Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Mar 12, 1997 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 41 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 11:56 | WSH | Dale Hunter (12) | Steve Konowalchuk (21), Chris Simon (11) | 1 - 0 |
| 15:59 | NYR | Wayne Gretzky (19) | Brian Leetch (49), Mark Messier (39) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:32 | WSH | Rick Tocchet (18) | Phil Housley (26), Adam Oates (54) | 2 - 1 |
| 08:19 | NYR | Adam Graves (25) | Brian Leetch (50), Mark Messier (40) | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:13 | NYR | Mark Messier (34) PP | Alexander Karpovtsev (26), Esa Tikkanen (16) | 2 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:51 | WSH | Andrei Nikolishin | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:47 | WSH | Brendan Witt | Slashing | 2 |
| 09:29 | NYR | Ryan Vandenbussche | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:29 | WSH | Chris Simon | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:00 | NYR | Eric Cairns | Fighting | 5 |
| 15:00 | WSH | Craig Berube | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:53 | NYR | Adam Graves | Kneeing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:35 | NYR | Ryan Vandenbussche | Fighting | 5 |
| 08:35 | WSH | Brendan Witt | Fighting | 5 |
| 08:41 | NYR | Darren Langdon | Fighting | 5 |
| 08:41 | WSH | Chris Simon | Fighting | 5 |
| 09:23 | NYR | Adam Graves | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:23 | WSH | Mark Tinordi | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:23 | WSH | Mark Tinordi | Roughing | 2 |
| 11:50 | NYR | Patrick Flatley | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:26 | NYR | Bruce Driver | Roughing | 2 |
| 00:26 | WSH | Dale Hunter | Roughing | 2 |
| 01:03 | NYR | Adam Graves | Holding | 2 |
| 09:38 | WSH | Andrei Nikolishin | Hooking | 2 |
| 13:28 | NYR | Esa Tikkanen | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:28 | WSH | Chris Simon | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:21 | NYR | Mike Richter | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:21 | WSH | Dale Hunter | Interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 17:50 | NYR | Bruce Driver | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:50 | WSH | Andrei Nikolishin | High sticking | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 92 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 96 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 36 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 90 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | 34:18 | |
| 30 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 24:58 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 99 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 60:00 |