| 1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| Division | 2nd Northeast |
|---|---|
| Conference | 6th Eastern |
| 1996–97 record | 38–36–8 |
| Home record | 25–11–5 |
| Road record | 13–25–3 |
| Goals for | 285 |
| Goals against | 280 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Craig Patrick |
| Coach | Eddie Johnston and Craig Patrick |
| Captain | Mario Lemieux |
| Alternate captains | Ron Francis Jaromir Jagr |
| Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mario Lemieux (50) |
| Assists | Mario Lemieux (72) |
| Points | Mario Lemieux (122) |
| Penalty minutes | David Roche (155) |
| Wins | Patrick Lalime (21) |
| Goals against average | Patrick Lalime (2.94) |
The 1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 30th in the National Hockey League. This was the final season for Mario Lemieux before his first retirement.
Offseason[]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 237 | 208 | 92 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 285 | 280 | 84 |
| Ottawa Senators | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 226 | 234 | 77 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 249 | 276 | 77 |
| Hartford Whalers | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 226 | 256 | 75 |
| Boston Bruins | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 234 | 300 | 61 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log[]
| # | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | October 5, 1996 | 3–4 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (season) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 8, 1996 | 3–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (season) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | L | October 11, 1996 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (season) | 0–3–0 |
| 4 | W | October 12, 1996 | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators (season) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | L | October 16, 1996 | 1–8 | @ New York Rangers (season) | 1–4–0 |
| 6 | L | October 17, 1996 | 1–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (season) | 1–5–0 |
| 7 | W | October 19, 1996 | 2–1 | Washington Capitals (season) | 2–5–0 |
| 8 | L | October 22, 1996 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (season) | 2–6–0 |
| 9 | L | October 24, 1996 | 5–7 | @ Calgary Flames (season) | 2–7–0 |
| 10 | L | October 26, 1996 | 1–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (season) | 2–8–0 |
| 11 | L | November 1, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Washington Capitals (season) | 2–9–0 |
| 12 | W | November 2, 1996 | 7–3 | Ottawa Senators (season) | 3–9–0 |
| 13 | W | November 6, 1996 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (season) | 4–9–0 |
| 14 | T | November 8, 1996 | 5–5 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (season) | 4–9–1 |
| 15 | L | November 9, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Florida Panthers (season) | 4–10–1 |
| 16 | W | November 12, 1996 | 3–0 | Buffalo Sabres (season) | 5–10–1 |
| 17 | L | November 14, 1996 | 1–2 OT | @ Boston Bruins (season) | 5–11–1 |
| 18 | L | November 16, 1996 | 3–8 | New York Rangers (season) | 5–12–1 |
| 19 | W | November 19, 1996 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (season) | 6–12–1 |
| 20 | L | November 21, 1996 | 3–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 6–13–1 |
| 21 | W | November 22, 1996 | 7–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (season) | 7–13–1 |
| 22 | T | November 27, 1996 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (season) | 7–13–2 |
| 23 | W | November 30, 1996 | 6–2 | Boston Bruins (season) | 8–13–2 |
| 24 | T | December 3, 1996 | 4–4 OT | Hartford Whalers (season) | 8–13–3 |
| 25 | W | December 4, 1996 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (season) | 9–13–3 |
| 26 | W | December 6, 1996 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (season) | 10–13–3 |
| 27 | W | December 7, 1996 | 5–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (season) | 11–13–3 |
| 28 | W | December 10, 1996 | 5–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (season) | 12–13–3 |
| 29 | W | December 11, 1996 | 7–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (season) | 13–13–3 |
| 30 | W | December 13, 1996 | 4–0 | @ San Jose Sharks (season) | 14–13–3 |
| 31 | L | December 15, 1996 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (season) | 14–14–3 |
| 32 | L | December 17, 1996 | 4–6 | Boston Bruins (season) | 14–15–3 |
| 33 | W | December 19, 1996 | 4–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (season) | 15–15–3 |
| 34 | W | December 21, 1996 | 3–1 | San Jose Sharks (season) | 16–15–3 |
| 35 | W | December 23, 1996 | 6–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (season) | 17–15–3 |
| 36 | T | December 26, 1996 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (season) | 17–15–4 |
| 37 | W | December 28, 1996 | 2–0 | Buffalo Sabres (season) | 18–15–4 |
| 38 | W | December 30, 1996 | 5–3 | Washington Capitals (season) | 19–15–4 |
| 39 | W | January 2, 1997 | 6–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (season) | 20–15–4 |
| 40 | W | January 4, 1997 | 7–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning (season) | 21–15–4 |
| 41 | W | January 7, 1997 | 5–3 | @ New York Islanders (season) | 22–15–4 |
| 42 | W | January 10, 1997 | 5–2 | New York Islanders (season) | 23–15–4 |
| 43 | T | January 11, 1997 | 3–3 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (season) | 23–15–5 |
| 44 | W | January 14, 1997 | 3–1 | Dallas Stars (season) | 24–15–5 |
| 45 | W | January 15, 1997 | 3–0 | @ Hartford Whalers (season) | 25–15–5 |
| 46 | W | January 21, 1997 | 4–2 | Calgary Flames (season) | 26–15–5 |
| 47 | L | January 23, 1997 | 3–4 OT | Colorado Avalanche (season) | 26–16–5 |
| 48 | L | January 25, 1997 | 4–7 | New York Rangers (season) | 26–17–5 |
| 49 | W | January 26, 1997 | 5–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (season) | 27–17–5 |
| 50 | L | January 29, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (season) | 27–18–5 |
| 51 | W | February 1, 1997 | 4–1 | Phoenix Coyotes (season) | 28–18–5 |
| 52 | W | February 4, 1997 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (season) | 29–18–5 |
| 53 | W | February 5, 1997 | 6–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (season) | 30–18–5 |
| 54 | L | February 8, 1997 | 5–6 OT | Detroit Red Wings (season) | 30–19–5 |
| 55 | L | February 12, 1997 | 1–5 | New York Islanders (season) | 30–20–5 |
| 56 | L | February 15, 1997 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 30–21–5 |
| 57 | L | February 16, 1997 | 2–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 30–22–5 |
| 58 | W | February 18, 1997 | 4–2 | Florida Panthers (season) | 31–22–5 |
| 59 | L | February 22, 1997 | 2–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (season) | 31–23–5 |
| 60 | L | February 23, 1997 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (season) | 31–24–5 |
| 61 | L | February 27, 1997 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (season) | 31–25–5 |
| 62 | L | March 1, 1997 | 3–6 | @ New Jersey Devils (season) | 31–26–5 |
| 63 | L | March 4, 1997 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils (season) | 31–27–5 |
| 64 | L | March 5, 1997 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (season) | 31–28–5 |
| 65 | W | March 8, 1997 | 3–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 32–28–5 |
| 66 | T | March 10, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (season) | 32–28–6 |
| 67 | T | March 12, 1997 | 5–5 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (season) | 32–28–7 |
| 68 | L | March 14, 1997 | 3–6 | @ Colorado Avalanche (season) | 32–29–7 |
| 69 | L | March 16, 1997 | 2–6 | @ Dallas Stars (season) | 32–30–7 |
| 70 | W | March 18, 1997 | 5–3 | Buffalo Sabres (season) | 33–30–7 |
| 71 | W | March 20, 1997 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (season) | 34–30–7 |
| 72 | L | March 22, 1997 | 2–3 | New Jersey Devils (season) | 34–31–7 |
| 73 | L | March 24, 1997 | 0–3 | @ New York Rangers (season) | 34–32–7 |
| 74 | L | March 26, 1997 | 5–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (season) | 34–33–7 |
| 75 | W | March 29, 1997 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Kings (season) | 35–33–7 |
| 76 | W | March 31, 1997 | 4–3 | Florida Panthers (season) | 36–33–7 |
| 77 | T | April 3, 1997 | 5–5 OT | Hartford Whalers (season) | 36–33–8 |
| 78 | W | April 5, 1997 | 5–2 | Ottawa Senators (season) | 37–33–8 |
| 79 | W | April 8, 1997 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (season) | 38–33–8 |
| 80 | L | April 10, 1997 | 3–4 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (season) | 38–34–8 |
| 81 | L | April 11, 1997 | 2–4 | @ Florida Panthers (season) | 38–35–8 |
| 82 | L | April 13, 1997 | 3–7 | @ Boston Bruins (season) | 38–36–8 |
Playoffs[]
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemieux | C | 76 | 50 | 72 | 122 | 65 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 7 |
| Jaromir Jagr | RW | 63 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Ron Francis | C | 81 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Petr Nedved | C | 74 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 66 | -2 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 80 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 103 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 62 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 16 | -20 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 57 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fredrik Olausson | D | 51 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tomas Sandstrom | RW | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Murray | RW | 66 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 24 | -19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Mullen | RW | 54 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Hicks | LW | 55 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 76 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Dziedzic | LW | 59 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 63 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Kasparaitis | D | 57 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 84 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Daigneault | D | 53 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Johnson | C | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Olczyk | C | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Roche | LW | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 155 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Moran | D | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Johansson | C | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Valk | RW | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tamer | D | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 131 | -25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dmitri Mironov | D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alek Stojanov | RW | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Beranek | LW/C | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Christian | LW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Wright | C | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Petr Klima | W | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Muni | D | 64 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francois Leroux | D | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 81 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quinn | C | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Antoski | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Barrasso | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Bergkvist | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe DeRouville | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Lalime | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Oksiuta | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Park | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Patterson | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domenic Pittis | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Wilkinson | D | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lalime | 2058 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 101 | 2.94 | 3 | 1166 | 1065 | .913 |
| Ken Wregget | 2514 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 136 | 3.25 | 2 | 1383 | 1247 | .902 |
| Tom Barrasso | 270 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 5.78 | 0 | 186 | 160 | .860 |
| Philippe DeRouville | 111 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.24 | 0 | 66 | 60 | .909 |
| Team: | 4953 | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 269 | 3.26 | 5 | 2801 | 2532 | .904 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaromir Jagr | RW | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Lemieux | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Moran | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Nedved | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Johnson | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Olczyk | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Dziedzic | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hicks | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fredrik Olausson | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Beranek | LW/C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Kasparaitis | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francois Leroux | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mullen | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Muni | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tamer | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Wilkinson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Wregget | 297 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.64 | 0 | 211 | 193 | .915 |
| Team: | 297 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.64 | 0 | 211 | 193 | .915 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Awards and records[]
Awards[]
| Player | Award |
|---|---|
| Stu Barnes | Unsung Hero Award |
| Joe Dziedzic | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
| Jaromir Jagr | NHL Second All-Star Team |
| Patrick Lalime | Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award NHL All-Rookie Team |
| Mario Lemieux | Leading Point Scorer Award Booster Club Award Most Valuable Player Award Art Ross Memorial Trophy NHL First All-Star Team |
| Joe Mullen | Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee Bob Johnson Memorial Award Player's Player Award |
| Chris Tamer | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
| Ken Wregget | Disaster Specialists "Baz" Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award |
Transactions[]
Personnel[]
Draft picks[]
Farm teams[]
The Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League finished last in the North Division with a 24-39-7 record.
The IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks finished second in the Central Division with a record of 40-32-10. They defeated the Indianapolis Ice in the first round 3-1, then defeated the Orlando Solar Bears in the second round 4-1 before losing to the eventual Turner Cup champion Detroit Vipers 4-1.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
| Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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| Coaches | Sullivan • Kelly • Schinkel • Boileau • Wilson • Johnston • Angotti • Berry • Creamer • Ubriaco • Patrick • Johnson • Bowman • Constantine • Brooks • Hlinka • Kehoe • Olczyk • Therrien |
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| Affiliates | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
| 1996–97 NHL season by team | |
|---|---|
| Northeast Division | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh |
| Atlantic Division | Florida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington |
| Central Division | Chicago • Dallas • Detroit • Phoenix • St. Louis • Toronto |
| Pacific Division | Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A. • San Jose • Vancouver |
| See also | 1996 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
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