3–4

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 18-16-5 before this game

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

Whalers at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Whalers 4–3 at United Center on December 29, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Dec 29, 1996 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Kevin Miller

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Andrew Cassels Go-ahead 1st · 07:23

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Marek Malik

1–0

🪶 Kevin Miller PP Tying 1st · 09:38

Assists: Murray Craven, Denis Savard

1–1

2nd period

🐳 Geoff Sanderson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50

Assists: Adam Burt

2–1

🐳 Nelson Emerson 2nd · 15:32

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Andrew Cassels

3–1

3rd period

🪶 James Black 3rd · 07:49

Assists: Sergei Krivokrasov, Jeff Shantz

3–2

🪶 Chris Chelios Tying 3rd · 09:18

Assists: Tony Amonte, Kevin Miller

3–3

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov Go-ahead 3rd · 14:34

Unassisted

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD CHI🪶

27 Shots on goal 43

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

12 Penalty minutes 14

HFD shooting 11.1% (3/27) CHI shooting 9.3% (4/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 22-12-1 (63% win rate, 35 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 18-16-5 (46% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs CHI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Blackhawks on December 29, 1996?

Blackhawks won 4–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Whalers 3, Blackhawks 4.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels, Geoff Sanderson, Nelson Emerson.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Chris Chelios, James Black, Kevin Miller.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

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

Where is Whalers vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks 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 28

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 29, 1996

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