3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	1	1	1	3
HFD	0	2	3	5

Blues at Whalers

Whalers beat Blues 5–3 on December 17, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 1996 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Nelson Emerson

3 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Steven Rice

2 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Keith Primeau

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Joe Murphy Go-ahead 1st · 01:39

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Stephane Matteau

1–0

2nd period

🐳 Keith Primeau PP Tying 2nd · 13:23

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Robert Kron

1–1

🎵 Al MacInnis Go-ahead 2nd · 14:20

Unassisted

2–1

🐳 Steven Rice PP Tying 2nd · 19:00

Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Nelson Emerson

2–2

3rd period

🎵 Pierre Turgeon PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:53

Assists: Brett Hull, Joe Murphy

3–2

🐳 Steven Rice Tying 3rd · 07:08

Assists: Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson

3–3

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:43

Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Andrew Cassels

3–4

🐳 Andrew Cassels Empty net 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Kevin Dineen

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL HFD🐳

29 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

25 Penalty minutes 12

STL shooting 10.3% (3/29) HFD shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Jon Casey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Blues

Blues — tied after 2nd: 16-16 (50% win rate, 32 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 19-10-1 (63% win rate, 30 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ STL vs HFD, answered

Who won Blues vs Whalers on December 17, 1996?

Whalers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Whalers?

The final score was Blues 3, Whalers 5.

Who scored for Blues?

Al MacInnis, Joe Murphy, Pierre Turgeon.

Who scored for Whalers?

Steven Rice (2), Andrew Cassels, Keith Primeau, Kevin Dineen.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jon Casey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Dec 15

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 17, 1996

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