3–0

Final

NYR leads 4–1

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

Rangers at Panthers — First Round Game 2

Rangers, First Round Game 2, beat Panthers 3–0 at Amerant Bank Arena on April 20, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Apr 20, 1997 · 13:00 CDT 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYR vs FLA · NYR leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

0–3

Final · FLA

Game 2

3–0

Final · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Luc Robitaille

1 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Esa Tikkanen

1 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 2nd · 13:15

Assists: Doug Lidster

1–0

🗽 Esa Tikkanen PP 2nd · 14:58

Assists: Adam Graves, Mark Messier

2–0

3rd period

🗽 Luc Robitaille 3rd · 03:29

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Niklas Sundstrom

3–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR FLA🐆

44 Shots on goal 31

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

16 Penalty minutes 14

NYR shooting 6.8% (3/44) FLA shooting 0.0% (0/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 42-35-6 (51% win rate, 83 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 47-24-12 (57% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

Oct 25, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA

4–6 · Panthers won

❓ NYR vs FLA, answered

Who won Rangers vs Panthers on April 20, 1997?

Rangers won 3–0.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Panthers?

The final score was Rangers 3, Panthers 0.

Who scored for Rangers?

Esa Tikkanen, Luc Robitaille, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 17

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Apr 17

Also on April 20, 1997

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