1996–97 Washington Capitals season

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.

1996–97 Washington Capitals
Division5th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
1996–97 record33–40–9
Goals for214
Goals against231
Team information
General ManagerDavid Poile
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainDale Hunter

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 19962–5Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)0–1–0
2LOctober 8, 19963–5@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)0–2–0
3WOctober 11, 19966–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 19963–4Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)1–3–0
5LOctober 18, 19961–4Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)1–4–0
6LOctober 19, 19961–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)1–5–0
7WOctober 23, 19963–2@ New York Rangers (1996–97)2–5–0
8WOctober 26, 19966–4@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)3–5–0
9LOctober 28, 19960–1@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)3–6–0
10WOctober 30, 19964–2Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)4–6–0
11WNovember 1, 19964–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)5–6–0
12LNovember 2, 19961–6@ New York Islanders (1996–97)5–7–0
13WNovember 6, 19962–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)6–7–0
14LNovember 7, 19962–4@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)6–8–0
15WNovember 9, 19963–2New York Rangers (1996–97)7–8–0
16LNovember 12, 19962–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)7–9–0
17WNovember 14, 19965–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)8–9–0
18WNovember 15, 19963–1Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)9–9–0
19WNovember 18, 19964–2@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)10–9–0
20TNovember 19, 19962–2 OTBoston Bruins (1996–97)10–9–1
21WNovember 22, 19965–1@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)11–9–1
22WNovember 23, 19964–3New Jersey Devils (1996–97)12–9–1
23LNovember 27, 19961–2Ottawa Senators (1996–97)12–10–1
24LNovember 29, 19960–2New York Islanders (1996–97)12–11–1
25WNovember 30, 19962–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)13–11–1
26LDecember 4, 19960–2Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)13–12–1
27LDecember 6, 19963–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)13–13–1
28LDecember 7, 19960–2@ New York Islanders (1996–97)13–14–1
29LDecember 11, 19962–3@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)13–15–1
30LDecember 13, 19964–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)13–16–1
31TDecember 14, 19964–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)13–16–2
32LDecember 17, 19963–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)13–17–2
33WDecember 20, 19963–2San Jose Sharks (1996–97)14–17–2
34LDecember 21, 19963–4@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)14–18–2
35WDecember 23, 19963–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)15–18–2
36LDecember 26, 19964–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)15–19–2
37TDecember 28, 19961–1 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)15–19–3
38LDecember 30, 19963–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)15–20–3
39WJanuary 1, 19973–2 OTHartford Whalers (1996–97)16–20–3
40WJanuary 3, 19973–0Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)17–20–3
41TJanuary 4, 19971–1 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)17–20–4
42WJanuary 9, 19972–0New York Rangers (1996–97)18–20–4
43TJanuary 11, 19973–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)18–20–5
44WJanuary 13, 19976–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)19–20–5
45LJanuary 15, 19971–5@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)19–21–5
46WJanuary 20, 19973–2@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)20–21–5
47LJanuary 22, 19973–5New York Rangers (1996–97)20–22–5
48LJanuary 24, 19972–5Dallas Stars (1996–97)20–23–5
49LJanuary 26, 19971–3Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)20–24–5
50LJanuary 29, 19971–2Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)20–25–5
51WFebruary 1, 19973–1@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)21–25–5
52TFebruary 2, 19972–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)21–25–6
53LFebruary 7, 19972–5@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)21–26–6
54LFebruary 9, 19971–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)21–27–6
55WFebruary 11, 19975–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)22–27–6
56WFebruary 14, 19975–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)23–27–6
57LFebruary 15, 19971–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)23–28–6
58LFebruary 18, 19971–6Ottawa Senators (1996–97)23–29–6
59LFebruary 22, 19970–2@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)23–30–6
60TFebruary 24, 19973–3 OTBoston Bruins (1996–97)23–30–7
61WFebruary 26, 19973–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)24–30–7
62LFebruary 28, 19971–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)24–31–7
63LMarch 2, 19970–2New York Islanders (1996–97)24–32–7
64WMarch 4, 19972–1Calgary Flames (1996–97)25–32–7
65WMarch 6, 19976–3Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)26–32–7
66LMarch 9, 19970–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)26–33–7
67WMarch 11, 19974–1Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)27–33–7
68LMarch 12, 19972–3@ New York Rangers (1996–97)27–34–7
69LMarch 15, 19972–3@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)27–35–7
70WMarch 16, 19975–3Hartford Whalers (1996–97)28–35–7
71TMarch 19, 19972–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1996–97)28–35–8
72LMarch 21, 19971–4Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)28–36–8
73WMarch 22, 19973–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)29–36–8
74WMarch 25, 19973–2St. Louis Blues (1996–97)30–36–8
75LMarch 26, 19973–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)30–37–8
76LMarch 29, 19973–5Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)30–38–8
77LApril 1, 19970–1New Jersey Devils (1996–97)30–39–8
78LApril 3, 19970–4@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)30–40–8
79TApril 6, 19973–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1996–97)30–40–9
80WApril 10, 19973–2Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)31–40–9
81WApril 12, 19976–2New York Islanders (1996–97)32–40–9
82WApril 13, 19978–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)33–40–9

Playoffs

The Capitals missed the playoffs for the first time for the since 1982 due to injuries.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Peter BondraRW774631777271043
Dale HunterC82143246125-2305
Steve KonowalchukLW7817254267-3213
Joe JuneauC581527428-11913
Phil HousleyD7711294024-10312
Sergei GoncharD5713173036-11303
Kelly MillerLW77101424334013
Sylvain CoteD57618242811200
Michal PivonkaC547162322-15201
Chris SimonLW4291322165-1301
Jason AllisonC535172225-3101
Andrei NikolishinC5971421305100
Calle JohanssonD656111716-2200
Todd KrygierLW475111637-10101
Adam OatesC1748124-2101
Andrew BrunetteLW23471112-3200
Ken KleeD803811115-5002
Jaroslav SvejkovskyRW1973104-1201
Rick TocchetRW135510310101
Joe ReekieD651891078000
Mark TinordiD562681183000
Mike EaglesC/LW7017842-4000
Craig BerubeLW80437218-11001
Anson CarterRW1932570101
Brendan WittD4432588-20000
Keith JonesRW1123513-2100
Richard ZednikRW112134-5100
Kevin KaminskiC381231300000
Eric CharronD25112201000
Bill RanfordG1801170000
Patrick BoileauD100000000
Jim CareyG4000020000
Olaf KolzigG2900040000
Curtis LeschyshynD200020000
Stewart MalgunasD600022000
Pat PeakeC400041000
Stefan UstorfC60002-3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jim Carey229340171831052.751984879.893
Olaf Kolzig1645298154712.592758687.906
Bill Ranford100918872462.740412366.888
Team:494782334092222.69321541932.897

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
14Alexander Volchkov RussiaBarrie Colts (OHL)
117Jaroslav Svejkovsky Czech RepublicTri-City Americans (WHL)
243Jan Bulis Czech RepublicBarrie Colts (OHL)
358Sergei Zimakov RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
374David Weninger CanadaMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
378Shawn McNeil CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
485Justin Davis CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5126Matt Lahey CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
6153A. J. Van Bruggen United StatesNorthern Michigan University (WCHA)
7180Michael Anderson United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
8206Oleg Orekhovsky RussiaDynamo Moscow (Russia)
9232Chad Cavanagh CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
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