New York Islanders vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Friday, January 24, 1997 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Hartford Whalers 5-2 on Friday, January 24, 1997 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Islanders 36-32.
Ziggy Palffy scored twice and Derek King scored a hat trick. Geoff Sanderson and Steven Rice also scored.
Eric Fichaud made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win; Sean Burke stopped 27 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Ziggy Palffy (28)Unassisted1–012:27 NYI
Geoff Sanderson (25)Keith Primeau (17), Nelson Emerson (16)1–116:29 HFD
2nd period
Derek King (16)Marty Mcinnis (15), Travis Green (21)2–107:12 NYI- Derek King (17)Travis Green (22)3–116:29 NYI
3rd period
- Derek King (18)Marty Mcinnis (16)4–107:11 NYI
- Ziggy Palffy (29)Travis Green (23)5–116:03 NYI · EN
Steven Rice (15)Glen Wesley (18), Jeff O'Neill (12)5–219:29 HFD · PPG
Team stats
NYIHFD
32Shots on goal36
0%Faceoff %0%
0/3Power play1/4
42Penalty minutes30
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 02:21
Claude Lapointe · tripping2 min - 1st 07:59
Kelly Chase · fighting5 min - 1st 07:59Steve Webb · fighting5 min
- 1st 08:41Steven Rice · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 03:30Jeff O'Neill · interference obstruction2 min
- 3rd 02:25Steven Rice · fighting5 min
- 3rd 02:25Brent Hughes · fighting5 min
- 3rd 02:48Marty Mcinnis · hooking obstruction2 min
- 3rd 08:10Travis Green · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 12:29Glen Wesley · holding2 min
- 3rd 14:49Brent Hughes · roughing2 min
- 3rd 15:59Adam Burt · roughing2 min
- 3rd 17:31Kelly Chase · fighting5 min
- 3rd 17:31Doug Houda · fighting5 min
- 3rd 17:48Stu Grimson · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 17:48Stu Grimson · fighting5 min
- 3rd 17:48Steve Webb · instigator2 min
- 3rd 17:48Steve Webb · fighting5 min
- 3rd 17:48Steve Webb · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 19:17Bryan Berard · charging2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 27Derek KingL | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 39Travis GreenC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 5 | – |
| 16Ziggy PalffyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 18Marty McinnisL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 13Claude LapointeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Derek ArmstrongC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Bryan SmolinskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Brent HughesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Paul KruseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 32Niklas AnderssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Todd BertuzziR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 62Steve WebbR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Rich PilonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Kenny JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 4Bryan McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 6Doug HoudaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Scott LachanceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 34Bryan BerardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric FichaudG | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 |
| 35Tommy SaloG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Hartford Whalers
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 18Robert KronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 39Kelly ChaseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 5Alexander GodynyukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Jason McBainD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 59:10 |
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |