🏝️ Away Islanders 15-11-2 before this game

5–3

Final

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

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Dec 11, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Niklas Andersson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Go-ahead 1st · 02:20

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Luc Robitaille

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Bryan Berard PP Tying 2nd · 04:03

Assists: Travis Green, Tommy Salo

1–1

🏝️ Niklas Andersson Go-ahead 2nd · 05:14

Assists: Bryan Berard, Ziggy Palffy

2–1

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 12:34

Assists: Niklas Andersson, Scott Lachance

3–1

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 17:16

Assists: Travis Green

4–1

3rd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP 3rd · 03:16

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Kenny Jonsson

5–1

🗽 Bill Berg 3rd · 09:12

Assists: Brian Noonan, Bruce Driver

5–2

🗽 Luc Robitaille 3rd · 15:29

Assists: Darren Langdon, Sergei Nemchinov

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 40

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

11 Penalty minutes 11

NYI shooting 16.7% (5/30) NYR shooting 7.5% (3/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 6, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on December 11, 1996?

Islanders won 5–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (2), Bryan Berard, Bryan Smolinski, Niklas Andersson.

Who scored for Rangers?

Bill Berg, Luc Robitaille, Niklas Sundstrom.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 10

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 9

Also on December 11, 1996

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