The Chicago Blackhawks squeaked out a win over the Hartford Whalers, 4 to 3, on December 29, 1996.

Final

Whalers

17-13-6

3

Blackhawks

15-19-6

4

Team

HFD

CHI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

HFD

CHI

Andrew Cassels (EV) assisted by Kevin Dineen and Marek Malik

Kevin Miller (PP) assisted by Murray Craven and Denis Savard

2nd period

HFD

CHI

Geoff Sanderson (PP) assisted by Adam Burt

Nelson Emerson (EV) assisted by Geoff Sanderson and Andrew Cassels

3rd period

HFD

CHI

James Black (EV) assisted by Sergei Krivokrasov and Jeff Shantz

Chris Chelios (EV) assisted by Tony Amonte and Kevin Miller

Alexei Zhamnov (EV) unassisted

Whalers

Blackhawks

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Whalers

Blackhawks

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (L) J. Giguere	0	1	0	43	39	.907	4	4.04	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Adam Burt A. Burt	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0
Andrew Cassels A. Cassels	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Kevin Dineen K. Dineen	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Nelson Emerson N. Emerson	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	3	33.3
Stu Grimson S. Grimson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Kevin Haller K. Haller	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Janssens M. Janssens	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Robert Kron R. Kron	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Curtis Leschyshyn C. Leschyshyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Marek Malik M. Malik	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
Jeff O'Neill J. O'Neill	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Keith Primeau K. Primeau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Paul Ranheim P. Ranheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Steven Rice S. Rice	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Geoff Sanderson G. Sanderson	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	5	20.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jeff Hackett (W) J. Hackett	1	0	0	27	24	.889	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Tony Amonte T. Amonte	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	4	0.0
James Black J. Black	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Chris Chelios C. Chelios	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	8	12.5
Enrico Ciccone E. Ciccone	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Murray Craven M. Craven	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Eric Daze E. Daze	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sergei Krivokrasov S. Krivokrasov	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Kevin Miller K. Miller	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
Ethan Moreau E. Moreau	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bob Probert B. Probert	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Russell C. Russell	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Denis Savard D. Savard	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	3	0.0
Jeff Shantz J. Shantz	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gary Suter G. Suter	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Eric Weinrich E. Weinrich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Alexei Zhamnov A. Zhamnov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	16.7