2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	1	1	0	2
HFD	3	0	3	6

Devils at Whalers

Whalers beat Devils 6–2 on October 19, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 19, 1996 · 18:00 CDT 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Keith Primeau

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Glen Wesley

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Valeri Zelepukin PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:45

Assists: Brian Rolston, Scott Niedermayer

1–0

🐳 Andrew Cassels Tying 1st · 13:02

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Glen Wesley

1–1

🐳 Jeff O'Neill Go-ahead 1st · 14:16

Assists: Robert Kron, Paul Ranheim

1–2

🐳 Marek Malik 1st · 15:24

Unassisted

1–3

2nd period

😈 Bill Guerin PP 2nd · 01:01

Assists: Brian Rolston, Scott Niedermayer

2–3

3rd period

🐳 Keith Primeau PP 3rd · 01:10

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Kevin Dineen

2–4

🐳 Keith Primeau 3rd · 05:41

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Alexander Godynyuk

2–5

🐳 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 09:37

Assists: Keith Primeau, Glen Wesley

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD HFD🐳

36 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

26 Penalty minutes 22

NJD shooting 5.6% (2/36) HFD shooting 23.1% (6/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Jeff Reese

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs HFD, answered

Who won Devils vs Whalers on October 19, 1996?

Whalers won 6–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Whalers?

The final score was Devils 2, Whalers 6.

Who scored for Devils?

Bill Guerin, Valeri Zelepukin.

Who scored for Whalers?

Keith Primeau (2), Andrei Nikolishin, Andrew Cassels, Jeff O'Neill, Marek Malik.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Jeff Reese made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Devils vs Whalers season series?

Whalers 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Oct 18

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Oct 17

Also on October 19, 1996

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