🗽 Away Rangers 43-20-10 before this game

4–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 23-41-10 before this game

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

Rangers at Islanders

Rangers beat Islanders 4–1 at UBS Arena on March 31, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Mar 31, 1996 · 14:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Sergei Nemchinov

2 G

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Marty McSorley

2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis Go-ahead 1st · 01:19

Assists: Darby Hendrickson

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Sergei Nemchinov Tying 2nd · 10:02

Assists: Adam Graves, Bruce Driver

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 3rd · 01:25

Assists: Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley

2–1

🗽 Sergei Nemchinov 3rd · 08:03

Assists: Sergio Momesso, Bill Berg

3–1

🗽 Mark Messier 3rd · 18:17

Assists: Marty McSorley

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 24

23 Penalty minutes 27

NYR shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYI shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

Tommy Soderstrom

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 00:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 43-20-10 (59% win rate, 73 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 23-41-10 (31% win rate, 74 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 5–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs NYI, answered

Who won Rangers vs Islanders on March 31, 1996?

Rangers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Islanders?

The final score was Rangers 4, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Sergei Nemchinov (2), Alex Kovalev, Mark Messier.

Who scored for Islanders?

Marty Mcinnis.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Islanders season series?

Rangers lead the season series 5–1 after 6 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 27

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on March 31, 1996

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