The Ottawa Senators record for the 1996-97 season was 31-36-15, which resulted in 77 points for 3rd place in the Northeast division and 16th overall in the NHL.
General Manager: Pierre Gauthier
Coach: Jacques Martin
Captain: Randy Cunneyworth
Alternate Captains: Steve Duchesne & Alexei Yashin
Scoring Players
| Player Name | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Yashin | 82 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 44 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 76 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 30 |
| Alexandre Daigle | 82 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 33 |
| Steve Duchesne | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 38 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 76 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 99 |
| Andreas Dackell | 79 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 8 |
| Shawn McEachern | 65 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 |
| Wade Redden | 82 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 41 |
| Sergei Zholtok | 57 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 19 |
| Tom Chorske | 68 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 16 |
| Shaun Van Allen | 80 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 35 |
| Bruce Gardiner | 67 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 |
| Jason York | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 67 |
| Janne Laukkanen | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 76 |
| Denny Lambert | 80 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 217 |
| Radek Bonk | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 |
| Lance Pitlick | 66 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 91 |
| Jason Zent | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Christer Olsson | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Denis Chasse | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| Frantisek Musil | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| Dave Hannan | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Damian Rhodes | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Tugnutt | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Radim Bicanek | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Phil Crowe | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Dennis Vial | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Phil Von Stefenelli | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sean Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Neckar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltenders
| Goaltender | GP | Mins | W-L-T | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Tugnutt | 37 | 1,991 | 17-15-1 | 3 | 2.80 | .895 |
| Damian Rhodes | 50 | 2,934 | 14-20-14 | 1 | 2.72 | .890 |
| Mike Bales | 1 | 52 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 4.62 | .778 |