4–2

Final

🐆 Home Panthers 13-15-5 before this game

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

Rangers at Panthers

Rangers beat Panthers 4–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 17, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 17, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mike Eastwood

2 G

2 shots · 10:27 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Ulf Samuelsson

2 A

1 shots · 20:41 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Pat LaFontaine

1 G

3 shots · 18:21 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR FLA🐆

40 Shots on goal 29

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

5 Hits 9

1 Blocked shots 1

6 Takeaways 11

0 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 10.0% (4/40) FLA shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 14-13-8 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 13-15-5 (39% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 14-13-8 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 13-15-5 (39% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · LaFontaine 18:55

L2 Stevens · Keane · Sweeney 16:24

L3 Lindbom · Skrudland · Kovalev 12:14

L4 Langdon · Eastwood · Stock 9:34

D1 Leetch · Karpovtsev 24:00

D2 Samuelsson · Finley 20:26

D3 Driver · Cairns 15:34

🐆Panthers

L1 Sheppard · Mellanby · Dvorak 18:04

L2 Gagner · Washburn · Fitzgerald 16:15

L3 Whitney · Muller · Wells 13:03

L4 Lindsay · Nemirovsky 11:04

D1 Svehla · Murphy 22:56

D2 Jovanovski · Carkner 19:58

D3 Warrener · Eakins 15:26

D4 Laus 11:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

3–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Apr 23, 1997

🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR

2–3 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs FLA, answered

Who won Rangers vs Panthers on December 17, 1997?

Rangers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Panthers?

The final score was Rangers 4, Panthers 2.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Panthers goalie play?

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

Where is Rangers vs Panthers played?

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

What is the Rangers vs Panthers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 16

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 1997

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