1996-97 San Jose Sharks Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-47-8 - 62 points
Finishing 7th in the NHL's Pacific Division
Coach: Al Sims (27-47-8)
Location: San Jose, California

1996-97 San Jose Sharks Statistics
1996-97 San Jose Sharks Roster

The San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 27 wins and 47 losses and 8 ties for 62 points, finishing seventh in the NHL's Pacific Division.

The Sharks scored 211 goals, worst in the league and conceded 278. Owen Nolan netted 31 goals for San Jose, while Jeff Friesen contributed 34 assists. Kelly Hrudey topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 3.19 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Al Sims coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 211
Regular Season Goals Against: 278

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 5, 1996	New York Islanders 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	T	0-0-1	0-0-0	0-0-1	OT
October 6, 1996	San Jose Sharks 7 at Los Angeles Kings 6	W	0-0-1	1-0-0	1-0-1	OT
October 8, 1996	San Jose Sharks 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6	L	0-0-1	1-1-0	1-1-1
October 10, 1996	San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	L	0-0-1	1-2-0	1-2-1
October 12, 1996	Boston Bruins 5 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	0-1-1	1-2-0	1-3-1
October 16, 1996	Florida Panthers 3 at San Jose Sharks 3	T	0-1-2	1-2-0	1-3-2	OT
October 18, 1996	San Jose Sharks 4 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1	W	0-1-2	2-2-0	2-3-2
October 20, 1996	San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	W	0-1-2	3-2-0	3-3-2
October 22, 1996	San Jose Sharks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	L	0-1-2	3-3-0	3-4-2
October 24, 1996	San Jose Sharks 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	L	0-1-2	3-4-0	3-5-2
October 26, 1996	San Jose Sharks 2 at New York Islanders 2	T	0-1-2	3-4-1	3-5-3	OT
October 27, 1996	San Jose Sharks 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	W	0-1-2	4-4-1	4-5-3
October 30, 1996	Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	W	1-1-2	4-4-1	5-5-3
November 1, 1996	San Jose Sharks 3 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4	L	1-1-2	4-5-1	5-6-3
November 2, 1996	Montreal Canadiens 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	W	2-1-2	4-5-1	6-6-3	OT
November 6, 1996	Colorado Avalanche 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	2-2-2	4-5-1	6-7-3
November 8, 1996	Dallas Stars 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	W	3-2-2	4-5-1	7-7-3
November 12, 1996	Hartford Whalers 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	3-3-2	4-5-1	7-8-3
November 15, 1996	San Jose Sharks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	L	3-3-2	4-6-1	7-9-3
November 16, 1996	San Jose Sharks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	T	3-3-2	4-6-2	7-9-4	OT
November 18, 1996	San Jose Sharks 2 at Boston Bruins 4	L	3-3-2	4-7-2	7-10-4
November 21, 1996	Detroit Red Wings 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	3-4-2	4-7-2	7-11-4
November 23, 1996	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3 at San Jose Sharks 0	L	3-5-2	4-7-2	7-12-4
November 27, 1996	Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	W	4-5-2	4-7-2	8-12-4
November 29, 1996	Edmonton Oilers 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	L	4-6-2	4-7-2	8-13-4
December 1, 1996	San Jose Sharks 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	W	4-6-2	5-7-2	9-13-4
December 4, 1996	San Jose Sharks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	W	4-6-2	6-7-2	10-13-4
December 7, 1996	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	4-7-2	6-7-2	10-14-4
December 11, 1996	Washington Capitals 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	W	5-7-2	6-7-2	11-14-4
December 13, 1996	Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at San Jose Sharks 0	L	5-8-2	6-7-2	11-15-4
December 17, 1996	Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	5-9-2	6-7-2	11-16-4
December 20, 1996	San Jose Sharks 2 at Washington Capitals 3	L	5-9-2	6-8-2	11-17-4
December 21, 1996	San Jose Sharks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	L	5-9-2	6-9-2	11-18-4
December 23, 1996	San Jose Sharks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	W	5-9-2	7-9-2	12-18-4
December 26, 1996	Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 6	W	6-9-2	7-9-2	13-18-4
December 28, 1996	San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	L	6-9-2	7-10-2	13-19-4
December 31, 1996	San Jose Sharks 5 at Calgary Flames 1	W	6-9-2	8-10-2	14-19-4
January 2, 1997	Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	6-10-2	8-10-2	14-20-4
January 4, 1997	Calgary Flames 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	6-11-2	8-10-2	14-21-4
January 7, 1997	Buffalo Sabres 1 at San Jose Sharks 1	T	6-11-3	8-10-2	14-21-5	OT
January 9, 1997	St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	6-12-3	8-10-2	14-22-5
January 11, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	W	6-12-3	9-10-2	15-22-5
January 13, 1997	Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	W	7-12-3	9-10-2	16-22-5
January 20, 1997	San Jose Sharks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 6	L	7-12-3	9-11-2	16-23-5
January 22, 1997	Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 7	W	8-12-3	9-11-2	17-23-5
January 24, 1997	New Jersey Devils 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	8-13-3	9-11-2	17-24-5
January 27, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	L	8-13-3	9-12-2	17-25-5
January 29, 1997	San Jose Sharks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	L	8-13-3	9-13-2	17-26-5
January 30, 1997	San Jose Sharks 6 at Calgary Flames 3	W	8-13-3	10-13-2	18-26-5
February 1, 1997	Colorado Avalanche 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	W	9-13-3	10-13-2	19-26-5
February 3, 1997	Chicago Blackhawks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	L	9-14-3	10-13-2	19-27-5
February 5, 1997	Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	W	10-14-3	10-13-2	20-27-5
February 8, 1997	San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 3	T	10-14-3	10-13-3	20-27-6	OT
February 10, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	L	10-14-3	10-14-3	20-28-6
February 12, 1997	San Jose Sharks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7	L	10-14-3	10-15-3	20-29-6
February 13, 1997	San Jose Sharks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 7	L	10-14-3	10-16-3	20-30-6
February 16, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 6	L	10-14-3	10-17-3	20-31-6
February 18, 1997	Dallas Stars 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	W	11-14-3	10-17-3	21-31-6
February 20, 1997	Vancouver Canucks 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	11-15-3	10-17-3	21-32-6
February 23, 1997	San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	L	11-15-3	10-18-3	21-33-6
February 25, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Florida Panthers 2	T	11-15-3	10-18-4	21-33-7	OT
February 28, 1997	San Jose Sharks 3 at Hartford Whalers 2	W	11-15-3	11-18-4	22-33-7
March 1, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	L	11-15-3	11-19-4	22-34-7
March 3, 1997	San Jose Sharks 4 at New York Rangers 5	L	11-15-3	11-20-4	22-35-7	OT
March 6, 1997	Ottawa Senators 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	W	12-15-3	11-20-4	23-35-7
March 9, 1997	New York Rangers 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	12-16-3	11-20-4	23-36-7
March 11, 1997	St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	12-17-3	11-20-4	23-37-7
March 14, 1997	Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	12-18-3	11-20-4	23-38-7
March 15, 1997	Detroit Red Wings 7 at San Jose Sharks 4	L	12-19-3	11-20-4	23-39-7
March 19, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 4	L	12-19-3	11-21-4	23-40-7
March 20, 1997	San Jose Sharks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	W	12-19-3	12-21-4	24-40-7
March 22, 1997	San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	L	12-19-3	12-22-4	24-41-7
March 24, 1997	Edmonton Oilers 5 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	12-20-3	12-22-4	24-42-7
March 26, 1997	Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	L	12-21-3	12-22-4	24-43-7
March 28, 1997	Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	W	13-21-3	12-22-4	25-43-7
April 1, 1997	San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	L	13-21-3	12-23-4	25-44-7
April 2, 1997	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5 at San Jose Sharks 5	T	13-21-4	12-23-4	25-44-8	OT
April 4, 1997	Colorado Avalanche 6 at San Jose Sharks 7	W	14-21-4	12-23-4	26-44-8	OT
April 7, 1997	Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	L	14-22-4	12-23-4	26-45-8
April 9, 1997	San Jose Sharks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	W	14-22-4	13-23-4	27-45-8
April 11, 1997	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	L	14-23-4	13-23-4	27-46-8
April 12, 1997	San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	L	14-23-4	13-24-4	27-47-8