😈 Away Devils 1-1 in series
2–3
Final
NYR leads 4–1
🗽 Home Rangers 1-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Devils at Rangers — Second Round Game 3

Rangers, Second Round Game 3, beat Devils 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 1997.

🗓 Tue, May 6, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

NYR vs NJD · NYR leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
0–2
Final · NJD
Game 2
2–0
Final · NYR
Game 3
2–3
Final · NYR
Game 4
0–3
Final · NYR
Game 5
2–1
OT · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Esa Tikkanen
2 G
5 shots · +1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Wayne Gretzky
1 G, 1 A
2 shots
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Luc Robitaille
2 A
2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD NYR🗽
35 Shots on goal 26
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
14 Penalty minutes 12
NJD shooting 5.7% (2/35) NYR shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 55-22-12 (62% win rate, 89 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 47-36-6 (53% win rate, 89 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 55-22-12 (62% win rate, 89 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 47-36-6 (53% win rate, 89 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 4, 1997
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
2–0 · Rangers won
May 2, 1997
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
0–2 · Devils won
Mar 27, 1997
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
0–4 · Devils won
Feb 19, 1997
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
1–1 (OT) · Rangers won
Feb 17, 1997
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
2–2 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs NYR, answered

Who won Devils vs Rangers on May 6, 1997?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Rangers?

The final score was Devils 2, Rangers 3.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Rangers played?

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

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
😈Devils
Previous game · May 4
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
2–0 · NYR won
Next game · May 8
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
0–3 · NYR won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · May 4
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
2–0 · NYR won
Next game · May 8
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
0–3 · NYR won
Also on May 6, 1997
🐙DET @ 🦆ANA
5–3 final
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