1–2

Final

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

Blues at Rangers

Rangers beat Blues 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on October 18, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Oct 18, 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

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G

3 shots

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Daniel Goneau

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Daniel Goneau Go-ahead 1st · 00:39

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov, Ulf Samuelsson

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 17:50

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Luc Robitaille

0–2

3rd period

🎵 Stephane Matteau 3rd · 07:07

Assists: Brian Noonan, Craig MacTavish

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL NYR🗽

37 Shots on goal 29

10 Penalty minutes 18

STL shooting 2.7% (1/37) NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Grant Fuhr

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:43 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Blues

Blues: 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 →

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ STL vs NYR, answered

Who won Blues vs Rangers on October 18, 1996?

Rangers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Blues vs Rangers?

The final score was Blues 1, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Blues?

Stephane Matteau.

Who scored for Rangers?

Daniel Goneau, Niklas Sundstrom.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Blues vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Oct 17

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 18, 1996

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