Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Friday, February 23, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Civic Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Hartford Whalers 5–4 on Friday, February 23, 1996 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Hartford Whalers	4	34-39-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	49-29-4

Goals by period, Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	2	1	1	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	23	8	9	40
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	12	10	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (49)	Bryan Smolinski (27), Ron Francis (68)	Power play	HFD 0, PIT 1
1st	15:15	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (28)	Sami Kapanen (2)	Even strength	HFD 1, PIT 1
1st	18:44	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (29)	Andrew Cassels (31), Nelson Emerson (21)	Power play	HFD 2, PIT 1
2nd	00:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Markus Naslund (17)	Mario Lemieux (70), Chris Tamer (6)	Even strength	HFD 2, PIT 2
2nd	06:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (49)	Sergei Zubov (37), Bryan Smolinski (28)	Power play	HFD 2, PIT 3
2nd	14:12	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (30)	Robert Kron (20), Andrei Nikolishin (20)	Power play	HFD 3, PIT 3
3rd	03:08	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson (21)	Brendan Shanahan (23), Steve Martins (3)	Even strength	HFD 4, PIT 3
3rd	05:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (50)	Ron Francis (69), Sergei Zubov (38)	Power play	HFD 4, PIT 4
3rd	09:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (50)	Sergei Zubov (39), Ken Wregget (2)	Power play	HFD 4, PIT 5

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

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	0	2	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	-1	6	0	0
Number 14 K. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	1	1	2	+2	2	5	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	0	5	3	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0
Number 32 S. Martins	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	3	1	4	+2	10	8	2
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	6	2	0
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	+1	4	3	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	35	30	5	.857	59:12	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0
Number 12 C. Wells	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 16 J. Dziedzic	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	2	2	0	0	6	0
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 29 M. Naslund	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Number 44 E. Patterson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 51 D. Roche	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	2	1	3	0	2	5	2
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	2	0	2	0	0	6	2
Number 76 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 2 C. Tamer	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0
Number 6 N. Wilkinson	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	0	0	-1	6	2	0
Number 18 F. Leroux	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 23 C. Joseph	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	3	3	-1	2	3	0

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Wregget	40	36	4	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Joseph	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	06:56	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Hooking	2
1st	06:56	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	15:48	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin	Slashing	2
1st	16:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dmitri Mironov	Tripping	2
1st	18:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Neil Wilkinson	High sticking	2
2nd	04:46	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	07:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Joseph	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	10:21	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	13:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Dziedzic	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	17:29	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	17:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dmitri Mironov	Interference	2
2nd	20:00	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dmitri Mironov	Roughing	2
3rd	04:29	Hartford Whalers	Paul Ranheim	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	07:51	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley	Tripping	2
3rd	11:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Zubov	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	17:57	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	19:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	20:00	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Neil Wilkinson	Fighting (major)	5

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Eddie Johnston
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Mark Pare
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kelly Chase, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Scott Daniels, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Jeff O'Neill
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Len Barrie, Drake Berehowsky, Corey Foster, Brad Lauer, Tomas Sandstrom, Greg Andrusak, Jeffrey Christian, Ian Moran, Rusty Fitzgerald, Peter Allen, Philippe De Rouville, Stefan Bergqvist, Patrick Lalime

Every Hartford Whalers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers, Fri, Oct 20, 1995
Hartford Whalers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 9, 1995
Hartford Whalers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 9	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 28, 1995
Hartford Whalers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Hartford Whalers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Mar 13, 1996
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Hartford Whalers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers, Mon, Apr 8, 1996

Other NHL games on Friday, February 23, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Boston Bruins 7 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
San Jose Sharks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Feb 23, 1996