⚡ Away Lightning 9-21-5 before this game

1–4

Final

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

Lightning at Rangers

Rangers beat Lightning 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 23, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 23, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

3 A

3 shots · 21:39 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 26:06 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Kevin Stevens

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:13 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 33

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

29 Hits 40

7 Blocked shots 15

15 Takeaways 34

25 Giveaways 31

23 Penalty minutes 13

TBL shooting 3.3% (1/30) NYR shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-21-5 (26% win rate, 35 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-14-8 (42% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 9-21-5 (26% win rate, 35 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 16-14-8 (42% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Ysebaert · Zamuner · Langkow 21:12

L2 Wiemer · Selivanov · Ciccarelli 19:10

L3 Poulin · Vujtek · Brousseau 13:37

L4 Debrusk · Egeland · Vukota 2:45

D1 Norton · Hamrlik 26:22

D2 Racine · Dykhuis 22:52

D3 Ulanov · Huscroft 10:46

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Lindbom · Gretzky 21:39

L2 Stevens · LaFontaine · Sweeney 18:55

L3 Savard · Keane · Vorobiev 11:36

L4 Langdon · Skrudland · Stock 5:17

D1 Leetch · Karpovtsev 26:45

D2 Samuelsson · Driver 20:52

D3 Finley · Cairns 12:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 20, 1997

🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ TBL vs NYR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Rangers on December 23, 1997?

Rangers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Rangers?

The final score was Lightning 1, Rangers 4.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Lightning vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 22

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 1997

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