Hartford Whalers
at
New York Rangers
Dec 16, 1996 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 41 | |
| 5 | 34 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:21 | NYR | Bill Berg (5) | Patrick Flatley (7) | 0 - 1 |
| 03:44 | NYR | Luc Robitaille (11) PP | Wayne Gretzky (31), Brian Noonan (10) | 0 - 2 |
| 11:36 | NYR | Adam Graves (11) SH | Mark Messier (15) | 0 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 11:07 | NYR | Doug Lidster (1) | Unassisted | 0 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:38 | NYR | Wayne Gretzky (14) | Niklas Sundstrom (9), Jeff Beukeboom (4) | 0 - 5 |
| 03:18 | HFD | Jeff O'Neill (10) | Curtis Leschyshyn (7), Paul Ranheim (4) | 1 - 5 |
| 14:57 | HFD | Geoff Sanderson (19) PP | Kevin Haller (6), Adam Burt (7) | 2 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:12 | HFD | Kevin Haller | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
| 11:00 | NYR | Niklas Sundstrom | Cross checking | 2 |
| 13:57 | NYR | Sergei Nemchinov | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
| 19:30 | HFD | Curtis Leschyshyn | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:30 | HFD | Keith Primeau | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:30 | NYR | Adam Graves | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:30 | NYR | Adam Graves | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:55 | HFD | Kevin Haller | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:55 | NYR | Wayne Gretzky | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:18 | HFD | Stu Grimson | Interference | 2 |
| 09:18 | HFD | Stu Grimson | Fighting | 5 |
| 09:18 | NYR | Shane Churla | Instigator | 2 |
| 09:18 | NYR | Shane Churla | Fighting | 5 |
| 09:18 | NYR | Shane Churla | Misconduct | 10 |
| 09:18 | NYR | Brian Noonan | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 13:16 | HFD | Kevin Dineen | Elbowing | 2 |
| 13:16 | HFD | Glen Featherstone | Misconduct | 10 |
| 13:16 | NYR | Alexander Karpovtsev | Roughing | 2 |
| 13:16 | NYR | Alexander Karpovtsev | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:59 | HFD | Stu Grimson | Roughing | 2 |
Hartford Whalers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 92 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 48:24 | ||
| 30 | L | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11:36 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 39 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | W | 41 | 39 | 2 | 60:00 |