New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, October 20, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Sunday, October 20, 1996 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
New York Rangers	2	38-34-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	32-40-10

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	0	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	10	10	14	34
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	10	5	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Bradley (3)	Rob Zamuner (4)	Even strength	NYR 0, TBL 1
1st	13:45	New York Rangers	Wayne Gretzky (3)	Niklas Sundstrom (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, TBL 1
2nd	00:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (4)	Rudy Poeschek (3), Chris Gratton (3)	Even strength	NYR 1, TBL 2
2nd	00:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Selivanov (2)	Rob Zamuner (5), Drew Bannister (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, TBL 3
2nd	18:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik (1)	Unassisted	Power play	NYR 1, TBL 4
3rd	04:32	New York Rangers	Daniel Goneau (5)	Brian Leetch (5)	Power play	NYR 2, TBL 4
3rd	19:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (4)	Dino Ciccarelli (4), Corey Schwab (1)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 2, TBL 5

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

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	4	1	0
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 16 D. Goneau	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Number 18 B. Berg	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 19 C. Dube	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	-3	2	4	0
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 21 J. More	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 33 B. Driver	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	25	21	4	.840	59:00	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 23 B. Bellows	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 92 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	+2	2	4	1
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 C. Schwab	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:35	New York Rangers	Patrick Flatley	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	04:18	New York Rangers	Jayson More	Cross checking	2
1st	07:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik	Holding the stick	2
2nd	06:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Burr	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	07:59	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch	Hooking	2
2nd	16:26	New York Rangers	Patrick Flatley	Roughing	2
3rd	03:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Drew Bannister	Hooking	2
3rd	12:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Burr	Interference obstruction	2

New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Pierre Racicot
New York Rangers scratches: Shane Churla, Doug Lidster, Sergio Momesso, Jeff Nielsen, Peter Ferraro, Eric Cairns, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Vorobiev, Sylvain Blouin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Daren Puppa, David Shaw, Jay Wells, Craig Wolanin, Paul Ysebaert, Patrick Poulin, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Jeff Toms, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson

Every New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Sunday, October 20, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Boston Bruins 5 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Florida Panthers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Oct 20, 1996