Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, February 8, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Hartford Whalers 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, February 8, 1997 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Hartford Whalers	2	32-39-11
at Montreal Canadiens	3	31-36-15

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Hartford Whalers	6	13	5	0	24
Montreal Canadiens	12	13	10	1	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:18	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Recchi (26)	Saku Koivu (26), Brian Savage (33)	Power play	HFD 0, MTL 1
3rd	01:38	Hartford Whalers	Paul Ranheim (8)	Sami Kapanen (8), Jeff O'Neill (14)	Even strength	HFD 1, MTL 1
3rd	15:37	Hartford Whalers	Geoff Sanderson (29)	Andrew Cassels (30), Kevin Dineen (25)	Power play	HFD 2, MTL 1
3rd	17:23	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Richer (16)	Valeri Bure (9), Vincent Damphousse (37)	Power play	HFD 2, MTL 2
OT	01:01	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (20)	Vincent Damphousse (38), Mark Recchi (32)	Even strength	HFD 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Hartford Whalers	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	24	36
Power play	1 of 7	2 of 8
Penalty minutes	54	42

Box score

Hartford Whalers

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	0	0	9	1
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	1	1	0	4	3	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	0	4	1	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	19	0	0
Number 39 K. Chase	R	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
Number 46 K. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 14 K. Haller	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 23 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	36	33	3	.917	61:01	Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0
Number 18 V. Bure	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0
Number 22 C. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
Number 24 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	2	2	0	4	1	0
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 28 M. Bureau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 30 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 42 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 44 S. Richer	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Number 49 B. Savage	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0
Number 34 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 35 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 36 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 38 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Number 48 F. Groleau	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	12	0	0

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	24	22	2	.917	61:01	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:45	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	01:34	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	07:50	Hartford Whalers	Stu Grimson	High sticking	2
1st	07:50	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Murray	Roughing	2
1st	09:13	Montreal Canadiens	Mark Recchi	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	11:57	Hartford Whalers	Gerald Diduck	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:57	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Murray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:54	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau	Tripping	2
1st	17:29	Hartford Whalers	Stu Grimson	Instigator	2
1st	17:29	Hartford Whalers	Stu Grimson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:29	Hartford Whalers	Stu Grimson	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	17:29	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Murray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	20:00	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Vincent Damphousse	Roughing	2
2nd	06:49	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Slashing	2
2nd	08:50	Montreal Canadiens	Chris Murray	Butt ending double minor	4
2nd	17:35	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen	High sticking	2
2nd	17:35	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen	Roughing	2
2nd	17:35	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Roughing	2
3rd	05:00	Montreal Canadiens	Vincent Damphousse	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	09:15	Montreal Canadiens	Jassen Cullimore	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	10:25	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	12:51	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Slashing	2
3rd	12:51	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Slashing	2
3rd	12:51	Montreal Canadiens	Vladimir Malakhov	Slashing	2
3rd	14:44	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	14:44	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	16:56	Hartford Whalers	Paul Ranheim	Tripping	2
OT	01:01	Hartford Whalers	Kelly Chase	Gross misconduct (gro)	10

Game information

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Mario Tremblay
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Stephane Provost
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jeff Brown, Adam Burt, Jeff Daniels, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Mark Janssens, Robert Kron, Kent Manderville, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Hnat Domenichelli, Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Benoit Brunet, Patrice Brisebois, Shayne Corson, Pat Jablonski, Stephane Quintal, Pierre Sevigny, David Wilkie, Sebastien Bordeleau, David Ling, Brad Brown, Tomas Vokoun, Terry Ryan, Eric Houde

1996-1997 season series

Every Hartford Whalers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Hartford Whalers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Nov 20, 1996
Hartford Whalers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Jan 6, 1997
Hartford Whalers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers, Fri, Mar 7, 1997
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Hartford Whalers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Apr 2, 1997
Hartford Whalers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 5, 1997

Other NHL games on Feb 8

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 8, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
New York Rangers 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 8, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 8, 1997