Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens

Wednesday, March 20, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Hartford Whalers 3–2 on Wednesday, March 20, 1996 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Hartford Whalers	2	34-39-9
at Montreal Canadiens	3	40-32-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	11	10	12	33
Montreal Canadiens	8	11	10	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:06	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt (3)	Paul Ranheim (18)	Even strength	HFD 1, MTL 0
1st	14:39	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky (28)	Valeri Bure (16), Vincent Damphousse (48)	Even strength	HFD 1, MTL 1
3rd	07:13	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (25)	David Wilkie (1), Saku Koivu (24)	Even strength	HFD 1, MTL 2
3rd	10:28	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels (17)	Geoff Sanderson (28), Brendan Shanahan (28)	Power play	HFD 2, MTL 2
3rd	16:49	Montreal Canadiens	Pierre Turgeon (34)	Rory Fitzpatrick (2), Peter Popovic (10)	Even strength	HFD 2, MTL 3

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	1	1	-2	0	4	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 7 B. Glynn	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	29	26	3	.897	59:07	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4
Number 18 V. Bure	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3
Number 28 M. Bureau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 30 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 35 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 49 B. Savage	L	1	0	1	+1	4	5
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 57 C. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	1	0	1	0	0	4
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1
Number 27 D. Wilkie	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Number 34 P. Popovic	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 53 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:27	Hartford Whalers	Paul Ranheim	Interference obstruction	2
1st	17:05	Hartford Whalers	Jeff Brown	Slashing	2
1st	17:05	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Slashing	2
2nd	03:21	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:49	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Roughing	2
2nd	11:49	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Slashing	2
2nd	11:49	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage	Roughing	2
2nd	11:49	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage	Roughing	2
2nd	12:50	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill	Delaying game	2
2nd	17:45	Hartford Whalers	Robert Kron	Hooking	2
3rd	09:23	Montreal Canadiens	Lyle Odelein	Holding obstruction	2

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Mario Tremblay
Referees: Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Pierre Champoux
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Glen Featherstone, Alexander Godynyuk, Scott Daniels, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Robert Dirk, Mark Lamb, Stephane Quintal, Craig Conroy, Vladimir Malakhov, Francois Groleau, Patrick Labrecque, Oleg Petrov, Scott Fraser, Sebastien Bordeleau, Darcy Tucker, Jose Theodore, Marko Kiprusoff

Every Hartford Whalers and Montreal Canadiens 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, March 20, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Mar 20, 1996
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 20, 1996
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 20, 1996
St. Louis Blues 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 20, 1996
San Jose Sharks 7 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Mar 20, 1996
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Mar 20, 1996