🏛️ Away Senators 15-17-5 before this game

4–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	0	2	2	4
NYR	0	5	1	6

Senators at Rangers

Rangers beat Senators 6–4 at Madison Square Garden on January 4, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 1997 · 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 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

4 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Luc Robitaille

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Mark Messier Go-ahead 2nd · 01:23

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Alexander Karpovtsev

0–1

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 07:06

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Bruce Driver

0–2

🏛️ Randy Cunneyworth 2nd · 09:13

Assists: Shaun Van Allen, Alexandre Daigle

1–2

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Luc Robitaille, Wayne Gretzky

1–3

🗽 Luc Robitaille 2nd · 12:35

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Alex Kovalev

1–4

🏛️ Randy Cunneyworth PP 2nd · 15:27

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Andreas Dackell

2–4

🗽 Luc Robitaille 2nd · 18:35

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Patrick Flatley

2–5

3rd period

🗽 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Adam Graves

2–6

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson PP 3rd · 15:00

Assists: Wade Redden, Alexandre Daigle

3–6

🏛️ Jason Zent 3rd · 18:34

Assists: Jason York, Sergei Zholtok

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT NYR🗽

43 Shots on goal 28

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

16 Penalty minutes 34

OTT shooting 9.3% (4/43) NYR shooting 21.4% (6/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Ron Tugnutt

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 19:31 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 15-17-5 (41% win rate, 37 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 24-16-2 (57% win rate, 42 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Senators

Senators: 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 →

2–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ OTT vs NYR, answered

Who won Senators vs Rangers on January 4, 1997?

Rangers won 6–4.

What was the final score of Senators vs Rangers?

The final score was Senators 4, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Senators?

Randy Cunneyworth (2), Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Zent.

Who scored for Rangers?

Luc Robitaille (2), Niklas Sundstrom (2), Alex Kovalev, Mark Messier.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Senators 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Jan 3

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 1997

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