1995–96 Hartford Whalers
34-39-0, 77 pts
The 1995–96 Hartford Whalers went 34-39-0 (77 points) in the Northeast Division. Brendan Shanahan led the team with 78 points (44 G, 34 A). Sean Burke had 28 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Shanahan | R | 74 | 44 | 34 | 78 | +2 | 125 | 17 | 280 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Sanderson | L | 81 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 314 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Cassels | C | 81 | 20 | 43 | 63 | +8 | 39 | 6 | 135 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Emerson | R | 81 | 29 | 29 | 58 | -7 | 78 | 12 | 247 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Nikolishin | C | 61 | 14 | 37 | 51 | -2 | 34 | 4 | 83 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Kron | C | 77 | 22 | 28 | 50 | -1 | 6 | 8 | 203 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 48 | 7 | 31 | 38 | +2 | 38 | 5 | 115 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Ranheim | L | 73 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 126 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff O'Neill | C | 65 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -3 | 40 | 1 | 65 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Wesley | D | 68 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 88 | 6 | 129 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Rice | R | 59 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 47 | 1 | 108 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Burt | D | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 121 | 0 | 90 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Featherstone | D | 68 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +10 | 138 | 0 | 62 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 79 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +7 | 88 | 0 | 93 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Janssens | C | 81 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -13 | 155 | 0 | 63 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | D | 58 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +15 | 62 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Kapanen | R | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +7 | 67 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Frantisek Kucera | D | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Daniels | L | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 254 | 0 | 43 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | R | 55 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 230 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glynn | D | 54 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -15 | 44 | 0 | 46 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martins | C | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | R | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -11 | 31 | 0 | 43 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Smyth | L | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Carson | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Malik | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Godynyuk | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McBain | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Burke | 74 | 63 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 2034 | .907 | 3.11 | 4 |
| Jason Muzzatti | 66 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 551 | .911 | 2.90 | 1 |
| Jeff Reese | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 170 | .918 | 3.06 | 1 |
| Manny Legace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs NYR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs ANA | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ NYR | W 7–5 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs PIT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 21 | @ FLA | L 0–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs STL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ BOS | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs OTT | L 0–5 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ OTT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ PHI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs SJS | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ NJD | L 0–1 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs OTT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs PHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 22 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ TOR | W 4–0 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ TBL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 1 | @ BUF | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs FLA | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs NYI | W 7–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ PIT | L 0–6 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs TBL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs COL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ NYI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 18 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs CGY | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 23 | vs PHI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 28 | @ PIT | L 4–9 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ WSH | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ DET | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs WSH | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs OTT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ EDM | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ CGY | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 12 | @ WIN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs VAN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ NYI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ BUF | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs LAK | W 8–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs NJD | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 30 | @ SJS | L 2–8 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ LAK | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ ANA | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ COL | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 11 | @ DAL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs BOS | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs BUF | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Feb 21 | vs MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ PIT | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs DAL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs EDM | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Mar 1 | vs WIN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs FLA | W 7–1 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs TOR | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ STL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs BUF | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs TBL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ OTT | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 23 | @ WSH | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 25 | @ PHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs BOS | L 5–6 | Final/OT |
| Mar 30 | vs NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ FLA | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ TBL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 4 | @ NJD | W 1–0 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs NJD | L 3–6 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Apr 11 | @ BOS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 13 | vs BOS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Apr 14 | @ BUF | L 1–4 | Final |