Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers

Wednesday, February 5, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Hartford Whalers 5–2 on Wednesday, February 5, 1997 at home.

Final score, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Hartford Whalers	2	32-39-11
at New York Rangers	5	38-34-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Hartford Whalers	11	12	11	34
New York Rangers	17	15	12	44

Scoring summary

Every goal, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:23	Hartford Whalers	Steven Rice (16)	Unassisted	Even strength	HFD 1, NYR 0
2nd	08:38	New York Rangers	Adam Graves (18)	Wayne Gretzky (53), Brian Leetch (43)	Power play	HFD 1, NYR 1
2nd	13:55	New York Rangers	Luc Robitaille (22)	Wayne Gretzky (54), Niklas Sundstrom (20)	Even strength	HFD 1, NYR 2
3rd	03:54	New York Rangers	Adam Graves (19)	Mark Messier (32), Brian Leetch (44)	Even strength	HFD 1, NYR 3
3rd	06:21	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (16)	Wayne Gretzky (55), Luc Robitaille (22)	Even strength	HFD 1, NYR 4
3rd	11:32	New York Rangers	Luc Robitaille (23)	Niklas Sundstrom (21), Wayne Gretzky (56)	Even strength	HFD 1, NYR 5
3rd	19:57	Hartford Whalers	Hnat Domenichelli (2)	Glen Featherstone (4), Kevin Dineen (23)	Power play	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 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0
Number 12 S. Rice	R	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0
Number 16 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0
Number 17 H. Domenichelli	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1
Number 21 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0
Number 44 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 46 K. Brown	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 5 A. Godynyuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	-3	0	6	0
Number 14 K. Haller	D	0	0	0	0	10	1	0
Number 23 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 36 G. Featherstone	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	42	37	5	.881	52:11	Loss
Number 29 J. Muzzatti	2	2	0	1.000	07:49

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 A. Graves	L	2	0	2	+1	4	6	1
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0
Number 18 B. Berg	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	2	1	3	+3	2	7	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0
Number 26 P. Flatley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 28 B. Noonan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 32 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 39 V. Vorobiev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	0	4	4	+3	2	3	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	2	3	+1	0	2	0
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	0
Number 29 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 33 B. Driver	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:52	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson	Tripping	2
1st	18:14	Hartford Whalers	Stu Grimson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:14	New York Rangers	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:22	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Haller	Roughing	2
1st	19:22	New York Rangers	Wayne Gretzky	Roughing	2
2nd	07:50	Hartford Whalers	Marek Malik	Hooking	2
2nd	11:04	New York Rangers	Ulf Samuelsson	Holding	2
2nd	11:37	Hartford Whalers	Keith Primeau	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:37	New York Rangers	Jeff Beukeboom	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	15:44	Hartford Whalers	Nelson Emerson	Roughing	2
2nd	15:44	New York Rangers	Ulf Samuelsson	Roughing	2
2nd	16:18	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Haller	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	07:02	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Haller	High sticking	2
3rd	07:02	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Haller	Roughing	2
3rd	07:02	New York Rangers	Luc Robitaille	Roughing	2
3rd	07:18	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Dineen	Slashing	2
3rd	07:18	New York Rangers	Bruce Driver	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	13:06	New York Rangers	Sylvain Blouin	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	18:22	Hartford Whalers	Kevin Haller	Roughing	2
3rd	18:22	New York Rangers	Adam Graves	Roughing	2
3rd	18:22	New York Rangers	Adam Graves	Roughing	2
3rd	18:22	New York Rangers	Eric Cairns	Roughing	2

Hartford Whalers head coach: Paul Maurice
New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Leon Stickle
Hartford Whalers scratches: Jeff Brown, Adam Burt, Kelly Chase, Jeff Daniels, Brian Glynn, Mark Janssens, Robert Kron, Glen Wesley, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Sami Kapanen
New York Rangers scratches: Shane Churla, Doug Lidster, Jayson More, Jeff Nielsen, Alex Kovalev, Peter Ferraro, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Dan Cloutier, Daniel Goneau, Christian Dube

Every Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 16, 1996
Hartford Whalers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 5, 1997
New York Rangers 2 at Hartford Whalers 7	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers, Fri, Feb 21, 1997
New York Rangers 1 at Hartford Whalers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Mar 29, 1997

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 5, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Feb 5, 1997
New York Islanders 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Feb 5, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Feb 5, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 5, 1997
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Feb 5, 1997
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Feb 5, 1997