4–1

Final

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

Stars at Whalers

Stars beat Whalers 4–1 on December 20, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 1996 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Stars lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Pat Verbeek

3 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Dave Reid

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Mike Modano

2 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Richard Matvichuk Go-ahead 1st · 18:06

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Dave Reid

1–0

2nd period

⭐ Craig Ludwig 2nd · 07:07

Assists: Mike Modano, Benoit Hogue

2–0

🐳 Nelson Emerson 2nd · 10:06

Assists: Keith Primeau

2–1

⭐ Greg Adams PP 2nd · 15:03

Assists: Mike Modano, Pat Verbeek

3–1

3rd period

⭐ Dave Reid 3rd · 16:12

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Guy Carbonneau

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL HFD🐳

36 Shots on goal 31

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

13 Penalty minutes 11

DAL shooting 11.1% (4/36) HFD shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Arturs Irbe

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ DAL vs HFD, answered

Who won Stars vs Whalers on December 20, 1996?

Stars won 4–1.

What was the final score of Stars vs Whalers?

The final score was Stars 4, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Stars?

Craig Ludwig, Dave Reid, Greg Adams, Richard Matvichuk.

Who scored for Whalers?

Nelson Emerson.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Stars vs Whalers season series?

Stars 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

⭐Stars

Previous game · Dec 18

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 20, 1996

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