Friday, February 28, 1997 · Hartford Civic Center
Sharks 3 at Whalers 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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9:16
Geoff Sanderson (30) Robert Kron (7) SJS 0 – 1 HFD
2nd Period
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8:38
Shean Donovan (5) SHG Ron Sutter (4) SJS 1 – 1 HFD
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12:46
Geoff Sanderson (31) PPG Gerald Diduck (9), Andrew Cassels (34) SJS 1 – 2 HFD
3rd Period
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7:05
Stephen Guolla (8) PPG Tony Granato (11), Darren Turcotte (12) SJS 2 – 2 HFD
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17:42
Jeff Friesen (20) Doug Bodger (10), Bob Errey (4) SJS 3 – 2 HFD
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Friesen L | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.28 |
| Ron Sutter C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Doug Bodger D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Shean Donovan R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Stephen Guolla C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.75 |
| Tony Granato R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Darren Turcotte C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Bob Errey L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Owen Nolan R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Marty McSorley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Dody Wood C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Viktor Kozlov C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Greg Hawgood D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Marcus Ragnarsson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Tim Hunter R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Vlastimil Kroupa D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Todd Gill D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Iain Fraser C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hrudey | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 | 0.80 |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Sanderson L | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.58 |
| Gerald Diduck D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Robert Kron C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Andrew Cassels C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.33 |
| Paul Ranheim L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Jeff O'Neill C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Nelson Emerson R | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Keith Primeau C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Glen Featherstone D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Steven Rice R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Stu Grimson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Kelly Chase R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Kent Manderville C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Glen Wesley D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Haller D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Kevin Dineen R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Adam Burt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Muzzatti | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 58:41 | -0.05 |