1996–97 Hartford Whalers
32-39-0, 75 pts
The 1996–97 Hartford Whalers went 32-39-0 (75 points) in the Northeast Division. Geoff Sanderson led the team with 67 points (36 G, 31 A). Jason Muzzatti had 9 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Sanderson | L | 82 | 36 | 31 | 67 | -9 | 29 | 12 | 297 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Cassels | C | 81 | 22 | 44 | 66 | -16 | 46 | 8 | 142 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Primeau | C | 75 | 26 | 25 | 51 | -3 | 161 | 6 | 169 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 78 | 19 | 29 | 48 | -6 | 141 | 8 | 185 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Emerson | R | 66 | 9 | 29 | 38 | -21 | 34 | 2 | 194 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Rice | R | 78 | 21 | 14 | 35 | -11 | 59 | 5 | 159 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Wesley | D | 68 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 126 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff O'Neill | C | 72 | 14 | 16 | 30 | -24 | 40 | 2 | 101 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Kapanen | R | 45 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Kron | C | 68 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -18 | 10 | 2 | 182 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Ranheim | L | 67 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 18 | 0 | 96 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -19 | 30 | 1 | 94 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Chiasson | D | 18 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Burt | D | 71 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -13 | 79 | 0 | 85 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 56 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | 0 | 59 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Manderville | C | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +3 | 18 | 0 | 51 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Haller | D | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 48 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | D | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 39 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Godynyuk | D | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 41 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Featherstone | D | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Nikolishin | C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Janssens | C | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 90 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Malik | D | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 50 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek King | L | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Grimson | L | 75 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 218 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Brown | R | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | R | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 122 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hnat Domenichelli | L | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Daniels | L | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Pratt | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Murray | R | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Shanahan | R | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martins | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glynn | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McBain | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Muzzatti | 82 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 815 | .888 | 3.43 | 0 |
| Sean Burke | 59 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1560 | .914 | 2.69 | 4 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 201 | .881 | 3.65 | 0 |
| Manny Legace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs PHX | W 1–0 | Final |
| Oct 8 | vs PIT | W 7–3 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ FLA | L 0–6 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs NJD | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs ANA | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 26 | @ BUF | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs NYI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 31 | @ BOS | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 2 | vs LAK | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ DET | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs BOS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs BUF | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 12 | @ SJS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ PHX | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ COL | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 20 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs PIT | L 1–7 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ OTT | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 27 | vs VAN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ FLA | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Nov 30 | @ TBL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ PIT | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 5 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs BUF | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs FLA | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs PHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ NYR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs STL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs DAL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs TBL | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 26 | @ BUF | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs OTT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ CHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 1 | @ WSH | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 2 | vs BOS | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 4 | vs WSH | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 6 | @ MTL | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ CGY | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ VAN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ EDM | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 15 | vs PIT | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs FLA | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 24 | vs NYI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ BUF | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ ANA | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ NYR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 12 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ NJD | L 0–4 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs OTT | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ OTT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 21 | vs NYR | W 7–2 | Final |
| Feb 22 | vs WSH | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 28 | vs SJS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs CGY | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs MTL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ TOR | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | vs BOS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ NJD | L 0–6 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs EDM | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ WSH | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ STL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ DAL | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs COL | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ TBL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs NYR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ PIT | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Apr 5 | @ MTL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs BUF | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 9 | @ OTT | L 4–5 | Final |
| Apr 11 | @ NYI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Apr 13 | vs TBL | W 2–1 | Final |