Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers

Wednesday, March 27, 1996, 7:00 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Hartford Whalers 6–5 in overtime on Wednesday, March 27, 1996 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Boston Bruins	6	40-31-11
at Hartford Whalers	5	34-39-9

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	1	3	1	1	6
Hartford Whalers	1	3	1	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	11	12	7	2	32
Hartford Whalers	7	10	11	1	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:27	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (38)	Nelson Emerson (27), Jeff Brown (39)	Power play	BOS 0, HFD 1
1st	15:30	Boston Bruins	Sandy Moger (12)	Adam Oates (59), Ray Bourque (51)	Power play	BOS 1, HFD 1
2nd	04:11	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (39)	Andrei Nikolishin (28), Robert Kron (25)	Even strength	BOS 1, HFD 2
2nd	06:47	Hartford Whalers	Robert Kron (21)	Andrei Nikolishin (29), Jeff Brown (40)	Even strength	BOS 1, HFD 3
2nd	10:25	Boston Bruins	Todd Elik (12)	Ray Bourque (52)	Even strength	BOS 2, HFD 3
2nd	14:20	Boston Bruins	Dave Reid (19)	Ron Sutter (3)	Shorthanded	BOS 3, HFD 3
2nd	14:51	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley (8)	Brendan Shanahan (29), Andrei Nikolishin (30)	Power play	BOS 3, HFD 4
2nd	19:59	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel (16)	Todd Elik (31), Ray Bourque (53)	Power play	BOS 4, HFD 4
3rd	02:12	Hartford Whalers	Geoff Sanderson (33)	Glen Wesley (15), Brendan Shanahan (30)	Power play	BOS 4, HFD 5
3rd	18:32	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel (17)	Todd Elik (32), Ray Bourque (54)	Even strength	BOS 5, HFD 5
OT	03:01	Boston Bruins	Tim Sweeney (7)	Ron Sutter (4), Dave Reid (17)	Even strength	BOS 6, HFD 5

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 10 R. Sutter	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0
Number 12 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0
Number 14 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	2	0	2	+1	0	6	1
Number 17 D. Reid	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0
Number 20 T. Elik	L	1	2	3	+2	0	1	0
Number 21 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0
Number 23 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 29 M. Potvin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 42 T. Sweeney	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Number 45 S. Moger	R	1	0	1	-1	9	2	1
Number 47 R. Hughes	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 34 R. Zombo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 38 J. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 46 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0
Number 48 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	0	4	4	+3	2	7	0

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Ranford	29	24	5	.828	63:01	Win

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	1	0	1	-2	0	4	1
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	3	3	+1	0	2	0
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	1	1	-3	0	1	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	2	2	4	-2	2	5	1
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	0	7	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	2	2	-1	2	4	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	32	26	6	.813	63:01	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:10	Boston Bruins	Steve Staios	Interference obstruction	2
1st	09:07	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Charging	2
1st	12:16	Boston Bruins	Sandy Moger	Elbowing	2
1st	12:16	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Roughing	2
1st	12:45	Boston Bruins	Ray Bourque	Tripping	2
1st	13:44	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	Holding	2
1st	18:42	Hartford Whalers	Jeff Brown	Holding	2
2nd	02:10	Boston Bruins	Ted Donato	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:07	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley	Tripping	2
2nd	13:42	Boston Bruins	Don Sweeney	Hooking	2
2nd	15:15	Hartford Whalers	Mark Janssens	Holding the stick	2
2nd	18:56	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan	Tripping	2
3rd	00:29	Boston Bruins	Steve Heinze	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	02:46	Hartford Whalers	Paul Ranheim	Cross checking	2
3rd	05:06	Hartford Whalers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	06:22	Boston Bruins	Sandy Moger	Instigator	2
3rd	06:22	Boston Bruins	Sandy Moger	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:22	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:48	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill	Holding obstruction	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Steve Kasper
Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Tim Nowak
Boston Bruins scratches: Dean Chynoweth, Alexei Kasatonov, Joe Mullen, Cam Neely, Rick Tocchet, John Gruden, Davis Payne, Cameron Stewart, Philip Von Stefenelli, Scott Bailey, Robbie Tallas, Blaine Lacher, Clayton Beddoes, Andre Roy, Mark Cornforth
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Steven Rice, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins

Every Boston Bruins and Hartford Whalers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 28, 1995
Hartford Whalers 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 6, 1996
Boston Bruins 3 at Hartford Whalers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Feb 14, 1996
Boston Bruins 6 at Hartford Whalers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Hartford Whalers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 11, 1996
Boston Bruins 0 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Apr 13, 1996

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 27, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Florida Panthers 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 27, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 27, 1996