1–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	0	0	1
NYR	2	4	2	8

Penguins at Rangers

Rangers beat Penguins 8–1 at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Oct 16, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

3 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Alexander Karpovtsev

3 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

2 G

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 07:16

Assists: Mark Messier, Jeff Beukeboom

0–1

🗽 Sergei Nemchinov PP 1st · 13:13

Assists: Alexander Karpovtsev, Patrick Flatley

0–2

🐧 Petr Nedved PP 1st · 17:55

Assists: Dave Roche, Ron Francis

1–2

2nd period

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 02:16

Assists: Bruce Driver, Luc Robitaille

1–3

🗽 Daniel Goneau 2nd · 11:03

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov, Patrick Flatley

1–4

🗽 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 11:13

Assists: Mark Messier, Brian Leetch

1–5

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 14:52

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Bill Berg

1–6

3rd period

🗽 Alex Kovalev PP 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Alexander Karpovtsev, Luc Robitaille

1–7

🗽 Christian Dube PP 3rd · 18:31

Assists: Alexander Karpovtsev, Wayne Gretzky

1–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 48

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

13 Penalty minutes 13

PIT shooting 3.3% (1/30) NYR shooting 16.7% (8/48)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 28:47 TOI

Tom Barrasso

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 31:13 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on October 16, 1996?

Rangers won 8–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Rangers?

The final score was Penguins 1, Rangers 8.

Who scored for Penguins?

Petr Nedved.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev (3), Niklas Sundstrom (2), Christian Dube, Daniel Goneau, Sergei Nemchinov.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Penguins vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 12

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 14

Also on October 16, 1996

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