🗽 Away Rangers 41-17-10 before this game

2–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 35-25-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	1	2
MTL	2	0	2	4

Rangers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Rangers 4–2 at Bell Centre on March 16, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Mar 16, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

3 A

2 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

2 G

6 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

2 A

6 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Go-ahead 1st · 06:13

Assists: Valeri Bure, Martin Rucinsky

0–1

🗽 Bill Berg Tying 1st · 08:09

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Ken Gernander

1–1

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:21

Assists: Valeri Bure, Vladimir Malakhov

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi PP 3rd · 02:24

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Martin Rucinsky

1–3

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 3rd · 06:40

Assists: Bruce Driver

2–3

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon PP 3rd · 16:19

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Martin Rucinsky

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

26 Shots on goal 30

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

26 Penalty minutes 26

NYR shooting 7.7% (2/26) MTL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Feb 15, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on March 16, 1996?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 2, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Bill Berg, Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Vincent Damphousse (2), Mark Recchi, Pierre Turgeon.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 13

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 16, 1996

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