4–5

Final

🏛️ Home Senators 35-34-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	1	3	4
OTT	2	1	2	5

Whalers at Senators

Senators beat Whalers 5–4 at Canadian Tire Centre on April 9, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Apr 9, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · -1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

1 G, 2 A

5 shots

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Steve Duchesne

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Steve Duchesne Go-ahead 1st · 01:52

Assists: Sergei Zholtok · beat Sean Burke

0–1

🏛️ Andreas Dackell 1st · 14:53

Assists: Denny Lambert, Radek Bonk · beat Sean Burke

0–2

2nd period

🏛️ Shawn McEachern SH 2nd · 08:53

Assists: Alexei Yashin · beat Sean Burke

0–3

🐳 Geoff Sanderson 2nd · 09:38

Assists: Adam Burt, Andrew Cassels · beat Ron Tugnutt

1–3

3rd period

🐳 Andrew Cassels PP 3rd · 04:11

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Steve Chiasson · beat Ron Tugnutt

2–3

🏛️ Bruce Gardiner 3rd · 05:57

Assists: Alexei Yashin, Tom Chorske · beat Sean Burke

2–4

🐳 Steven Rice 3rd · 08:26

Assists: Sami Kapanen · beat Ron Tugnutt

3–4

🐳 Andrew Cassels Tying 3rd · 09:22

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Kevin Dineen · beat Ron Tugnutt

4–4

🏛️ Randy Cunneyworth PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:49

Assists: Steve Duchesne · beat Sean Burke

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD OTT🏛️

25 Shots on goal 37

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

14 Penalty minutes 12

HFD shooting 16.0% (4/25) OTT shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

Mar 22, 1996

🐳HFD @ 🏛️OTT

1–1 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs OTT, answered

Who won Whalers vs Senators on April 9, 1997?

Senators won 5–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Senators?

The final score was Whalers 4, Senators 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels (2), Geoff Sanderson, Steven Rice.

Who scored for Senators?

Andreas Dackell, Bruce Gardiner, Randy Cunneyworth, Shawn McEachern, Steve Duchesne.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Senators season series?

Whalers lead the season series 3–2 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 · Apr 7

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Apr 6

Also on April 9, 1997

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