against the Vancouver Canucks 6-5. Pierre Larouche led the way for the Whalers, as he scored a hat trick in the victory. Hartford would struggle for the rest of the month, earning only one more victory, as the club posted a 2-6-2 record in October, earning six points, and was in last place in the Adams Division, five points behind the Buffalo Sabres for the fourth and final playoff position. November The Whalers would get off to a slow start in November, losing three of their first four games, before winning consecutive games for the first time all season, defeating the Quebec Nordiques 7-5 and the St. Louis Blues 5-2. Following the two game winning streak, the team would end the month of November on a six-game winless skid (0-5-1), which included a humiliating 8-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on November 27. The Whalers ended the month with a 3-8-1 record in 12 games, and a 5-14-3 record on the season, remaining in last place in the Adams Division, 13 points behind the Quebec Nordiques for fourth place. December After dropping their first two games of the month, and extending their overall winless streak to eight games (0-7-1), the Whalers finally earned a victory, defeating the New York Rangers 5-2 at the Civic Center. Two nights later, the Whalers were blown out against the Montreal Canadiens, losing 11-2. After their blowout loss to Montreal, the Whalers rebounded in their next game, defeating the Canadiens by a 7-4 score, which started a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1). On December 17, the Whalers Mike Veisor stopped all 33 shots he faced against the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-0 Hartford win. The shutout win against the Jets was the Whalers last victory of the month, as the team lost their next five games, before earning a tie against the Washington Capitals in their final game of December. The Whalers had a 5-8-2 record in 15 games in December, bringing their overall season record to 10-22-5, earning 25 points, and in the cellar of the Adams Division, as Hartford was 15 points behind the fourth place Quebec Nordiques. January The Whalers losing ways continued into January, as the club lost their first six games of the month, extending their winless streak to 12 games (0-11-1). On January 13, the Whalers won their first game in nearly a month, as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens