3–2

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 15-13-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYR	0	2	0	1	3
MTL	1	1	0	0	2

Rangers at Canadiens

Rangers beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 21, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

3 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Luc Robitaille

1 G

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 1st · 06:07

Assists: Stephane Richer, Patrice Brisebois

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Ulf Samuelsson Tying 2nd · 09:16

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Niklas Sundstrom

1–1

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:28

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Martin Rucinsky

1–2

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Tying 2nd · 18:33

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Alexander Karpovtsev

2–2

Overtime

🗽 Luc Robitaille Go-ahead OT · 00:42

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Niklas Sundstrom

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

25 Shots on goal 29

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

13 Penalty minutes 13

NYR shooting 12.0% (3/25) MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:32 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 19-14-2 (54% win rate, 35 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 15-13-5 (45% win rate, 33 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on December 21, 1996?

Rangers won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 3, Canadiens 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Rangers?

Luc Robitaille, Niklas Sundstrom, Ulf Samuelsson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi, Vincent Damphousse.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 18

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 21, 1996

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