Eastern Conference: Other Selected Athletes, Sports
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Northeast Division
| W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Dif | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Pittsburgh | 40 | 24 | 18 | 98 | 228 | 188 | +40 |
| †Boston | 39 | 30 | 13 | 91 | 221 | 194 | +27 |
| †Buffalo | 36 | 29 | 17 | 89 | 211 | 187 | +24 |
| †Montreal | 37 | 32 | 13 | 87 | 235 | 208 | +27 |
| †Ottawa | 34 | 33 | 15 | 83 | 193 | 200 | -7 |
| Carolina | 33 | 41 | 8 | 74 | 200 | 219 | -19 |
Head Coaches: Pit— Kevin Constantine (1st season); Bos— Pat Burns (1st); Buf— Lindy Ruff (1st); Mon— Alain Vigneault (1st); Ott— Jacques Martin (3rd); Car— Paul Maurice (3rd).
1996-97 Standings: 1. Buffalo (40-30-12, 92 points); 2. Pittsburgh (38-36-8, 84 pts); 3. Ottawa (31-36-15, 77 pts); 4. Montreal (31-36-15, 77 pts); 5. Hartford (32-39-11, 75 pts); 6. Boston (26-47-9, 61).
Atlantic Division
| W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Dif | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *New Jersey | 48 | 23 | 11 | 107 | 225 | 166 | +59 |
| †Philadelphia | 42 | 29 | 11 | 95 | 242 | 193 | +49 |
| †Washington | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | 219 | 202 | +17 |
| NY Islanders | 30 | 41 | 11 | 71 | 212 | 225 | -13 |
| NY Rangers | 25 | 39 | 18 | 68 | 197 | 231 | -34 |
| Florida | 24 | 43 | 15 | 63 | 203 | 256 | -53 |
| Tampa Bay | 17 | 55 | 10 | 44 | 151 | 269 | -118 |
Head Coaches: NJ— Jacques Lemaire (5th); Phi— moved Wayne Cashman (1st, 32-20-9) to asst. on March 9 and replaced him with Roger Neilson (10-9-2); Wash— Ron Wilson (1st); NYI— fired Rick Bowness (2nd, 22-32-9) on March 11 and replaced him with GM Mike Milbury (8-9-2); NYR— fired Colin Campbell (4th, 17-24-16) on Feb. 18 and replaced him with John Muckler (8-15-2); Fla— fired Doug MacLean (4th, 7-12-4) on Nov. 24 and replaced him with GM Bryan Murray (17-31-11); TB— fired Terry Crisp (6th, 2-7-2) on Oct. 26 and replaced him with interim coach Rick Paterson (0-4) and then Jacques Demers (15-44-8) on Nov. 12.
1996-97 Standings: 1. New Jersey (45-23-14, 104 points); 2. Philadelphia (45-24-13, 103 pts); 3. Florida (35-28-19, 89 pts); 4. NY Rangers (38-34-10, 86 pts); 5. Washington (33-40-9, 75 pts); 6. Tampa Bay (32-40-10, 74); 7. NY Islanders (29-41-12, 70 pts).
Division champions (*) and playoff qualifiers (†) are noted. Number of seasons listed after each head coach refers to current tenure with club through 1997-98 season.
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