BOXSCORE
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden
5 FINAL 2
December 16, 1996
Hartford Whalers
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Bill Berg (5)
Patrick Flatley (7)
1-0 NYR
Score
01:21
Time
Luc Robitaille (11) (pp)
Wayne Gretzky (31), Brian Noonan (10)
2-0 NYR
Score
03:44
Time
Adam Graves (11) (sh)
Mark Messier (15)
3-0 NYR
Score
11:36
Time
2nd Period
Doug Lidster (1)
Unassisted
4-0 NYR
Score
11:07
Time
3rd Period
Wayne Gretzky (14)
Niklas Sundstrom (9), Jeff Beukeboom (4)
5-0 NYR
Score
00:38
Time
Jeff O'Neill (10)
Curtis Leschyshyn (7), Paul Ranheim (4)
5-1 NYR
Score
03:18
Time
Geoff Sanderson (19) (pp)
Kevin Haller (6), Adam Burt (7)
5-2 NYR
Score
14:57
Time
Penalties
1st Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 03:12 | Kevin Haller – hooking-obstruction (2 min) | |
| 11:00 | Niklas Sundstrom – cross-checking (2 min) | |
| 13:57 | Sergei Nemchinov – hooking-obstruction (2 min) | |
| 19:30 | Curtis Leschyshyn – roughing (2 min) | |
| 19:30 | Keith Primeau – roughing (2 min) | |
| 19:30 | Adam Graves – roughing (2 min) | |
| 19:30 | Adam Graves – roughing (2 min) |
2nd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | No penalties taken |
3rd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 05:55 | Kevin Haller – roughing (2 min) | |
| 05:55 | Wayne Gretzky – roughing (2 min) | |
| 09:18 | Stu Grimson – interference (2 min) | |
| 09:18 | Stu Grimson – fighting (5 min) | |
| 09:18 | Shane Churla – instigator (2 min) | |
| 09:18 | Shane Churla – fighting (5 min) | |
| 09:18 | Shane Churla – misconduct (10 min) | |
| 09:18 | Brian Noonan – game-misconduct (10 min) | |
| 13:16 | Kevin Dineen – elbowing (2 min) | |
| 13:16 | Glen Featherstone – misconduct (10 min) | |
| 13:16 | Alexander Karpovtsev – roughing (2 min) | |
| 13:16 | Alexander Karpovtsev – roughing (2 min) | |
| 19:59 | Stu Grimson – roughing (2 min) |
| # | Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HITS | PPG | S | FO% | TOI | BLK | SHIFT | GV | TK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | B. Leetch | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | U. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | D. Lidster | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | P. Flatley | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | A. Graves | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | M. Messier | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | S. Nemchinov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | D. Goneau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | B. Berg | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | L. Robitaille | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | S. Churla | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | J. Beukeboom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | N. Sundstrom | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | A. Karpovtsev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | B. Noonan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | B. Driver | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | W. Gretzky | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | SV | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | SV% | GAA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | G. Healy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 60:00 | ||
| 35 | M. Richter | x | W | 39 | 39 | 2 | 1/0/0 | 1/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.951 | 2.00 | 60:00 |
| # | Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HITS | PPG | S | FO% | TOI | BLK | SHIFT | GV | TK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G. Diduck | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | A. Godynyuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | A. Burt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | C. Leschyshyn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | G. Sanderson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | K. Dineen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | S. Rice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | K. Haller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | N. Emerson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | R. Kron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | A. Cassels | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | M. Janssens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | P. Ranheim | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | S. Grimson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | G. Featherstone | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | J. Daniels | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | K. Primeau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | J. O'Neill | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | SV | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | SV% | GAA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | J. Muzzatti | x | L | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1/0/0 | 1/0/0 | 1/0/0 | 0.769 | 15.52 | 11:36 |
| 47 | J. Giguere | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.905 | 2.48 | 48:24 | ||
NYR
VS
HFD
Game Stats
| 5 | Goals | 2 |
| 34 | Shots | 41 |
| 41 | Penalty Minutes | 29 |
| 0 | Hits | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 0 | Give Aways | 0 |
| 0 | Take Aways | 0 |
Goals by Period
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Season Series: 2-2-0
As of December 16, 1996
All-Time vs HFD
Overall: 27-20-6-3
At NYR: 17-7-3-2
Last 10 vs HFD
Overall: 5-4-1-0
At NYR: 6-3-1-0
