1996-97 Washington Capitals (33-40-9)

5 Oct L Chicago 2- 5  
(0-1-0)
8 Oct L at Dallas 3- 5  
(0-2-0)
11 Oct W Tampa Bay 6- 2  
(1-2-0)
12 Oct L Los Angeles 3- 4  
(1-3-0)
18 Oct L Buffalo 1- 4  
(1-4-0)
19 Oct L at Pittsburgh 1- 2  
(1-5-0)
23 Oct W at NY Rangers 3- 2  
(2-5-0)
26 Oct W at St Louis 6- 4  
(3-5-0)
28 Oct L at Colorado 0- 1  
(3-6-0)
30 Oct W Philadelphia 4- 2  
(4-6-0)
1 Nov W Pittsburgh 4- 2  
(5-6-0)
2 Nov L at NY Islanders 1- 6  
(5-7-0)
6 Nov W at Tampa Bay 2- 1  
(6-7-0)
7 Nov L at Florida 2- 4  
(6-8-0)
9 Nov W NY Rangers 3- 2  
(7-8-0)
12 Nov L at New Jersey 2- 3 (O)
(7-9-0)
14 Nov W at Philadelphia 5- 2  
(8-9-0)
15 Nov W Montreal 3- 1  
(9-9-0)
18 Nov W at Florida 4- 2  
(10-9-0)
19 Nov T Boston 2- 2
(10-9-1)
22 Nov W at New Jersey 5- 1  
(11-9-1)
23 Nov W New Jersey 4- 3  
(12-9-1)
27 Nov L Ottawa 1- 2  
(12-10-1)
29 Nov L NY Islanders 0- 2  
(12-11-1)
30 Nov W at Montreal 2- 0  
(13-11-1)
4 Dec L Detroit 0- 2  
(13-12-1)
6 Dec L Pittsburgh 3- 5  
(13-13-1)
7 Dec L at NY Islanders 0- 2  
(13-14-1)
11 Dec L at San Jose 2- 3  
(13-15-1)
13 Dec L at Anaheim 4- 5  
(13-16-1)
14 Dec T at Los Angeles 4- 4
(13-16-2)
17 Dec L at Phoenix 3- 4  
(13-17-2)
20 Dec W San Jose 3- 2  
(14-17-2)
21 Dec L at Boston 3- 4  
(14-18-2)
23 Dec W at Tampa Bay 3- 1  
(15-18-2)
26 Dec L at Detroit 4- 5 (O)
(15-19-2)
28 Dec T Florida 1- 1
(15-19-3)
30 Dec L at Pittsburgh 3- 5  
(15-20-3)
1 Jan W Hartford 3- 2 (O)
(16-20-3)
3 Jan W Phoenix 3- 0  
(17-20-3)
4 Jan T at Hartford 1- 1
(17-20-4)
9 Jan W NY Rangers 2- 0  
(18-20-4)
11 Jan T at Philadelphia 3- 3
(18-20-5)
13 Jan W Toronto 6- 3  
(19-20-5)
15 Jan L at Ottawa 1- 5  
(19-21-5)
20 Jan W at Boston 3- 2  
(20-21-5)
22 Jan L NY Rangers 3- 5  
(20-22-5)
24 Jan L Dallas 2- 5  
(20-23-5)
26 Jan L Edmonton 1- 3  
(20-24-5)
29 Jan L Philadelphia 1- 2  
(20-25-5)
1 Feb W at Florida 3- 1  
(21-25-5)
2 Feb T at Buffalo 2- 2
(21-25-6)
7 Feb L at Calgary 2- 5  
(21-26-6)
9 Feb L at Edmonton 1- 4  
(21-27-6)
11 Feb W at Vancouver 5- 2  
(22-27-6)
14 Feb W Tampa Bay 5- 4 (O)
(23-27-6)
15 Feb L at Tampa Bay 1- 4  
(23-28-6)
18 Feb L Ottawa 1- 6  
(23-29-6)
22 Feb L at Hartford 0- 2  
(23-30-6)
24 Feb T Boston 3- 3
(23-30-7)
26 Feb W at Toronto 3- 1  
(24-30-7)
28 Feb L Anaheim 1- 4  
(24-31-7)
2 Mar L NY Islanders 0- 2  
(24-32-7)
4 Mar W Calgary 2- 1  
(25-32-7)
6 Mar W Colorado 6- 3  
(26-32-7)
9 Mar L at Philadelphia 0- 5  
(26-33-7)
11 Mar W Vancouver 4- 1  
(27-33-7)
12 Mar L at NY Rangers 2- 3  
(27-34-7)
15 Mar L at New Jersey 2- 3  
(27-35-7)
16 Mar W Hartford 5- 3  
(28-35-7)
19 Mar T New Jersey 2- 2
(28-35-8)
21 Mar L Buffalo 1- 4  
(28-36-8)
22 Mar W at Montreal 3- 1  
(29-36-8)
25 Mar W St Louis 3- 2  
(30-36-8)
26 Mar L at Chicago 3- 5  
(30-37-8)
29 Mar L Philadelphia 3- 5  
(30-38-8)
1 Apr L New Jersey 0- 1  
(30-39-8)
3 Apr L at Ottawa 0- 4  
(30-40-8)
6 Apr T Florida 3- 3
(30-40-9)
10 Apr W Montreal 3- 2  
(31-40-9)
12 Apr W NY Islanders 6- 2  
(32-40-9)
13 Apr W at Buffalo 8- 3  
(33-40-9)