🐆 Away Panthers 44-27-7 before this game

5–3

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 46-22-10 before this game

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

Panthers at Rangers

Panthers beat Rangers 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on April 8, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Apr 8, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

3 A

8 shots

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Tom Fitzgerald

2 G

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Bill Lindsay

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Tom Fitzgerald Go-ahead 1st · 04:11

Assists: Dave Lowry, Magnus Svensson

1–0

🐆 Scott Mellanby PP 1st · 12:27

Assists: Johan Garpenlov, Robert Svehla

2–0

2nd period

🗽 Adam Graves 2nd · 01:15

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mike Richter

2–1

🐆 Tom Fitzgerald SH 2nd · 12:57

Assists: Bill Lindsay

3–1

🗽 Chris Ferraro PP 2nd · 14:00

Assists: Peter Ferraro, Brian Leetch

3–2

🐆 Johan Garpenlov 2nd · 17:13

Assists: Rob Niedermayer, Robert Svehla

4–2

3rd period

🗽 Sergio Momesso 3rd · 10:45

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Brian Leetch

4–3

🐆 Bill Lindsay SH Empty net 3rd · 19:45

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYR🗽

34 Shots on goal 41

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

25 Penalty minutes 35

FLA shooting 14.7% (5/34) NYR shooting 7.3% (3/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs NYR, answered

Who won Panthers vs Rangers on April 8, 1996?

Panthers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Rangers?

The final score was Panthers 5, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Panthers?

Tom Fitzgerald (2), Bill Lindsay, Johan Garpenlov, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, Chris Ferraro, Sergio Momesso.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Rangers 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Apr 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 7

Also on April 8, 1996

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