2–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	1	1	0	2
PHI	1	2	0	3

Whalers at Flyers

Flyers beat Whalers 3–2 at Wells Fargo Center on December 12, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Eric Lindros

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Janne Niinimaa

2 A

6 shots

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Pat Falloon

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Pat Falloon Go-ahead 1st · 15:51

Assists: Joel Otto, Shjon Podein

0–1

🐳 Steven Rice Tying 1st · 17:46

Assists: Nelson Emerson

1–1

2nd period

🔔 Eric Lindros PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:31

Assists: Dale Hawerchuk, Janne Niinimaa

1–2

🔔 John LeClair 2nd · 15:45

Assists: Janne Niinimaa, Eric Lindros

1–3

🐳 Paul Ranheim 2nd · 17:30

Assists: Stu Grimson, Mark Janssens

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD PHI🔔

19 Shots on goal 30

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Penalty minutes 9

HFD shooting 10.5% (2/19) PHI shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 19-7-1 (70% win rate, 27 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 17-12-1 (57% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ HFD vs PHI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Flyers on December 12, 1996?

Flyers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Flyers?

The final score was Whalers 2, Flyers 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Paul Ranheim, Steven Rice.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Lindros, John LeClair, Pat Falloon.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Flyers season series?

Flyers 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 11

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1996

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