Hartford Whalers vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, December 29, 1996 · United Center
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Hartford Whalers 4-3 on Sunday, December 29, 1996 at United Center. The Blackhawks outshot the Whalers 43-27.
Goals came from Andrew Cassels, Kevin Miller, Geoff Sanderson, Nelson Emerson, James Black, Chris Chelios and Alexei Zhamnov.
Jeff Hackett made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 39 of 43.
Scoring
1st period
Andrew Cassels (10)Kevin Dineen (17), Marek Malik (4)1–007:23 HFD
Kevin Miller (9)Murray Craven (13), Denis Savard (10)1–109:38 CHI · PPG
2nd period
Geoff Sanderson (23)Adam Burt (9)2–106:50 HFD · PPG
Nelson Emerson (4)Geoff Sanderson (16), Andrew Cassels (24)3–115:32 HFD
3rd period
James Black (8)Sergei Krivokrasov (5), Jeff Shantz (6)3–207:49 CHI
Chris Chelios (5)Tony Amonte (16), Kevin Miller (9)3–309:18 CHI
Alexei Zhamnov (9)Unassisted3–414:34 CHI
Team stats
HFDCHI
27Shots on goal43
0%Faceoff %0%
1/4Power play1/3
12Penalty minutes14
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 03:45
Tony Amonte · roughing2 min - 1st 03:45
Kevin Haller · roughing2 min - 1st 09:38Nelson Emerson · interference2 min
- 1st 12:56Ethan Moreau · tripping2 min
- 2nd 02:51Cam Russell · boarding2 min
- 2nd 02:51Cam Russell · roughing2 min
- 2nd 02:51Kevin Haller · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 02:51Mark Janssens · roughing2 min
- 2nd 05:36Tony Amonte · holding2 min
- 2nd 07:18Marek Malik · interference2 min
- 3rd 00:19Enrico Ciccone · roughing2 min
- 3rd 05:09Stu Grimson · charging2 min
- 3rd 14:59Chris Chelios · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 23Marek MalikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 18Robert KronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 22Mark JanssensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Kevin HallerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Jason McBainD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 47Jean-Sebastien GiguereG | L | 43 | 39 | 4 | .907 | 59:27 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 16Kevin MillerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Tony AmonteR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 11Jeff ShantzC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 25Sergei KrivokrasovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Alexei ZhamnovC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 32Murray CravenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 38James BlackL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Chris CheliosD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8 | – |
| 19Ethan MoreauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Bob ProbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 55Eric DazeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 2Eric WeinrichD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Keith CarneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Cam RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Gary SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 39Enrico CicconeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ed BelfourG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 31Jeff HackettG | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |