San Jose Sharks vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Friday, February 28, 1997 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The San Jose Sharks beat the Hartford Whalers 3–2 on Friday, February 28, 1997 at Hartford Civic Center.
Geoff Sanderson scored twice. Shean Donovan, Stephen Guolla and Jeff Friesen also scored.
Kelly Hrudey made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Jason Muzzatti stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Geoff Sanderson (30)Robert Kron (7)0–109:16 HFD
2nd period
Shean Donovan (5)Ron Sutter (4)1–108:38 SJS · - Geoff Sanderson (31)Gerald Diduck (9), Andrew Cassels (34)1–212:46 HFD ·
3rd period
Stephen Guolla (8)Tony Granato (11), Darren Turcotte (12)2–207:05 SJS · 
Jeff Friesen (20)Doug Bodger (10), Bob Errey (4)3–217:42 SJS
Team stats
SJSHFD
2525
0%0%
1/31/4
86
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 11:02 into the first period
Steven Rice · hooking2 min - 13:31 into the first period
Todd Gill · hooking2 min - 7:36 into the second periodBob Errey · high sticking2 min
- 10:54 into the second periodIain Fraser · hooking2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 0:29 into the third periodDoug Bodger · tripping2 min
- 5:25 into the third periodKevin Haller · holding2 min
Season series
San Jose Sharks
| 8Darren TurcotteC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Ron SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Stephen GuollaC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 21Tony GranatoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Bob ErreyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 39Jeff FriesenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 42Shean DonovanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Doug BodgerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 11Owen NolanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 16Dody WoodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Tim HunterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Viktor KozlovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Iain FraserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Greg HawgoodD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Marcus RagnarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Todd GillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 44Vlastimil KroupaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Wade FlahertyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 32Kelly HrudeyG | W | 25 | 2 | .920 |
Hartford Whalers
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 18Robert KronC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 39Kelly ChaseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Kevin HallerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 36Glen FeatherstoneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | L | 25 | 3 | .880 |
| 30Manny LegaceG | 0 | 0 | – |