Colorado Avalanche vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Friday, December 1, 1995 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–3 on Friday, December 1, 1995 at Madison Square Garden. The Avalanche outshot the Rangers 41–24.
Mark Messier scored twice. Pat Verbeek, Ray Ferraro, Sergei Nemchinov, Warren Rychel, Andrei Kovalenko and Sandis Ozolinsh also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Pat Verbeek (13)Mark Messier (15), Adam Graves (12)0–102:23 NYR
Ray Ferraro (12)Luc Robitaille (20), Brian Leetch (21)0–208:14 NYR
Mark Messier (14)Pat Verbeek (17), Adam Graves (13)0–313:53 NYR
2nd period
Sergei Nemchinov (5)Stephane Matteau (2)0–405:39 NYR
Warren Rychel (1)Martin Rucinsky (10), Craig Wolanin (9)1–406:40 COL
3rd period
- Mark Messier (15)Pat Verbeek (18)1–500:19 NYR ·
Andrei Kovalenko (8)Peter Forsberg (28), Sandis Ozolinsh (13)2–516:44 COL · 
Sandis Ozolinsh (6)Valeri Kamensky (17), Claude Lemieux (9)3–517:13 COL ·
Team stats
COLNYR
4124
0%0%
2/71/4
1216
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:39 into the first period
Ulf Samuelsson · high sticking2 min - 10:02 into the first period
Claude Lemieux · holding2 min - 18:09 into the first periodRay Ferraro · slashing2 min
- 19:02 into the first periodBench · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:02 into the first periodPeter Forsberg · holding the stick2 min
- 12:30 into the second periodStephane Matteau · holding2 min
- 18:37 into the second periodStephane Yelle · hooking2 min
- 1:42 into the third periodDarren Langdon · holding obstruction2 min
- 7:21 into the third periodAlex Kovalev · interference obstruction2 min
- 8:35 into the third periodAndrei Kovalenko · interference obstruction2 min
- 14:47 into the third periodCurtis Leschyshyn · high sticking2 min
- 14:47 into the third periodKevin Lowe · cross checking double minor4 min
- 15:56 into the third periodUlf Samuelsson · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.