Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers

Wednesday, February 21, 1996, 7:00 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Wednesday, February 21, 1996 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	40-32-10
at Hartford Whalers	5	34-39-9

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	0	3
Hartford Whalers	1	0	4	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	5	12	4	21
Hartford Whalers	13	11	11	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:01	Montreal Canadiens	Vladimir Malakhov (4)	Vincent Damphousse (40), Mark Recchi (39)	Power play	MTL 1, HFD 0
1st	05:27	Montreal Canadiens	Vincent Damphousse (26)	Martin Rucinsky (30)	Even strength	MTL 2, HFD 0
1st	07:51	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley (7)	Jeff Brown (29), Brendan Shanahan (20)	Power play	MTL 2, HFD 1
2nd	10:09	Montreal Canadiens	David Wilkie (1)	Valeri Bure (13), Martin Rucinsky (31)	Power play	MTL 3, HFD 1
3rd	05:35	Hartford Whalers	Sami Kapanen (2)	Brendan Shanahan (21), Jeff Brown (30)	Even strength	MTL 3, HFD 2
3rd	10:02	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice (7)	Glen Featherstone (7), Jeff Brown (31)	Even strength	MTL 3, HFD 3
3rd	11:02	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin (8)	Robert Kron (19)	Even strength	MTL 3, HFD 4
3rd	19:02	Hartford Whalers	Sami Kapanen (3)	Brendan Shanahan (22)	Even strength	MTL 3, HFD 5

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 18 V. Bure	R	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	1	1	2	-1	2	2	0
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0
Number 28 M. Bureau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 30 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 35 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 42 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 56 S. Fraser	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 57 C. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	0
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0
Number 27 D. Wilkie	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1
Number 34 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0
Number 38 V. Malakhov	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	0
Number 53 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 J. Theodore	2	1	1	.500	08:58
Number 39 P. Jablonski	33	29	4	.879	51:02	Loss

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 32 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	1	0	1	-1	2	6	1
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	3	3	+3	4	3	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	21	18	3	.857	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:15	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Hooking	2
1st	07:04	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:04	Montreal Canadiens	Lyle Odelein	Interference obstruction	2
1st	07:04	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:15	Montreal Canadiens	Vincent Damphousse	Roughing	2
1st	14:14	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley	Tripping	2
1st	15:09	Montreal Canadiens	Valeri Bure	Hooking	2
2nd	04:20	Montreal Canadiens	Peter Popovic	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	05:29	Hartford Whalers	Jeff Brown	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	09:25	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:34	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:34	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Murray	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:56	Hartford Whalers	Geoff Sanderson	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	14:26	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Turgeon	Hooking	2
2nd	19:12	Montreal Canadiens	Peter Popovic	Elbowing	2
3rd	15:06	Hartford Whalers	Jeff Brown	Interference obstruction	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Mario Tremblay
Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Don Koharski
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Brian Murphy
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Patrice Brisebois, Robert Dirk, Mark Lamb, Stephane Quintal, Craig Conroy, Andrei Kovalenko, Patrick Labrecque, Oleg Petrov, Brian Savage, Jocelyn Thibault, Sebastien Bordeleau, Marko Kiprusoff
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Nelson Emerson, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Jeff O'Neill

Every Montreal Canadiens and Hartford Whalers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Hartford Whalers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers, Fri, Oct 27, 1995
Hartford Whalers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Nov 20, 1995
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Hartford Whalers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Nov 22, 1995
Hartford Whalers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Dec 18, 1995
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Hartford Whalers 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Feb 21, 1996
Hartford Whalers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Mar 20, 1996

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 21, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 21, 1996
Florida Panthers 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Feb 21, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Feb 21, 1996
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Feb 21, 1996
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Feb 21, 1996
Boston Bruins 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 21, 1996