Hartford Whalers 1996-1997 Schedule & Results

The Hartford Whalers finished 32-39-11 with 75 points in the 1996-1997 season, 5th in the Northeast Division. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

Hartford Whalers 1996-1997 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Sat, Oct 5	vs Phoenix Coyotes	W 1–0, vs Phoenix Coyotes, game page	1-0-0
Tue, Oct 8	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 7–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	2-0-0
Sat, Oct 12	at Florida Panthers	L 0–6, at Florida Panthers, game page	2-1-0
Thu, Oct 17	at New York Islanders	W 3–1, at New York Islanders, game page	3-1-0
Sat, Oct 19	vs New Jersey Devils	W 6–2, vs New Jersey Devils, game page	4-1-0
Thu, Oct 24	vs Anaheim Ducks	W 4–1, vs Anaheim Ducks, game page	5-1-0
Sat, Oct 26	at Buffalo Sabres	L 3–6, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	5-2-0
Wed, Oct 30	vs New York Islanders	T 2–2 OT, vs New York Islanders, game page	5-2-1
Thu, Oct 31	at Boston Bruins	T 4–4 OT, at Boston Bruins, game page	5-2-2
Sat, Nov 2	vs Los Angeles Kings	L 2–3, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	5-3-2
Mon, Nov 4	at Detroit Red Wings	L 1–5, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	5-4-2
Wed, Nov 6	vs Boston Bruins	W 5–1, vs Boston Bruins, game page	6-4-2
Fri, Nov 8	vs Detroit Red Wings	L 1–4, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	6-5-2
Sat, Nov 9	vs Buffalo Sabres	W 4–3 OT, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	7-5-2
Tue, Nov 12	at San Jose Sharks	W 4–3, at San Jose Sharks, game page	8-5-2
Thu, Nov 14	at Phoenix Coyotes	W 2–1, at Phoenix Coyotes, game page	9-5-2
Sat, Nov 16	at Colorado Avalanche	T 4–4 OT, at Colorado Avalanche, game page	9-5-3
Wed, Nov 20	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 3–1, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	10-5-3
Fri, Nov 22	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 1–7, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	10-6-3
Sat, Nov 23	at Ottawa Senators	T 3–3 OT, at Ottawa Senators, game page	10-6-4
Wed, Nov 27	vs Vancouver Canucks	L 2–6, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	10-7-4
Fri, Nov 29	at Florida Panthers	T 1–1 OT, at Florida Panthers, game page	10-7-5
Sat, Nov 30	at Tampa Bay Lightning	W 6–3, at Tampa Bay Lightning, game page	11-7-5
Tue, Dec 3	at Pittsburgh Penguins	T 4–4 OT, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	11-7-6
Thu, Dec 5	at Boston Bruins	W 4–2, at Boston Bruins, game page	12-7-6
Sat, Dec 7	vs Buffalo Sabres	W 6–4, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	13-7-6
Wed, Dec 11	vs Florida Panthers	W 5–2, vs Florida Panthers, game page	14-7-6
Thu, Dec 12	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–3, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	14-8-6
Sat, Dec 14	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 0–4, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	14-9-6
Mon, Dec 16	at New York Rangers	L 2–5, at New York Rangers, game page	14-10-6
Tue, Dec 17	vs St. Louis Blues	W 5–3, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	15-10-6
Fri, Dec 20	vs Dallas Stars	L 1–4, vs Dallas Stars, game page	15-11-6
Sat, Dec 21	vs Tampa Bay Lightning	W 6–5 OT, vs Tampa Bay Lightning, game page	16-11-6
Thu, Dec 26	at Buffalo Sabres	L 1–5, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	16-12-6
Sat, Dec 28	vs Ottawa Senators	W 3–2, vs Ottawa Senators, game page	17-12-6
Sun, Dec 29	at Chicago Blackhawks	L 3–4, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	17-13-6
Wed, Jan 1	at Washington Capitals	L 2–3 OT, at Washington Capitals, game page	17-14-6
Thu, Jan 2	vs Boston Bruins	L 4–5 OT, vs Boston Bruins, game page	17-15-6
Sat, Jan 4	vs Washington Capitals	T 1–1 OT, vs Washington Capitals, game page	17-15-7
Mon, Jan 6	at Montreal Canadiens	L 4–5, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	17-16-7
Thu, Jan 9	at Calgary Flames	L 2–3, at Calgary Flames, game page	17-17-7
Fri, Jan 10	at Vancouver Canucks	L 3–5, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	17-18-7
Sun, Jan 12	at Edmonton Oilers	L 1–2 OT, at Edmonton Oilers, game page	17-19-7
Wed, Jan 15	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 0–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	17-20-7
Mon, Jan 20	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 3–1, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	18-20-7
Wed, Jan 22	vs Florida Panthers	W 2–1 OT, vs Florida Panthers, game page	19-20-7
Fri, Jan 24	vs New York Islanders	L 2–5, vs New York Islanders, game page	19-21-7
Sat, Jan 25	at Buffalo Sabres	W 5–1, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	20-21-7
Thu, Jan 30	at Los Angeles Kings	L 3–5, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	20-22-7
Fri, Jan 31	at Anaheim Ducks	L 3–6, at Anaheim Ducks, game page	20-23-7
Wed, Feb 5	at New York Rangers	L 2–5, at New York Rangers, game page	20-24-7
Thu, Feb 6	at Boston Bruins	W 5–3, at Boston Bruins, game page	21-24-7
Sat, Feb 8	at Montreal Canadiens	L 2–3 OT, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	21-25-7
Wed, Feb 12	vs New Jersey Devils	L 2–3, vs New Jersey Devils, game page	21-26-7
Thu, Feb 13	at New Jersey Devils	L 0–4, at New Jersey Devils, game page	21-27-7
Sat, Feb 15	vs Ottawa Senators	W 2–1, vs Ottawa Senators, game page	22-27-7
Sun, Feb 16	at Ottawa Senators	L 2–4, at Ottawa Senators, game page	22-28-7
Wed, Feb 19	at Philadelphia Flyers	T 2–2 OT, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	22-28-8
Fri, Feb 21	vs New York Rangers	W 7–2, vs New York Rangers, game page	23-28-8
Sat, Feb 22	vs Washington Capitals	W 2–0, vs Washington Capitals, game page	24-28-8
Wed, Feb 26	vs Chicago Blackhawks	T 2–2 OT, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	24-28-9
Fri, Feb 28	vs San Jose Sharks	L 2–3, vs San Jose Sharks, game page	24-29-9
Sun, Mar 2	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–5, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	24-30-9
Wed, Mar 5	vs Calgary Flames	W 2–0, vs Calgary Flames, game page	25-30-9
Fri, Mar 7	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 2–0, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	26-30-9
Sat, Mar 8	at Toronto Maple Leafs	T 1–1 OT, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	26-30-10
Wed, Mar 12	vs Boston Bruins	W 6–3, vs Boston Bruins, game page	27-30-10
Thu, Mar 13	at New Jersey Devils	L 0–6, at New Jersey Devils, game page	27-31-10
Sat, Mar 15	vs Edmonton Oilers	L 2–4, vs Edmonton Oilers, game page	27-32-10
Sun, Mar 16	at Washington Capitals	L 3–5, at Washington Capitals, game page	27-33-10
Thu, Mar 20	at St. Louis Blues	L 1–4, at St. Louis Blues, game page	27-34-10
Fri, Mar 21	at Dallas Stars	L 0–2, at Dallas Stars, game page	27-35-10
Tue, Mar 25	vs Colorado Avalanche	L 0–4, vs Colorado Avalanche, game page	27-36-10
Thu, Mar 27	at Tampa Bay Lightning	W 5–2, at Tampa Bay Lightning, game page	28-36-10
Sat, Mar 29	vs New York Rangers	W 2–1, vs New York Rangers, game page	29-36-10
Wed, Apr 2	vs Montreal Canadiens	L 1–4, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	29-37-10
Thu, Apr 3	at Pittsburgh Penguins	T 5–5 OT, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	29-37-11
Sat, Apr 5	at Montreal Canadiens	W 4–1, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	30-37-11
Mon, Apr 7	vs Buffalo Sabres	W 4–2, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	31-37-11
Wed, Apr 9	at Ottawa Senators	L 4–5, at Ottawa Senators, game page	31-38-11
Fri, Apr 11	at New York Islanders	L 4–6, at New York Islanders, game page	31-39-11
Sun, Apr 13	vs Tampa Bay Lightning	W 2–1, vs Tampa Bay Lightning, game page	32-39-11