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Martin Brodeur's 1996-1997 season

William M. Jennings Trophy
Wins
37
NHL#2
Save pct
.927
NHL#5
GAA
1.88
NHL#3
Shutouts
10
NHL#1
Games
67
81%
81% of 82

Goaltender Martin Brodeur was 24 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils. He played 67 games and won 37 of them, at .927. In the playoffs he played 10 games and won 5. He won William M. Jennings Trophy.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1996-1997Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Martin Brodeur plays the 1996-1997 season for New Jersey Devils

    NJDNew Jersey Devils

    Martin was 24 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–3NJD
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–3PHI
      L
      game 2/823
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:13TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–2NJD
      L
      game 3/82
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:45TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3NJD
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–2NJD
      game 5/822
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA65:00TOI
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS1–3NJD
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–1TBL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–1NJD
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      .667SV%
      6SV9SA3GA21:14TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      TBL1–2NJD
      W
      game 11/821
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–0DET
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      36SV36SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–4NJD
      W
      game 14/824
      His night
      1.000SV%
      19SV19SA0GA59:19TOIW
      1.000
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA63:04TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–6NJD
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA40:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–1OTT
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–1NJD
      L
      game 19/82
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–4WSH
      L
      game 20/82
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:11TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#8
      .921
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.1
      GAA
      NHL#3
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#9
      NJD
      12-8-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–4PHX
      L
      game 22/82
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA64:08TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      FLA0–2NJD
      W
      game 24/82
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–2NJD
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX4–3NJD
      L
      game 26/82
      His night
      .667SV%in relief
      2SV3SA1GA13:59TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–2TOR
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD7–4BOS
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA58:42TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3NJD
      game 29/821
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA65:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–1VAN
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      .875SV%
      7SV8SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2EDM
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA59:57TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–0NJD
      game 33/82
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      37SV37SA0GA65:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–4NYI
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA58:50TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA3–5NJD
      W
      game 35/82
      His night
      .933SV%in relief
      14SV15SA1GA40:00TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–6BUF
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      .500SV%
      3SV6SA3GA20:00TOI
      .500
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–1NJD
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      .667SV%
      10SV15SA5GA40:00TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–0OTT
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–3NJD
      L
      game 39/821
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA59:50TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–1NJD
      game 40/82
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA65:00TOI
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3NJD
      game 41/82
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA65:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8232 of 41 started
      17
      wins
      NHL#6
      .913
      SV%
      NHL#9
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#5
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#3
      NJD
      21-15-0W-L-OT47Points
      4th in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD0–3NYR
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA49:47TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4NJD
      W
      game 43/82
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    Milestone

    Martin Brodeur reaches 100 career wins

    in the game against Boston Bruins · January 14

    • The game
      NJD4–1LAK
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA59:26TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–1SJS
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–1NJD
      game 47/823
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA65:00TOI
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3NJD
      game 48/822
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA65:00TOI
      .880
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      NYI1–4NJD
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–2NJD
      game 51/821
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA65:00TOI
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4NJD
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA59:55TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2HFD
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–4NJD
      W
      game 54/82
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–1MTL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA59:55TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 56/822
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA65:00TOI
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–1NJD
      game 57/822
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA65:00TOI
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2FLA
      game 58/822
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA65:00TOI
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–3TBL
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA59:15TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–3NYI
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4NJD
      W
      game 61/82
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • March 1997
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      W
      game 62/82
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8251 of 62 started
      28
      wins
      NHL#3
      .919
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.0
      GAA
      NHL#1
      5
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      NJD
      32-18-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–1PIT
      W
      game 63/82
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA09:50TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–1PHI
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–1BUF
      W
      game 66/82
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–6NJD
      W
      game 68/82
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      35SV35SA0GA59:49TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      W
      game 69/821
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:38TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2WSH
      game 71/821
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA65:00TOI
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2PIT
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3NJD
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA58:49TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–4NJD
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA59:56TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      NJD1–0WSH
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL0–3NJD
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2TBL
      game 79/82
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA65:00TOI
      .949
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–4FLA
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:44TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–2NJD
      W
      game 81/82
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Martin Brodeur closes the 1996-1997 season with 37 wins

    NJDNew Jersey Devils
    Wins
    37
    Games
    67of 82
    82%
    Shutouts
    10
    SV%
    .927
    GAA
    1.88
    Starts
    64
    Events
    100
    career wins
    7 i rad
    straight wins
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    New Jersey Devils are in the playoffs

    First round

    New Jersey Devils meet Montréal Canadiens

    NJDvsMTL
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL2–5NJD
      W
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA59:56TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL1–4NJD
      W
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA59:57TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      NJD6–4MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      NJD3–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA107:15TOIL
      .902
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL0–4NJD
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA59:33TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    NJD4–1MTL
    Advance
    5Games4Wins.923SV%1.9GAA
    6 days later
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils meet New York Rangers

    NJDvsNYR
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR0–2NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR2–0NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA59:33TOIL
      .952
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NJD2–3NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA58:58TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      NJD0–3NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:28TOIL
      .926
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NYR2–1NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA74:08TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Rangers knock New Jersey Devils out 4–1

    NJD1–4NYR
    Eliminated
    5Games1Wins.937SV%1.5GAA
    The run in numbers

    Martin Brodeur ends the 1996-1997 playoffs with 5 wins

    NJDNew Jersey Devils
    Wins
    5
    Games
    10
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .929
    GAA
    1.73
    Starts
    10
    Events
    25
    playoff wins
    5
    playoff shutouts
    MTL4–1→NYR1–4
    Honour

    Martin Brodeur won William M. Jennings Trophy for 1996-1997

    William M. Jennings Trophy
    NJDNew Jersey Devils