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Buffalo Sabres at Hartford Whalers

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, February 17, 1996 at home.

Team Goals 1995-1996 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 33-42-7
at Hartford Whalers 2 34-39-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 1 0 1
Hartford Whalers 0 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 10 13 0 29
Hartford Whalers 11 12 9 3 35

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
3rd 00:24 Hartford Whalers Brendan Shanahan (27) Jeff Brown (28), Andrew Cassels (29) Power play BUF 0, HFD 1
3rd 02:20 Buffalo Sabres Michael Peca (8) Garry Galley (26), Alexei Zhitnik (24) Shorthanded BUF 1, HFD 1
OT 01:49 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson (24) Andrew Cassels (30) Even strength BUF 1, HFD 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Hartford Whalers
Shots on goal 29 35
Power play 0 of 7 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 30 28

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
10 B. May L 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0
12 R. Burridge L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 P. LaFontaine C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0
17 B. Hughes L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
18 M. Grosek L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
26 D. Plante C 0 0 0 +1 6 1 0
27 M. Peca C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0
32 R. Ray R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 S. Pearson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 M. Barnaby R 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
41 D. Hannan C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 J. Dawe R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0
3 G. Galley D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
4 R. Boughner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 M. Astley D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 D. Shannon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 M. Wilson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
39 D. Hasek 35 33 2 .943 61:49 Loss

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 1 0 1 +1 2 6 0
12 S. Rice R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0
13 A. Nikolishin C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
15 S. Daniels L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 N. Emerson R 0 0 0 -1 4 4 0
18 R. Kron C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
21 A. Cassels C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 0
22 M. Janssens C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 P. Ranheim L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 K. Chase R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 J. O'Neill C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
94 B. Shanahan L 1 0 1 -1 5 5 1
4 G. Diduck D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0
6 A. Burt D 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
10 B. McCrimmon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 G. Wesley D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0
27 J. Brown D 0 1 1 0 2 4 0
36 G. Featherstone D 0 0 0 +1 6 3 0
Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
1 S. Burke 29 28 1 .966 61:49 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:02 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:02 Hartford Whalers Brendan Shanahan Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:28 Buffalo Sabres Brent Hughes Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 10:28 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 17:46 Buffalo Sabres Michal Grosek Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:46 Hartford Whalers Adam Burt Fighting (major) 5
1st 19:46 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Hooking 2
1st 19:52 Buffalo Sabres Brad May Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 01:00 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson Hooking obstruction 2
2nd 02:50 Buffalo Sabres Jason Dawe Hooking obstruction 2
2nd 10:20 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Tripping 2
2nd 18:39 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Roughing 2
2nd 18:39 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson Roughing 2
2nd 19:18 Buffalo Sabres Brad May High sticking 2
2nd 19:18 Buffalo Sabres Brad May High sticking 2
3rd 05:32 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Holding the stick 2
3rd 08:37 Hartford Whalers Jeff Brown Hooking obstruction 2
3rd 09:45 Buffalo Sabres Derek Plante Interference obstruction 2
3rd 11:55 Hartford Whalers Glen Wesley Cross checking 2
3rd 12:13 Buffalo Sabres Derek Plante Tripping 2
3rd 13:03 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson High sticking 2
3rd 18:06 Hartford Whalers Andrew Cassels Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 19:00 Buffalo Sabres Derek Plante Tripping obstruction 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Hartford Whalers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Lance Roberts
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Mark Pare
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Donald Audette, Doug Houda, Charlie Huddy, Grant Jennings, John Blue, Dane Jackson, Dixon Ward, Steve Shields, Brian Holzinger, Rob Conn, Yuri Khmylev, Barrie Moore, Scott Nichol, Wayne Primeau, Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada, Martin Biron
Hartford Whalers scratches
Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins, Sami Kapanen

1995-1996 season series

Matchup Status Details
Hartford Whalers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Hartford Whalers 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Hartford Whalers 2 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 17

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final/OT Game page

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