Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues

Saturday, March 9, 1996, 8:30 PM ET Kiel Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Hartford Whalers 6–3 on Saturday, March 9, 1996 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Hartford Whalers	3	34-39-9
at St. Louis Blues	6	32-34-16

Goals by period, Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	1	1	1	3
St. Louis Blues	3	2	1	6

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	7	12	15	34
St. Louis Blues	6	11	5	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:55	St. Louis Blues	Peter Zezel (6)	Mike Hudson (10), Igor Kravchuk (15)	Even strength	HFD 0, STL 1
1st	05:43	St. Louis Blues	Adam Creighton (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	HFD 0, STL 2
1st	06:16	St. Louis Blues	Dale Hawerchuk (13)	Mike Hudson (11)	Even strength	HFD 0, STL 3
1st	13:48	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (34)	Nelson Emerson (26), Sami Kapanen (3)	Even strength	HFD 1, STL 3
2nd	04:10	St. Louis Blues	Adam Creighton (8)	Wayne Gretzky (70)	Even strength	HFD 1, STL 4
2nd	15:39	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin (12)	Paul Ranheim (17), Jeff Brown (34)	Even strength	HFD 2, STL 4
2nd	15:52	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Gretzky (17)	Al MacInnis (36)	Even strength	HFD 2, STL 5
3rd	09:55	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice (8)	Brendan Shanahan (26)	Even strength	HFD 3, STL 5
3rd	19:45	St. Louis Blues	Wayne Gretzky (18)	Chris Pronger (15)	Even strength, Empty net	HFD 3, STL 6

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
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2
Number 12 S. Rice	R	1	0	1	-2	0	6
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	0	1	0	0	1
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	1	1	-2	0	3
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	5	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	1	1	0	0	0
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	7	1
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	1	1	2	-1	0	4
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	0	5	3
Number 7 B. Glynn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Muzzatti	21	16	5	.762	59:19	Loss

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 9 S. Corson	L	0	0	0	0	5	3
Number 10 D. Hawerchuk	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1
Number 12 R. Pearson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 15 M. Hudson	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0
Number 16 B. Hull	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 18 A. Twist	L	0	0	0	0	10	0
Number 20 A. Creighton	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3
Number 25 P. Zezel	C	1	0	1	0	0	2
Number 27 S. Leach	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3
Number 28 B. Noonan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	2	1	3	+1	0	3
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1
Number 5 I. Kravchuk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3
Number 26 J. Wells	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 34 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0
Number 35 C. Olsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 G. Fuhr	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:10	Hartford Whalers	Mark Janssens	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:10	St. Louis Blues	Tony Twist	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:23	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Holding	2
1st	15:14	St. Louis Blues	Christer Olsson	Hooking	2
1st	19:09	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:09	St. Louis Blues	Tony Twist	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:27	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:27	St. Louis Blues	Shayne Corson	Fighting (major)	5

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
St. Louis Blues head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Andy McElman
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brad McCrimmon, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins, Jeff O'Neill
St. Louis Blues scratches: Paul Broten, Geoff Courtnall, J.J. Daigneault, Greg Gilbert, Basil Mcrae, Bruce Racine, Ken Sutton, Dallas Eakins, David Roberts, Jamie Rivers, Alexander Vasilevskii, Fred Knipscheer, Roman Vopat, Kevin Sawyer

Every Hartford Whalers and St. Louis Blues game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 4 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Oct 25, 1995
Hartford Whalers 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 9, 1996

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 9, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 9, 1996
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 9, 1996
New York Rangers 6 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 9, 1996
New York Islanders 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Mar 9, 1996
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 9, 1996
Calgary Flames 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 9, 1996
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 9, 1996