OTT2@HFD3Final DET7@NYI1Final BUF0@PIT2Final ANA3@NJD5Final FLA1@WSH1Final/OT MTL4@TBL4Final/OT CHI4@TOR5Final SJS3@EDM5Final COL5@LAK2Final

Results

Saturday, December 28

9 games · all final

Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings

27Shots on goal

Great Western ForumRecap & box score →

Around the league

OTTOttawa Senators6-3-02

HFDHartford Whalers3

SOG 32–29Box score →

DETDetroit Red Wings3-3-27

NYINew York Islanders4-3-11

SOG 32–26Box score →

BUFBuffalo Sabres4-3-20

PITPittsburgh Penguins3-5-12

SOG 21–29Box score →

ANAAnaheim Ducks4-3-03

NJDNew Jersey Devils4-4-05

SOG 22–34Box score →

FLAFlorida Panthers5-2-21

WSHWashington Capitals5-3-01

SOG 20–25Box score →

MTLMontréal Canadiens4-3-14

TBLTampa Bay Lightning6-2-04

SOG 33–34Box score →

CHIChicago Blackhawks3-6-04

TORToronto Maple Leafs3-4-25

SOG 36–32Box score →

SJSSan Jose Sharks4-3-13

EDMEdmonton Oilers6-1-15

SOG 20–31Box score →

LeadersAll →

Points

Goals

Save %

StandingsFull →

Eastern

1	CAR	7-1-1	15
2	BOS	7-2-0	14
3	NYR	6-3-1	13
4	TBL	6-2-0	12
5	OTT	6-3-0	12
6	FLA	5-2-2	12
7	WSH	5-3-0	10
8	BUF	4-3-2	10

Western

1	VGK	8-2-0	16
2	EDM	6-1-1	13
3	UTA	6-3-0	12
4	MIN	5-2-1	11
5	COL	5-2-1	11
6	SEA	5-3-1	11
7	WPG	4-2-2	10
8	DAL	4-3-1	9

2026–27 season · box scores back to 1917–18

9 NHL games were played on Saturday, December 28, 1996: Ottawa Senators 2, Hartford Whalers 3 (final); Detroit Red Wings 7, New York Islanders 1 (final); Buffalo Sabres 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (final); Anaheim Ducks 3, New Jersey Devils 5 (final); Florida Panthers 1, Washington Capitals 1 (final/OT); Montréal Canadiens 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (final/OT); Chicago Blackhawks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 (final); San Jose Sharks 3, Edmonton Oilers 5 (final); Colorado Avalanche 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (final).