JOHN ANDERSON

april 12, 1986 hartford 9, quebec 4

BEFORE THEY MOVED TO North Carolina, the Hartford Whalers won only one series in 17 years, and John Anderson’s six-point game sealed the deal.

Anderson had two goals and four assists as the Whalers swept the bestof-five series against Quebec with a 9-4 home win. It was a 3-2 game when Anderson got started, setting up Ray Ferraro twice and Ulf Samuelsson before banging in a pair of goals on his own, then adding an assist on Kevin Dineen’s final goal. The record still stands – no one in the Carolina era has recorded more than four points in a playoff game.