4–3

Final

NYR leads 4–2

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

Rangers at Canadiens — First Round Game 4

Rangers, First Round Game 4, beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on April 23, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Apr 23, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 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 4

4–3

Final · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Bruce Driver

3 A

1 shots

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

2 G

3 shots

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mark Messier PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:56

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Bruce Driver

1–0

🇨🇦 David Wilkie Tying 1st · 17:11

Assists: Lyle Odelein, Mark Recchi

1–1

2nd period

🗽 Shane Churla Go-ahead 2nd · 06:00

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Kevin Lowe

2–1

🗽 Adam Graves PP 2nd · 09:04

Assists: Bruce Driver, Pat Verbeek

3–1

🗽 Adam Graves 2nd · 13:43

Assists: Bruce Driver, Mark Messier

4–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 09:38

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Peter Popovic

4–2

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon 3rd · 16:16

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Rory Fitzpatrick

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

19 Shots on goal 31

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

14 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 21.1% (4/19) MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 47-27-11 (55% win rate, 85 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 46-30-9 (54% win rate, 85 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on April 23, 1996?

Rangers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves (2), Mark Messier, Shane Churla.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Wilkie, Pierre Turgeon, Saku Koivu.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 21

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 21

Also on April 23, 1996

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