2–5

Final

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

Coyotes at Rangers

Rangers beat Coyotes 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Dec 9, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

3 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

2 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

2 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Go-ahead 1st · 01:10

Assists: Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch

0–1

🌵 Dallas Drake Tying 1st · 03:07

Assists: Igor Korolev, Jeremy Roenick

1–1

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Go-ahead 1st · 18:45

Assists: Brian Leetch, Wayne Gretzky

1–2

2nd period

🗽 Bill Berg 2nd · 00:47

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Patrick Flatley

1–3

🌵 Oleg Tverdovsky PP 2nd · 02:07

Assists: Cliff Ronning, Deron Quint

2–3

🗽 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 02:26

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov, Brian Noonan

2–4

🗽 Daniel Goneau PP 2nd · 06:06

Assists: Alexander Karpovtsev, Wayne Gretzky

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 27

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

18 Penalty minutes 8

PHX shooting 6.1% (2/33) NYR shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Nikolai Khabibulin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Darcy Wakaluk

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Coyotes

Coyotes: 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 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 26, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🌵PHX

3–1 · Rangers won

❓ PHX vs NYR, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Rangers on December 9, 1996?

Rangers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Rangers?

The final score was Coyotes 2, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Dallas Drake, Oleg Tverdovsky.

Who scored for Rangers?

Niklas Sundstrom (2), Alex Kovalev, Bill Berg, Daniel Goneau.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Coyotes vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Coyotes vs Rangers 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

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Dec 7

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 9, 1996

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