4–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 39-18-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	1	1	4
PIT	1	2	2	5

Whalers at Penguins

Penguins beat Whalers 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena on February 23, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Feb 23, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Brendan Shanahan

3 G, 1 A

8 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G, 1 A

5 shots

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Sergei Zubov

3 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:49

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Ron Francis

0–1

🐳 Brendan Shanahan Tying 1st · 15:15

Assists: Sami Kapanen

1–1

🐳 Brendan Shanahan PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:44

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Nelson Emerson

2–1

2nd period

🐧 Markus Naslund Tying 2nd · 00:58

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Chris Tamer

2–2

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Sergei Zubov, Bryan Smolinski

2–3

🐳 Brendan Shanahan PP Tying 2nd · 14:12

Assists: Robert Kron, Andrei Nikolishin

3–3

3rd period

🐳 Nelson Emerson Go-ahead 3rd · 03:08

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Steve Martins

4–3

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Tying 3rd · 05:37

Assists: Ron Francis, Sergei Zubov

4–4

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:23

Assists: Sergei Zubov, Ken Wregget

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD PIT🐧

40 Shots on goal 35

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 4/9

37 Penalty minutes 23

HFD shooting 10.0% (4/40) PIT shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:12 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 28-24-5 (49% win rate, 57 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 39-18-1 (67% win rate, 58 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ HFD vs PIT, answered

Who won Whalers vs Penguins on February 23, 1996?

Penguins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Penguins?

The final score was Whalers 4, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Brendan Shanahan (3), Nelson Emerson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr (2), Mario Lemieux (2), Markus Naslund.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 5 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 4–0 after 4 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 · Feb 21

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 21

Also on February 23, 1996

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