3–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	1	0	2	3
NYR	3	3	1	7

Panthers at Rangers

Rangers beat Panthers 7–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 22, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Dec 22, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

2 G, 2 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

4 A

2 shots · +6

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 04:24

Assists: Adam Graves, Mark Messier

0–1

🐆 Ray Sheppard Tying 1st · 05:02

Assists: Martin Straka

1–1

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Go-ahead 1st · 07:01

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Luc Robitaille

1–2

🗽 Alexander Karpovtsev PP 1st · 19:39

Assists: Adam Graves, Brian Leetch

1–3

2nd period

🗽 Mark Messier SH 2nd · 07:44

Assists: Brian Leetch

1–4

🗽 Mark Messier 2nd · 15:19

Assists: Brian Leetch, Alex Kovalev

1–5

🗽 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 19:16

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mark Messier

1–6

3rd period

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 3rd · 04:42

Assists: Luc Robitaille

1–7

🐆 Ray Sheppard 3rd · 15:24

Assists: Dave Lowry, Martin Straka

2–7

🐆 Ray Sheppard PP 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Martin Straka

3–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 38

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

10 Penalty minutes 12

FLA shooting 9.7% (3/31) NYR shooting 18.4% (7/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

Oct 29, 1996

🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ FLA vs NYR, answered

Who won Panthers vs Rangers on December 22, 1996?

Rangers won 7–3.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Rangers?

The final score was Panthers 3, Rangers 7.

Who scored for Panthers?

Ray Sheppard (3).

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev (2), Mark Messier (2), Niklas Sundstrom (2), Alexander Karpovtsev.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Rangers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 20

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 22, 1996

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