1996–97 Ottawa Senators season

1996–97 Ottawa Senators
1996–97 Ottawa Senators
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	7th Eastern
1996–97 record	31–36–15
Home record	16–17–8
Road record	15–19–7
Goals for	226
Goals against	234
Team information
General manager	Pierre Gauthier
Coach	Jacques Martin
Captain	Randy Cunneyworth
Alternate captains	Steve Duchesne; Alexei Yashin
Arena	Corel Centre
Average attendance	15,371 (630,196 total)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Worcester IceCats; Raleigh IceCaps
Team leaders
Goals	Alexei Yashin (35)
Assists	Daniel Alfredsson (47)
Points	Alexei Yashin (75)
Penalty minutes	Denny Lambert (217)
Plus/minus	Frantisek Musil (+6)
Wins	Ron Tugnutt (17)
Goals against average	Damian Rhodes (2.72)

The 1996–97 Ottawa Senators season was the fifth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw great improvement by the club, as the team finished out of last place in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the first time in team history, and went on to qualify for the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, the Senators lost in the first round (Conference Quarterfinals) to the Buffalo Sabres. This was the first of eleven consecutive playoff appearances for the Senators.

Regular season

Ottawa got off to a slow start, with a 7–12–6 record in their first 25 games, but as the season would go on, the team got better, finishing with a .500 record in their remaining 57 games and earned 45 points in the last 41 games of the regular season. The Senators went 10–4–2 in their final 16 games of the season, including a 1–0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the final game of the season to earn a playoff berth.

Alexei Yashin and Daniel Alfredsson led the club offensively, while Ron Tugnutt and Damian Rhodes provided very solid goaltending for the team throughout the season.

Final standings

Northeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Buffalo Sabres	82	40	30	12	237	208	92
2	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	36	8	285	280	84
3	7	Ottawa Senators	82	31	36	15	226	234	77
4	8	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	36	15	249	276	77
5	10	Hartford Whalers	82	32	39	11	226	256	75
6	13	Boston Bruins	82	26	47	9	234	300	61

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

The Ottawa Senators ended the 1996–97 regular season as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed. The Senators faced the Buffalo Sabres, and nearly pulled off the upset against their heavily favoured opponent, losing to the Sabres in overtime in the seventh game of the series, a game which included an own-goal by Alexei Yashin when the puck went past Tugnutt after the Sens won a faceoff in their zone.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1996–97 regular season^[2]

October: 3–3–4 (home: 2–0–2; road: 1–3–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
1	T	October 5, 1996	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	0–0–1	20,639	Recap
2	T	October 9, 1996	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (1996–97)	0–0–2	15,352	Recap
3	W	October 11, 1996	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	1–0–2	12,337	Recap
4	L	October 12, 1996	2–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	1–1–2	15,472	Recap
5	T	October 18, 1996	2–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	1–1–3	14,710	Recap
6	W	October 19, 1996	6–3	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	2–1–3	18,201	Recap
7	L	October 23, 1996	2–5	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	2–2–3	14,703	Recap
8	W	October 24, 1996	5–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	3–2–3	16,286	Recap
9	L	October 26, 1996	1–5	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	3–3–3	15,118	Recap
10	T	October 30, 1996	2–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	3–3–4	13,053	Recap

November: 4–7–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 2–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
11	T	November 1, 1996	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	3–3–5	14,158	Recap
12	L	November 2, 1996	3–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	3–4–5	15,441	Recap
13	W	November 7, 1996	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	4–4–5	18,500	Recap
14	L	November 9, 1996	3–4	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	4–5–5	14,411	Recap
15	L	November 10, 1996	0–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	4–6–5	17,326	Recap
16	L	November 13, 1996	0–4	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	4–7–5	15,312	Recap
17	W	November 15, 1996	4–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	5–7–5	12,468	Recap
18	W	November 16, 1996	4–1	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	6–7–5	12,288	Recap
19	L	November 19, 1996	1–2	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	6–8–5	15,232	Recap
20	T	November 23, 1996	3–3 OT	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	6–8–6	14,648	Recap
21	W	November 27, 1996	2–1	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	7–8–6	12,911	Recap
22	L	November 29, 1996	0–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	7–9–6	18,595	Recap
23	L	November 30, 1996	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	7–10–6	14,920	Recap

December: 4–7–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 2–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
24	L	December 4, 1996	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	7–11–6	11,679	Recap
25	L	December 6, 1996	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	7–12–6	15,060	Recap
26	W	December 7, 1996	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	8–12–6	16,605	Recap
27	T	December 10, 1996	5–5 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	8–12–7	16,103	Recap
28	L	December 13, 1996	2–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	8–13–7	11,441	Recap
29	L	December 15, 1996	0–4	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	8–14–7	14,249	Recap
30	W	December 19, 1996	5–2	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	9–14–7	13,264	Recap
31	L	December 21, 1996	2–3	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	9–15–7	11,597	Recap
32	W	December 23, 1996	6–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	10–15–7	21,273	Recap
33	W	December 26, 1996	5–2	New York Rangers (1996–97)	11–15–7	18,280	Recap
34	L	December 28, 1996	2–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	11–16–7	14,092	Recap
35	L	December 30, 1996	3–4 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	11–17–7	17,605	Recap

January: 4–6–3 (home: 3–5–2; road: 1–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
36	W	January 1, 1997	3–2	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	12–17–7	15,381	Recap
37	L	January 3, 1997	0–1	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	12–18–7	12,082	Recap
38	L	January 4, 1997	4–6	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	12–19–7	18,200	Recap
39	L	January 6, 1997	3–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	12–20–7	11,329	Recap
40	L	January 9, 1997	0–2	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	12–21–7	17,126	Recap
41	T	January 11, 1997	3–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	12–21–8	18,223	Recap
42	W	January 13, 1997	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	13–21–8	16,135	Recap
43	W	January 15, 1997	5–1	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	14–21–8	12,152	Recap
44	L	January 22, 1997	1–4	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	14–22–8	14,249	Recap
45	T	January 24, 1997	2–2 OT	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	14–22–9	13,306	Recap
46	W	January 27, 1997	5–3	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	15–22–9	13,283	Recap
47	T	January 29, 1997	1–1 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	15–22–10	12,366	Recap
48	L	January 30, 1997	2–5	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	15–23–10	11,830	Recap

February: 6–5–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–4–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
49	W	February 1, 1997	2–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	16–23–10	15,726	Recap
50	W	February 3, 1997	6–4	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	17–23–10	14,455	Recap
51	W	February 4, 1997	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	18–23–10	15,550	Recap
52	T	February 8, 1997	3–3 OT	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	18–23–11	18,500	Recap
53	L	February 9, 1997	1–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	18–24–11	14,841	Recap
54	T	February 11, 1997	5–5 OT	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	18–24–12	8,380	Recap
55	L	February 13, 1997	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	18–25–12	19,425	Recap
56	L	February 15, 1997	1–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	18–26–12	13,767	Recap
57	W	February 16, 1997	4–2	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	19–26–12	18,338	Recap
58	W	February 18, 1997	6–1	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	20–26–12	9,784	Recap
59	T	February 20, 1997	1–1 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	20–26–13	14,305	Recap
60	L	February 23, 1997	3–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	20–27–13	16,061	Recap
61	L	February 26, 1997	5–8	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	20–28–13	18,245	Recap
62	W	February 28, 1997	4–1	New York Islanders (1996–97)	21–28–13	17,413	Recap

March: 5–6–2 (home: 1–2–1; road: 4–4–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
63	L	March 1, 1997	1–3	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	21–29–13	17,231	Recap
64	L	March 5, 1997	1–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	21–30–13	17,174	Recap
65	L	March 6, 1997	0–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	21–31–13	17,442	Recap
66	L	March 8, 1997	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	21–32–13	12,086	Recap
67	W	March 10, 1997	4–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	22–32–13	16,210	Recap
68	L	March 14, 1997	3–4 OT	New York Rangers (1996–97)	22–33–13	18,500	Recap
69	T	March 15, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	22–33–14	21,273	Recap
70	W	March 17, 1997	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	23–33–14	18,200	Recap
71	T	March 20, 1997	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	23–33–15	18,219	Recap
72	W	March 22, 1997	5–4	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	24–33–15	15,188	Recap
73	L	March 25, 1997	0–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	24–34–15	17,873	Recap
74	W	March 27, 1997	3–2	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	25–34–15	14,703	Recap
75	W	March 29, 1997	5–2	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	26–34–15	18,500	Recap

April: 5–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 2–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance	Recap
76	W	April 2, 1997	2–0	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	27–34–15	18,595	Recap
77	W	April 3, 1997	4–0	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	28–34–15	18,500	Recap
78	L	April 5, 1997	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	28–35–15	17,238	Recap
79	L	April 6, 1997	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	28–36–15	19,608	Recap
80	W	April 9, 1997	5–4	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	29–36–15	18,500	Recap
81	W	April 11, 1997	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	30–36–15	19,983	Recap
82	W	April 12, 1997	1–0	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	31–36–15	18,500	Recap

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1997 Stanley Cup playoffs^[2]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–3

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Attendance	Recap
1	L	April 17, 1997	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres	Sabres lead 1–0	18,595	Recap
2	W	April 19, 1997	3–1	@ Buffalo Sabres	Series tied 1–1	18,595	Recap
3	L	April 21, 1997	2–3	Buffalo Sabres	Sabres lead 2–1	18,500	Recap
4	W	April 23, 1997	1–0 OT	Buffalo Sabres	Series tied 2–2	18,500	Recap
5	W	April 25, 1997	4–1	@ Buffalo Sabres	Senators lead 3–2	18,595	Recap
6	L	April 27, 1997	0–3	Buffalo Sabres	Series tied 3–3	18,500	Recap
7	L	April 29, 1997	2–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres	Sabres win 4–3	18,595	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Senators only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.

			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Alexei Yashin	C	82	35	40	75	−7	44	7	1	5	6	−2	2
11	Daniel Alfredsson	RW	76	24	47	71	5	30	7	5	2	7	−1	6
91	Alexandre Daigle	C	82	26	25	51	−33	33	7	0	0	0	−5	2
28	Steve Duchesne	D	78	19	28	47	−9	38	7	1	4	5	−3	0
7	Randy Cunneyworth	LW	76	12	24	36	−7	99	7	1	1	2	−3	10
10	Andreas Dackell	RW	79	12	19	31	−6	8	7	1	0	1	0	0
15	Shawn McEachern	RW	65	11	20	31	−5	18	7	2	0	2	−1	8
6	Wade Redden	D	82	6	24	30	1	41	7	1	3	4	−4	2
16	Sergei Zholtok	C	57	12	16	28	2	19	7	1	1	2	0	0
17	Tom Chorske	LW	68	18	8	26	−1	16	5	0	1	1	−1	2
22	Shaun Van Allen	C	80	11	14	25	−8	35	7	0	1	1	−3	4
25	Bruce Gardiner	RW	67	11	10	21	4	49	7	0	1	1	0	2
33	Jason York	D	75	4	17	21	−8	67	7	0	0	0	−3	4
27	Janne Laukkanen	D	76	3	18	21	−14	76	7	0	1	1	−1	6
42	Denny Lambert	LW	80	4	16	20	−4	217	6	0	1	1	0	9
76	Radek Bonk	C	53	5	13	18	−4	14	7	0	1	1	−1	4
2	Lance Pitlick	D	66	5	5	10	2	91	7	0	0	0	−1	4
38	Jason Zent	LW	22	3	3	6	5	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Christer Olsson†	D	25	2	3	5	−5	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Denis Chasse‡	RW	22	1	4	5	3	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Frantisek Musil	D	57	0	5	5	6	58	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Dave Hannan‡	C	34	2	2	4	−1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Damian Rhodes	G	50	0	2	2		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Radim Bicanek	D	21	0	1	1	−4	8	7	0	0	0	0	8
26	Phil Crowe	LW	26	0	1	1	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	16
31	Ron Tugnutt	G	37	0	1	1		0	7	0	0	0		0
21	Dennis Vial	LW	11	0	1	1	0	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Phil Von Stefenelli	D	6	0	1	1	−3	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Mike Bales	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Sean Hill	D	5	0	0	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
94	Stan Neckar	D	5	0	0	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

		Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
31	Ron Tugnutt	37	17	15	1	882	93	2.80	.895	3	1991	7	3	4	169	14	1.98	.917	1	425
1	Damian Rhodes	50	14	20	14	1213	133	2.72	.890	1	2934	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Mike Bales	1	0	1	0	18	4	4.64	.778	0	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Daniel Alfredsson	^[3]
League (in-season)	NHL Rookie of the Month	Wade Redden (April)	^[4]
Team	Molson Cup	Alexei Yashin	^[5]

Transactions

May 1996

May 21	Traded Michel Picard to the Washington Capitals for cash considerations.

Source^[6]

June 1996

June 22	Acquired Shawn McEachern from the Boston Bruins for Trent McCleary and a 3rd round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft - (Eric Naud).

Source^[7]

July 1996

July 1	Acquired Mike Maneluk from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Kevin Brown.
July 10	Signed free agent Sergei Zholtok from the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL to a two-year, $700,000 (CAD) contract.
July 12	Lost free agent Daniel Laperrière to the Washington Capitals on a one-year contract.
July 15	Lost free agent Jean-Yves Roy to the Boston Bruins on a one-year, $350,000 contract.
July 17	Signed free agent Phil von Stefenelli from the Boston Bruins on a one-year, $250,000 (CAD) contract.
July 24	Lost free agent Troy Mallette to the Boston Bruins on a one-year, $325,000 contract.
July 29	Signed free agent Denny Lambert from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to a one-year, $275,000 (CAD) contract. Signed free agent Phil Crowe from the Philadelphia Flyers to a one-year contact.

Source^[8]

August 1996

August 14	Signed free agent Ron Tugnutt from the Washington Capitals to a one-year, $280,000 (CAD) contract.

Source^[9]

September 1996

September 6	Signed free agent Denis Chassé from the Winnipeg Jets to a one-year, $275,000 (CAD) contract. Lost free agent Pat Elynuik to the Dallas Stars on a one-year, $400,000 contract.
September 13	Signed free agent Dave Hannan from the Colorado Avalanche to a one-year, $250,000 contract.

Source^[10]

October 1996

October 1	Acquired Jason York and Shaun Van Allen from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Ted Drury and the rights to Marc Moro.
October 3	Lost free agent Scott Levins to the Phoenix Coyotes on a one-year contract.
October 10	Lost free agent Dave Archibald to the New York Islanders on a one-year, $325,000 contract.

Source^[11]

November 1996

November 27	Acquired Christer Olsson from the St. Louis Blues for Pavol Demitra.

Source^[12]

March 1997

March 18	Acquired Mike Prokopec from the Chicago Blackhawks for Denis Chassé, the rights to Kevin Bolibruck and a sixth-round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft - (Chris Neil).

Source^[13]

April 1997

April 8	Re-signed Randy Cunneyworth to a two-year, $1.05 million contract extension for the 1997-98 season and a club option for the 1998-99 season.

Source^[14]

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft in St. Louis, Missouri.^[15]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Chris Phillips	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	81	Antti-Jussi Niemi	Finland	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
6	136	Andreas Dackell	Sweden	Brynäs IF (Elitserien)
7	163	Francois Hardy	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
8	212	Erich Goldmann	Germany	Adler Mannheim (DEL)
9	216	Ivan Ciernik	Slovakia	MHC Plastika Nitra (Slovakia)
9	239	Sami Salo	Finland	TPS (SM-liiga)

Farm teams

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Ottawa Senators
Founded in 1992 Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Franchise	Team General managers Head coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
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Personnel	Owner(s) Michael Andlauer General manager Steve Staios (interim) Head coach Jacques Martin (interim) Team captain Brady Tkachuk
Arenas	Ottawa Civic Centre Canadian Tire Centre
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1996–97 NHL season
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Atlantic	Florida New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Dallas Detroit Phoenix St. Louis Toronto
Pacific	Anaheim Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver
See also	Draft Waiver Draft Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Legion of Doom Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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