Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders

Thursday, October 17, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the New York Islanders 3–1 on Thursday, October 17, 1996 on the road.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Hartford Whalers	3	32-39-11
at New York Islanders	1	29-41-12

Goals by period, Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	1	1	1	3
New York Islanders	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	5	11	7	23
New York Islanders	7	4	10	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:56	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen (2)	Andrew Cassels (3), Glen Wesley (1)	Even strength	HFD 1, NYI 0
2nd	13:17	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen (3)	Geoff Sanderson (2), Glen Wesley (2)	Power play	HFD 2, NYI 0
3rd	09:53	New York Islanders	Derek King (4)	Travis Green (2), Kenny Jonsson (1)	Even strength	HFD 2, NYI 1
3rd	10:14	Hartford Whalers	Sami Kapanen (1)	Keith Primeau (1), Andrei Nikolishin (4)	Even strength	HFD 3, NYI 1

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

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 10 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	2	0	2	0	4	3	1
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 5 A. Godynyuk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	-1	6	1	0
Number 77 P. Coffey	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Muzzatti	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 10 R. Wood	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 12 M. Vukota	R	0	0	0	0	5	1
Number 14 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 16 Z. Palffy	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3
Number 18 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2
Number 21 D. Plante	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 D. Archibald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 27 D. King	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3
Number 32 N. Andersson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 38 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Number 3 K. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Number 4 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 6 C. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Soderstrom	0	0	0		00:26
Number 35 T. Salo	23	20	3	.870	58:25	Loss

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:15	Hartford Whalers	Robert Kron	Tripping	2
1st	07:43	New York Islanders	Todd Bertuzzi	Tripping	2
1st	16:24	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Slashing	2
2nd	00:50	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	08:15	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Roughing	2
2nd	12:18	New York Islanders	Marty Mcinnis	Tripping	2
2nd	16:04	Hartford Whalers	Stu Grimson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:04	New York Islanders	Mick Vukota	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:05	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen	Elbowing	2
2nd	19:05	New York Islanders	Ziggy Palffy	High sticking	2
3rd	04:18	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen	Roughing	2
3rd	12:41	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Holding	2
3rd	18:25	Hartford Whalers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
New York Islanders head coach: Mike Milbury
Referees: Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Scott Driscoll
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jeff Brown, Sean Burke, Kelly Chase, Jeff Daniels, Nelson Emerson, Brian Glynn, Kent Manderville, Jason McBain, Kevin Brown, Marek Malik, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Hnat Domenichelli
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Donnelly, Craig Fisher, Brent Hughes, Claude Lapointe, Dave Mcllwain, Rich Pilon, Jim Dowd, Chris Marinucci, Chris Taylor, Dennis Vaske, Jarrett Deuling, Ken Belanger, Andrei Vasilyev, Eric Fichaud, Jason Holland, Steve Webb

Every Hartford Whalers and New York Islanders game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 17, 1996
New York Islanders 2 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Oct 30, 1996
New York Islanders 5 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers, Fri, Jan 24, 1997
Hartford Whalers 4 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders, Fri, Apr 11, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 17, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 17, 1996
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 17, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 17, 1996
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 17, 1996
Florida Panthers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 17, 1996
Boston Bruins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 17, 1996