Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

Friday, April 11, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Friday, April 11, 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	2	38-34-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	12	9	33
New York Rangers	8	10	9	27

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	09:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (34)	Roman Hamrlik (28), Rob Zamuner (31)	Even strength	TBL 1, NYR 0
1st	13:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Daymond Langkow (15)	Jason Wiemer (5)	Even strength	TBL 2, NYR 0
2nd	11:58	New York Rangers	Bill Berg (8)	Mark Messier (48)	Shorthanded	TBL 2, NYR 1
2nd	16:29	New York Rangers	Adam Graves (33)	Brian Leetch (58), Bruce Driver (25)	Power play	TBL 2, NYR 2
2nd	19:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner (17)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	TBL 3, NYR 2
3rd	19:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (30)	Rob Zamuner (32)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 4, NYR 2

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
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	1	2	3	+3	2	4
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	0	0	0	0	0	4
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	0	0	4
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 6 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 8 J. Huscroft	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	4

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	27	25	2	.926	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	0	0	0	0
Number 9 A. Graves	L	1	0	1	-3	2	6	1
Number 10 E. Tikkanen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 B. Berg	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 21 R. Courtnall	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0
Number 22 S. Churla	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0
Number 26 D. Oliver	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 6 D. Lidster	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 28 D. Eakins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 33 B. Driver	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	32	29	3	.906	59:20	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Interference	2
2nd	05:21	New York Rangers	Russ Courtnall	Roughing	2
2nd	11:09	New York Rangers	Adam Graves	Slashing	2
2nd	16:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik	Roughing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Referees: Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Jean Morin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mikael Andersson, John Cullen, Daren Puppa, David Shaw, Jay Wells, Drew Bannister, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss
New York Rangers scratches: Luc Robitaille, Alexander Karpovtsev, Jeff Nielsen, Alex Kovalev, Peter Ferraro, Eric Cairns, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Vorobiev, Sylvain Blouin, Dan Cloutier, Daniel Goneau, Christian Dube

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 Friday, April 11, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 4 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New York Islanders, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Boston Bruins 0 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Ottawa Senators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 7	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Apr 11, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Apr 11, 1997