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Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 on Tuesday, October 8, 1996 at home.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 38-36-8
at Hartford Whalers 7 32-39-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 3
Hartford Whalers 2 2 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 13 11 31
Hartford Whalers 19 13 10 42

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:20 Hartford Whalers Brian Glynn (1) Geoff Sanderson (1), Andrei Nikolishin (1) Even strength PIT 0, HFD 1
1st 11:10 Hartford Whalers Jeff O'Neill (1) Robert Kron (1) Even strength PIT 0, HFD 2
1st 11:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hatcher (1) Mario Lemieux (2) Even strength PIT 1, HFD 2
2nd 09:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux (2) Tomas Sandstrom (1), Ron Francis (1) Power play PIT 2, HFD 2
2nd 11:57 Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen (1) Andrei Nikolishin (2) Power play PIT 2, HFD 3
2nd 19:44 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson (1) Kevin Dineen (1) Even strength PIT 2, HFD 4
3rd 05:03 Hartford Whalers Brendan Shanahan (1) Andrew Cassels (2), Adam Burt (1) Shorthanded PIT 2, HFD 5
3rd 06:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Tamer (1) Petr Nedved (2) Even strength PIT 3, HFD 5
3rd 10:03 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson (2) Steven Rice (1), Andrei Nikolishin (3) Even strength PIT 3, HFD 6
3rd 14:00 Hartford Whalers Jeff O'Neill (2) Alexander Godynyuk (1) Even strength PIT 3, HFD 7

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Hartford Whalers
Shots on goal 31 42
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 37 25

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 J. Mullen R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 D. Quinn C 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0
10 R. Francis C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0
11 S. Antoski L 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
16 J. Dziedzic L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0
17 T. Sandstrom R 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0
27 G. Murray R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 T. Wright C 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0
51 D. Roche L 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0
66 M. Lemieux C 1 1 2 -1 0 8 1
68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0
93 P. Nedved C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
2 C. Tamer D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0
3 S. Bergqvist D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
4 K. Hatcher D 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0
18 F. Leroux D 0 0 0 -2 5 0 0
28 C. Muni D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
36 J. Daigneault D 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Barrasso 42 35 7 .833 60:00 Loss

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 2 1 3 +2 0 4 0
10 A. Nikolishin C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0
11 K. Dineen R 1 1 2 +2 2 3 1
12 S. Rice R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0
17 H. Domenichelli L 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
18 R. Kron C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0
21 A. Cassels C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
22 M. Janssens C 0 0 0 0 7 2 0
24 S. Kapanen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
28 P. Ranheim L 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0
92 J. O'Neill C 2 0 2 +2 0 8 0
94 B. Shanahan L 1 0 1 0 0 7 0
4 G. Diduck D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0
5 A. Godynyuk D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
6 A. Burt D 0 1 1 +1 5 2 0
7 B. Glynn D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0
20 G. Wesley D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0
23 M. Malik D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0
Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
1 S. Burke 31 28 3 .903 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:19 Hartford Whalers Adam Burt Fighting (major) 5
1st 03:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Francois Leroux Fighting (major) 5
1st 03:26 Hartford Whalers Mark Janssens Fighting (major) 5
1st 03:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn Antoski Instigator 2
1st 03:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn Antoski Fighting (major) 5
1st 03:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn Antoski Misconduct (misconduct) 10
1st 18:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Quinn Hooking 2
2nd 03:47 Hartford Whalers Glen Wesley Hooking 2
2nd 08:17 Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen Holding the stick 2
2nd 10:15 Pittsburgh Penguins J.J. Daigneault Cross checking 2
2nd 13:25 Hartford Whalers Brian Glynn Roughing 2
2nd 13:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Dave Roche Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Nedved Slashing 2
3rd 03:09 Hartford Whalers Mark Janssens Roughing 2
3rd 05:25 Hartford Whalers Hnat Domenichelli Slashing 2
3rd 05:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Wright Slashing 2
3rd 07:35 Hartford Whalers Hnat Domenichelli Fighting (major) 5
3rd 07:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Wright Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Eddie Johnston
Hartford Whalers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Kevin Collins, Stephane Provost
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Neil Wilkinson, Jeffrey Christian, Ian Moran, Alek Stojanov, Ed Patterson, Dmitri Mironov, Domenic Pittis, Chris Wells, Richard Park
Hartford Whalers scratches
Jeff Brown, Kelly Chase, Jeff Daniels, Nelson Emerson, Glen Featherstone, Kent Manderville, Jason McBain, Kevin Brown, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Hartford Whalers 7 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at Hartford Whalers 1 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Hartford Whalers 0 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 8

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Florida Panthers 1 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page

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