Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers

Monday, April 1, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Miami Arena, Miami Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Hartford Whalers 3–2 on Monday, April 1, 1996 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Hartford Whalers	2	34-39-9
at Florida Panthers	3	41-31-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	10	4	13	27
Florida Panthers	9	16	7	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:55	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels (19)	Brendan Shanahan (31), Jeff Brown (41)	Power play	HFD 1, FLA 0
2nd	03:01	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla (8)	Ray Sheppard (23), Martin Straka (29)	Power play	HFD 1, FLA 1
2nd	06:35	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby (30)	Rob Niedermayer (31), Johan Garpenlov (25)	Power play	HFD 1, FLA 2
2nd	14:49	Florida Panthers	Ray Sheppard (35)	Martin Straka (30), Gilbert Dionne (2)	Even strength	HFD 1, FLA 3
3rd	14:12	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt (4)	Scott Daniels (4), Mark Janssens (7)	Even strength	HFD 2, FLA 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	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	1	1	+1	19	3	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	1
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	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	32	29	3	.906	59:39	Loss

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 10 D. Lowry	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 11 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 12 J. Hull	R	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 16 G. Dionne	L	0	1	1	0	3	0
Number 20 B. Skrudland	C	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 26 R. Sheppard	R	1	1	2	0	1	0
Number 27 S. Mellanby	R	1	0	1	2	6	1
Number 28 M. Straka	C	0	2	2	0	2	0
Number 29 J. Garpenlov	L	0	1	1	0	4	0
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	1	1	0	1	0
Number 2 T. Carkner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 3 P. Laus	D	0	0	0	5	0	0
Number 5 G. Murphy	D	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 8 M. Svensson	D	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	1	0	1	2	1	1
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	4	1	0

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Vanbiesbrouck	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:48	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla	Tripping	2
1st	04:23	Hartford Whalers	Glen Wesley	High sticking	2
1st	19:04	Florida Panthers	Ed Jovanovski	Roughing	2
2nd	02:35	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Hooking	2
2nd	04:09	Florida Panthers	Ed Jovanovski	Roughing	2
2nd	04:09	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Roughing	2
2nd	05:09	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:13	Florida Panthers	Paul Laus	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:13	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:26	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	15:24	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Roughing	2
2nd	15:24	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	16:21	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby	Holding the stick	2
3rd	13:29	Florida Panthers	Gord Murphy	Roughing	2
3rd	13:29	Florida Panthers	Bill Lindsay	Roughing	2
3rd	13:29	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan	Roughing	2
3rd	13:29	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill	Roughing	2
3rd	19:48	Florida Panthers	Brian Skrudland	Tripping	2

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Florida Panthers head coach: Doug MacLean
Referees: Richard Trottier
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Leon Stickle
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kelly Chase, Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Steve Martins
Florida Panthers scratches: Mike Hough, Bob Kudelski, Geoff Smith, Stu Barnes, Mike Casselman, Brett Harkins, Jason Woolley, Steve Washburn, Brad Smyth, Rhett Warrener, David Nemirovsky

Every Hartford Whalers and Florida Panthers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 21, 1995
Florida Panthers 5 at Hartford Whalers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Dec 2, 1995
Florida Panthers 1 at Hartford Whalers 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Mar 2, 1996
Hartford Whalers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Florida Panthers, Mon, Apr 1, 1996

Other NHL games on Monday, April 1, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Apr 1, 1996
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 1, 1996
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Apr 1, 1996