1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season was the 71st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup, their first since 1955. 
Another highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on Thursday, December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period. 
On March 26, 1997, the Red Wings – Avalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6-5 in overtime.
The word "hockeytown" was shown over the Detroit Red Wings logo at center ice starting this season and is still there as of 2009.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
====October====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record	Pts
1 	October 5 	Detroit 	1 – 3	New Jersey	 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 9 	Edmonton 	0 – 2	Detroit 	 	1–1–0 	2
3 	October 11	Calgary 	2 – 1	Detroit 	 	1–2–0 	2
4 	October 12	Detroit 	6 – 1	Buffalo 	 	2–2–0 	4
5 	October 15	Detroit 	1 – 3	Dallas 	 	2–3–0 	4
6 	October 17	Detroit 	1 – 2	Chicago 	 	2–4–0 	4
7 	October 19	NY Islanders	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	3–4–0 	6
8 	October 21	Los Angeles 	0 – 3	Detroit 	 	4–4–0 	8
9 	October 23	Dallas 	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	5–4–0 	10
10	October 25	Chicago 	2 – 2	Detroit 	* 	5–4–1 	11
11	October 26	Detroit 	2 – 1	Boston 	 	6–4–1 	13
12	October 30	Montreal 	3 – 5	Detroit 	 	7–4–1 	15
====November====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record	Pts
13	November 1 	Detroit 	2 – 2	Ottawa 	* 	7–4–2 	16
14	November 2 	Detroit 	2 – 6	Toronto 	 	7–5–2 	16
15	November 4 	Hartford 	5 – 1	Detroit 	 	8–5–2 	18
16	November 6 	New Jersey	2 – 0	Detroit 	 	8–6–2 	18
17	November 8 	Detroit 	4 – 1	Hartford 	 	9–6–2 	20
18	November 10	Tampa Bay 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	10–6–2	22
19	November 13	Colorado 	4 – 1	Detroit 	 	10–7–2	22
20	November 15	San Jose 	1 – 5	Detroit 	 	11–7–2	24
21	November 18	Detroit 	2 – 2	Phoenix 	* 	11–7–3	25
22	November 21	Detroit 	6 – 1	San Jose 	 	12–7–3	27
23	November 23	Detroit 	6 – 0	Los Angeles	 	13–7–3	29
24	November 24	Detroit 	1 – 3	Anaheim 	 	13–8–3	29
25	November 27	Toronto 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	14–8–3	31
====December====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
26	December 1 	Florida 	4 – 2	Detroit 	 	14–9–3 	31
27	December 3 	Vancouver 	2 – 2	Detroit 	* 	14–9–4 	32
28	December 4 	Detroit 	2 – 0	Washington 	 	15–9–4 	34
29	December 10	Edmonton 	0 – 0	Detroit 	* 	15–9–5 	35
30	December 12	Chicago 	2 – 6	Detroit 	 	16–9–5 	37
31	December 15	Toronto 	1 – 3	Detroit 	 	17–9–5 	39
32	December 17	Detroit 	3 – 4	Colorado 	 	17–10–5	39
33	December 18	Detroit 	3 – 3	Calgary 	* 	17–10–6	40
34	December 20	Detroit 	2 – 3	Vancouver 	 	17–11–6	40
35	December 22	Detroit 	6 – 2	Edmonton 	 	18–11–6	42
36	December 26	Washington	4 – 5	Detroit 	* 	19–11–6	44
37	December 28	Detroit 	7 – 1	NY Islanders	 	20–11–6	46
38	December 30	Phoenix 	5 – 3	Detroit 	 	20–12–6	46
====January====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
39	January 3 	Dallas 	2 – 1	Detroit 	 	20–13–6	46
40	January 5 	Detroit 	5 – 5	Chicago 	* 	20–13–7	47
41	January 8 	Detroit 	3 – 6	Dallas 	 	20–14–7	47
42	January 9 	Detroit 	5 – 4	Phoenix 	* 	21–14–7	49
43	January 11	Chicago 	3 – 1	Detroit 	 	21–15–7	49
44	January 14	Los Angeles 	3 – 3	Detroit 	* 	21–15–8	50
45	January 20	Detroit 	1 – 4	Montreal 	 	21–16–8	50
46	January 22	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Detroit 	* 	21–16–9	51
47	January 25	Detroit 	4 – 1	Philadelphia	 	22–16–9	53
48	January 29	Phoenix 	3 – 0	Detroit 	 	22–17–9	53
====February====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
49	February 1 	Detroit 	4 – 1	St. Louis 	 	23–17–9 	55
50	February 2 	Dallas 	3 – 4	Detroit 	* 	24–17–9 	57
51	February 4 	St. Louis 	1 – 1	Detroit 	* 	24–17–10	58
52	February 6 	Vancouver 	7 – 4	Detroit 	 	24–18–10	58
53	February 8 	Detroit 	6 – 5	Pittsburgh	* 	25–18–10	60
54	February 12	San Jose 	1 – 7	Detroit 	 	26–18–10	62
55	February 14	Detroit 	3 – 4	Dallas 	* 	26–19–10	62
56	February 16	Detroit 	4 – 2	Florida 	 	27–19–10	64
57	February 17	Detroit 	3 – 3	Tampa Bay 	* 	27–19–11	65
58	February 19	Calgary 	0 – 4	Detroit 	 	28–19–11	67
59	February 22	Detroit 	2 – 2	St. Louis 	* 	28–19–12	68
60	February 24	Detroit 	5 – 3	Phoenix 	 	29–19–12	70
61	February 27	Pittsburgh	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	30–19–12	72
====March====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
62	March 1 	NY Rangers	0 – 3	Detroit 	 	31–19–12	74
63	March 2 	Anaheim 	1 – 1	Detroit 	* 	31–19–13	75
64	March 5 	Detroit 	4 – 4	Toronto 	* 	31–19–14	76
65	March 8 	Detroit 	5 – 3	Vancouver 	 	32–19–14	78
66	March 10	Detroit 	3 – 3	Los Angeles	* 	32–19–15	79
67	March 12	Detroit 	1 – 2	Anaheim 	 	32–20–15	79
68	March 15	Detroit 	7 – 4	San Jose 	 	33–20–15	81
69	March 16	Detroit 	2 – 4	Colorado 	 	33–21–15	81
70	March 19	Boston 	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	34–21–15	83
71	March 21	Detroit 	1 – 3	NY Rangers 	 	34–22–15	83
72	March 23	Detroit 	3 – 5	Chicago 	 	34–23–15	83
73	March 26	Colorado 	5 – 6	Detroit 	* 	35–23–15	85
74	March 28	Buffalo 	1 – 2	Detroit 	* 	36–23–15	87
75	March 30	Anaheim 	1 – 0	Detroit 	* 	36–24–15	87
====April====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
76	April 1 	St. Louis	1 – 1	Detroit 	* 	36–24–16	88
77	April 3 	Toronto 	2 – 2	Detroit 	* 	36–24–17	89
78	April 5 	Detroit 	4 – 2	Toronto 	 	37–24–17	91
79	April 8 	Detroit 	3 – 2	Calgary 	* 	38–24–17	93
80	April 9 	Detroit 	3 – 3	Edmonton	* 	38–24–18	94
81	April 11	Ottawa 	3 – 2	Detroit 	 	38–25–18	94
82	April 13	St. Louis	3 – 1	Detroit 	 	38–26–18	94
==Playoffs==
===Conference Quarter-finals===
St. Louis vs. Detroit 	St. Louis vs. Detroit 	St. Louis vs. Detroit 	St. Louis vs. Detroit
Date 	Away 	Home 	
April 16 	St. Louis 2 	0 Detroit 	
April 18 	St. Louis 1 	2 Detroit 	
April 20 	Detroit 3 	2 St. Louis 	
April 22 	Detroit 0 	4 St. Louis 	
April 25 	St. Louis 2 	5 Detroit 	
April 27 	Detroit 3 	1 St. Louis 	
Detroit wins series 4–2	Detroit wins series 4–2	Detroit wins series 4–2	Detroit wins series 4–2
===Conference Semi-finals===
Anaheim vs. Detroit 	Anaheim vs. Detroit 	Anaheim vs. Detroit 	Anaheim vs. Detroit
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 2 	Anaheim 1 	2 Detroit 	OT
May 4 	Anaheim 2 	3 Detroit 	3OT
May 6 	Detroit 5 	3 Anaheim 	
May 8 	Detroit 3 	2 Anaheim 	2OT
Detroit wins series 4–0	Detroit wins series 4–0	Detroit wins series 4–0	Detroit wins series 4–0
===Conference Finals===
Detroit vs. Colorado 	Detroit vs. Colorado 	Detroit vs. Colorado 	Detroit vs. Colorado
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 15 	Detroit 1 	2 Colorado 	
May 17 	Detroit 4 	2 Colorado 	
May 19 	Colorado 1 	2 Detroit 	
May 22 	Colorado 0 	6 Detroit 	
May 24 	Detroit 0 	6 Colorado 	
May 26 	Colorado 1 	3 Detroit 	
Detroit wins series 4–2	Detroit wins series 4–2	Detroit wins series 4–2	Detroit wins series 4–2
===Stanley Cup Finals===
Detroit vs. Philadelphia 	Detroit vs. Philadelphia 	Detroit vs. Philadelphia 	Detroit vs. Philadelphia
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 31 	Detroit 4 	2 Philadelphia 	
June 3 	Detroit 4 	2 Philadelphia 	
June 5 	Philadelphia 1 	6 Detroit 	
June 7 	Philadelphia 1 	2 Detroit 	
Detroit wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup	Detroit wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup	Detroit wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup	Detroit wins series 4–0and Stanley Cup
==Player stats==
These stats are not for the 1996-97 but rather for the 97-98 season. 
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	75	24	45	69 	46 	3 	6 	2 	0
 	D 	80	17	42	59 	18 	22 	7 	1 	1
 	LW 	75	28	29	57 	154	6 	15 	1 	9
 	LW 	80	25	27	52 	46 	14 	6 	0 	1
 	D 	82	11	41	52 	37 	35 	2 	1 	2
 	C 	69	8 	39	47 	40 	14 	3 	0 	2
 	RW 	80	19	23	42 	12 	17 	6 	1 	5
 	RW 	71	15	22	37 	157	0 	5 	1 	2
 	RW 	79	15	19	34 	106	0 	4 	0 	3
 	LW 	61	13	14	27 	40 	4 	5 	0 	3
 	RW 	65	14	9 	23 	89 	11 	2 	1 	3
 	C 	64	13	10	23 	45 	5 	1 	0 	4
 	LW 	57	5 	17	22 	44 	6 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	66	7 	14	21 	32 	21 	1 	0 	2
 	C 	21	6 	11	17 	25 	10 	2 	0 	2
 	D 	68	5 	12	17 	43 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	58	2 	12	14 	72 	4 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	53	7 	6 	13 	16 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	71	1 	11	12 	57 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	63	6 	5 	11 	92 	7 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	52	5 	5 	10 	47 	-1 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	11	2 	5 	7 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	54	2 	5 	7 	71 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0 	2 	2 	6 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	21	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	64	0 	0 	0 	31 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3807	64	33	20	11	140	2.21	6 	1605	1465	.913
 	988 	21	9 	3 	3 	44 	2.67	2 	444 	400 	.901
 	178 	4 	2 	0 	1 	6 	2.02	0 	63 	57 	.905
Team: 	4973	82	44	23	15	190	2.29	8 	2112	1922	.910
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	22	6 	18	24 	22 	3 	1 	0
 	C 	22	10	10	20 	12 	2 	1 	1
 	LW 	22	7 	12	19 	16 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	22	6 	13	19 	8 	2 	0 	2
 	RW 	21	9 	6 	15 	20 	2 	1 	1
 	D 	22	3 	12	15 	2 	1 	2 	1
 	LW 	22	6 	8 	14 	10 	1 	0 	4
 	C 	22	3 	10	13 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	22	3 	8 	11 	34 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	20	5 	4 	9 	22 	3 	0 	2
 	RW 	9 	4 	2 	6 	0 	3 	0 	1
 	D 	18	0 	5 	5 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	18	4 	0 	4 	30 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	22	3 	1 	4 	30 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	22	2 	2 	4 	18 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	19	1 	3 	4 	12 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	15	2 	1 	3 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	21	0 	3 	3 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	3 	3 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	0 	3 	3 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	22	0 	1 	1 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	1361	22	16	6	48	2.12	2 	588	540	.918
 	1 	1 	0 	0	0 	0.00	0 	0 	0 	
Team: 	1362	22	16	6	48	2.11	2 	588	540	.918
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; 
==Awards and records==
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Detroit Red Wings
Conn Smythe Trophy: 	Mike Vernon
Runner Up: Norris Trophy: 	Vladimir KonstantinovNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
==Transactions==
==Draft picks==
Detroit's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.1996 NHL Entry Draft Results hockeydb.com
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	26 	Jesse Wallin 	Defense 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 	52 	Aren Miller 	Goalie 	 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4 	108	Johan Forsander 	Left Wing 	 	HV71 (SEL)
5 	135	Michael Podolka 	Goalie 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 	144	Magnus Nilsson 	Left Wing 	 	Malmo IF (SEL)
6 	162	Alexandre Jacques	Right Wing	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 	189	Colin Beardsmore 	Center 	 	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8 	215	Craig Stahl 	Winger 	 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
9 	241	Evgeny Afanasiev 	Winger 	 	Flint Generals (CoHL)
==Farm teams==
==See also==
==References==
* Red Wings on Hockey Database
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Detroit Red Wings season, 1996–97
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