Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

Wednesday, January 8, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 4–3 on Wednesday, January 8, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	32-40-10
at New York Rangers	3	38-34-10

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	2	4
New York Rangers	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	5	15	31
New York Rangers	10	13	13	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:08	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (10)	Alexander Karpovtsev (19), Wayne Gretzky (44)	Power play	TBL 0, NYR 1
2nd	02:03	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (24)	Adam Graves (18), Brian Leetch (33)	Shorthanded	TBL 0, NYR 2
2nd	02:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (16)	Alexander Selivanov (6), Drew Bannister (7)	Power play	TBL 1, NYR 2
2nd	07:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner (8)	Chris Gratton (16), Bill Houlder (8)	Even strength	TBL 2, NYR 2
2nd	12:57	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev (13)	Adam Graves (19), Mark Messier (23)	Even strength	TBL 2, NYR 3
3rd	02:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Burr (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 3, NYR 3
3rd	17:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Poulin (8)	Alexander Selivanov (7), Shawn Burr (11)	Even strength	TBL 4, NYR 3

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	1	1	2	+2	10	1	0
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	2	2	0	0	4	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0
Number 6 C. Wolanin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	36	33	3	.917	60:00	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 P. Flatley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 B. Berg	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0
Number 19 C. Dube	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0
Number 22 S. Churla	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0
Number 28 B. Noonan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 6 D. Lidster	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0
Number 29 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	31	27	4	.871	58:52	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Interference	2
1st	10:15	New York Rangers	Ulf Samuelsson	Holding	2
1st	16:34	New York Rangers	Shane Churla	Holding	2
2nd	00:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Burr	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	01:39	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	05:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Poulin	Tripping	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Referees: Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Pierre Racicot
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Daren Puppa, David Shaw, Jay Wells, Igor Ulanov, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Jason Wiemer
New York Rangers scratches: Bruce Driver, Jayson More, Jeff Nielsen, Peter Ferraro, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Vorobiev, Darren Langdon, Sylvain Blouin, Daniel Goneau

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Mon, Nov 4, 1996
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 31, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 8, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Fri, Apr 11, 1997

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 8, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Jan 8, 1997
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 8, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 8, 1997
Florida Panthers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 8, 1997