Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers

Monday, April 8, 1996, 7:00 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on Monday, April 8, 1996 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	49-29-4
at Hartford Whalers	5	34-39-9

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	3	4
Hartford Whalers	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	12	14	33
Hartford Whalers	8	13	15	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:09	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill (8)	Robert Kron (27), Andrei Nikolishin (33)	Power play	PIT 0, HFD 1
1st	18:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Nedved (43)	Jaromir Jagr (82), Ron Francis (92)	Even strength	PIT 1, HFD 1
2nd	01:25	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon (3)	Jeff O'Neill (19)	Even strength	PIT 1, HFD 2
2nd	09:00	Hartford Whalers	Gerald Diduck (1)	Robert Kron (28), Andrei Nikolishin (34)	Even strength	PIT 1, HFD 3
2nd	17:49	Hartford Whalers	Scott Daniels (3)	Andrew Cassels (42), Glen Wesley (16)	Even strength	PIT 1, HFD 4
3rd	05:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Neil Wilkinson (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, HFD 4
3rd	09:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	J.J. Daigneault (3)	Sergei Zubov (55), Mario Lemieux (86)	Power play	PIT 3, HFD 4
3rd	15:14	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson (28)	Brendan Shanahan (32), Jeff Brown (46)	Even strength	PIT 3, HFD 5
3rd	19:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (62)	Petr Nedved (49)	Even strength	PIT 4, HFD 5

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0
Number 11 A. Stojanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 14 B. Lauer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0
Number 26 D. Mcllwain	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 51 D. Roche	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	1	1	2	0	0	7	0
Number 2 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 4 C. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 6 N. Wilkinson	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 18 F. Leroux	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 36 J. Daigneault	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Barrasso	36	31	5	.861	58:41	Loss

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	5	0
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 7 B. Glynn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 23 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 27 J. Brown	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	33	29	4	.879	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:27	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Roughing	2
1st	09:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Smolinski	Hooking	2
2nd	02:31	Hartford Whalers	Mark Janssens	Slashing	2
2nd	06:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ron Francis	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	08:16	Hartford Whalers	Gerald Diduck	Holding	2
3rd	10:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Eddie Johnston
Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Mark Pare
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Len Barrie, Drake Berehowsky, Chris Joseph, Tomas Sandstrom, Greg Andrusak, Jeffrey Christian, Joe Dziedzic, Ian Moran, Rusty Fitzgerald, Ed Patterson, Peter Allen, Philippe De Rouville, Stefan Bergqvist, Patrick Lalime, Chris Wells, Richard Park
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kelly Chase, Kevin Dineen, Glen Featherstone, Alexander Godynyuk, Steven Rice, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Steve Martins

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Hartford Whalers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers, Fri, Oct 20, 1995
Hartford Whalers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 9, 1995
Hartford Whalers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 9	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 28, 1995
Hartford Whalers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 23, 1996
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Hartford Whalers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Mar 13, 1996
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Hartford Whalers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers, Mon, Apr 8, 1996

Other NHL games on Monday, April 8, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 8, 1996
New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 8, 1996
Winnipeg Jets 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Apr 8, 1996
Calgary Flames 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Apr 8, 1996
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Apr 8, 1996