4–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	2	2	4
NYR	3	3	0	6

Sabres at Rangers

Rangers beat Sabres 6–4 at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Oct 27, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 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

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 3 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Luc Robitaille

1 G, 1 A

10 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Brian Leetch PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:51

Assists: Luc Robitaille, Wayne Gretzky

0–1

🗽 Luc Robitaille 1st · 13:25

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Niklas Sundstrom

0–2

🗽 Mark Messier PP 1st · 16:56

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Adam Graves

0–3

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante 2nd · 01:33

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Garry Galley

1–3

⚔️ Michal Grosek 2nd · 05:41

Assists: Matthew Barnaby

2–3

🗽 Wayne Gretzky 2nd · 13:26

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Alexander Karpovtsev

2–4

🗽 Patrick Flatley 2nd · 15:15

Assists: Daniel Goneau, Sergei Nemchinov

2–5

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom PP 2nd · 19:42

Assists: Bruce Driver, Wayne Gretzky

2–6

3rd period

⚔️ Brian Holzinger 3rd · 14:12

Assists: Pat LaFontaine, Darryl Shannon

3–6

⚔️ Randy Burridge 3rd · 15:52

Assists: Jason Dawe, Alexei Zhitnik

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 40

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

14 Penalty minutes 20

BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33) NYR shooting 15.0% (6/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Andrei Trefilov

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:22 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–6

Sabres

Sabres: 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 →

Mar 1, 1996

⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on October 27, 1996?

Rangers won 6–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 4, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Derek Plante, Michal Grosek, Randy Burridge.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille, Mark Messier, Niklas Sundstrom, Patrick Flatley, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Andrei Trefilov made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Sabres 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 26

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 25

Also on October 27, 1996

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