Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers

Wednesday, December 29, 1993, 7:35 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Hartford Whalers 5–3 on Wednesday, December 29, 1993 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1993-1994 record
Florida Panthers	5	33-34-17
at Hartford Whalers	3	27-48-9

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	2	2	1	5
Hartford Whalers	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	9	13	5	27
Hartford Whalers	6	11	12	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:39	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby (13)	Stu Barnes (8), Greg Hawgood (17)	Power play	FLA 1, HFD 0
1st	13:48	Hartford Whalers	Igor Chibirev (2)	Pat Verbeek (15), Andrew Cassels (20)	Even strength	FLA 1, HFD 1
1st	16:59	Florida Panthers	Tom Fitzgerald (8)	Mike Foligno (4), Brian Benning (4)	Even strength	FLA 2, HFD 1
1st	17:37	Hartford Whalers	Geoff Sanderson (24)	Robert Kron (11), Michael Nylander (22)	Even strength	FLA 2, HFD 2
2nd	03:47	Florida Panthers	Scott Levins (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 3, HFD 2
2nd	08:44	Florida Panthers	Stu Barnes (8)	Scott Mellanby (16), Dave Lowry (11)	Even strength	FLA 4, HFD 2
3rd	04:33	Hartford Whalers	Randy Cunneyworth (6)	Bob Mcgill (1), Marc Potvin (2)	Even strength	FLA 4, HFD 3
3rd	08:41	Florida Panthers	Andrei Lomakin (9)	Scott Levins (6), Jesse Belanger (22)	Even strength	FLA 5, HFD 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 10 D. Lowry	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 12 J. Hull	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 14 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0
Number 17 M. Foligno	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 18 M. Hough	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 19 A. Lomakin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 20 B. Skrudland	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0
Number 22 S. Levins	R	1	1	2	+2	7	1	0
Number 23 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 24 B. Severyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 26 J. Belanger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 27 S. Mellanby	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	1
Number 3 P. Laus	D	0	0	0	+2	5	0	0
Number 5 G. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 7 B. Benning	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0
Number 25 G. Smith	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 28 G. Hawgood	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Fitzpatrick	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 R. Cunneyworth	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	1	0	1	0	2	4
Number 14 J. Sandlak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 16 P. Verbeek	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2
Number 17 M. Greig	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	0	0	2
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 24 J. Storm	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3
Number 29 M. Potvin	R	0	1	1	+1	7	0
Number 32 I. Chibirev	C	1	0	1	0	0	1
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1
Number 3 Z. Zalapski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Number 25 R. Mcgill	D	0	1	1	0	0	1
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	-1	5	2
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	0	0	0	0	4

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	27	22	5	.815	58:32	Loss

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:53	Florida Panthers	Paul Laus	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:53	Hartford Whalers	Marc Potvin	Elbowing	2
1st	06:53	Hartford Whalers	Marc Potvin	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:58	Florida Panthers	Scott Levins	Elbowing	2
1st	09:58	Florida Panthers	Scott Levins	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:58	Hartford Whalers	Bryan Marchment	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:36	Hartford Whalers	Sean Burke	Delaying game	2
2nd	12:54	Florida Panthers	Brian Benning	Holding	2
2nd	15:03	Hartford Whalers	Geoff Sanderson	Slashing	2
3rd	19:44	Hartford Whalers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Roger Neilson
Hartford Whalers head coach: Pierre McGuire
Referees: Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bernard Degrace
Florida Panthers scratches: Len Barrie, Keith Brown, Joe Cirella, Jeff Greenlaw, Jamie Leach, Patrick Lebeau, Eldon Reddick, Evgeny Davydov, Dallas Eakins, Stephane Richer, Rob Niedermayer, Brad Smyth
Hartford Whalers scratches: Alexander Godynyuk, Mario Gosselin, James Patrick, Allen Pedersen, Brian Propp, Jeff Reese, Darren Turcotte, Mike Lenarduzzi, Robert Petrovicky

Every Florida Panthers and Hartford Whalers game in the 1993-1994 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Nov 23, 1993
Florida Panthers 0 at Hartford Whalers 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Nov 27, 1993
Florida Panthers 5 at Hartford Whalers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Dec 29, 1993
Hartford Whalers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Mar 4, 1994

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 29, 1993
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Quebec Nordiques 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Quebec Nordiques, Wed, Dec 29, 1993
New York Rangers 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 29, 1993
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 29, 1993
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Dec 29, 1993
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 29, 1993