2–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYI	0	0	0	0	2
NYR	0	0	0	0	2

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 2–2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on October 3, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Oct 3, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

1 G

6 shots · 20:45 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Todd Bertuzzi

1 G

3 shots · 15:31 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 A

4 shots · 21:39 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

29 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

27 Hits 28

12 Blocked shots 17

31 Takeaways 63

25 Giveaways 61

19 Penalty minutes 13

NYI shooting 6.9% (2/29) NYR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Reichel · Chorske · Palffy 21:46

L2 Nemchinov · Green · Smolinski 20:34

L3 Hough · Bertuzzi · Czerkawski 15:31

L4 Kruse · Belanger · Lapointe 4:39

D1 Jonsson · McCabe 24:14

D2 Vaske · Pilon 21:06

D3 Berard · Lachance 20:28

🗽Rangers

L1 Stevens · Gretzky · Sundstrom 21:01

L2 Skrudland · Kovalev · Keane 18:54

L3 Graves · Berg · LaFontaine 15:03

L4 Langdon · Savard · Eastwood 7:09

D1 Karpovtsev · Driver 24:34

D2 Beukeboom · Finley 18:18

D3 Leetch · Cairns 15:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on October 3, 1997?

Islanders won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Rangers 2, in overtime.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 12

🗽Rangers

Previous game · May 25

Also on October 3, 1997

Islanders season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule