🏝️ Away Islanders 19-29-8 before this game

5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	2	2	5
NYR	1	0	2	3

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on February 22, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Feb 22, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Marty Mcinnis

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Martin Straka

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis Go-ahead 1st · 09:14

Assists: Martin Straka, Rich Pilon

1–0

🗽 Alex Kovalev Tying 1st · 11:12

Assists: Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Martin Straka Go-ahead 2nd · 10:23

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Wendel Clark

2–1

🏝️ Patrick Flatley 2nd · 11:26

Assists: Bob Sweeney, Niklas Andersson

3–1

3rd period

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis 3rd · 01:18

Assists: Wendel Clark

4–1

🗽 Alex Kovalev SH 3rd · 04:09

Assists: Mark Messier, Doug Lidster

4–2

🗽 Brian Leetch 3rd · 19:13

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mark Messier

4–3

🏝️ Scott Lachance Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

27 Shots on goal 36

6 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 18.5% (5/27) NYR shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Soderstrom

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-29-8 (34% win rate, 56 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 39-13-7 (66% win rate, 59 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

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 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on February 22, 1996?

Islanders won 5–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Marty Mcinnis (2), Martin Straka, Patrick Flatley, Scott Lachance.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev (2), Brian Leetch.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Soderstrom made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 4 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 4–1 after 5 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 17

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 18

Also on February 22, 1996

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