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Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2 · May 18, 1997 · CoreStates Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
5 | 22 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
4 | 29 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:11 | PHI | John LeClair (6) PP | Eric Desjardins (5), Janne Niinimaa (7) | 0 - 1 |
| 05:09 | NYR | Doug Lidster (1) | Mike Eastwood (2) | 1 - 1 |
| 07:35 | NYR | Wayne Gretzky (7) PP | Esa Tikkanen (2), Brian Leetch (8) | 2 - 1 |
| 09:34 | NYR | Wayne Gretzky (8) PP | Luc Robitaille (5), Mark Messier (7) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:45 | PHI | Paul Coffey (1) | Rod Brind'Amour (6), Mikael Renberg (5) | 3 - 2 |
| 07:34 | PHI | Rod Brind'Amour (7) | Unassisted | 3 - 3 |
| 09:30 | NYR | Wayne Gretzky (9) | Mark Messier (8), Bruce Driver (1) | 4 - 3 |
| 13:45 | NYR | Mark Messier (3) | Jeff Beukeboom (1) | 5 - 3 |
| 15:11 | PHI | Shjon Podein (4) | Joel Otto (4) | 5 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:21 | NYR | Shane Churla | Interference | 2 |
| 06:16 | PHI | Janne Niinimaa | Closing hand on puck | 2 |
| 08:18 | PHI | Eric Lindros | Interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 10:06 | NYR | Shane Churla | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:12 | NYR | Dallas Eakins | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:47 | NYR | Doug Lidster | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 20:00 | NYR | Jeff Beukeboom | Holding | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 |  Wayne Gretzky |
C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Mark Messier |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Doug Lidster |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Esa Tikkanen |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Luc Robitaille |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Mike Eastwood |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brian Leetch |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Jeff Beukeboom |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Bruce Driver |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Dallas Eakins |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Alexander Karpovtsev |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Adam Graves |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Ken Gernander |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Darren Langdon |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Russ Courtnall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Shane Churla |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Peter Ferraro |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Ulf Samuelsson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Mike Richter |
W | 29 | 25 | 4 | 60:00 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Rod Brind'Amour |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  John LeClair |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Shjon Podein |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 74 |  Paul Coffey |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Janne Niinimaa |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Mikael Renberg |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Joel Otto |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Eric Desjardins |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Chris Therien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dainius Zubrus |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Daniel Lacroix |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Dale Hawerchuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Dan Kordic |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Petr Svoboda |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  John Druce |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Trent Klatt |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Karl Dykhuis |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Eric Lindros |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Garth Snow |
L | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33:45 |
| 27 |  Ron Hextall |
12 | 12 | 0 | 25:50 |