1996-1997 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Presidents' Trophy: Colorado Avalanche

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy:
Regular season most valuable player Dominik Hasek

Vezina Trophy:
Regular season best goaltender Dominik Hasek

Calder Trophy:
Regular season best rookie Bryan Berard

Ted Lindsay Award:
Most outstanding player as voted by the players Dominik Hasek

Selke Trophy:
Regular season best defensive forward Michael Peca

King Clancy Award:
Leadership and humanitarian contributions Kelly Chase

Rocket Richard Trophy:
Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award:
Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy:
Perseverance and dedication to hockey Tony Granato

Conn Smythe Trophy:
Most valuable player in the playoffs Mike Vernon

Norris Trophy:
Regular season best defenseman Brian Leetch

Art Ross Trophy:
Most points in the regular season Mario Lemieux

Points

Player	Points
Mario Lemieux	122
Teemu Selanne	109
Paul Kariya	99
Wayne Gretzky	97
John Leclair	97

Goals

Player	Goals
Keith Tkachuk	52
Teemu Selanne	51
John Leclair	50
Mario Lemieux	50
Ziggy Palffy	48

Assists

Player	Assists
Wayne Gretzky	72
Mario Lemieux	72
Ron Francis	63
Steve Yzerman	63
Doug Weight	61

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Brendan Shanahan	20
Ryan Smyth	20
Mario Lemieux	15
Paul Kariya	15
Andrei Kovalenko	14

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Michael Peca	6
Mark Messier	5
Mike Modano	5
Trent Klatt	5
Sheldon Kennedy	4

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Gino Odjick	371
Bob Probert	326
Paul Laus	313
Rob Ray	286
Tie Domi	275

Wins

Player	Wins
Patrick Roy	38.0
Dominik Hasek	37.0
Martin Brodeur	37.0
Grant Fuhr	33.0
Mike Richter	33.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Martin Brodeur	1.88
Andy Moog	2.15
Jeff Hackett	2.16
Dominik Hasek	2.27
John Vanbiesbrouck	2.29

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Dominik Hasek	0.930
Jeff Hackett	0.927
Martin Brodeur	0.927
Patrick Roy	0.923
Guy Hebert	0.919

Shutouts

Player	SO
Patrick Roy	7.0
Nikolai Khabibulin	7.0
Curtis Joseph	6.0
Chris Osgood	6.0
Martin Brodeur	10.0

Points

Player	Points
Eric Lindros	26
Joe Sakic	25
Claude Lemieux	23
Valeri Kamensky	22
Rod Brind'Amour	21

Goals

Player	Goals
Rod Brind'Amour	13
Claude Lemieux	13
Eric Lindros	12
Wayne Gretzky	10
John Leclair	9

Assists

Player	Assists
Joe Sakic	17
Valeri Kamensky	14
Eric Lindros	14
Sandis Ozolinsh	13
John Leclair	12

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Valeri Kamensky	5
Rod Brind'Amour	4
John Leclair	4
Claude Lemieux	4
Paul Kariya	4

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Todd Marchant	3
Rod Brind'Amour	2
Tony Amonte	2
Brian Rolston	2
Benoit Brunet	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Adam Foote	62
Martin Lapointe	60
Bob Rouse	55
Brendan Shanahan	43
Viacheslav Fetisov	42

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Mike Richter	9.0
Garth Snow	8.0
Curtis Joseph	5.0
Mike Vernon	16.0
Patrick Roy	10.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Martin Brodeur	1.73
Mike Vernon	1.76
Ron Tugnutt	1.98
Guy Hebert	2.02
Mike Richter	2.11

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin	0.932
Mike Richter	0.932
Patrick Roy	0.932
Guy Hebert	0.929
John Vanbiesbrouck	0.929

Shutouts

Player	SO
Mike Richter	3.0
Patrick Roy	3.0
Grant Fuhr	2.0
Curtis Joseph	2.0
Martin Brodeur	2.0

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL
	Boston Bruins	61	82	26	47	0

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs