Detroit Red Wings 1996-1997 Season Schedule & Scores

Overall record:	38-24-2
Home record:	20-11-1
Away record:	18-13-1

The 1996-1997 Detroit Red Wings season saw the team improve upon their previous season's record, finishing with a 38-24-2 record. Led by captain Steve Yzerman, the Red Wings finished second in the Central Division and advanced to the second round of the playoffs, where they were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Away		Home	Date	Result
DET	@	NJ	Sat, Oct 5th, 1996	L1-3
EDM	@	DET	Wed, Oct 9th, 1996	L0-2
CGY	@	DET	Fri, Oct 11th, 1996	W2-1
DET	@	BUF	Sat, Oct 12th, 1996	W6-1
DET	@	DAL	Tue, Oct 15th, 1996	L1-3
DET	@	CHI	Thu, Oct 17th, 1996	L1-2
NYI	@	DET	Sat, Oct 19th, 1996	L2-4
LA	@	DET	Mon, Oct 21st, 1996	L0-3
DAL	@	DET	Wed, Oct 23rd, 1996	L1-4
CHI	@	DET	Fri, Oct 25th, 1996	T2-2
DET	@	BOS	Sat, Oct 26th, 1996	W2-1
MTL	@	DET	Wed, Oct 30th, 1996	L3-5
DET	@	OTT	Fri, Nov 1st, 1996	T2-2
DET	@	TOR	Sat, Nov 2nd, 1996	L2-6
CAR	@	DET	Mon, Nov 4th, 1996	L1-5
NJ	@	DET	Wed, Nov 6th, 1996	W2-0
DET	@	CAR	Fri, Nov 8th, 1996	W4-1
TB	@	DET	Sun, Nov 10th, 1996	L2-4
COL	@	DET	Wed, Nov 13th, 1996	W4-1
SJ	@	DET	Fri, Nov 15th, 1996	L1-5
DET	@	PHX	Mon, Nov 18th, 1996	T2-2
DET	@	SJ	Thu, Nov 21st, 1996	W6-1
DET	@	LA	Sat, Nov 23rd, 1996	W6-0
DET	@	ANA	Sun, Nov 24th, 1996	L1-3
TOR	@	DET	Wed, Nov 27th, 1996	L2-5
FLA	@	DET	Sun, Dec 1st, 1996	W4-2
VAN	@	DET	Tue, Dec 3rd, 1996	T2-2
DET	@	WSH	Wed, Dec 4th, 1996	W2-0
EDM	@	DET	Tue, Dec 10th, 1996	T0-0
CHI	@	DET	Thu, Dec 12th, 1996	L2-6
TOR	@	DET	Sun, Dec 15th, 1996	L1-3
DET	@	COL	Tue, Dec 17th, 1996	L3-4
DET	@	CGY	Wed, Dec 18th, 1996	T3-3
DET	@	VAN	Fri, Dec 20th, 1996	L2-3
DET	@	EDM	Sun, Dec 22nd, 1996	W6-2
WSH	@	DET	Thu, Dec 26th, 1996	L4-5
DET	@	NYI	Sat, Dec 28th, 1996	W7-1
PHX	@	DET	Mon, Dec 30th, 1996	W5-3
DAL	@	DET	Fri, Jan 3rd, 1997	W2-1
DET	@	CHI	Sun, Jan 5th, 1997	T5-5
DET	@	DAL	Wed, Jan 8th, 1997	L3-6
DET	@	PHX	Thu, Jan 9th, 1997	W5-4
CHI	@	DET	Sat, Jan 11th, 1997	W3-1
LA	@	DET	Tue, Jan 14th, 1997	T3-3
DET	@	MTL	Mon, Jan 20th, 1997	L1-4
PHI	@	DET	Wed, Jan 22nd, 1997	T2-2
DET	@	PHI	Sat, Jan 25th, 1997	W4-1
PHX	@	DET	Wed, Jan 29th, 1997	W3-0
DET	@	STL	Sat, Feb 1st, 1997	W4-1
DAL	@	DET	Sun, Feb 2nd, 1997	L3-4
STL	@	DET	Tue, Feb 4th, 1997	T1-1
VAN	@	DET	Thu, Feb 6th, 1997	W7-4
DET	@	PIT	Sat, Feb 8th, 1997	W6-5
SJ	@	DET	Wed, Feb 12th, 1997	L1-7
DET	@	DAL	Fri, Feb 14th, 1997	L3-4
DET	@	FLA	Sun, Feb 16th, 1997	W4-2
DET	@	TB	Mon, Feb 17th, 1997	T3-3
CGY	@	DET	Wed, Feb 19th, 1997	L0-4
DET	@	STL	Sat, Feb 22nd, 1997	T2-2
DET	@	PHX	Mon, Feb 24th, 1997	W5-3
PIT	@	DET	Thu, Feb 27th, 1997	L1-4
NYR	@	DET	Sat, Mar 1st, 1997	L0-3
ANA	@	DET	Sun, Mar 2nd, 1997	T1-1
DET	@	TOR	Wed, Mar 5th, 1997	T4-4
DET	@	VAN	Sat, Mar 8th, 1997	W5-3
DET	@	LA	Mon, Mar 10th, 1997	T3-3
DET	@	ANA	Wed, Mar 12th, 1997	L1-2
DET	@	SJ	Sat, Mar 15th, 1997	W7-4
DET	@	COL	Sun, Mar 16th, 1997	L2-4
BOS	@	DET	Wed, Mar 19th, 1997	L1-4
DET	@	NYR	Fri, Mar 21st, 1997	L1-3
DET	@	CHI	Sun, Mar 23rd, 1997	L3-5
COL	@	DET	Wed, Mar 26th, 1997	L5-6
BUF	@	DET	Fri, Mar 28th, 1997	L1-2
ANA	@	DET	Sun, Mar 30th, 1997	W1-0
STL	@	DET	Tue, Apr 1st, 1997	T1-1
TOR	@	DET	Thu, Apr 3rd, 1997	T2-2
DET	@	TOR	Sat, Apr 5th, 1997	W4-2
DET	@	CGY	Tue, Apr 8th, 1997	W3-2
DET	@	EDM	Wed, Apr 9th, 1997	T3-3
OTT	@	DET	Fri, Apr 11th, 1997	W3-2
STL	@	DET	Sun, Apr 13th, 1997	W3-1
STL	@	DET	Wed, Apr 16th, 1997	W2-0
STL	@	DET	Fri, Apr 18th, 1997	L1-2
DET	@	STL	Sun, Apr 20th, 1997	W3-2
DET	@	STL	Tue, Apr 22nd, 1997	L0-4
STL	@	DET	Fri, Apr 25th, 1997	L2-5
DET	@	STL	Sun, Apr 27th, 1997	W3-1
ANA	@	DET	Fri, May 2nd, 1997	L1-2
ANA	@	DET	Sun, May 4th, 1997	L2-3
DET	@	ANA	Tue, May 6th, 1997	W5-3
DET	@	ANA	Thu, May 8th, 1997	W3-2
DET	@	COL	Thu, May 15th, 1997	L1-2
DET	@	COL	Sat, May 17th, 1997	W4-2
COL	@	DET	Mon, May 19th, 1997	L1-2
COL	@	DET	Thu, May 22nd, 1997	L0-6
DET	@	COL	Sat, May 24th, 1997	L0-6
COL	@	DET	Mon, May 26th, 1997	L1-3
DET	@	PHI	Sat, May 31st, 1997	W4-2
DET	@	PHI	Tue, Jun 3rd, 1997	W4-2
PHI	@	DET	Thu, Jun 5th, 1997	L1-6
PHI	@	DET	Sat, Jun 7th, 1997	L1-2