1996–97 game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | FLA | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 7 | NJD | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 10 | LAK | W 5–4 OT | W | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 60:33 |
| Oct 12 | @NYI | L 1–5 | L | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 60:00 |
| Oct 13 | CGY | L 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 15 | @LAK | L 2–3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:22 |
| Oct 16 | @ANA | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 18 | @PHX | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 22 | ANA | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 26 | @MTL | L 5–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Oct 30 | @WSH | L 2–4 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 59:41 |
| Oct 31 | @TBL | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 2 | @FLA | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 4 | NYI | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 7 | @BUF | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 9 | CHI | L 1–4 | L | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 34:24 |
| Nov 10 | TOR | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 13 | @NYR | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 14 | WSH | L 2–5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 19:23 | |
| Nov 16 | SJS | T 2–2 OT | T | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 65:00 |
| Nov 21 | PIT | W 7–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 23 | @TBL | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Nov 26 | @BOS | L 0–2 | L | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 58:52 |
| Nov 27 | @NYI | L 1–4 | L | 19 | 18 | 1 | .947 | 34:21 |
| Nov 30 | @OTT | W 4–3 | W | 17 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 60:00 |
| Dec 1 | VAN | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 4 | @NYR | T 1–1 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 6 | @DAL | W 6–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 10 | FLA | W 5–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 12 | HFD | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 14 | @HFD | W 4–0 | W | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 15 | BOS | W 6–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 19 | NYI | W 5–0 | W | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 21 | STL | W 4–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 22 | @CHI | T 2–2 OT | T | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 65:00 |
| Dec 27 | @EDM | W 6–4 | W | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 60:00 |
| Dec 29 | @CGY | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Dec 31 | @VAN | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 2 | @SJS | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 4 | @COL | T 4–4 OT | T | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 65:00 |
| Jan 7 | BOS | W 7–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5:53 | |
| Jan 9 | TBL | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 11 | WSH | T 3–3 OT | T | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 64:39 |
| Jan 14 | MTL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 21 | DAL | T 3–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 22 | @DET | T 2–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jan 25 | DET | L 1–4 | L | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 32:07 |
| Jan 28 | PHX | W 4–1 | W | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | 59:57 |
| Jan 29 | @WSH | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 1 | NYR | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 4 | BUF | T 1–1 OT | T | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 65:00 |
| Feb 6 | MTL | W 9–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 8 | @NJD | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 13 | OTT | W 4–2 | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 59:57 |
| Feb 15 | PIT | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 16 | @PIT | W 6–2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 |
| Feb 19 | HFD | T 2–2 OT | T | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 65:00 |
| Feb 20 | @TBL | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Feb 22 | @FLA | W 4–3 OT | W | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 64:03 |
| Feb 23 | NYR | W 2–1 | W | 15 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26 | @OTT | W 8–5 | W | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 60:00 |
| Mar 1 | @BOS | T 5–5 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 2 | @HFD | W 5–2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:00 |
| Mar 5 | NJD | L 1–3 | L | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 58:55 |
| Mar 8 | @PIT | OTL 2–3 OT | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 60:19 |
| Mar 9 | WSH | W 5–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 11 | @BUF | OTL 2–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 13 | EDM | W 5–4 OT | W | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 64:16 |
| Mar 15 | BUF | L 5–7 | L | 13 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 47:40 |
| Mar 19 | @TOR | W 6–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 22 | @NYI | T 3–3 OT | T | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 65:00 |
| Mar 23 | COL | W 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Mar 25 | @NJD | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Apr 6 | OTT | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Apr 7 | @NYR | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Apr 10 | NYR | L 3–6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 20:00 | |
| Apr 12 | @MTL | T 3–3 OT | T | 43 | 40 | 3 | .930 | 63:58 |
| Apr 13 | NJD | W 5–4 | W | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 26:06 |
| Apr 17 | PIT | W 5–1 | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 |
| Apr 19 | PIT | W 3–2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 |
| Apr 21 | @PIT | W 5–3 | W | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 60:00 |
| Apr 23 | @PIT | L 1–4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 60:00 |
| Apr 26 | PIT | W 6–3 | W | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 60:00 |
| May 3 | @BUF | W 5–3 | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 60:00 |
| May 5 | @BUF | W 2–1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 |
| May 7 | BUF | W 4–1 | W | 16 | 15 | 1 | .938 | 60:00 |
| May 9 | BUF | L 4–5 OT | L | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 66:24 |
| May 11 | @BUF | W 6–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| May 16 | NYR | W 3–1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 |
| May 18 | NYR | L 4–5 | L | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 33:45 |
| May 20 | @NYR | W 6–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| May 23 | @NYR | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| May 25 | NYR | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| May 31 | DET | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Jun 3 | DET | L 2–4 | L | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 58:22 |
| Jun 5 | @DET | L 1–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |