6–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 15-20-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	3	1	6
NYI	1	1	1	3

Whalers at Islanders

Whalers beat Islanders 6–3 at UBS Arena on January 17, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Jan 17, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Andrei Nikolishin

3 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · -1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mathieu Schneider

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mathieu Schneider PP Go-ahead 1st · 00:37

Assists: Travis Green, Ziggy Palffy

0–1

🐳 Jeff Brown PP Tying 1st · 06:16

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin

1–1

🐳 Kevin Dineen Go-ahead 1st · 15:29

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin

2–1

2nd period

🐳 Brendan Shanahan 2nd · 01:03

Unassisted

3–1

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP 2nd · 08:11

Assists: Travis Green, Mathieu Schneider

3–2

🐳 Robert Kron 2nd · 13:25

Assists: Brad McCrimmon, Sean Burke

4–2

🐳 Robert Kron 2nd · 15:34

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin

5–2

3rd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 3rd · 10:36

Assists: Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider

5–3

🐳 Geoff Sanderson Empty net 3rd · 19:30

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Andrew Cassels

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD NYI🏝️

20 Shots on goal 42

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

12 Penalty minutes 10

HFD shooting 30.0% (6/20) NYI shooting 7.1% (3/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Soderstrom

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 21:03 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 38:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 16, 1995

🐳HFD @ 🏝️NYI

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs NYI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Islanders on January 17, 1996?

Whalers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Islanders?

The final score was Whalers 6, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Robert Kron (2), Brendan Shanahan, Geoff Sanderson, Jeff Brown, Kevin Dineen.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (2), Mathieu Schneider.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Soderstrom made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Islanders season series?

Whalers 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 · Jan 16

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 1996

Whalers season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule