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1996–97 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season

NHL hockey team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season1996–97
year1996
TeamWashington Capitals
Record33–40–9
HomeRecord19–17–5
RoadRecord14–23–4
ConferenceEastern
ConferenceRank9th
DivisionAtlantic
DivisionRank5th
GoalsFor214
GoalsAgainst231
GeneralManagerDavid Poile
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainDale Hunter
ArenaUS Airways Arena
Attendance15,761
MinorLeaguePortland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
GoalsLeaderPeter Bondra (46)
AssistsLeaderDale Hunter (32)
PointsLeaderPeter Bondra (77)
PIMLeaderCraig Berube (218)
PlusMinusLeaderSylvain Cote (+11)
WinsLeaderJim Carey (17)
GAALeaderOlaf Kolzig (2.59)

Hampton Roads Admirals The 1996–97 Washington Capitals season was the team's 23rd season of play. The Capitals finished fifth in the division, and ninth in the conference, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1982. It was their last full season playing at USAir Arena.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 5, 1996||2–5 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 8, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||0–2–0 || |- |3||October 11, 1996||6–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 12, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||1–3–0 || |- |5||October 18, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||1–4–0 || |- |6||October 19, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||1–5–0 || |- |7||October 23, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||2–5–0 || |- |8||October 26, 1996||6–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||3–5–0 || |- |9||October 28, 1996||0–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||3–6–0 || |- |10||October 30, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||4–6–0 ||

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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 Capitals only.*
    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
No.PlayerPosRegular seasonGPGAPts+/-PIM
12RW77463177772
32C82143246−2125
22LW78172542−367
90C58152742−118
96D77112940−1024
55D57131730−1136
10LW77101424433
3D57618241128
20C5471623−1522
17LW4291322−1165
41C5351722−325
13C5971421530
6D6561117−216
21LW4751116−1037
77C174812−24
18LW234711−312
2D803811−5115
34RW197310−14
92RW135510031
29D651898107
24D562683118
36C/LW70178−442
27LW80437−11218
33RW1932507
19D44325−2088
26RW11235−213
44RW11213−54
23C381230130
28D25112120
30G180117
45D100000
30G400002
37G290004
9D200002
4D600022
14C400014
16C6000−32

Goaltending

    • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
No.PlayerRegular seasonGPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
30Jim Carey40171839841052.75.89312293
37Olaf Kolzig298154758712.59.90621645
30Bill Ranford18872412462.74.88801009

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRefLeague
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selectionPeter Bondra
Dale Hunter

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRefFirst game1,000th game played
Anson CarterOctober 5, 1996
Jaroslav SvejkovskyDecember 7, 1996
Patrick BoileauJanuary 15, 1997
Phil HousleyOctober 30, 1996

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
14Alexander VolchkovBarrie Colts (OHL)
117Jaroslav SvejkovskyTri-City Americans (WHL)
243Jan BulisBarrie Colts (OHL)
358Sergei ZimakovKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
374David WeningerMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
378Shawn McNeilKamloops Blazers (WHL)
485Justin DavisKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5126Matt LaheyPeterborough Petes (OHL)
6153A. J. Van BruggenNorthern Michigan University (WCHA)
7180Michael AndersonUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
8206Oleg OrekhovskyDynamo Moscow (Russia)
9232Chad CavanaghLondon Knights (OHL)

Notes

References

References

  1. "1996-97 Washington Capitals Schedule".
  2. "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
  3. (January 18, 1997). "All-Star Game Rosters {{!}} The Spokesman-Review".
  4. "1996-97 NHL Debuts".
  5. "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Phil Housley".
  6. "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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