🏝️ Away Islanders 17-26-8 before this game

2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	2	0	2
NYR	2	1	3	6

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 6–2 at Madison Square Garden on February 8, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Feb 8, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Ray Ferraro

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Pat Verbeek

1 G, 1 A

9 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Pat Verbeek PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:48

Assists: Adam Graves, Mark Messier

0–1

🗽 Mark Messier 1st · 07:43

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Adam Graves

0–2

2nd period

🗽 Ray Ferraro PP 2nd · 09:12

Assists: Luc Robitaille

0–3

🏝️ Niklas Andersson PP 2nd · 12:00

Assists: Travis Green, Mathieu Schneider

1–3

🏝️ Brad Dalgarno 2nd · 12:32

Assists: Darius Kasparaitis, Marty Mcinnis

2–3

3rd period

🗽 Ray Ferraro 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Ian Laperriere, Luc Robitaille

2–4

🗽 Sergei Nemchinov 3rd · 17:49

Assists: Jeff Beukeboom

2–5

🗽 Ulf Samuelsson 3rd · 19:45

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Pat Verbeek

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 41

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

41 Penalty minutes 17

NYI shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYR shooting 14.6% (6/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Soderstrom

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Islanders

Islanders: 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 4–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on February 8, 1996?

Rangers won 6–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brad Dalgarno, Niklas Andersson.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ray Ferraro (2), Mark Messier, Pat Verbeek, Sergei Nemchinov, Ulf Samuelsson.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Soderstrom made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 6

Also on February 8, 1996

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