Montréal Canadiens 1996-97 Roster & Stats31-36-0, 77 points — 4th, Northeast · Lost 1st Round. 1996-97 standings →
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 82 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 82 | -6 |
| Mark Recchi | RW | 82 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 58 | -1 |
| Brian Savage | LW | 81 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 39 | -14 |
| Saku Koivu | C | 50 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 38 | 7 |
| Martin Rucinsky | LW | 70 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 62 | 1 |
| Stephane Richer | RW | 63 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 32 | 0 |
| Valeri Bure | RW | 64 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 4 |
| Vladimir Malakhov | D | 65 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 3 |
| Benoit Brunet | LW | 39 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| Stephane Quintal | D | 71 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 100 | 1 |
| Shayne Corson | LW | 47 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 80 | -5 |
| Turner Stevenson | RW | 65 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 97 | -14 |
| Darcy Tucker | RW | 73 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 110 | -5 |
| Scott Thornton | LW | 73 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 128 | -19 |
| David Wilkie | D | 61 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 63 | -9 |
| Marc Bureau | C | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 4 |
| Patrice Brisebois | D | 49 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 24 | -7 |
| Peter Popovic | D | 78 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 9 |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Sebastien Bordeleau | C | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -3 |
| Jassen Cullimore | D | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 4 |
| Chris Murray | RW | 56 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 114 | -8 |
| Murray Baron | D | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 107 | -16 |
| Craig Rivet | D | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 7 |
| Dave Manson | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | -1 |
| Eric Houde | C | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 |
| Brad Brown | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -1 |
| David Ling | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Brashear | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | -2 |
| Francois Groleau | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pierre Sevigny | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Ryan | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Thibault | 61 | 22 | 24 | — | 2.90 | .910 | 1 |
| Pat Jablonski | 17 | 4 | 6 | — | 3.98 | .886 | 0 |
| Jose Theodore | 16 | 5 | 6 | — | 3.87 | .896 | 0 |
| Tomas Vokoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12.00 | .714 | 0 |
| Player | GP | CF% | FF% | PDO | P/60 | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit Brunet | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Brown | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Murray | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Rivet | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darcy Tucker | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Manson | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Ling | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Wilkie | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donald Brashear | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Houde | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francois Groleau | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jassen Cullimore | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murray Baron | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Brisebois | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Popovic | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Sevigny | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saku Koivu | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Thornton | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastien Bordeleau | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephane Quintal | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Ryan | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turner Stevenson | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valeri Bure | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Corsi (CF%), Fenwick (FF%), PDO, and rates are full-season, league-wide numbers — for mid-season trades they include time with other teams. Sorted by ice time.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Recchi | RW | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Benoit Brunet | LW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Saku Koivu | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Brian Savage | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrice Brisebois | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 |
| Turner Stevenson | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Rivet | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -2 |
| Scott Thornton | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shayne Corson | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| Stephane Quintal | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 |
| Valeri Bure | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| Darcy Tucker | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Manson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| David Wilkie | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jassen Cullimore | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Martin Rucinsky | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 |
| Peter Popovic | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Stephane Richer | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Vladimir Malakhov | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Thibault | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 4.36 | .871 | 0 |
| Jose Theodore | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2.51 | .935 | 0 |