4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	1	1	4
BOS	1	1	0	2

Whalers at Bruins

Whalers beat Bruins 4–2 at TD Garden on December 5, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 5, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Nelson Emerson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · -1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Heinze

2 G

7 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

2 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Geoff Sanderson Go-ahead 1st · 08:41

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Kevin Dineen

1–0

🐻 Steve Heinze Tying 1st · 09:43

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Landon Wilson

1–1

🐳 Keith Primeau PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:45

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Jason Muzzatti

2–1

2nd period

🐳 Nelson Emerson 2nd · 08:22

Assists: Steven Rice

3–1

🐻 Steve Heinze 2nd · 09:41

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Landon Wilson

3–2

3rd period

🐳 Jeff O'Neill 3rd · 18:53

Assists: Robert Kron, Marek Malik

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BOS🐻

24 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

8 Penalty minutes 8

HFD shooting 16.7% (4/24) BOS shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Scott Bailey

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.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Whalers won

6–5 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ HFD vs BOS, answered

Who won Whalers vs Bruins on December 5, 1996?

Whalers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Bruins?

The final score was Whalers 4, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson, Jeff O'Neill, Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Steve Heinze (2).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Scott Bailey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Bruins 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 · Dec 3

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 5, 1996

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