Hartford Whalers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Sunday, March 16, 1997 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Hartford Whalers 5-3 on Sunday, March 16, 1997 at Capital Centre. The Whalers outshot the Capitals 26-23.
Nelson Emerson scored twice. Phil Housley, Calle Johansson, Peter Bondra, Michal Pivonka, Kevin Dineen and Steve Konowalchuk also scored.
Bill Ranford made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Sean Burke stopped 18 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Phil Housley (10)Peter Bondra (26), Sylvain Cote (12)0–101:21 WSH
Calle Johansson (4)Joe Juneau (27), Chris Simon (12)0–204:41 WSH
Nelson Emerson (8)Andrew Cassels (36), Steve Chiasson (16)1–217:49 HFD · PPG
Peter Bondra (42)Rick Tocchet (16), Adam Oates (55)1–319:59 WSH
2nd period
Michal Pivonka (6)Craig Berube (2)1–412:22 WSH- Nelson Emerson (9)Unassisted2–418:49 HFD · PPG
3rd period
Kevin Dineen (17)Nelson Emerson (25), Andrew Cassels (37)3–408:09 HFD · PPG
Steve Konowalchuk (13)Chris Simon (13), Dale Hunter (29)3–519:12 WSH · EN
Team stats
HFDWSH
26Shots on goal23
0%Faceoff %0%
3/5Power play0/3
18Penalty minutes22
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 07:13
Ken Klee · hooking obstruction2 min - 1st 15:09
Marek Malik · holding obstruction2 min - 1st 17:02Ken Klee · hooking2 min
- 2nd 12:56Michal Pivonka · tripping2 min
- 2nd 18:35Sylvain Cote · hooking2 min
- 3rd 03:23Marek Malik · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 07:22Peter Bondra · interference2 min
- 3rd 11:50Adam Burt · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 19:12Sean Burke · roughing2 min
- 3rd 19:12Andrew Cassels · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 19:12Dale Hunter · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 19:12Mark Tinordi · roughing2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | – |
| 3Steve ChiassonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | – |
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 18Robert KronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Mark JanssensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 37Jeff DanielsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 14Kevin HallerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 23Marek MalikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 58:55 |
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Washington Capitals
| 12Peter BondraR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 17Chris SimonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 77Adam OatesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 90Joe JuneauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 92Rick TocchetR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 96Phil HousleyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 13Andrei NikolishinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 36Mike EaglesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Ken KleeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Mark TinordiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 |
| 37Olie KolzigG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |