Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

Monday, November 4, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 5–3 on Monday, November 4, 1996 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	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	3	5
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	10	17	11	38
New York Rangers	16	13	15	44

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	01:48	New York Rangers	Luc Robitaille (4)	Wayne Gretzky (15)	Even strength	TBL 0, NYR 1
2nd	05:31	New York Rangers	Adam Graves (6)	Bruce Driver (8), Brian Leetch (10)	Power play	TBL 0, NYR 2
2nd	08:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer (2)	Roman Hamrlik (6), David Shaw (3)	Power play	TBL 1, NYR 2
2nd	10:08	New York Rangers	Luc Robitaille (5)	Jayson More (1), Brian Leetch (11)	Even strength	TBL 1, NYR 3
2nd	18:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (9)	Brian Bradley (6), John Cullen (9)	Power play	TBL 2, NYR 3
3rd	02:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik (2)	Shawn Burr (6), Mikael Andersson (2)	Even strength	TBL 3, NYR 3
3rd	18:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Selivanov (4)	John Cullen (10), Shawn Burr (7)	Even strength	TBL 4, NYR 3
3rd	19:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (10)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 5, 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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	0	1	1	0	2	5	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	2	0	2	0	4	4	1
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 92 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 26 J. Wells	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 C. Schwab	44	41	3	.932	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	-1	0	5	1
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 16 D. Goneau	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0
Number 19 C. Dube	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0
Number 22 S. Churla	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 32 S. Momesso	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	0	1	1	+1	0	8	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	2	2	-1	0	6	0
Number 21 J. More	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 29 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	15	2	0
Number 33 B. Driver	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	37	33	4	.892	59:00	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:05	New York Rangers	Alexander Karpovtsev	Interference obstruction	2
1st	09:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Shaw	Tripping	2
1st	13:22	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev	Interference	2
1st	17:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Bradley	Holding	2
2nd	04:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Holding	2
2nd	07:13	New York Rangers	Sergio Momesso	Slashing	2
2nd	11:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik	Tripping	2
2nd	15:21	New York Rangers	Shane Churla	High sticking	2
2nd	15:21	New York Rangers	Eric Cairns	Spearing (major)	5
2nd	15:21	New York Rangers	Eric Cairns	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	19:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	High sticking	2
3rd	05:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	Tripping obstruction	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Referees: Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Jean Morin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bellows, Rudy Poeschek, Craig Wolanin, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson
New York Rangers scratches: Bill Berg, Doug Lidster, Ulf Samuelsson, Jeff Nielsen, Peter Ferraro, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Vorobiev, Darren Langdon, Sylvain Blouin

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 Monday, November 4, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, Mon, Nov 4, 1996
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Nov 4, 1996
Hartford Whalers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Nov 4, 1996