🐋 Away Canucks 11-16-3 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🐳 Home Whalers 13-12-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
VAN 00002
HFD 00002

Canucks at Whalers

Canucks beat Whalers 2–2 in overtime on December 15, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Dec 15, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐋 VAN
John Leblanc
1 G
5 shots · +1
2nd star 🐋 VAN
Dan Woodley
1 G
1 shots · +1
3rd star 🐋 VAN
Craig Coxe
1 A
1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN HFD🐳
24 Shots on goal 34
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
16 Penalty minutes 8
VAN shooting 8.3% (2/24) HFD shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Frank Caprice
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐳Whalers
Mike Liut
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 1st: 11-16-3 (37% win rate, 30 games)
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 1st: 13-12-3 (46% win rate, 28 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 2nd: 11-16-3 (37% win rate, 30 games)
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 13-12-3 (46% win rate, 28 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 29, 1987
🐋VAN @ 🐳HFD
4–7 · Whalers won
Dec 13, 1986
🐋VAN @ 🐳HFD
2–2 (OT) · Canucks won
Nov 12, 1986
🐳HFD @ 🐋VAN
4–3 · Whalers won
Feb 18, 1986
🐋VAN @ 🐳HFD
4–5 · Whalers won
Jan 10, 1986
🐳HFD @ 🐋VAN
4–3 · Whalers won

❓ VAN vs HFD, answered

Who won Canucks vs Whalers on December 15, 1987?

Canucks won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Whalers?

The final score was Canucks 2, Whalers 2, in overtime.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Frank Caprice made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canucks vs Whalers season series?

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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
🐋Canucks
Previous game · Dec 12
🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN
6–3 · EDM won
Next game · Dec 17
🐋VAN @ 🐻BOS
2–3 · BOS won
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Dec 12
👑LAK @ 🐳HFD
2–3 · HFD won
Next game · Dec 17
🎵STL @ 🐳HFD
2–0 · STL won
Also on December 15, 1987
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
5–2 final
🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR
3–5 final
🎵STL @ 🏝️NYI
2–2 final
Canucks season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule