Washington Capitals vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Saturday, February 22, 1997 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Hartford Whalers beat the Washington Capitals 2–0 on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at Hartford Civic Center. The Capitals outshot the Whalers 28–21.
Sami Kapanen scored twice.
Sean Burke made 28 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jim Carey stopped 19 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Sami Kapanen (8)Geoff Sanderson (23), Gerald Diduck (8)0–108:37 HFD
3rd period
- Sami Kapanen (9)Geoff Sanderson (24), Curtis Leschyshyn (15)0–204:47 HFD
Team stats
WSHHFD
2821
0%0%
0/60/3
1117
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:52 into the first period
Kevin Dineen · interference obstruction2 min - 11:54 into the first periodJeff O'Neill · hooking obstruction2 min
- 14:17 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 16:06 into the first periodSteven Rice · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 0:38 into the second periodAdam Burt · roughing2 min
- 0:38 into the second periodAdam Burt · fighting5 min
- 0:38 into the second periodDale Hunter · fighting5 min
- 3:55 into the second periodKen Klee · hooking obstruction2 min
- 7:31 into the second periodKeith Primeau · holding2 min
- 16:13 into the second periodSteven Rice · hooking obstruction2 min
- 17:51 into the third periodTodd Krygier · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Peter BondraR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Todd KrygierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Kevin KaminskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 33Anson CarterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 34Jaroslav SvejkovskyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 36Mike EaglesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 41Jason AllisonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Ken KleeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 96Phil HousleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Jim CareyG | L | 21 | 2 | .905 |
| 37Olie KolzigG | 0 | 0 | – |
Hartford Whalers
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 39Kelly ChaseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Kevin HallerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 36Glen FeatherstoneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | W | 28 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | 0 | 0 | – |