1996–97 Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 33-40-0, 75 pts
The 1996–97 Washington Capitals went 33-40-0 (75 points) in the Atlantic Division. Peter Bondra led the team with 77 points (46 G, 31 A). Olie Kolzig had 8 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bondra | R | 77 | 46 | 31 | 77 | +7 | 72 | 10 | 314 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 82 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -2 | 125 | 3 | 110 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | L | 78 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -3 | 67 | 2 | 155 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Juneau | C | 58 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -11 | 8 | 9 | 124 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 77 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -10 | 24 | 3 | 167 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Gonchar | D | 57 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -11 | 36 | 3 | 129 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Miller | L | 77 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +4 | 33 | 0 | 95 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 57 | 6 | 18 | 24 | +11 | 28 | 2 | 131 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 54 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 22 | 2 | 83 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allison | C | 53 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 25 | 1 | 71 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Simon | L | 42 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 165 | 3 | 89 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Nikolishin | C | 59 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +5 | 30 | 1 | 73 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 65 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 16 | 2 | 133 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Krygier | L | 47 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 37 | 1 | 121 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Oates | C | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Klee | D | 80 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 115 | 0 | 108 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Brunette | L | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Svejkovsky | R | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Tocchet | R | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 37 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 65 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 107 | 0 | 65 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eagles | L | 71 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 42 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Tinordi | D | 56 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 118 | 0 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Berube | L | 80 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 218 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Witt | D | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -20 | 88 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Anson Carter | R | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | R | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaminski | C | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Zednik | R | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Charron | D | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Ustorf | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Malgunas | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Peake | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Boileau | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olie Kolzig | 79 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 758 | .906 | 2.59 | 2 |
| Jim Carey | 62 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 984 | .893 | 2.75 | 1 |
| Bill Ranford | 20 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 412 | .888 | 2.73 | 0 |
| Robb Stauber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 8 | @ DAL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs TBL | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 12 | vs LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs BUF | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ PIT | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 26 | @ STL | W 6–4 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ COL | L 0–1 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ NYI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 6 | @ TBL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ FLA | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ NJD | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 14 | @ PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ FLA | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 19 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 22 | @ NJD | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs NJD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs OTT | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs NYI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 30 | @ MTL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs DET | L 0–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 7 | @ NYI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ SJS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ ANA | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ LAK | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 17 | @ PHX | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs SJS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ TBL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ DET | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 28 | vs FLA | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 30 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 1 | vs HFD | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 3 | vs PHX | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ HFD | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 9 | vs NYR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ PHI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 13 | vs TOR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ OTT | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs DAL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs EDM | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs PHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ FLA | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ BUF | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 7 | @ CGY | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ EDM | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 11 | @ VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs TBL | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 15 | @ TBL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs OTT | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ HFD | L 0–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs BOS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 26 | @ TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs ANA | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs NYI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs CGY | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs COL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ PHI | L 0–5 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs VAN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs HFD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs NJD | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 21 | vs BUF | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs PHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs NJD | L 0–1 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ OTT | L 0–4 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs FLA | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Apr 10 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 12 | vs NYI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Apr 13 | @ BUF | W 8–3 | Final |