2–3

Final

NYR leads 4–2

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

Canadiens at Rangers — First Round Game 5

Rangers, First Round Game 5, beat Canadiens 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on April 26, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Apr 26, 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 5

2–3

Final · NYR

Game 6

5–3

Final · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Jari Kurri

1 G

4 shots

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Jari Kurri SH Go-ahead 1st · 18:31

Unassisted

0–1

3rd period

🗽 Brian Leetch PP 3rd · 00:13

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Bruce Driver

0–2

🗽 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 03:03

Assists: Ulf Samuelsson

0–3

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 06:09

Assists: David Wilkie, Marc Bureau

1–3

🇨🇦 Rory Fitzpatrick 3rd · 16:22

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Mark Recchi

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

27 Shots on goal 42

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) NYR shooting 7.1% (3/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:19 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Mar 16, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–4 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on April 26, 1996?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Rory Fitzpatrick, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev, Brian Leetch, Jari Kurri.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

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

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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 23

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 23

Also on April 26, 1996

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