🐙 Away Red Wings 42-20-8 before this game

1–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	0	0	1
NYR	1	1	1	3

Red Wings at Rangers

Rangers beat Red Wings 3–1 at Madison Square Garden on March 21, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Mar 21, 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

Russ Courtnall

1 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mark Messier Go-ahead 1st · 03:13

Assists: Adam Graves, Brian Leetch

0–1

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom PP Tying 1st · 18:10

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Darren McCarty

1–1

2nd period

🗽 Russ Courtnall SH Go-ahead 2nd · 07:56

Assists: Mike Eastwood

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky 3rd · 07:52

Assists: Esa Tikkanen

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 31

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

6 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 3.0% (1/33) NYR shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 42-20-8 (60% win rate, 70 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 37-30-5 (51% win rate, 72 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Red Wings

Red Wings: 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 →

1–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ DET vs NYR, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Rangers on March 21, 1997?

Rangers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Rangers?

The final score was Red Wings 1, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Nicklas Lidstrom.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mark Messier, Russ Courtnall, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Red Wings 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 19

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 19

Also on March 21, 1997

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