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GAMES
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TYPE DATE ARENA TEAM GF GA OT RESULT ATTENDANCE
Regular Season
4/2/1977
AWAY
Indianapolis Racers
3
2
OT
Win
11,131
Regular Season
4/2/1980
AWAY
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
6

Loss
11,491
Regular Season
4/2/1983
HCC
Quebec Nordiques
4
5

Loss
11,142
Regular Season
4/2/1985
AWAY
Buffalo Sabres
1
2

Loss
15,570
Regular Season
4/2/1988
HCC
Boston Bruins
4
2

Win
15,223
Regular Season
4/2/1989
AWAY
Boston Bruins
2
3

Loss
13,976
Regular Season
4/2/1994
HCC
Philadelphia Flyers
5
6

Loss
13,655
Regular Season
4/2/1997
HCC
Montreal Canadiens
1
4

Loss
14,177
HIGHLIGHTS
In 1983 Pierre Lacroix scores 24th and final NHL goal (6th Whalers) and 132nd point (31st Whlaers) on his 2nd of the game vs Quebec.
In 1983 Randy Gilhen plays his 1st NHL game vs Quebec.
In 1983 Ron Francis records his team leading 90th point of the season on his 31st goal vs Quebec.
In 1983 Merlin Malinowski scores his 8th and last Whalers goal and adds two assists vs Quebec.
In 1988 Neil Sheehy scores his 1st and only Whalers goal on his 5th and final point vs Boston.
In 1988 Carey Wilson scores his 27th goal of the season leading the Whalers vs Boston.
In 1989 Dave Tippet records his career high 41st point of the season (on his career high 24th assist) vs Boston.
In 1989 Ray Ferraro scores his career high 41st goal of the season vs Boston.
In 1989 Sylvain Turgeon plays his 370th and final Whalers regular season game vs Boston.
In 1989 Don Maloney plays his 21st and last Whalers regular season game vs Boston.
In 1989 Jim Pavese plays his 328th and final NHL regular season game (5th Whalers) vs Boston.
In 1989 Dave Tippett records his career high 41st point and 24th assist of the season vs Boton.
In 1989 Whalers play their 800th NHL game, a 3-2 loss vs Boston.
In 1994 Marc Potvin scores his 3rd and final NHL goal (2nd Whalers) and his 5th Whalers point vs Philadelphia.
In 1994 Mark Janssens collects his 700th penalty minute vs Philadelphia.
In 1994 Bob McGill plays his 700th NHL game vs Philadelphia.
In 1994 John Stevens records his 10th and final NHL point (an assist) vs Philadelphia.
In 1994 Frantisek Kucera scores his 1st Whalers goal vs Philadelphia.
In 1996 Whalers and State of Connecticut announce the "Save the Whale" season ticket drive to sell 11,000 tickets in 1 month, while announcing an average ticket price increase of $6.
In 1997 Paul Ranheim plays his 202nd and last Whalers game vs Montreal.
TRANSACTIONS
In 1982 Dan Fridgen signs a free agent contract.