🏝️ Away Islanders 3-4-1 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYI	1	1	0	0	2
HFD	1	0	1	0	2

Islanders at Whalers

Islanders beat Whalers 2–2 in overtime on October 30, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Oct 30, 1996 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

2 A

2 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Green

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Andrew Cassels PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:03

Assists: Paul Coffey, Geoff Sanderson

0–1

🏝️ Travis Green Tying 1st · 19:35

Assists: Derek King, Ziggy Palffy

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Randy Wood Go-ahead 2nd · 07:11

Assists: Dan Plante, Derek Armstrong

2–1

3rd period

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP Tying 3rd · 04:43

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Geoff Sanderson

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI HFD🐳

30 Shots on goal 35

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

21 Penalty minutes 23

NYI shooting 6.7% (2/30) HFD shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

Dec 6, 1995

🏝️NYI @ 🐳HFD

4–7 · Whalers won

❓ NYI vs HFD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Whalers on October 30, 1996?

Islanders won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Whalers?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Randy Wood, Travis Green.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels, Kevin Dineen.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

What is the Islanders vs Whalers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 26

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Oct 26

Also on October 30, 1996

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