The Boston Bruins fell to the Hartford Whalers, 4 to 2, on December 5, 1996.

Final

HFD

Whalers

12-7-6

4

BOS

Bruins

10-11-4

2

Team

HFD

BOS

1

2

1

2

1

1

3

1

0

Total

4

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

HFD

BOS

Whalers

Geoff Sanderson (EV) assisted by Andrew Cassels and Kevin Dineen

1

0

Bruins

Steve Heinze (EV) assisted by Jozef Stumpel and Landon Wilson

1

1

Whalers

Keith Primeau (PP) assisted by Nelson Emerson and Jason Muzzatti

2

1

2nd period

HFD

BOS

Whalers

Nelson Emerson (EV) assisted by Steven Rice

3

1

Bruins

Steve Heinze (EV) assisted by Jozef Stumpel and Landon Wilson

3

2

3rd period

HFD

BOS

Whalers

Jeff O'Neill (EV) assisted by Robert Kron and Marek Malik

4

2