🏝️ Away Islanders 21-22-3 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	2	2	5
HFD	1	0	1	2

Islanders at Whalers

Islanders beat Whalers 5–2 on January 24, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Jan 24, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Derek King

3 G

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Green

3 A

5 shots · +4

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G

6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 12:27

Unassisted

1–0

🐳 Geoff Sanderson Tying 1st · 16:29

Assists: Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Derek King Go-ahead 2nd · 07:12

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Travis Green

2–1

🏝️ Derek King 2nd · 16:29

Assists: Travis Green

3–1

3rd period

🏝️ Derek King 3rd · 07:11

Assists: Marty Mcinnis

4–1

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Empty net 3rd · 16:03

Assists: Travis Green

5–1

🐳 Steven Rice PP 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Glen Wesley, Jeff O'Neill

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI HFD🐳

32 Shots on goal 36

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

42 Penalty minutes 30

NYI shooting 15.6% (5/32) HFD shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-22-3 (46% win rate, 46 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 24-17-5 (52% win rate, 46 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Oct 30, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🐳HFD

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ NYI vs HFD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Whalers on January 24, 1997?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Whalers?

The final score was Islanders 5, Whalers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Derek King (3), Ziggy Palffy (2).

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson, Steven Rice.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Islanders vs Whalers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 22

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 22

Also on January 24, 1997

Islanders season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule