🏝️ Away Islanders 19-20-3 before this game

4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	1	1	4
NYR	0	1	1	2

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on January 13, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Jan 13, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Green

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Scott Lachance

1 G

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Hughes

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 14:34

Assists: Travis Green, Bryan McCabe

1–0

🏝️ Brent Hughes 1st · 14:48

Assists: Niklas Andersson

2–0

2nd period

🏝️ Travis Green PP 2nd · 06:01

Assists: Derek King, Steve Webb

3–0

🗽 Brian Leetch 2nd · 16:55

Assists: Mark Messier

3–1

3rd period

🗽 Luc Robitaille 3rd · 02:10

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom

3–2

🏝️ Scott Lachance PP 3rd · 17:57

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Marty Mcinnis

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

29 Shots on goal 30

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

9 Penalty minutes 11

NYI shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on January 13, 1997?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 4, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Hughes, Scott Lachance, Travis Green, Ziggy Palffy.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 11

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 12

Also on January 13, 1997

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