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 (interim)
Rick Bowness
CaptainVacant
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance12,494
Minor league affiliate(s)Utah 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)

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.

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

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
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

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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

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

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.
Regular season
No. Player Pos 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[lower-alpha 1]Claude LapointeC7313518−1249
7Scott LachanceD8131114−747
14Derek ArmstrongC506713−833
42[lower-alpha 2]Dan PlanteRW674913−675
11[lower-alpha 3]Randy WoodLW656511−761
20Brent HughesLW517310−457
6Doug Houda†D702810199
24Paul Kruse†LW48426−5111
2[lower-alpha 4]Rich PilonD521454179
62Steve Webb†RW41145−10144
11Darius Kasparaitis‡D18055−716
38Andreas Johansson‡C15224−60
28[lower-alpha 5]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[lower-alpha 6]Corey FosterD7000−22
30Tommy SoderstromG10000
25Chris TaylorC100000
21Nick Vachon†C1000−10
42Andrei VasilyevLW3000−32

Goaltending

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

Awards and records

Awards

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[lower-alpha 7]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Claude Lapointe [7]

Transactions

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[8]

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)

Notes

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

References

  • "New York Islanders 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  • "1996-97 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  1. ↑ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ↑ "1996-97 New York Islanders Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Calder Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1997". www.nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "SPORTS BRIEFS". Deseret News. January 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2023. New York Islanders defenseman Scott Lachance also was added to the Eastern Conference team as a replacement for injured teammate Zigmund Palffy.
  7. ↑ "New York Islanders – Awards and Honors". New York Islanders. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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