Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Thursday, January 2, 1997 · Continental Airlines Arena
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 6–1 on Thursday, January 2, 1997 at Continental Airlines Arena. The Devils outshot the Penguins 32–21.
Goals came from Ron Francis, Stu Barnes, Fredrik Olausson, Jaromir Jagr, Steve Sullivan, Kevin Hatcher and Petr Nedved.
Scoring
1st period
Ron Francis (13)Mario Lemieux (32), Jason Woolley (7)1–005:36 PIT · 
Stu Barnes (8)Tomas Sandstrom (12), Jason Woolley (8)2–017:41 PIT
2nd period
Fredrik Olausson (5)Mario Lemieux (33), Jaromir Jagr (25)3–001:30 PIT
Jaromir Jagr (34)Mario Lemieux (34), Fredrik Olausson (16)4–001:52 PIT
Steve Sullivan (2)Shawn Chambers (3)4–105:51 NJD · 
Kevin Hatcher (7)Mario Lemieux (35), Jason Woolley (9)5–113:52 PIT ·
3rd period
Petr Nedved (17)Tomas Sandstrom (13), Jaromir Jagr (26)6–109:37 PIT
Team stats
PITNJD
2132
0%0%
2/31/4
1523
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:08 into the first period
Dave Andreychuk · high sticking2 min - 14:42 into the first period
Joe Mullen · hooking obstruction2 min - 20:00 into the first periodDave Andreychuk · misconduct10 min
- 4:48 into the second periodMario Lemieux · slashing2 min
- 13:13 into the second periodKevin Dean · holding2 min
- 6:38 into the third periodJ.J. Daigneault · cross checking2 min
- 11:25 into the third periodJ.J. Daigneault · hooking obstruction2 min
- 18:27 into the third periodKen Daneyko · fighting5 min
- 18:27 into the third periodNeil Wilkinson · fighting5 min
- 19:10 into the third periodSergei Brylin · roughing2 min
- 19:10 into the third periodSergei Brylin · roughing2 min
- 19:10 into the third periodPetr Nedved · roughing2 min
Season series
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