Hartford Whalers vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, December 5, 1996 · FleetCenter
Game summary
The Hartford Whalers beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Thursday, December 5, 1996 at FleetCenter. The Bruins outshot the Whalers 32-24.
Steve Heinze scored twice. Geoff Sanderson, Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson and Jeff O'Neill also scored.
Jason Muzzatti made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Scott Bailey stopped 20 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Geoff Sanderson (16)Andrew Cassels (18), Kevin Dineen (10)1–008:41 HFD
Steve Heinze (13)Jozef Stumpel (13), Landon Wilson (6)1–109:43 BOS
Keith Primeau (8)Nelson Emerson (7), Jason Muzzatti (1)2–117:45 HFD · PPG
2nd period
Nelson Emerson (2)Steven Rice (5)3–108:22 HFD- Steve Heinze (14)Jozef Stumpel (14), Landon Wilson (7)3–209:41 BOS
3rd period
Jeff O'Neill (8)Robert Kron (4), Marek Malik (2)4–218:53 HFD
Team stats
HFDBOS
24Shots on goal32
0%Faceoff %0%
1/4Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes8
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 02:57
Paul Coffey · holding obstruction2 min - 1st 04:14
Ted Donato · hooking2 min - 1st 11:40Marek Malik · slashing2 min
- 1st 17:27Steve Staios · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 12:12Paul Coffey · holding2 min
- 2nd 13:25Ray Bourque · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 18:03Kyle McLaren · holding obstruction2 min
- 3rd 12:47Steven Rice · boarding2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 18Robert KronC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Marek MalikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Mark JanssensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 37Jeff DanielsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 39Kelly ChaseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 36Glen FeatherstoneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 77Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 60:00 |
| 47Jean-Sebastien GiguereG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Boston Bruins
| 16Jozef StumpelL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Steve HeinzeR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 27Landon WilsonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Adam OatesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 19Rob DiMaioR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 21Ted DonatoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Trent McClearyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 33Sheldon KennedyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 36Jeff OdgersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 45Sandy MogerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 49Andre RoyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 65Brett HarkinsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Kyle McLarenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 32Don SweeneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 38Jon RohloffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 46Barry RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 48Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Robbie TallasG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 39Scott BaileyG | L | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 60:00 |