3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	1	1	3
HFD	1	2	3	6

Bruins at Whalers

Whalers beat Bruins 6–3 on March 12, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Mar 12, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Kent Manderville

3 G

5 shots · +5

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Steve Chiasson

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Don Sweeney

2 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Tim Sweeney PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:45

Assists: Anson Carter, Jason Allison

1–0

🐳 Robert Kron Tying 1st · 16:49

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Alexander Godynyuk

1–1

2nd period

🐳 Kent Manderville Go-ahead 2nd · 05:24

Assists: Steve Chiasson, Nolan Pratt

1–2

🐳 Kent Manderville 2nd · 09:16

Assists: Marek Malik, Glen Wesley

1–3

🐻 Sandy Moger PP 2nd · 14:01

Assists: Don Sweeney, Jon Rohloff

2–3

3rd period

🐳 Sami Kapanen 3rd · 11:48

Unassisted

2–4

🐳 Paul Ranheim SH 3rd · 15:10

Unassisted

2–5

🐻 Brett Harkins PP 3rd · 15:51

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Don Sweeney

3–5

🐳 Kent Manderville Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Steve Chiasson, Sean Burke

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS HFD🐳

18 Shots on goal 32

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

17 Penalty minutes 31

BOS shooting 16.7% (3/18) HFD shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:04 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 25-32-10 (37% win rate, 67 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 33-26-7 (50% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 5–1 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

4–4 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ BOS vs HFD, answered

Who won Bruins vs Whalers on March 12, 1997?

Whalers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Whalers?

The final score was Bruins 3, Whalers 6.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brett Harkins, Sandy Moger, Tim Sweeney.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kent Manderville (3), Paul Ranheim, Robert Kron, Sami Kapanen.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

What is the Bruins vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 5–1 after 6 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 9

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 8

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