🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 19-15-3 before this game

4–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	1	2	4
NYR	1	4	2	7

Canadiens at Rangers

Rangers beat Canadiens 7–4 at Madison Square Garden on January 3, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Jan 3, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Ray Ferraro

3 G, 1 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mark Messier Go-ahead 1st · 10:50

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Brian Leetch

0–1

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse PP Tying 1st · 13:07

Assists: Patrice Brisebois

1–1

2nd period

🗽 Ray Ferraro Go-ahead 2nd · 10:54

Assists: Bruce Driver, Alex Kovalev

1–2

🗽 Brian Leetch PP 2nd · 11:46

Assists: Mark Messier, Pat Verbeek

1–3

🗽 Ray Ferraro 2nd · 15:53

Assists: Luc Robitaille

1–4

🗽 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 16:02

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Luc Robitaille

1–5

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon PP 2nd · 18:50

Assists: Lyle Odelein, Mark Recchi

2–5

3rd period

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon PP 3rd · 05:24

Assists: Patrice Brisebois

3–5

🗽 Ray Ferraro 3rd · 14:13

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Luc Robitaille

3–6

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure 3rd · 14:51

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Mark Recchi

4–6

🗽 Mark Messier SH Empty net 3rd · 19:25

Assists: Adam Graves

4–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

39 Shots on goal 35

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Penalty minutes 23

MTL shooting 10.3% (4/39) NYR shooting 20.0% (7/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Jocelyn Thibault

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 19-15-3 (51% win rate, 37 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 28-11-3 (67% win rate, 42 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 9, 1995

🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Jan 21, 1995

🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR

2–5 · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on January 3, 1996?

Rangers won 7–4.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Rangers 7.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Pierre Turgeon (2), Valeri Bure, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ray Ferraro (3), Mark Messier (2), Alex Kovalev, Brian Leetch.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 30

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 3, 1996

Canadiens season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule