Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, January 25, 1997 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 on Saturday, January 25, 1997 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Blackhawks outshot the Islanders 49–22.
Goals came from Ziggy Palffy, Eric Weinrich, Tony Amonte, Bryan Smolinski and Derek Armstrong.
Eric Fichaud made 47 saves on 49 shots for the win; Jeff Hackett stopped 19 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Ziggy Palffy (30)Unassisted0–107:12 NYI ·
3rd period
Eric Weinrich (6)Jeff Shantz (10), Tony Amonte (18)1–101:18 CHI · 
Tony Amonte (30)Ethan Moreau (11), Eric Weinrich (11)2–109:01 CHI
Bryan Smolinski (14)Bryan Berard (24), Brent Hughes (2)2–210:16 NYI
Derek Armstrong (5)Randy Wood (2), Brent Hughes (3)2–314:39 NYI
Team stats
CHINYI
4922
0%0%
1/40/4
2929
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:38 into the first period
Doug Houda · elbowing2 min - 7:47 into the first period
Jim Cummins · fighting5 min - 7:47 into the first periodPaul Kruse · fighting5 min
- 8:28 into the first periodBob Probert · elbowing2 min
- 11:14 into the first periodDerek Armstrong · holding obstruction2 min
- 15:00 into the first periodEnrico Ciccone · cross checking2 min
- 19:49 into the first periodAlexei Zhamnov · roughing2 min
- 19:49 into the first periodRich Pilon · roughing2 min
- 3:07 into the second periodBob Probert · slashing2 min
- 3:07 into the second periodRich Pilon · holding stick obstruction2 min
- 5:43 into the second periodBryan McCabe · holding obstruction2 min
- 7:39 into the second periodBob Probert · cross checking2 min
- 7:39 into the second periodBob Probert · misconduct10 min
- 7:39 into the second periodRich Pilon · roughing2 min
- 7:39 into the second periodRich Pilon · misconduct10 min
- 8:59 into the second periodEnrico Ciccone · interference obstruction2 min
- 13:50 into the second periodJim Cummins · interference obstruction2 min
- 19:49 into the second periodScott Lachance · cross checking2 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 10Tony AmonteR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 2Eric WeinrichD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 11Jeff ShantzC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 19Ethan MoreauL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 12Brent SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Jim CumminsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Kevin MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Bob ProbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Sergei KrivokrasovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Alexei ZhamnovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Murray CravenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 38James BlackL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 55Eric DazeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 4Keith CarneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Chris CheliosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 8Cam RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Gary SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 39Enrico CicconeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Jimmy WaiteG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Jeff HackettG | L | 22 | 3 | .864 |
New York Islanders
| 20Brent HughesL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Derek ArmstrongC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 15Bryan SmolinskiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 16Ziggy PalffyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 34Bryan BerardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Marty McinnisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Paul KruseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Derek KingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 39Travis GreenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 42Dan PlanteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Todd BertuzziR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 62Steve WebbR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Rich PilonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Kenny JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 4Bryan McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Doug HoudaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Scott LachanceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric FichaudG | W | 49 | 2 | .959 |
| 35Tommy SaloG | 0 | 0 | – |