4–6

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 36-38-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	1	1	2	4
NYI	3	3	0	6

Whalers at Islanders

Islanders beat Whalers 6–4 at UBS Arena on April 11, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Apr 11, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

2 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Sami Kapanen

2 G

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 1st · 06:57

Assists: Keith Primeau · beat Eric Fichaud

1–0

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski Tying 1st · 09:40

Assists: Robert Reichel, Doug Houda · beat Sean Burke

1–1

🏝️ Claude Lapointe Go-ahead 1st · 11:51

Assists: Dan Plante · beat Sean Burke

1–2

🏝️ Travis Green PP 1st · 18:15

Assists: Niklas Andersson, Bryan McCabe · beat Sean Burke

1–3

2nd period

🐳 Sami Kapanen PP 2nd · 04:42

Assists: Keith Primeau · beat Eric Fichaud

2–3

🏝️ Robert Reichel 2nd · 10:16

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Bryan Berard · beat Sean Burke

2–4

🏝️ Claude Lapointe SH 2nd · 17:22

Assists: Randy Wood · beat Sean Burke

2–5

🏝️ Robert Reichel SH 2nd · 18:49

Unassisted · beat Sean Burke

2–6

3rd period

🐳 Steven Rice 3rd · 01:49

Assists: Robert Kron, Nelson Emerson · beat Eric Fichaud

3–6

🐳 Robert Kron 3rd · 16:48

Assists: Derek King · beat Eric Fichaud

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD NYI🏝️

32 Shots on goal 27

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

7 Penalty minutes 9

HFD shooting 12.5% (4/32) NYI shooting 22.2% (6/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

Jason Muzzatti

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 15:22 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–6

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ HFD vs NYI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Islanders on April 11, 1997?

Islanders won 6–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Islanders?

The final score was Whalers 4, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Whalers?

Sami Kapanen (2), Robert Kron, Steven Rice.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe (2), Robert Reichel (2), Bryan Smolinski, Travis Green.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Apr 9

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 9

Also on April 11, 1997

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