1996-97 Ottawa Senators Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 31-36-15 - 77 points
in the NHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jacques Martin (31-36-15)
1996-97 Ottawa Senators RosterTeam Record: 31-36-15 - 77 points
in the NHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jacques Martin (31-36-15)
The Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 31 wins and 36 losses and 15 ties for 77 points in the NHL's Northeast Division.
The team netted 226 goals and surrendered 234. Alexei Yashin scored 35 goals for the team, and Daniel Alfredsson recorded 47 assists. Ron Tugnutt topped the squad with 17 wins, while Damian Rhodes recorded a 2.72 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jacques Martin coached the team. The 1996-97 Ottawa Senators lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Yashin | C | 82 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 44 | -7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 291 | 12.0 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | R | 76 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 9.7 |
| Alexandre Daigle | R | 82 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 33 | -33 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 203 | 12.8 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 38 | -9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 9.1 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | L | 76 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 99 | -7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 10.4 |
| Andreas Dackell | R | 79 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 8 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 15.2 |
| Shawn McEachern | L | 65 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 7.3 |
| Wade Redden | D | 82 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 5.9 |
| Sergei Zholtok | C | 57 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 12.5 |
| Tom Chorske | L | 68 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 15.5 |
| Shaun Van Allen | C | 80 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 35 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 8.9 |
| Bruce Gardiner | R | 67 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 11.7 |
| Jason York | D | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 67 | -8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 3.3 |
| Janne Laukkanen | D | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 76 | -14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 2.8 |
| Denny Lambert | L | 80 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 217 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 6.9 |
| Radek Bonk | C | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 6.1 |
| Lance Pitlick | D | 66 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 9.3 |
| Jason Zent | L | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 |
| Christer Olsson | D | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Denis Chasse | R | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Frantisek Musil | D | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Dave Hannan | C | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Damian Rhodes | G | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Radim Bicanek | D | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 |
| Dennis Vial | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Phil Von Stefenelli | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ron Tugnutt | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Crowe | R | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Stan Neckar | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Bales | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Hill | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1646 | 226 | 368 | 594 | 1087 | -88 | 56 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 2397 | 9.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Tugnutt | 37 | 1991 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 2.80 | 882 | 789 | .895 |
| Damian Rhodes | 50 | 2934 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 2.72 | 1213 | 1080 | .890 |
| Mike Bales | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.62 | 18 | 14 | .778 |
| Totals | 88 | 4977 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 230 | 2.77 | 2113 | 1883 | .891 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Yashin | C | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | |
| Daniel Alfredsson | R | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21.7 | |
| Alexandre Daigle | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5.6 | |
| Randy Cunneyworth | L | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | |
| Andreas Dackell | R | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| Shawn McEachern | L | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | |
| Wade Redden | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Sergei Zholtok | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | |
| Tom Chorske | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Shaun Van Allen | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Bruce Gardiner | R | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Jason York | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | |
| Janne Laukkanen | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Denny Lambert | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Radek Bonk | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Lance Pitlick | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Radim Bicanek | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Ron Tugnutt | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Crowe | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 133 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 89 | -29 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 6.4 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Tugnutt | 7 | 425 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.98 | 183 | 169 | .923 |
| Totals | 7 | 425 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1.98 | 183 | 169 | .923 |
