3–2

Final / OT

NYR leads 4–2

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

Canadiens at Rangers — First Round Game 1

Canadiens, First Round Game 1, beat Rangers 3–2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on April 16, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Apr 16, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1995-96 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs NYR · NYR leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

3–2

OT · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

2 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

2 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 45

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

10 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 9.4% (3/32) NYR shooting 4.4% (2/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 44-29-9 (54% win rate, 82 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 46-26-10 (56% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 44-29-9 (54% win rate, 82 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 46-26-10 (56% win rate, 82 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 11, 1995

🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL

1–3 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on April 16, 1996?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Rangers 2, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 13

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 16, 1996

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