1996-97 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 26-47-9 - 61 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Steve Kasper (26-47-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1996-97 Boston Bruins Statistics
1996-97 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 26 wins and 47 losses and 9 ties for 61 points, finishing sixth in the NHL's Northeast Division.

The Bruins scored 234 goals and allowed 300, most in the circuit. Ted Donato netted 25 goals for Boston, and Jozef Stumpel contributed 55 assists. Bill Ranford topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.49 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Steve Kasper coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 234
Regular Season Goals Against: 300

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 5, 1996 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 4 T 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 OT
October 7, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1
October 12, 1996 Boston Bruins 5 at San Jose Sharks 3 W 0-1-1 1-0-0 1-1-1
October 14, 1996 Boston Bruins 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 0-1-1 2-0-0 2-1-1 OT
October 17, 1996 Boston Bruins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 L 0-1-1 2-1-0 2-2-1
October 20, 1996 Boston Bruins 5 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 W 0-1-1 3-1-0 3-2-1
October 24, 1996 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 1 L 0-2-1 3-1-0 3-3-1
October 26, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 1 L 0-3-1 3-1-0 3-4-1
October 29, 1996 New Jersey Devils 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 1-3-1 3-1-0 4-4-1
October 31, 1996 Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 4 T 1-3-2 3-1-0 4-4-2 OT
November 2, 1996 New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 1-4-2 3-1-0 4-5-2
November 4, 1996 Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 4 T 1-4-3 3-1-0 4-5-3 OT
November 6, 1996 Boston Bruins 1 at Hartford Whalers 5 L 1-4-3 3-2-0 4-6-3
November 7, 1996 Edmonton Oilers 6 at Boston Bruins 0 L 1-5-3 3-2-0 4-7-3
November 9, 1996 Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 W 1-5-3 4-2-0 5-7-3
November 14, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 2 W 2-5-3 4-2-0 6-7-3 OT
November 18, 1996 San Jose Sharks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 3-5-3 4-2-0 7-7-3
November 19, 1996 Boston Bruins 2 at Washington Capitals 2 T 3-5-3 4-2-1 7-7-4 OT
November 21, 1996 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 2 L 3-6-3 4-2-1 7-8-4
November 23, 1996 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 3-7-3 4-2-1 7-9-4 OT
November 26, 1996 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Boston Bruins 2 W 4-7-3 4-2-1 8-9-4
November 29, 1996 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Boston Bruins 7 W 5-7-3 4-2-1 9-9-4
November 30, 1996 Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 L 5-7-3 4-3-1 9-10-4
December 4, 1996 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 5-7-3 5-3-1 10-10-4
December 5, 1996 Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 5-8-3 5-3-1 10-11-4
December 7, 1996 Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 5-8-4 5-3-1 10-11-5 OT
December 9, 1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 5-9-4 5-3-1 10-12-5
December 12, 1996 New Jersey Devils 7 at Boston Bruins 4 L 5-10-4 5-3-1 10-13-5
December 14, 1996 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 0 L 5-11-4 5-3-1 10-14-5
December 15, 1996 Boston Bruins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 L 5-11-4 5-4-1 10-15-5
December 17, 1996 Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 5-11-4 6-4-1 11-15-5
December 19, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Boston Bruins 3 W 6-11-4 6-4-1 12-15-5
December 21, 1996 Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 7-11-4 6-4-1 13-15-5
December 23, 1996 Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 7-11-5 6-4-1 13-15-6 OT
December 27, 1996 Boston Bruins 4 at Dallas Stars 6 L 7-11-5 6-5-1 13-16-6
December 29, 1996 Boston Bruins 2 at St. Louis Blues 4 L 7-11-5 6-6-1 13-17-6
January 1, 1997 Boston Bruins 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 L 7-11-5 6-7-1 13-18-6
January 2, 1997 Boston Bruins 5 at Hartford Whalers 4 W 7-11-5 7-7-1 14-18-6 OT
January 4, 1997 Dallas Stars 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 8-11-5 7-7-1 15-18-6
January 7, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 L 8-11-5 7-8-1 15-19-6
January 9, 1997 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5 W 9-11-5 7-8-1 16-19-6
January 11, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 9-11-5 7-9-1 16-20-6
January 13, 1997 Ottawa Senators 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 9-12-5 7-9-1 16-21-6
January 14, 1997 Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 9-12-5 7-10-1 16-22-6
January 20, 1997 Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 9-13-5 7-10-1 16-23-6
January 22, 1997 Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 W 9-13-5 8-10-1 17-23-6
January 23, 1997 Florida Panthers 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 9-14-5 8-10-1 17-24-6
January 25, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 10-14-5 8-10-1 18-24-6
January 30, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Florida Panthers 3 L 10-14-5 8-11-1 18-25-6
February 1, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 W 10-14-5 9-11-1 19-25-6
February 2, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 2 W 10-14-5 10-11-1 20-25-6
February 4, 1997 Ottawa Senators 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 10-15-5 10-11-1 20-26-6
February 6, 1997 Hartford Whalers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 10-16-5 10-11-1 20-27-6
February 8, 1997 St. Louis Blues 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 10-16-6 10-11-1 20-27-7 OT
February 11, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Calgary Flames 5 L 10-16-6 10-12-1 20-28-7
February 12, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 10-16-6 10-13-1 20-29-7
February 15, 1997 Boston Bruins 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 L 10-16-6 10-14-1 20-30-7 OT
February 18, 1997 Boston Bruins 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 L 10-16-6 10-15-1 20-31-7 OT
February 20, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 L 10-16-6 10-16-1 20-32-7
February 23, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 L 10-16-6 10-17-1 20-33-7
February 24, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 10-16-6 10-17-2 20-33-8 OT
February 27, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 11-16-6 10-17-2 21-33-8
March 1, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 11-16-7 10-17-2 21-33-9 OT
March 3, 1997 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 11-16-7 10-18-2 21-34-9
March 6, 1997 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 5 L 11-16-7 10-19-2 21-35-9
March 8, 1997 Boston Bruins 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 W 11-16-7 11-19-2 22-35-9
March 9, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Florida Panthers 1 W 11-16-7 12-19-2 23-35-9
March 12, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Hartford Whalers 6 L 11-16-7 12-20-2 23-36-9
March 13, 1997 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0 L 11-17-7 12-20-2 23-37-9
March 15, 1997 New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 12-17-7 12-20-2 24-37-9
March 17, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 L 12-17-7 12-21-2 24-38-9
March 19, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 12-17-7 12-22-2 24-39-9
March 22, 1997 Ottawa Senators 5 at Boston Bruins 4 L 12-18-7 12-22-2 24-40-9
March 24, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 12-18-7 12-23-2 24-41-9
March 27, 1997 New York Islanders 6 at Boston Bruins 3 L 12-19-7 12-23-2 24-42-9
March 29, 1997 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 8 L 12-19-7 12-24-2 24-43-9
April 3, 1997 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 5 L 12-19-7 12-25-2 24-44-9
April 5, 1997 Florida Panthers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 13-19-7 12-25-2 25-44-9
April 8, 1997 Boston Bruins 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 13-19-7 12-26-2 25-45-9
April 10, 1997 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Boston Bruins 1 L 13-20-7 12-26-2 25-46-9
April 11, 1997 Boston Bruins 0 at New Jersey Devils 2 L 13-20-7 12-27-2 25-47-9
April 13, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 7 W 14-20-7 12-27-2 26-47-9