🏛️ Away Senators 14-15-4 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Senators at Whalers

Whalers beat Senators 3–2 on December 28, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 1996 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Steven Rice

2 G

7 shots

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Keith Primeau

2 A

2 shots

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Alexandre Daigle

2 G

7 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Alexandre Daigle Go-ahead 1st · 04:57

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth, Janne Laukkanen

1–0

🐳 Steven Rice Tying 1st · 07:47

Assists: Adam Burt, Keith Primeau

1–1

🏛️ Alexandre Daigle Go-ahead 1st · 13:31

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth

2–1

🐳 Geoff Sanderson Tying 1st · 18:53

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Andrew Cassels

2–2

3rd period

🐳 Steven Rice Go-ahead 3rd · 15:17

Assists: Keith Primeau, Kevin Haller

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT HFD🐳

32 Shots on goal 29

14 Penalty minutes 10

OTT shooting 6.2% (2/32) HFD shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:08 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 14-15-4 (42% win rate, 33 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 21-12-1 (62% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 14-15-4 (42% win rate, 33 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 21-12-1 (62% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 23, 1996

🐳HFD @ 🏛️OTT

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

Mar 22, 1996

🐳HFD @ 🏛️OTT

1–1 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ OTT vs HFD, answered

Who won Senators vs Whalers on December 28, 1996?

Whalers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Whalers?

The final score was Senators 2, Whalers 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Alexandre Daigle (2).

Who scored for Whalers?

Steven Rice (2), Geoff Sanderson.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Senators vs Whalers season series?

Whalers 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 26

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 26

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