🍁 Away Maple Leafs 11-15-0 before this game

5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TOR	2	2	1	5
NYR	3	1	2	6

Maple Leafs at Rangers

Rangers beat Maple Leafs 6–5 at Madison Square Garden on December 6, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Dec 6, 1996 · 18:30 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

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Bill Berg

2 G

7 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G, 1 A

7 shots

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mark Messier Go-ahead 1st · 03:46

Assists: Adam Graves, Alex Kovalev

0–1

🗽 Bill Berg 1st · 07:58

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Darren Langdon

0–2

🍁 Freddy Modin 1st · 08:53

Assists: Darby Hendrickson, Kirk Muller

1–2

🗽 Wayne Gretzky 1st · 10:25

Assists: Luc Robitaille, Niklas Sundstrom

1–3

🍁 Darby Hendrickson 1st · 16:30

Assists: Kirk Muller, Tie Domi

2–3

2nd period

🗽 Adam Graves 2nd · 06:14

Assists: Mark Messier, Jeff Beukeboom

2–4

🍁 Mats Sundin PP 2nd · 08:59

Assists: Dave Ellett, Marcel Cousineau

3–4

🍁 Doug Gilmour Tying 2nd · 16:58

Assists: Wendel Clark

4–4

3rd period

🍁 Todd Warriner Go-ahead 3rd · 03:07

Assists: Mike Craig

5–4

🗽 Wayne Gretzky Tying 3rd · 16:57

Assists: Ulf Samuelsson

5–5

🗽 Bill Berg Go-ahead 3rd · 19:33

Assists: Wayne Gretzky

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 43

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

16 Penalty minutes 18

TOR shooting 15.2% (5/33) NYR shooting 14.0% (6/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Marcel Cousineau

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 11-15 (42% win rate, 26 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 13-13-2 (46% win rate, 28 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–3 · Maple Leafs won

❓ TOR vs NYR, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Rangers on December 6, 1996?

Rangers won 6–5.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Rangers?

The final score was Maple Leafs 5, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Darby Hendrickson, Doug Gilmour, Freddy Modin, Mats Sundin, Todd Warriner.

Who scored for Rangers?

Bill Berg (2), Wayne Gretzky (2), Adam Graves, Mark Messier.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Marcel Cousineau made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Maple Leafs 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

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 3

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 6, 1996

Maple Leafs season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule