5–2

Final

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

Flyers at Whalers

Flyers beat Whalers 5–2 on March 2, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Mar 2, 1997 · 12:30 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

John LeClair

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Janne Niinimaa

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Shjon Podein

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Eric Lindros PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:23

Assists: John LeClair, Janne Niinimaa

1–0

🔔 Joel Otto 1st · 19:31

Assists: Shjon Podein

2–0

2nd period

🔔 Janne Niinimaa 2nd · 18:01

Assists: John LeClair, Garth Snow

3–0

🐳 Andrew Cassels 2nd · 19:58

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Glen Featherstone

3–1

3rd period

🔔 John LeClair 3rd · 01:54

Unassisted

4–1

🐳 Kevin Dineen 3rd · 12:43

Assists: Kevin Haller, Andrew Cassels

4–2

🔔 Shjon Podein Empty net 3rd · 19:39

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI HFD🐳

34 Shots on goal 28

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

13 Penalty minutes 33

PHI shooting 14.7% (5/34) HFD shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Garth Snow

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 19, 1997

🐳HFD @ 🔔PHI

2–2 (OT) · Whalers won

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs HFD, answered

Who won Flyers vs Whalers on March 2, 1997?

Flyers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Whalers?

The final score was Flyers 5, Whalers 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Lindros, Janne Niinimaa, Joel Otto, John LeClair, Shjon Podein.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels, Kevin Dineen.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Garth Snow 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 Flyers vs Whalers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 · Mar 1

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 2, 1997

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