5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	4	0	1	5
BOS	0	2	0	2

Rangers at Bruins

Rangers beat Bruins 5–2 at TD Garden on November 2, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Nov 2, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Sergei Nemchinov

2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 1st · 05:57

Assists: Luc Robitaille

1–0

🗽 Alex Kovalev 1st · 06:31

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov

2–0

🗽 Daniel Goneau 1st · 12:00

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov, Shane Churla

3–0

🗽 Mark Messier 1st · 15:51

Assists: Brian Leetch

4–0

2nd period

🐻 Jozef Stumpel 2nd · 00:43

Assists: Barry Richter, Mattias Timander

4–1

🐻 Sandy Moger 2nd · 15:26

Assists: Todd Elik, Kyle McLaren

4–2

3rd period

🗽 Adam Graves 3rd · 19:14

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mark Messier

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BOS🐻

22 Shots on goal 25

6 Penalty minutes 6

NYR shooting 22.7% (5/22) BOS shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Scott Bailey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 5, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BOS, answered

Who won Rangers vs Bruins on November 2, 1996?

Rangers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Bruins?

The final score was Rangers 5, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, Alex Kovalev, Daniel Goneau, Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jozef Stumpel, Sandy Moger.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Scott Bailey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Bruins season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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 30

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 31

Also on November 2, 1996

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