Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers

Friday, December 22, 1995, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers tied 3–3 on Friday, December 22, 1995.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	1995-1996 record
Hartford Whalers	3	34-39-9
at New York Rangers	3	41-27-14

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

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Hartford Whalers	7	11	13	2	33
New York Rangers	14	18	14	2	48

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:55	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (12)	Robert Kron (12)	Shorthanded	HFD 1, NYR 0
1st	17:28	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan (13)	Nelson Emerson (10), Jeff O'Neill (7)	Power play	HFD 2, NYR 0
2nd	04:03	Hartford Whalers	Robert Kron (6)	Andrew Cassels (16)	Even strength	HFD 3, NYR 0
2nd	13:35	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev (8)	Mark Messier (26)	Power play	HFD 3, NYR 1
2nd	19:49	New York Rangers	Adam Graves (13)	Ray Ferraro (20), Brian Leetch (31)	Power play	HFD 3, NYR 2
3rd	01:05	New York Rangers	Bruce Driver (2)	Brian Leetch (32), Pat Verbeek (24)	Power play	HFD 3, NYR 3

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 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 15 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0
Number 18 R. Kron	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	+1	4	2	0
Number 22 M. Janssens	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 32 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	0	4	3	0
Number 94 B. Shanahan	L	2	0	2	+1	2	5	1
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 20 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0
Number 23 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	48	45	3	.938	65:00	T

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 A. Graves	L	1	0	1	-2	0	8	1
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	-2	4	2	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 16 P. Verbeek	R	0	1	1	-2	2	4	0
Number 18 W. Presley	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Number 19 N. Kypreos	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 37 D. Lacroix	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	2	2	-2	0	5	0
Number 4 K. Lowe	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 6 D. Lidster	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 33 B. Driver	D	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 G. Healy	33	30	3	.909	65:00	T

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:49	Hartford Whalers	Adam Burt	High sticking	2
1st	08:37	New York Rangers	Pat Verbeek	Elbowing	2
1st	13:43	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Holding obstruction	2
1st	17:15	New York Rangers	Nick Kypreos	Kneeing	2
1st	18:11	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Roughing	2
1st	19:56	Hartford Whalers	Sean Burke	Slashing	2
1st	19:56	New York Rangers	Wayne Presley	Slashing	2
2nd	06:03	Hartford Whalers	Glen Featherstone	Holding	2
2nd	09:36	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Roughing	2
2nd	10:14	Hartford Whalers	Andrew Cassels	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	12:58	Hartford Whalers	Mark Janssens	High sticking	2
2nd	13:58	New York Rangers	Stephane Matteau	High sticking	2
2nd	18:10	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	18:10	Hartford Whalers	Brendan Shanahan	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	18:10	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	04:43	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill	Boarding	2
3rd	08:45	Hartford Whalers	Jeff O'Neill	Roughing	2
3rd	08:45	New York Rangers	Sergei Nemchinov	Roughing	2
3rd	16:24	New York Rangers	Doug Lidster	Tripping obstruction	2
OT	01:58	Hartford Whalers	Gerald Diduck	Tripping obstruction	2
OT	03:42	New York Rangers	Doug Lidster	Interference obstruction	2

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Pierre Racicot
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jimmy Carson, Kelly Chase, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Andrei Nikolishin, Kevin Smyth, Jason McBain
New York Rangers scratches: Joey Kocur, Luc Robitaille, Ken Gernander, Alexander Karpovtsev, Steve Larouche, Barry Richter, Nathan LaFayette, Peter Ferraro, Mattias Norstrom, Chris Ferraro

Every Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers game in the 1995-1996 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 0 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Oct 7, 1995
Hartford Whalers 7 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers, Mon, Oct 16, 1995
New York Rangers 4 at Hartford Whalers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Nov 11, 1995
Hartford Whalers 3 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 22, 1995

Other NHL games on Friday, December 22, 1995
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 22, 1995
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 22, 1995
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 22, 1995
St. Louis Blues 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 22, 1995
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 22, 1995
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 22, 1995
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 22, 1995