St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers

Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 7:00 PM ET Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the St. Louis Blues 5–3 on Tuesday, December 17, 1996 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
St. Louis Blues	3	36-35-11
at Hartford Whalers	5	32-39-11

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	1	1	1	3
Hartford Whalers	0	2	3	5

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	11	11	7	29
Hartford Whalers	7	9	11	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:39	St. Louis Blues	Joe Murphy (7)	Pierre Turgeon (19), Stephane Matteau (10)	Even strength	STL 1, HFD 0
2nd	13:23	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau (11)	Nelson Emerson (11), Robert Kron (6)	Power play	STL 1, HFD 1
2nd	14:20	St. Louis Blues	Al MacInnis (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	STL 2, HFD 1
2nd	19:00	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice (7)	Curtis Leschyshyn (8), Nelson Emerson (12)	Power play	STL 2, HFD 2
3rd	01:53	St. Louis Blues	Pierre Turgeon (4)	Brett Hull (16), Joe Murphy (6)	Power play	STL 3, HFD 2
3rd	07:08	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice (8)	Keith Primeau (9), Nelson Emerson (13)	Even strength	STL 3, HFD 3
3rd	12:43	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen (8)	Curtis Leschyshyn (9), Andrew Cassels (20)	Power play	STL 3, HFD 4
3rd	19:58	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels (8)	Kevin Dineen (13)	Even strength, Empty net	STL 3, HFD 5

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 10 J. Campbell	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
Number 14 G. Courtnall	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 15 A. Vasilevskii	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 16 B. Hull	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0
Number 17 J. Murphy	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0
Number 18 A. Twist	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 23 C. MacTavish	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 25 P. Zezel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0
Number 37 H. York	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	1
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	1	0	1	0	0	7	0
Number 4 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 5 I. Kravchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 28 R. Persson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 43 L. Zabransky	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Casey	26	22	4	.846	59:13	Loss

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	1
Number 12 S. Rice	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	1
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	3	3	+1	2	6	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 37 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	1	1	2	+2	6	5	1
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 5 A. Godynyuk	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0
Number 14 K. Haller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 23 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Muzzatti	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:05	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson	Slashing	2
1st	08:05	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau	Roughing	2
1st	08:05	St. Louis Blues	Jim Campbell	Spearing (major)	5
1st	08:05	St. Louis Blues	Jim Campbell	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	04:01	St. Louis Blues	Libor Zabransky	Tripping	2
2nd	05:35	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	Hooking	2
2nd	11:49	St. Louis Blues	Geoff Courtnall	High sticking	2
2nd	15:50	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau	Tripping	2
2nd	17:52	St. Louis Blues	Stephane Matteau	Holding the stick	2
3rd	00:51	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau	Holding	2
3rd	02:28	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Vasilevskii	Roughing	2
3rd	05:05	Hartford Whalers	Alexander Godynyuk	Holding	2
3rd	10:54	St. Louis Blues	Stephane Matteau	Holding	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Mike Keenan
Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak
St. Louis Blues scratches: Grant Fuhr, Gary Leeman, Stephen Leach, Sergio Momesso, Mike Peluso, Trent Yawney, Craig Conroy, Rob Pearson, Scott Pellerin, Robert Petrovicky, Yuri Khmylev, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jamie Rivers, Konstantin Shafranov
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jeff Brown, Sean Burke, Paul Coffey, Kelly Chase, Gerald Diduck, Brian Glynn, Glen Wesley, Kent Manderville, Jason McBain, Kevin Brown, Manny Legace, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Hnat Domenichelli, Sami Kapanen

Every St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Hartford Whalers 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Hartford Whalers 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 20, 1997

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 17, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Los Angeles Kings 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Washington Capitals 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 17, 1996