Hartford Whalers vs Anaheim Ducks
Regular season · Friday, January 31, 1997 · Arrowhead Pond
Game summary
The Anaheim Ducks beat the Hartford Whalers 6–3 on Friday, January 31, 1997 at Arrowhead Pond. The Whalers outshot the Ducks 41–34.
Jeff O'Neill scored a hat trick and Sean Pronger scored twice. Paul Kariya, Brian Bellows, Teemu Selanne and Steve Rucchin also scored.
Guy Hebert made 38 saves on 41 shots for the win; Jason Muzzatti stopped 28 of 34.
Scoring
1st period
Paul Kariya (21)Teemu Selanne (37), Steve Rucchin (22)0–103:56 ANA
Brian Bellows (7)Dmitri Mironov (22), Teemu Selanne (38)0–205:28 ANA · 
Teemu Selanne (29)Paul Kariya (33), Ken Baumgartner (7)0–310:24 ANA
2nd period
Jeff O'Neill (11)Glen Wesley (20), Paul Ranheim (7)1–307:38 HFD · 
Sean Pronger (3)Garry Valk (5)1–409:44 ANA- Jeff O'Neill (12)Gerald Diduck (7)2–412:56 HFD ·
- Sean Pronger (4)Dmitri Mironov (23), Teemu Selanne (39)2–516:02 ANA
3rd period
- Jeff O'Neill (13)Kent Manderville (2), Kevin Dineen (22)3–509:22 HFD
Steve Rucchin (12)Paul Kariya (34), Bobby Dollas (8)3–615:34 ANA
Team stats
HFDANA
4134
0%0%
2/41/3
1628
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:12 into the first period
Nelson Emerson · holding obstruction2 min - 14:58 into the first period
Ken Baumgartner · fighting5 min - 14:58 into the first periodStu Grimson · fighting5 min
- 2:22 into the second periodWarren Rychel · interference2 min
- 5:39 into the second periodGarry Valk · holding2 min
- 11:11 into the second periodPeter Leboutillier · instigator2 min
- 11:11 into the second periodPeter Leboutillier · fighting5 min
- 11:11 into the second periodPeter Leboutillier · misconduct10 min
- 11:11 into the second periodKeith Primeau · fighting5 min
- 13:57 into the second periodKevin Brown · roughing2 min
- 18:55 into the second periodGeoff Sanderson · tripping2 min
- 17:54 into the third periodKen Baumgartner · holding obstruction2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 17Hnat DomenichelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 46Kevin BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Alexander GodynyukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 23Marek MalikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | L | 34 | 6 | .824 |
Anaheim Ducks
| 8Teemu SelanneR | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 9Paul KariyaL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 20Steve RucchinC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 54Sean ProngerC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 15Dmitri MironovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 18Garry ValkL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Ken BaumgartnerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 2Bobby DollasD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 12Kevin ToddC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 13Ted DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 16Warren RychelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 46Jean-Francois JompheC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 52Peter LeboutillierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Jason MarshallD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Darren Van ImpeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 33Dave KarpaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Guy HebertG | W | 41 | 3 | .927 |
| 35Mikhail ShtalenkovG | 0 | 0 | – |