The New York Rangers were 38-34-10 in 1996-97. They finished 4th in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the 1997 Eastern Conference Final against the Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1.
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Drake Batherson has 3 goals and an assist in the Senators' 7-4 victory over the Rangers
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Stecher scores late goal to lift the Maple Leafs past the Rangers, 5-4
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Former NHL player and longtime Rangers fan favorite Ron Duguay dies at 69
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Rangers put last year's home woes behind them by winning their first six at MSG this season
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Rangers beat the Ducks 5-2 to improve to 6-0-0 at home to start the season
1996-97 Stats
See stats| GP | W | L | T | PTS | PTS% | G | GA | DIFF | PP% | PK% | S/GP | S% | SA/GP | SV% | |
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Team | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | .524 | 258 | 231 | 27 | 22.0 | 79.9 | 30.83 | 10.2 | 31.56 | .911 |
Team Rank | 6th | 9th | 14th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 1st | 25th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 7th |
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| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 22 | |
8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -1 | |
5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -3 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -18 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
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Blue Jackets| Central Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |
4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | |
5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | |
3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -18 | |
| Pacific Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |
8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |
7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -6 | |
5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | -5 | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -16 | |
2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -11 | |
2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | -21 |
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