New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Tuesday, December 6, 1988 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–3 on Tuesday, December 6, 1988 at Pacific Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Rangers 34–31.
Goals came from Tony Tanti, Barry Pederson, Ulf Dahlen, Tony Granato, Marcel Dionne, Doug Lidster, Michel Petit and Brian Mullen.
Scoring
1st period
Tony Tanti (12)Petri Skriko (16), Jim Benning (4)0–110:45 VAN · 
Barry Pederson (8)Tony Tanti (12), Jim Sandlak (6)0–212:01 VAN
Ulf Dahlen (12)Tomas Sandstrom (17), Brian Lawton (8)1–214:39 NYR
Tony Granato (14)Don Maloney (8), Chris Nilan (7)2–219:47 NYR
2nd period
Marcel Dionne (6)Tomas Sandstrom (18), John Vanbiesbrouck (1)3–211:17 NYR · 
Doug Lidster (3)Tony Tanti (13), Paul Reinhart (24)3–319:30 VAN ·
3rd period
Michel Petit (4)Tony Granato (7)4–311:56 NYR
Brian Mullen (14)David Shaw (4)5–319:35 NYR · ·
Team stats
NYRVAN
3134
0%0%
1/32/5
1410
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:33 into the first period
Tony Tanti · interference2 min - 9:14 into the first period
Marcel Dionne · holding2 min - 9:15 into the second periodBrian Lawton · slashing2 min
- 9:15 into the second periodRobert Nordmark · high sticking2 min
- 10:46 into the second periodPetri Skriko · hooking2 min
- 17:55 into the second periodTony Granato · hooking2 min
- 4:25 into the third periodTomas Sandstrom · tripping2 min
- 8:20 into the third periodTomas Sandstrom · roughing2 min
- 8:20 into the third periodTony Tanti · roughing2 min
- 9:32 into the third periodGreg Adams · holding2 min
- 14:38 into the third periodChris Nilan · holding2 min
- 18:14 into the third periodMichel Petit · hooking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.