New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers

Saturday, March 30, 1996, 1:30 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the New York Islanders 3–1 on Saturday, March 30, 1996 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
New York Islanders	1	22-50-10
at Hartford Whalers	3	34-39-9

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	0	0	1
Hartford Whalers	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	12	7	7	26
Hartford Whalers	6	15	11	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:34	Hartford Whalers	Sami Kapanen (5)	Paul Ranheim (19), Andrei Nikolishin (31)	Even strength	NYI 0, HFD 1
1st	19:12	New York Islanders	Ziggy Palffy (39)	Marty Mcinnis (28), Travis Green (41)	Power play	NYI 1, HFD 1
3rd	17:00	Hartford Whalers	Andrei Nikolishin (14)	Sami Kapanen (4), Paul Ranheim (20)	Even strength	NYI 1, HFD 2
3rd	18:56	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (40)	Jeff O'Neill (18)	Even strength	NYI 1, HFD 3

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 14 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 16 Z. Palffy	R	1	0	1	-2	2	6	1
Number 17 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 18 M. Mcinnis	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0
Number 21 D. Plante	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 25 P. Conacher	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 26 P. Flatley	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 28 A. Semak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 N. Andersson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0
Number 34 J. Deuling	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 3 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 4 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 6 C. Luongo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 36 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	0

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 E. Fichaud	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Loss

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	0	0	6
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	0	2	4
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	7	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	+1	4	3
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:08	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Roughing	2
1st	07:08	New York Islanders	Jason Strudwick	Roughing	2
1st	08:47	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	Holding	2
1st	10:48	New York Islanders	Ziggy Palffy	Holding obstruction	2
1st	15:02	New York Islanders	Todd Bertuzzi	Elbowing	2
1st	17:40	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:40	New York Islanders	Jason Strudwick	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:54	Hartford Whalers	Gerald Diduck	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	07:55	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	13:33	New York Islanders	Patrick Flatley	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	19:55	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice	Charging	2
3rd	03:07	New York Islanders	Derek Armstrong	Interference	2

New York Islanders head coach: Mike Milbury
Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Tim Nowak
New York Islanders scratches: Bob Beers, Danton Cole, Brad Dalgarno, Bob Halkidis, Derek King, Rich Pilon, Brent Severyn, Mick Vukota, Micah Aivazoff, Jason Herter, Michael Macwilliam, Chris Taylor, Milan Tichy, Dennis Vaske, Craig Darby, Jamie McLennan, Andreas Johansson, Grigori Panteleev, Ken Belanger, Jason Widmer, Andrei Vasilyev, Tommy Salo, Brett Lindros
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Robert Kron, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins

Every New York Islanders and Hartford Whalers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Hartford Whalers 7	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Dec 6, 1995
Hartford Whalers 3 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 16, 1995
Hartford Whalers 6 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders, Wed, Jan 17, 1996
New York Islanders 1 at Hartford Whalers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Mar 30, 1996

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 30, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 30, 1996
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 30, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 30, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 30, 1996