🪶 Away Blackhawks 25-29-5 before this game
6–3
Final
🐳 Home Whalers 33-22-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
CHI 1236
HFD 1203

Blackhawks at Whalers

Blackhawks beat Whalers 6–3 on February 21, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Feb 21, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Rich Preston
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · +2
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Mike Stapleton
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Dave Donnelly
2 A
4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Wayne Presley Go-ahead 1st · 01:34
Assists: Darryl Sutter, Jack O'Callahan · beat Mike Liut
1–0
🐳 Ray Ferraro Tying 1st · 11:07
Assists: Randy Ladouceur · beat Bob Sauve
1–1
2nd period
🪶 Rich Preston Go-ahead 2nd · 03:44
Assists: Dave Donnelly, Mike Stapleton · beat Mike Liut
2–1
🐳 John Anderson Tying 2nd · 04:22
Assists: Ray Ferraro, Dave Semenko · beat Bob Sauve
2–2
🐳 Sylvain Turgeon PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:07
Assists: Ron Francis, Dave Babych · beat Bob Sauve
2–3
🪶 Mike Stapleton Tying 2nd · 12:51
Assists: Dave Donnelly, Rich Preston · beat Mike Liut
3–3
3rd period
🪶 Eddie Olczyk Go-ahead 3rd · 07:40
Assists: Bob Murray, Al Secord · beat Mike Liut
4–3
🪶 Denis Savard 3rd · 11:45
Assists: Rich Preston · beat Mike Liut
5–3
🪶 Curt Fraser 3rd · 15:18
Assists: Steve Larmer, Troy Murray · beat Mike Liut
6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI HFD🐳
20 Shots on goal 39
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
10 Penalty minutes 6
CHI shooting 30.0% (6/20) HFD shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Bob Sauve
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐳Whalers
Mike Liut
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 25-29-5 (42% win rate, 59 games)
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 1st: 33-22-4 (56% win rate, 59 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 25-29-5 (42% win rate, 59 games)
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 33-22-4 (56% win rate, 59 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 17, 1987
🐳HFD @ 🪶CHI
5–4 · Whalers won
Jan 3, 1987
🪶CHI @ 🐳HFD
3–2 · Blackhawks won
Mar 15, 1986
🪶CHI @ 🐳HFD
4–11 · Whalers won
Jan 12, 1986
🐳HFD @ 🪶CHI
2–4 · Blackhawks won
Oct 23, 1985
🐳HFD @ 🪶CHI
2–9 · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs HFD, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Whalers on February 21, 1987?

Blackhawks won 6–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Whalers?

The final score was Blackhawks 6, Whalers 3.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Curt Fraser, Denis Savard, Eddie Olczyk, Mike Stapleton, Rich Preston, Wayne Presley.

Who scored for Whalers?

John Anderson, Ray Ferraro, Sylvain Turgeon.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Blackhawks vs Whalers season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Feb 19
🗽NYR @ 🪶CHI
2–5 · CHI won
Next game · Feb 22
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
2–2 · DET won
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Feb 18
🐳HFD @ 😈NJD
6–3 · HFD won
Next game · Feb 22
🐳HFD @ ⚔️BUF
3–5 · BUF won
Also on February 21, 1987
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
5–6 final
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
6–5 final
🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS
1–0 final
⚜️QUE @ 🎵STL
3–4 final
🔔PHI @ 👑LAK
4–2 final
Blackhawks season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule