3–4

Final / OT

NYR leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
FLA	0	3	0	0	3
NYR	2	0	1	1	4

Panthers at Rangers — First Round Game 3

Rangers, First Round Game 3, beat Panthers 4–3 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on April 22, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Apr 22, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 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 3

3–4

OT · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Luc Robitaille

2 G

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Eastwood

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Doug Lidster

2 A

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mike Eastwood Go-ahead 1st · 13:12

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Doug Lidster

0–1

🗽 Luc Robitaille 1st · 17:09

Assists: Mike Eastwood, Doug Lidster

0–2

2nd period

🐆 Johan Garpenlov PP 2nd · 01:16

Assists: Gord Murphy, Robert Svehla

1–2

🐆 Ray Sheppard Tying 2nd · 02:58

Assists: Kirk Muller, Bill Lindsay

2–2

🐆 Robert Svehla PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:32

Assists: Kirk Muller

3–2

3rd period

🗽 Luc Robitaille Tying 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky

3–3

Overtime

🗽 Esa Tikkanen Go-ahead OT · 16:29

Assists: Brian Leetch

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYR🗽

39 Shots on goal 45

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

4 Penalty minutes 8

FLA shooting 7.7% (3/39) NYR shooting 8.9% (4/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 76:29 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 75:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs NYR, answered

Who won Panthers vs Rangers on April 22, 1997?

Rangers won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Rangers?

The final score was Panthers 3, Rangers 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Panthers?

Johan Garpenlov, Ray Sheppard, Robert Svehla.

Who scored for Rangers?

Luc Robitaille (2), Esa Tikkanen, Mike Eastwood.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Rangers played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Apr 20

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 20

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