 Two nights later, in the Whalers final game of the month, the club lost to the Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime.Hartford earned a record of 7–6–0 during January, which was their second consecutive winning month of the season.Their overall record at the end of January was 26–22–1, as the club had 53 points and sat in the fourth and final playoff spot in the Adams Division, two points ahead of the fifth place Buffalo Sabres.