2–5

Final

🏛️ Home Senators 13-15-4 before this game

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

Rangers at Senators

Senators beat Rangers 5–2 at Canadian Tire Centre on December 26, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Senators lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Alexei Yashin

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Alexandre Daigle

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

2 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Alexei Yashin PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:45

Assists: Alexandre Daigle

0–1

🏛️ Jason Zent 1st · 14:53

Assists: Denis Chasse

0–2

2nd period

🏛️ Alexei Yashin 2nd · 01:43

Assists: Frantisek Musil, Daniel Alfredsson

0–3

🗽 Mark Messier PP 2nd · 06:05

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Brian Noonan

1–3

🏛️ Sergei Zholtok 2nd · 11:18

Assists: Wade Redden, Alexei Yashin

1–4

3rd period

🗽 Mark Messier 3rd · 15:53

Assists: Alex Kovalev

2–4

🏛️ Alexandre Daigle Empty net 3rd · 18:12

Unassisted

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR OTT🏛️

21 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

4 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 9.5% (2/21) OTT shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:45 TOI

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Feb 17, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT

2–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs OTT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Senators on December 26, 1996?

Senators won 5–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Senators?

The final score was Rangers 2, Senators 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mark Messier (2).

Who scored for Senators?

Alexei Yashin (2), Alexandre Daigle, Jason Zent, Sergei Zholtok.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Senators season series?

Senators 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 22

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1996

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