2–5

Final

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

Whalers at Rangers

Rangers beat Whalers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 16, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Dec 16, 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

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Luc Robitaille

1 G

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Bill Berg Go-ahead 1st · 01:21

Assists: Patrick Flatley

0–1

🗽 Luc Robitaille PP 1st · 03:44

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Brian Noonan

0–2

🗽 Adam Graves SH 1st · 11:36

Assists: Mark Messier

0–3

2nd period

🗽 Doug Lidster 2nd · 11:07

Unassisted

0–4

3rd period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky 3rd · 00:38

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Jeff Beukeboom

0–5

🐳 Jeff O'Neill 3rd · 03:18

Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Paul Ranheim

1–5

🐳 Geoff Sanderson PP 3rd · 14:57

Assists: Kevin Haller, Adam Burt

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD NYR🗽

41 Shots on goal 34

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

29 Penalty minutes 41

HFD shooting 4.9% (2/41) NYR shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 11:36 TOI

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 48:24 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–4

Whalers

Whalers: 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 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 22, 1995

🐳HFD @ 🗽NYR

3–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs NYR, answered

Who won Whalers vs Rangers on December 16, 1996?

Rangers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Rangers?

The final score was Whalers 2, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson, Jeff O'Neill.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, Bill Berg, Doug Lidster, Luc Robitaille, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti 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 Whalers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Whalers 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 14

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 16, 1996

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