2–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	1	1	2
HFD	3	2	2	7

Rangers at Whalers

Whalers beat Rangers 7–2 on February 21, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Feb 21, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Haller

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Keith Primeau

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Kelly Chase Go-ahead 1st · 08:10

Assists: Paul Ranheim, Kevin Haller

0–1

🐳 Kevin Haller 1st · 11:01

Assists: Paul Ranheim, Kent Manderville

0–2

🐳 Steven Rice 1st · 11:14

Assists: Keith Primeau

0–3

2nd period

🐳 Keith Primeau 2nd · 03:12

Unassisted

0–4

🐳 Andrew Cassels PP 2nd · 17:20

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Glen Wesley

0–5

🗽 Wayne Gretzky 2nd · 17:54

Assists: Doug Lidster, Mike Eastwood

1–5

3rd period

🐳 Glen Wesley 3rd · 00:49

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Andrew Cassels

1–6

🗽 Adam Graves 3rd · 13:18

Assists: Mark Messier, Sergei Nemchinov

2–6

🐳 Sami Kapanen 3rd · 16:00

Unassisted

2–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR HFD🐳

38 Shots on goal 32

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

46 Penalty minutes 46

NYR shooting 5.3% (2/38) HFD shooting 21.9% (7/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 48:46 TOI

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 11:14 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ NYR vs HFD, answered

Who won Rangers vs Whalers on February 21, 1997?

Whalers won 7–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Whalers?

The final score was Rangers 2, Whalers 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels, Glen Wesley, Keith Primeau, Kelly Chase, Kevin Haller, Sami Kapanen, Steven Rice.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

What is the Rangers vs Whalers season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 19

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 19

Also on February 21, 1997

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