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New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the New York Rangers 7–2 on Friday, February 21, 1997 at home.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
New York Rangers 2 38-34-10
at Hartford Whalers 7 32-39-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 0 1 1 2
Hartford Whalers 3 2 2 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 12 13 13 38
Hartford Whalers 17 8 7 32

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:10 Hartford Whalers Kelly Chase (1) Paul Ranheim (10), Kevin Haller (9) Even strength NYR 0, HFD 1
1st 11:01 Hartford Whalers Kevin Haller (2) Paul Ranheim (11), Kent Manderville (4) Even strength NYR 0, HFD 2
1st 11:14 Hartford Whalers Steven Rice (17) Keith Primeau (21) Even strength NYR 0, HFD 3
2nd 03:12 Hartford Whalers Keith Primeau (18) Unassisted Even strength NYR 0, HFD 4
2nd 17:20 Hartford Whalers Andrew Cassels (17) Nelson Emerson (22), Glen Wesley (24) Power play NYR 0, HFD 5
2nd 17:54 New York Rangers Wayne Gretzky (17) Doug Lidster (2), Mike Eastwood (4) Even strength NYR 1, HFD 5
3rd 00:49 Hartford Whalers Glen Wesley (4) Kevin Dineen (26), Andrew Cassels (33) Even strength NYR 1, HFD 6
3rd 13:18 New York Rangers Adam Graves (22) Mark Messier (34), Sergei Nemchinov (12) Even strength NYR 2, HFD 6
3rd 16:00 Hartford Whalers Sami Kapanen (7) Unassisted Even strength NYR 2, HFD 7

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Hartford Whalers
Shots on goal 38 32
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 46 46

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
9 A. Graves L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0
11 M. Messier C 0 1 1 0 6 4 0
13 S. Nemchinov L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0
15 D. Langdon L 0 0 0 -1 17 0 0
18 B. Berg L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
20 L. Robitaille L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0
24 N. Sundstrom R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0
28 B. Noonan R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
32 M. Eastwood C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0
39 V. Vorobiev R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0
99 W. Gretzky C 1 0 1 -3 0 7 0
2 B. Leetch D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 0
5 U. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -5 16 1 0
6 D. Lidster D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0
23 J. Beukeboom D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0
25 A. Karpovtsev D 0 0 0 -6 0 3 0
29 E. Cairns D 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0
33 B. Driver D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 G. Healy 19 15 4 .790 48:46
35 M. Richter 13 10 3 .769 11:14 Loss

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0
11 K. Dineen R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0
12 S. Rice R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0
16 N. Emerson R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0
21 A. Cassels C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1
24 S. Kapanen R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0
28 P. Ranheim L 0 2 2 +3 0 1 0
32 S. Grimson L 0 0 0 +1 15 0 0
39 K. Chase R 1 0 1 +1 7 1 0
44 K. Manderville C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0
55 K. Primeau C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0
92 J. O'Neill C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0
4 G. Diduck D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0
6 A. Burt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 C. Leschyshyn D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0
14 K. Haller D 1 1 2 +3 2 4 0
20 G. Wesley D 1 1 2 +1 2 2 0
36 G. Featherstone D 0 0 0 +1 14 1 0
Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
1 S. Burke 38 36 2 .947 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:47 New York Rangers Vladimir Vorobiev Hooking obstruction 2
1st 08:10 Hartford Whalers Kelly Chase Roughing 2
1st 08:10 New York Rangers Mark Messier Butt ending double minor 4
1st 14:39 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Tripping obstruction 2
2nd 05:58 Hartford Whalers Jeff O'Neill Holding obstruction 2
2nd 12:11 Hartford Whalers Kevin Haller Interference obstruction 2
2nd 14:58 Hartford Whalers Jeff O'Neill Roughing 2
2nd 14:58 New York Rangers Ulf Samuelsson Roughing 2
2nd 14:58 New York Rangers Ulf Samuelsson Roughing 2
2nd 14:58 New York Rangers Darren Langdon High sticking 2
2nd 16:08 Hartford Whalers Steven Rice Hooking 2
2nd 17:03 New York Rangers Mark Messier Hooking 2
3rd 05:56 Hartford Whalers Kelly Chase Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:56 New York Rangers Eric Cairns Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:25 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Roughing 2
3rd 09:25 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 09:25 Hartford Whalers Stu Grimson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:25 Hartford Whalers Stu Grimson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 09:25 New York Rangers Ulf Samuelsson Roughing 2
3rd 09:25 New York Rangers Ulf Samuelsson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 09:25 New York Rangers Darren Langdon Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:25 New York Rangers Darren Langdon Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 16:14 Hartford Whalers Glen Wesley Tripping 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Colin Campbell
Hartford Whalers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Kevin Collins
New York Rangers scratches
Shane Churla, Patrick Flatley, Jeff Nielsen, Alex Kovalev, Peter Ferraro, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Sylvain Blouin, Dan Cloutier, Daniel Goneau, Christian Dube
Hartford Whalers scratches
Jeff Brown, Jeff Daniels, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Mark Janssens, Robert Kron, Jason McBain, Kevin Brown, Manny Legace, Marek Malik, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Hnat Domenichelli, Jean-Sebastien Giguere

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Hartford Whalers 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Hartford Whalers 7 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Hartford Whalers 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 21

Matchup Status Details
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Calgary Flames 2 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page

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