1–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
HFD	0	1	0	0	1
EDM	1	0	0	1	2

Whalers at Oilers

Oilers beat Whalers 2–1 in overtime at Rogers Place on January 12, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Jan 12, 1997 · 19:00 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Doug Weight

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · -1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Mats Lindgren

1 G

1 shots

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Boris Mironov

1 A

6 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Doug Weight PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:54

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Boris Mironov

0–1

2nd period

🐳 Adam Burt Tying 2nd · 06:16

Assists: Andrew Cassels

1–1

Overtime

🛢️ Mats Lindgren PP Go-ahead OT · 02:27

Assists: Doug Weight, Miroslav Satan

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD EDM🛢️

28 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

19 Penalty minutes 11

HFD shooting 3.6% (1/28) EDM shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 62:27 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 62:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 22-16-4 (52% win rate, 42 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 21-19-4 (48% win rate, 44 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 28, 1996

🛢️EDM @ 🐳HFD

4–4 (OT) · Oilers won

4–4 (OT) · Oilers won

Feb 20, 1993

🛢️EDM @ 🐳HFD

3–7 · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs EDM, answered

Who won Whalers vs Oilers on January 12, 1997?

Oilers won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Oilers?

The final score was Whalers 1, Oilers 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Whalers?

Adam Burt.

Who scored for Oilers?

Doug Weight, Mats Lindgren.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Oilers season series?

Oilers 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 · Jan 10

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Jan 11

Also on January 12, 1997

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