–1Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)40–23–4
68TMarch 10, 19973–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)40–23–5
69TMarch 14, 19974–4 OTChicago Blackhawks (1996–97)40–23–6
70WMarch 16, 19976–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)41–23–6
71WMarch 19, 19977–2Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)42–23–6
72WMarch 21, 19972–0Hartford Whalers (1996–97)43–23–6
73WMarch 23, 19974–1@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)44–23–6
74WMarch 30, 19973–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)45–23–6
75WMarch 31, 19973–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)46–23–6
76WApril 2, 19975–4New York Islanders (1996–97)47–23–6
77LApril 4, 19972–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)47–24–6
78TApril 5, 19973–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)47–24–7
79TApril 7, 19972–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)47–24–8
80WApril 9, 19973–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)48–24–8
81LApril 11, 19971–2Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)48–25–8
82LApril 13, 19972–5Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)48–26–8

Playoffs

Round 1: (2) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike ModanoC803548834243959
Pat VerbeekRW811736531283504
Joe NieuwendykC6630215132-5802
Darryl SydorD82840485137202
Benoit HogueC73192443548505
Jere LehtinenRW63162743226312
Sergei ZubovD781330432419103
Dave ReidLW821920391012114
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW7613263951-2303
Greg AdamsLW50211536227504
Todd HarveyRW/C719223114219102
Brent GilchristLW67102030246202
Derian HatcherD6331922978000
Guy CarbonneauC7351621369010
Grant LedyardD67115166131000
Neal BrotenC208715126112
Craig LudwigD77211136217001
Bob BassenC465712415002
Richard MatvichukD575712871020
Bill HuardLW4056111055000
Grant MarshallRW566410985000
Mike KennedyC24167133001
Mike LalorD55112423000
Arturs IrbeG3502280000
Dan KeczmerD1301163000
Andy MoogG48011120000
Patrick CoteLW3000270000
Marc LabelleLW900046-4000
Sergei MakarovRW40000-2000
Roman TurekG600000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Andy Moog27384828135982.15311211023.913
Arturs Irbe19653517123882.693825737.893
Roman Turek263631092.050129120.930
Team:496682482681952.36620751880.906

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike ModanoC741502112
Bob BassenC731443000
Brent GilchristLW622420000
Benoit HogueC72246-1100
Jere LehtinenRW722401000
Joe NieuwendykC72246-1000
Pat VerbeekRW713416-2100
Sergei ZubovD703324000
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW5112141001
Derian HatcherD7022201000
Grant LedyardD70220-3000
Craig LudwigD7022181000
Grant MarshallRW502282000
Darryl SydorD70220-2000
Dave ReidLW71014-2000
Greg AdamsLW301102000
Neal BrotenC201100000
Guy CarbonneauC70116-3000
Todd HarveyRW/C701110-2000
Richard MatvichukD701120-1000
Andy MoogG701100000
Arturs IrbeG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Andy Moog449734212.810214193.902
Arturs Irbe1310000.000441.000
Team:462734212.730218197.904

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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

Dallas'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)
15Ric Jackman CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
370Jon Sim CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
490Mike Hurley CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
5112Ryan Christie CanadaOwen Sound Platers (OHL)
5113Yevgeni Tsybuk RussiaYaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
7166Eoin McInerney CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
8194Joel Kwiatkowski CanadaPrince George Cougars (WHL)
9220Nick Bootland CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ↑ "1996-97 Dallas Stars Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  • "1996–97 Dallas Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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