3–1

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 17-14-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	1	1	1	3
CHI	0	1	0	1

Panthers at Blackhawks

Panthers beat Blackhawks 3–1 at United Center on December 20, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 1996 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Scott Mellanby

2 G, 1 A

4 shots

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Rhett Warrener

2 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Scott Mellanby PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:24

Assists: Rhett Warrener, Radek Dvorak

1–0

2nd period

🐆 Scott Mellanby PP 2nd · 05:23

Assists: Rhett Warrener, Robert Svehla

2–0

🪶 Sergei Krivokrasov 2nd · 10:58

Assists: James Black, Jeff Shantz

2–1

3rd period

🐆 Radek Dvorak 3rd · 18:38

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Terry Carkner

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA CHI🪶

23 Shots on goal 35

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

12 Penalty minutes 16

FLA shooting 13.0% (3/23) CHI shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs CHI, answered

Who won Panthers vs Blackhawks on December 20, 1996?

Panthers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Panthers 3, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Scott Mellanby (2), Radek Dvorak.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Sergei Krivokrasov.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Blackhawks season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–0 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 19

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 20, 1996

Panthers season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule