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Hartford Whalers at Washington Capitals

Capital Centre, Landover Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Hartford Whalers 5–3 on Sunday, March 16, 1997 at home.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Hartford Whalers 3 32-39-11
at Washington Capitals 5 33-40-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Hartford Whalers 1 1 1 3
Washington Capitals 3 1 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Hartford Whalers 7 7 12 26
Washington Capitals 9 5 9 23

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:21 Washington Capitals Phil Housley (10) Peter Bondra (26), Sylvain Cote (12) Even strength HFD 0, WSH 1
1st 04:41 Washington Capitals Calle Johansson (4) Joe Juneau (27), Chris Simon (12) Even strength HFD 0, WSH 2
1st 17:49 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson (8) Andrew Cassels (36), Steve Chiasson (16) Power play HFD 1, WSH 2
1st 19:59 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (42) Rick Tocchet (16), Adam Oates (55) Even strength HFD 1, WSH 3
2nd 12:22 Washington Capitals Michal Pivonka (6) Craig Berube (2) Even strength HFD 1, WSH 4
2nd 18:49 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson (9) Unassisted Power play HFD 2, WSH 4
3rd 08:09 Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen (17) Nelson Emerson (25), Andrew Cassels (37) Power play HFD 3, WSH 4
3rd 19:12 Washington Capitals Steve Konowalchuk (13) Chris Simon (13), Dale Hunter (29) Even strength, Empty net HFD 3, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 23
Power play 3 of 5 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 18 22

Box score

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
11 K. Dineen R 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1
12 S. Rice R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0
16 N. Emerson R 2 1 3 -1 0 4 2
18 R. Kron C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 A. Cassels C 0 2 2 -3 10 1 0
22 M. Janssens C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 P. Ranheim L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 J. Daniels L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 K. Manderville C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
55 K. Primeau C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0
92 J. O'Neill C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0
3 S. Chiasson D 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0
4 G. Diduck D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
6 A. Burt D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0
14 K. Haller D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
20 G. Wesley D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
23 M. Malik D 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
1 S. Burke 22 18 4 .818 58:55 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
12 P. Bondra R 1 1 2 +3 2 6 0
13 A. Nikolishin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 C. Simon L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0
18 A. Brunette L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 M. Pivonka C 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0
22 S. Konowalchuk L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0
27 C. Berube L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0
32 D. Hunter C 0 1 1 +2 10 1 0
36 M. Eagles L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 A. Oates C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0
90 J. Juneau C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0
92 R. Tocchet R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0
2 K. Klee D 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
3 S. Cote D 0 1 1 +3 2 2 0
6 C. Johansson D 1 0 1 +4 0 3 0
19 B. Witt D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 M. Tinordi D 0 0 0 +3 2 0 0
96 P. Housley D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 B. Ranford 26 23 3 .885 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:13 Washington Capitals Ken Klee Hooking obstruction 2
1st 15:09 Hartford Whalers Marek Malik Holding obstruction 2
1st 17:02 Washington Capitals Ken Klee Hooking 2
2nd 12:56 Washington Capitals Michal Pivonka Tripping 2
2nd 18:35 Washington Capitals Sylvain Cote Hooking 2
3rd 03:23 Hartford Whalers Marek Malik High sticking 2
3rd 07:22 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra Interference 2
3rd 11:50 Hartford Whalers Adam Burt Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 19:12 Hartford Whalers Sean Burke Roughing 2
3rd 19:12 Hartford Whalers Andrew Cassels Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:12 Washington Capitals Dale Hunter Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:12 Washington Capitals Mark Tinordi Roughing 2

Game information

Hartford Whalers head coach
Paul Maurice
Washington Capitals head coach
Jim Schoenfeld
Referees
Dan Marouelli
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Mark Pare
Hartford Whalers scratches
Jeff Brown, Kelly Chase, Alexander Godynyuk, Stu Grimson, Brian Glynn, Curtis Leschyshyn, Jason McBain, Kevin Brown, Manny Legace, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Sami Kapanen
Washington Capitals scratches
Kevin Kaminski, Todd Krygier, Kelly Miller, Joe Reekie, Robb Stauber, Eric Charron, Stewart Malgunas, Pat Peake, Sergei Gonchar, Stefan Ustorf, Patrick Boileau, Richard Zednik, Jaroslav Svejkovsky

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Hartford Whalers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Hartford Whalers 1 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Hartford Whalers 2 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 16

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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