Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers

Wednesday, December 15, 1993, 7:35 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Hartford Whalers 5–2 on Wednesday, December 15, 1993 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	1993-1994 record
Hartford Whalers	2	27-48-9
at New York Rangers	5	52-24-8

Goals by period, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	0	0	2	2
New York Rangers	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	4	9	11	24
New York Rangers	12	17	12	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:58	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (11)	Adam Graves (9), Sergei Zubov (21)	Even strength	HFD 0, NYR 1
2nd	03:26	New York Rangers	Sergei Zubov (4)	Mark Messier (22), Steve Larmer (11)	Power play	HFD 0, NYR 2
3rd	00:14	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	HFD 0, NYR 3
3rd	04:18	Hartford Whalers	Pat Verbeek (16)	Geoff Sanderson (10), Zarley Zalapski (12)	Power play	HFD 1, NYR 3
3rd	17:49	New York Rangers	Eddie Olczyk (2)	Esa Tikkanen (16), Jay Wells (4)	Even strength, Empty net	HFD 1, NYR 4
3rd	18:30	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	HFD 2, NYR 4
3rd	19:01	New York Rangers	Mike Hudson (1)	Greg Gilbert (4)	Even strength, Empty net	HFD 2, NYR 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 R. Cunneyworth	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	-3	0	3	0
Number 14 J. Sandlak	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0
Number 16 P. Verbeek	R	1	0	1	-3	0	2	1
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 24 J. Storm	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 29 M. Potvin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 I. Chibirev	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 3 Z. Zalapski	D	0	1	1	-4	0	1	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0
Number 25 R. Mcgill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	0	17	2	0
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	39	36	3	.923	59:38	Loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0
Number 10 E. Tikkanen	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	0
Number 11 M. Messier	C	2	1	3	+2	2	3	0
Number 12 E. Olczyk	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 15 M. Hudson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 17 G. Gilbert	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	0
Number 26 J. Kocur	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 28 S. Larmer	R	0	1	1	+2	2	6	0
Number 33 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0
Number 4 K. Lowe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 21 S. Zubov	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0
Number 24 J. Wells	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:57	Hartford Whalers	Bryan Marchment	Elbowing	2
1st	19:52	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Interference	2
2nd	02:23	Hartford Whalers	Jim Sandlak	Holding	2
2nd	12:21	New York Rangers	Mike Gartner	High sticking	2
2nd	14:27	Hartford Whalers	Bryan Marchment	Checking from behind (major)	5
2nd	14:27	Hartford Whalers	Bryan Marchment	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	14:49	New York Rangers	Steve Larmer	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:52	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Roughing	2
2nd	17:52	New York Rangers	Mike Gartner	High sticking	2
3rd	02:26	New York Rangers	Esa Tikkanen	High sticking	2
3rd	12:30	Hartford Whalers	Brad McCrimmon	Cross checking	2

Hartford Whalers head coach: Pierre McGuire
New York Rangers head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Scott Driscoll
Hartford Whalers scratches: Mario Gosselin, Mark Greig, James Patrick, Allen Pedersen, Frank Pietrangelo, Brian Propp, Darren Turcotte, Mike Lenarduzzi, Robert Petrovicky
New York Rangers scratches: Phil Bourque, Mike Hartman, Nick Kypreos, Doug Lidster, Peter Andersson, Jim Hiller, Daniel Lacroix, Joby Messier, Mattias Norstrom

Every Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers game in the 1993-1994 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Hartford Whalers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Oct 30, 1993
Hartford Whalers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
New York Rangers 2 at Hartford Whalers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Feb 19, 1994
Hartford Whalers 0 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 16, 1994

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 15, 1993
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
Ottawa Senators 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 15, 1993
St. Louis Blues 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Dec 15, 1993