4–5

Final

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

Bruins at Rangers

Rangers beat Bruins 5–4 at Madison Square Garden on April 3, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Apr 3, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Landon Wilson

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 1st · 05:39

Assists: Jeff Beukeboom, Brian Leetch · beat Jim Carey

0–1

🗽 Adam Graves 1st · 13:36

Assists: Mark Messier, Russ Courtnall · beat Jim Carey

0–2

🗽 Jeff Beukeboom 1st · 16:25

Assists: Mark Messier · beat Jim Carey

0–3

🗽 David Oliver 1st · 17:58

Unassisted · beat Jim Carey

0–4

🐻 Jozef Stumpel 1st · 18:42

Assists: Landon Wilson, Jean-Yves Roy · beat Mike Richter

1–4

2nd period

🗽 Mark Messier 2nd · 04:16

Unassisted · beat Jim Carey

1–5

🐻 Landon Wilson 2nd · 04:50

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Jean-Yves Roy · beat Mike Richter

2–5

🐻 Landon Wilson 2nd · 08:59

Assists: Jean-Yves Roy, Jozef Stumpel · beat Mike Richter

3–5

3rd period

🐻 Anson Carter 3rd · 11:37

Assists: Dean Chynoweth · beat Mike Richter

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYR🗽

34 Shots on goal 27

4 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 11.8% (4/34) NYR shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:16 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–5

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ BOS vs NYR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Rangers on April 3, 1997?

Rangers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Rangers?

The final score was Bruins 4, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Landon Wilson (2), Anson Carter, Jozef Stumpel.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, David Oliver, Jeff Beukeboom, Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey 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 Bruins vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Bruins vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 29

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 1

Also on April 3, 1997

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