Ottawa Senators 1996-1997 Season Schedule & Scores

Overall record:	31-34-2
Home record:	16-15-2
Away record:	15-19-0

The 1996-1997 season was a challenging one for the Ottawa Senators, as they struggled to find consistency throughout the campaign, finishing with a mediocre record of 31 wins, 34 losses, and 2 ties. Despite having a slightly better record at home (16-15-2) than on the road (15-19-0), the Senators ultimately missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Away		Home	Date	Result
OTT	@	MTL	Sat, Oct 5th, 1996	T3-3
NYI	@	OTT	Wed, Oct 9th, 1996	T3-3
PIT	@	OTT	Fri, Oct 11th, 1996	L2-3
OTT	@	PIT	Sat, Oct 12th, 1996	L2-3
OTT	@	NJ	Fri, Oct 18th, 1996	T2-2
MTL	@	OTT	Sat, Oct 19th, 1996	L3-6
OTT	@	FLA	Wed, Oct 23rd, 1996	L2-5
OTT	@	TB	Thu, Oct 24th, 1996	W5-2
OTT	@	DAL	Sat, Oct 26th, 1996	L1-5
LA	@	OTT	Wed, Oct 30th, 1996	T2-2
DET	@	OTT	Fri, Nov 1st, 1996	T2-2
OTT	@	PIT	Sat, Nov 2nd, 1996	L3-7
TOR	@	OTT	Thu, Nov 7th, 1996	L2-6
BOS	@	OTT	Sat, Nov 9th, 1996	W4-3
OTT	@	CHI	Sun, Nov 10th, 1996	L0-2
EDM	@	OTT	Wed, Nov 13th, 1996	W4-0
CHI	@	OTT	Fri, Nov 15th, 1996	L3-4
OTT	@	NYI	Sat, Nov 16th, 1996	W4-1
NJ	@	OTT	Tue, Nov 19th, 1996	W2-1
CAR	@	OTT	Sat, Nov 23rd, 1996	T3-3
OTT	@	WSH	Wed, Nov 27th, 1996	W2-1
OTT	@	BUF	Fri, Nov 29th, 1996	L0-3
PHI	@	OTT	Sat, Nov 30th, 1996	W4-3
PIT	@	OTT	Wed, Dec 4th, 1996	W4-2
OTT	@	EDM	Fri, Dec 6th, 1996	L2-5
OTT	@	VAN	Sat, Dec 7th, 1996	W3-2
OTT	@	CGY	Tue, Dec 10th, 1996	T5-5
PHX	@	OTT	Fri, Dec 13th, 1996	W4-2
DAL	@	OTT	Sun, Dec 15th, 1996	W4-0
FLA	@	OTT	Thu, Dec 19th, 1996	L2-5
BUF	@	OTT	Sat, Dec 21st, 1996	W3-2
OTT	@	MTL	Mon, Dec 23rd, 1996	W6-0
NYR	@	OTT	Thu, Dec 26th, 1996	L2-5
OTT	@	CAR	Sat, Dec 28th, 1996	L2-3
ANA	@	OTT	Mon, Dec 30th, 1996	W4-3
BOS	@	OTT	Wed, Jan 1st, 1997	L2-3
NJ	@	OTT	Fri, Jan 3rd, 1997	W1-0
OTT	@	NYR	Sat, Jan 4th, 1997	L4-6
TB	@	OTT	Mon, Jan 6th, 1997	W4-3
COL	@	OTT	Thu, Jan 9th, 1997	W2-0
PIT	@	OTT	Sat, Jan 11th, 1997	T3-3
OTT	@	BOS	Mon, Jan 13th, 1997	W4-3
WSH	@	OTT	Wed, Jan 15th, 1997	L1-5
BOS	@	OTT	Wed, Jan 22nd, 1997	W4-1
CGY	@	OTT	Fri, Jan 24th, 1997	T2-2
TB	@	OTT	Mon, Jan 27th, 1997	L3-5
OTT	@	NJ	Wed, Jan 29th, 1997	T1-1
STL	@	OTT	Thu, Jan 30th, 1997	W5-2
OTT	@	TOR	Sat, Feb 1st, 1997	W2-1
VAN	@	OTT	Mon, Feb 3rd, 1997	L4-6
OTT	@	BOS	Tue, Feb 4th, 1997	W4-3
SJ	@	OTT	Sat, Feb 8th, 1997	T3-3
OTT	@	BUF	Sun, Feb 9th, 1997	L1-2
OTT	@	NYI	Tue, Feb 11th, 1997	T5-5
OTT	@	PHI	Thu, Feb 13th, 1997	L2-4
OTT	@	CAR	Sat, Feb 15th, 1997	L1-2
CAR	@	OTT	Sun, Feb 16th, 1997	L2-4
OTT	@	WSH	Tue, Feb 18th, 1997	W6-1
OTT	@	STL	Thu, Feb 20th, 1997	T1-1
OTT	@	COL	Sun, Feb 23rd, 1997	L3-4
PHI	@	OTT	Wed, Feb 26th, 1997	W8-5
NYI	@	OTT	Fri, Feb 28th, 1997	L1-4
BUF	@	OTT	Sat, Mar 1st, 1997	W3-1
OTT	@	ANA	Wed, Mar 5th, 1997	L1-4
OTT	@	SJ	Thu, Mar 6th, 1997	L0-2
OTT	@	LA	Sat, Mar 8th, 1997	L1-3
OTT	@	PHX	Mon, Mar 10th, 1997	W4-1
NYR	@	OTT	Fri, Mar 14th, 1997	W4-3
OTT	@	MTL	Sat, Mar 15th, 1997	T2-2
OTT	@	NYR	Mon, Mar 17th, 1997	W4-3
FLA	@	OTT	Thu, Mar 20th, 1997	T2-2
OTT	@	BOS	Sat, Mar 22nd, 1997	W5-4
OTT	@	TB	Tue, Mar 25th, 1997	L0-5
OTT	@	FLA	Thu, Mar 27th, 1997	W3-2
MTL	@	OTT	Sat, Mar 29th, 1997	L2-5
OTT	@	BUF	Wed, Apr 2nd, 1997	W2-0
WSH	@	OTT	Thu, Apr 3rd, 1997	L0-4
OTT	@	PIT	Sat, Apr 5th, 1997	L2-5
OTT	@	PHI	Sun, Apr 6th, 1997	L1-2
CAR	@	OTT	Wed, Apr 9th, 1997	L4-5
OTT	@	DET	Fri, Apr 11th, 1997	W3-2
BUF	@	OTT	Sat, Apr 12th, 1997	L0-1
OTT	@	BUF	Thu, Apr 17th, 1997	L1-3
OTT	@	BUF	Sat, Apr 19th, 1997	W3-1
BUF	@	OTT	Mon, Apr 21st, 1997	W3-2
BUF	@	OTT	Wed, Apr 23rd, 1997	L0-1
OTT	@	BUF	Fri, Apr 25th, 1997	W4-1
BUF	@	OTT	Sun, Apr 27th, 1997	W3-0
OTT	@	BUF	Tue, Apr 29th, 1997	L2-3