5–3

Final

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

Whalers at Bruins

Whalers beat Bruins 5–3 at TD Garden on February 6, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Feb 6, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Keith Primeau

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Brown

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Keith Primeau Go-ahead 1st · 17:55

Assists: Steven Rice

1–0

2nd period

🐳 Geoff Sanderson 2nd · 01:14

Assists: Kevin Brown, Glen Wesley

2–0

🐻 Don Sweeney 2nd · 02:17

Assists: Ted Donato, Ray Bourque

2–1

🐻 Rick Tocchet Tying 2nd · 04:08

Assists: Tim Sweeney, Adam Oates

2–2

🐳 Nelson Emerson Go-ahead 2nd · 10:32

Assists: Keith Primeau

3–2

🐻 Jean-Yves Roy Tying 2nd · 18:03

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Trent McCleary

3–3

3rd period

🐳 Andrew Cassels Go-ahead 3rd · 04:55

Assists: Glen Wesley, Kevin Brown

4–3

🐳 Andrew Cassels PP 3rd · 10:12

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Kevin Dineen

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 44

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

10 Penalty minutes 6

HFD shooting 16.1% (5/31) BOS shooting 6.8% (3/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 25-21-5 (49% win rate, 51 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 21-25-6 (40% win rate, 52 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 2, 1997

🐻BOS @ 🐳HFD

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

4–4 (OT) · Whalers won

Apr 13, 1996

🐻BOS @ 🐳HFD

0–2 · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs BOS, answered

Who won Whalers vs Bruins on February 6, 1997?

Whalers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Bruins?

The final score was Whalers 5, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels (2), Geoff Sanderson, Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Don Sweeney, Jean-Yves Roy, Rick Tocchet.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Bruins season series?

Whalers lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 5

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 4

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