2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	1	2
TBL	1	3	1	5

Rangers at Lightning

Lightning beat Rangers 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on October 20, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Oct 20, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Chris Gratton

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Dino Ciccarelli

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Rob Zamuner

2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Brian Bradley Go-ahead 1st · 11:46

Assists: Rob Zamuner

0–1

🗽 Wayne Gretzky Tying 1st · 13:45

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 2nd · 00:23

Assists: Rudy Poeschek, Chris Gratton

1–2

⚡ Alexander Selivanov 2nd · 00:55

Assists: Rob Zamuner, Drew Bannister

1–3

⚡ Roman Hamrlik PP 2nd · 18:20

Unassisted

1–4

3rd period

🗽 Daniel Goneau PP 3rd · 04:32

Assists: Brian Leetch

2–4

⚡ Chris Gratton Empty net 3rd · 19:05

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Corey Schwab

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 26

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

8 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 5.9% (2/34) TBL shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Corey Schwab

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on October 20, 1996?

Lightning won 5–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Lightning?

The final score was Rangers 2, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Daniel Goneau, Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alexander Selivanov, Brian Bradley, Chris Gratton, Dino Ciccarelli, Roman Hamrlik.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Lightning season series?

Lightning 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 18

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 20, 1996

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