🐆 Away Panthers 12-13-5 before this game

4–3

Final

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

Panthers at Rangers

Panthers beat Rangers 4–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Kevin Stevens

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 17:05 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Pat LaFontaine

3 A

1 shots · 19:14 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

2 G

3 shots · 15:31 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYR🗽

29 Shots on goal 31

19 Hits 30

18 Blocked shots 10

19 Takeaways 33

28 Giveaways 37

15 Penalty minutes 11

FLA shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYR shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 12-13-5 (40% win rate, 30 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 14-11-8 (42% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 12-13-5 (40% win rate, 30 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 14-11-8 (42% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Washburn · Mellanby · Sheppard 17:23

L2 Muller · Gagner · Dvorak 14:46

L3 Lindsay · Wells · Fitzgerald 13:59

L4 Whitney · Johnson · Nemirovsky 10:57

D1 Murphy · Svehla 23:24

D2 Carkner · Jovanovski 21:35

D3 Warrener · Laus 14:24

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · LaFontaine 21:58

L2 Stevens · Keane · Sweeney 17:05

L3 Lindbom · Skrudland · Vorobiev 14:55

L4 Langdon · Eastwood · Kovalev 5:20

D1 Driver · Samuelsson 22:26

D2 Beukeboom · Leetch 18:02

D3 Karpovtsev · Cairns 10:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 30, 1997

🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

3–2 (OT) · Rangers won

3–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ FLA vs NYR, answered

Who won Panthers vs Rangers on December 12, 1997?

Panthers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Rangers?

The final score was Panthers 4, Rangers 3.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Rangers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 10

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1997

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