Hartford Whalers vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Friday, April 11, 1997 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Hartford Whalers 6-4 on Friday, April 11, 1997 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Whalers outshot the Islanders 32-27.
Sami Kapanen scored twice, Claude Lapointe scored twice and Robert Reichel scored twice. Bryan Smolinski, Travis Green, Steven Rice and Robert Kron also scored.
Eric Fichaud made 28 saves on 32 shots for the win; Sean Burke stopped 15 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Sami Kapanen (12)Keith Primeau (24)1–006:57 HFD
Bryan Smolinski (27)Robert Reichel (40), Doug Houda (6)1–109:40 NYI
Claude Lapointe (12)Dan Plante (8)1–211:51 NYI
Travis Green (23)Niklas Andersson (31), Bryan McCabe (20)1–318:15 NYI · PPG
2nd period
- Sami Kapanen (13)Keith Primeau (25)2–304:42 HFD · PPG
Robert Reichel (20)Ziggy Palffy (42), Bryan Berard (40)2–410:16 NYI- Claude Lapointe (13)Randy Wood (5)2–517:22 NYI · SHG
- Robert Reichel (21)Unassisted2–618:49 NYI · SHG
3rd period
Steven Rice (21)Robert Kron (11), Nelson Emerson (29)3–601:49 HFD
Robert Kron (10)Derek King (33)4–616:48 HFD
Team stats
HFDNYI
32Shots on goal27
0%Faceoff %0%
1/2Power play1/1
7Penalty minutes9
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 03:46
Stu Grimson · fighting5 min - 1st 03:46
Ken Belanger · fighting5 min - 1st 16:25Sean Burke · delaying game2 min
- 2nd 02:44Randy Wood · tripping2 min
- 2nd 16:59Todd Bertuzzi · hooking2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 18Robert KronC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 27Derek KingL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 17Chris MurrayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Steve ChiassonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 5Alexander GodynyukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 14Kevin HallerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 20Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | L | 21 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 40:00 |
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 15:22 |
New York Islanders
| 21Robert ReichelC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 8 | – |
| 13Claude LapointeC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 15Bryan SmolinskiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 16Ziggy PalffyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 32Niklas AnderssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 39Travis GreenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | – |
| 42Dan PlanteR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Bryan McCabeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Doug HoudaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 34Bryan BerardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Brent HughesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 33Ken BelangerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Todd BertuzziR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 62Steve WebbR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Kenny JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Scott LachanceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 28Dennis VaskeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric FichaudG | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 60:00 |
| 35Tommy SaloG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |