UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
On February 9th 1996, the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, who were 29-16-10 at the time, lost 3-2 at home to the 22-25-6 Hartford Whalers in overtime. Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg scored for the Avalanche. Sakic also had an assist. Andrew Cassels scored the tying goal and assisted on the game-winner by Adam Burt.
The day before, the New York Islanders had lost 2-6 to the New York Rangers. Ray Ferraro scored twice for the Rangers and added an assist, while Mark Messier and Pat Verbeek each had a goal and an assist. The Islanders were 14-30-8 at the time and finished the season third to last with a 22-50-10 record. Ziggy Palffy scored 43 goals that season, while Joe Sakic led the Avalanche in scoring with 51.
The Ottawa Senators finished the season in last place and selected Chris Phillips first overall the following summer.
*We don't know about the lineups yet, and I don't care either way.