Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers

Wednesday, March 6, 1996, 7:00 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Hartford Whalers 4–2 on Wednesday, March 6, 1996 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Detroit Red Wings	4	62-13-7
at Hartford Whalers	2	34-39-9

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	1	2	4
Hartford Whalers	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	7	13	8	28
Hartford Whalers	8	10	10	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:31	Detroit Red Wings	Vyacheslav Kozlov (32)	Igor Larionov (41), Keith Primeau (20)	Even strength	DET 1, HFD 0
1st	08:24	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson (24)	Geoff Sanderson (24), Andrew Cassels (36)	Power play	DET 1, HFD 1
2nd	09:39	Detroit Red Wings	Dino Ciccarelli (14)	Steve Yzerman (42), Sergei Fedorov (49)	Power play	DET 2, HFD 1
3rd	01:28	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov (28)	Steve Yzerman (43), Igor Larionov (42)	Power play	DET 3, HFD 1
3rd	04:52	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	DET 3, HFD 2
3rd	19:49	Detroit Red Wings	Chris Osgood (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	DET 4, HFD 2

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

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 I. Larionov	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0
Number 17 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 19 S. Yzerman	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0
Number 21 B. Errey	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1
Number 23 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 25 D. McCarty	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 37 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	1
Number 2 V. Fetisov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 3 R. Rouse	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 15 M. Ramsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 16 V. Konstantinov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0
Number 27 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Osgood	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	27	24	3	.889	59:05	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:08	Detroit Red Wings	Tim Taylor	Holding obstruction	2
1st	10:36	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	High sticking	2
2nd	00:19	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Errey	Tripping	2
2nd	05:02	Detroit Red Wings	Chris Osgood	Slashing	2
2nd	08:28	Hartford Whalers	Mark Janssens	Hooking	2
2nd	08:54	Hartford Whalers	Gerald Diduck	Hooking	2
2nd	11:50	Detroit Red Wings	Bob Rouse	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	20:00	Hartford Whalers	Jeff Brown	Holding	2
3rd	10:55	Hartford Whalers	Mark Janssens	High sticking	2
3rd	13:36	Detroit Red Wings	Doug Brown	Slashing	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Scotty Bowman
Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Mark Faucette
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Danny McCourt
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Paul Coffey, Kris Draper, Wes Walz, Martin Lapointe, Jamie Pushor, Kevin Hodson, Anders Eriksson, Mathieu Dandenault
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Steven Rice, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins

Every Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 31, 1995
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Mar 6, 1996

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 6, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 6, 1996
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 6, 1996
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Mar 6, 1996
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Mar 6, 1996