NHL Standings, 1996-97

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New Jersey DevilsDiv NJD · 45-23-14 · L10 6-3-0 · L1	+49	104 .634
2	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 45-24-13 · L10 5-3-0 · W1	+57	-1 103 .628
3	Detroit Red Wings DET · 38-26-18 · L10 4-3-0 · L2	+56	-9 94 .573
4	Buffalo SabresDiv BUF · 40-30-12 · L10 2-7-0 · L2	+29	-2 92 .561
5	Florida Panthers FLA · 35-28-19 · L10 3-4-0 · W2	+20	-3 89 .543
6	New York Rangers NYR · 38-34-10 · L10 5-4-0 · L1	+27	-3 86 .524
7	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 38-36-8 · L10 4-5-0 · L3	+5	-2 84 .512
8	Ottawa Senators OTT · 31-36-15 · L10 7-3-0 · W3	-8	-7 77 .470
Playoff cut77 pts in · 8 in / 7 out
9	Montréal Canadiens MTL · 31-36-15 · L10 5-4-0 · T1	-27	77 .470
10	Washington Capitals WSH · 33-40-9 · L10 5-4-0 · W3	-17	-2 75 .457
11	HFD Hartford Whalers HFD · 32-39-11 · L10 5-4-0 · W1	-30	75 .457
12	Tampa Bay Lightning TBL · 32-40-10 · L10 4-3-0 · L1	-30	-1 74 .451
13	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 30-44-8 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	-43	-6 68 .415
14	New York Islanders NYI · 29-41-12 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-10	70 .427
15	Boston Bruins BOS · 26-47-9 · L10 2-8-0 · W1	-66	-9 61 .372

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Colorado Avalanche★ COL · 49-24-9 · L10 4-6-0 · L1	+72	107 .652
2	Dallas StarsDiv DAL · 48-26-8 · L10 5-3-0 · L2	+54	-3 104 .634
3	Anaheim Ducks ANA · 36-33-13 · L10 6-2-0 · W3	+12	-19 85 .518
4	PHX Phoenix Coyotes PHX · 38-37-7 · L10 5-3-0 · W1	-3	-2 83 .506
5	St. Louis Blues STL · 36-35-11 · L10 5-3-0 · W3	-3	83 .506
6	Edmonton Oilers EDM · 36-37-9 · L10 3-5-0 · L2	+5	-2 81 .494
7	Chicago Blackhawks CHI · 34-35-13 · L10 6-3-0 · W2	+13	81 .494
8	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 35-40-7 · L10 6-1-0 · W3	-16	-4 77 .470
Playoff cut77 pts in · 8 in / 3 out
9	Calgary Flames CGY · 32-41-9 · L10 2-7-0 · L4	-25	-4 73 .445
10	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 28-43-11 · L10 3-5-0 · W2	-54	-6 67 .409
11	San Jose Sharks SJS · 27-47-8 · L10 3-6-0 · L2	-67	-5 62 .378

★ league best · Div division winner · WC wildcard · line = playoff cut · dimmed = missed