4–9

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	0	2	4
PIT	2	4	3	9

Whalers at Penguins

Penguins beat Whalers 9–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 28, 1995.

🗓 Thu, Dec 28, 1995 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 4 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

2 G, 2 A

9 shots · -1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Tomas Sandstrom

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Geoff Sanderson Go-ahead 1st · 01:14

Assists: Jeff Brown

1–0

🐧 Ron Francis Tying 1st · 01:36

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Petr Nedved

1–1

🐳 Robert Kron Go-ahead 1st · 08:40

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Geoff Sanderson

2–1

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Tying 1st · 12:15

Assists: Dmitri Mironov, Mario Lemieux

2–2

2nd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 2nd · 03:24

Assists: Petr Nedved

2–3

🐧 Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 05:24

Assists: Glen Murray, Markus Naslund

2–4

🐧 Richard Park 2nd · 17:33

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Dmitri Mironov

2–5

🐧 Tomas Sandstrom PP 2nd · 19:55

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

2–6

3rd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 3rd · 01:02

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Ron Francis

2–7

🐳 Geoff Sanderson 3rd · 05:43

Assists: Jeff Brown

3–7

🐳 Geoff Sanderson 3rd · 08:18

Assists: Robert Kron, Glen Wesley

4–7

🐧 Markus Naslund 3rd · 09:42

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Mario Lemieux

4–8

🐧 Tomas Sandstrom PP 3rd · 17:32

Assists: Sergei Zubov, Ron Francis

4–9

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD PIT🐧

45 Shots on goal 45

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

26 Penalty minutes 35

HFD shooting 8.9% (4/45) PIT shooting 20.0% (9/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

Jason Muzzatti

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 14-17-3 (41% win rate, 34 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 25-8-1 (74% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–6

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ HFD vs PIT, answered

Who won Whalers vs Penguins on December 28, 1995?

Penguins won 9–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Penguins?

The final score was Whalers 4, Penguins 9.

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson (3), Robert Kron.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr (2), Tomas Sandstrom (2), Bryan Smolinski, Mario Lemieux, Markus Naslund, Richard Park, Ron Francis.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 23

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1995

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