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Hartford Whalers @ Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
Whalers
CAR
17-13-1
, 5-7-1 Away
2
17-13-1
, 5-7-1 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Whalers
CAR
0
2
0
0
2
Capitals
WSH
1
1
0
1
3
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
16-18-2
, 8-7-0 Home
3
16-18-2
, 8-7-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
CAR
WSH
Shots
24
25
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
37
26
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
USAir Arena
2:30 AM, 2 January 1997
Attendance: 12,608
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
WSH leads 1-0
Whalers
2
Capitals
3
Game 1
2/1
Capitals
1
Whalers
1
Game 2
5/1
Capitals
0
Whalers
2
Game 3
23/2
Whalers
3
Capitals
5
Game 4
17/3
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