5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	0	1	4	5
VAN	1	1	1	3

Flyers at Canucks

Flyers beat Canucks 5–3 at Rogers Arena on December 31, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 1996 · 19:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

John LeClair

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Mark Wotton

2 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Mark Wotton SH Go-ahead 1st · 16:31

Assists: David Roberts, Martin Gelinas

0–1

2nd period

🔔 Trent Klatt Tying 2nd · 04:28

Assists: John LeClair, Chris Therien

1–1

🐋 Esa Tikkanen Go-ahead 2nd · 08:57

Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Kirk McLean

1–2

3rd period

🔔 Eric Lindros PP Tying 3rd · 01:09

Assists: Janne Niinimaa, Dale Hawerchuk

2–2

🔔 John LeClair Go-ahead 3rd · 07:24

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins

3–2

🔔 Mikael Renberg 3rd · 09:49

Assists: Petr Svoboda, Eric Desjardins

4–2

🔔 Joel Otto SH 3rd · 16:47

Assists: Shjon Podein

5–2

🐋 Mark Wotton 3rd · 19:00

Assists: Esa Tikkanen, Pavel Bure

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI VAN🐋

30 Shots on goal 20

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

10 Penalty minutes 14

PHI shooting 16.7% (5/30) VAN shooting 15.0% (3/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Kirk McLean

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–5 (OT) · Flyers won

Nov 19, 1995

🐋VAN @ 🔔PHI

2–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs VAN, answered

Who won Flyers vs Canucks on December 31, 1996?

Flyers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Canucks?

The final score was Flyers 5, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Lindros, Joel Otto, John LeClair, Mikael Renberg, Trent Klatt.

Who scored for Canucks?

Mark Wotton (2), Esa Tikkanen.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Canucks season series?

Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 29

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 31, 1996

Flyers season page Canucks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule