New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, November 2, 1996 · FleetCenter
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Saturday, November 2, 1996 at FleetCenter. The Bruins outshot the Rangers 25-22.
Goals came from Wayne Gretzky, Alex Kovalev, Daniel Goneau, Mark Messier, Jozef Stumpel, Sandy Moger and Adam Graves.
Mike Richter made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Scott Bailey stopped 17 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Wayne Gretzky (7)Luc Robitaille (8)1–005:57 NYR
Alex Kovalev (5)Sergei Nemchinov (5)2–006:31 NYR
Daniel Goneau (8)Sergei Nemchinov (6), Shane Churla (1)3–012:00 NYR
Mark Messier (5)Brian Leetch (9)4–015:51 NYR
2nd period
Jozef Stumpel (4)Barry Richter (5), Mattias Timander (6)4–100:43 BOS
Sandy Moger (1)Todd Elik (6), Kyle McLaren (1)4–215:26 BOS
3rd period
Adam Graves (5)Alex Kovalev (7), Mark Messier (8)5–219:14 NYR
Team stats
NYRBOS
22Shots on goal25
0%Faceoff %0%
0/2Power play0/2
6Penalty minutes6
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 06:31
Dean Chynoweth · charging2 min - 1st 18:41
Shane Churla · cross checking2 min - 2nd 11:35Trent McCleary · slashing2 min
- 3rd 03:23Sandy Moger · slashing2 min
- 3rd 03:23Adam Graves · slashing2 min
- 3rd 07:23Bruce Driver · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 11Mark MessierC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 13Sergei NemchinovL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Alex KovalevR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 9Adam GravesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Daniel GoneauL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 20Luc RobitailleL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Shane ChurlaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 2Brian LeetchD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 18Bill BergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Christian DubeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Niklas SundstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 32Sergio MomessoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Doug LidsterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Jeff BeukeboomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Alexander KarpovtsevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Eric CairnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 33Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Glenn HealyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Mike RichterG | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| 16Jozef StumpelL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Todd ElikL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 45Sandy MogerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Kyle McLarenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 46Barry RichterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 47Mattias TimanderD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | – |
| 12Adam OatesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 19Rob DiMaioR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 21Ted DonatoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 22Rick TocchetR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Steve HeinzeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 25Trent McClearyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 29Troy MalletteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 36Jeff OdgersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 43Jean-Yves RoyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 28Dean ChynowethD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 32Don SweeneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 48Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 39Scott BaileyG | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 60:00 |