5–2

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 16-5-3 before this game

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

Rangers at Avalanche

Rangers beat Avalanche 5–2 at Ball Arena on November 27, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Nov 27, 1996 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Patrick Flatley

2 G

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Stephane Yelle

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Mike Ricci Go-ahead 1st · 00:25

Assists: Stephane Yelle, Rene Corbet

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Mark Messier Tying 2nd · 10:01

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Adam Graves

1–1

🗽 Patrick Flatley Go-ahead 2nd · 10:39

Assists: Darren Langdon, Wayne Gretzky

2–1

🗽 Mark Messier SH 2nd · 19:40

Unassisted

3–1

3rd period

🗽 Patrick Flatley 3rd · 04:17

Unassisted

4–1

🏔️ Stephane Yelle 3rd · 16:42

Assists: Uwe Krupp

4–2

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Empty net 3rd · 19:23

Assists: Brian Leetch

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR COL🏔️

26 Shots on goal 33

20 Penalty minutes 18

NYR shooting 19.2% (5/26) COL shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs COL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Avalanche on November 27, 1996?

Rangers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Rangers 5, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mark Messier (2), Patrick Flatley (2), Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Mike Ricci, Stephane Yelle.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Avalanche 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 26

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Nov 22

Also on November 27, 1996

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