New York Islanders 1996-1997 Season Schedule & Scores

Overall record:	29-39-2
Home record:	19-17-1
Away record:	10-22-1

The 1996-97 season was a tumultuous one for the New York Islanders, as they finished with a disappointing 29-39-2 record and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year, despite having a strong home record of 19-17-1. The season was marked by injuries and inconsistency, with the team struggling to find a rhythm and establish an identity.

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