New York Rangers vs Dallas Stars
Regular season · Monday, December 30, 1996 · Reunion Arena
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Monday, December 30, 1996 at Reunion Arena. The Stars outshot the Rangers 33-21.
Wayne Gretzky scored twice. Bruce Driver, Sergei Zubov and Joe Nieuwendyk also scored.
Mike Richter made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Andy Moog stopped 18 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Wayne Gretzky (15)Alexander Karpovtsev (17), Brian Noonan (12)1–001:26 NYR
2nd period
Bruce Driver (3)Mark Messier (20), Alex Kovalev (18)2–001:21 NYR
Sergei Zubov (6)Jamie Langenbrunner (11), Guy Carbonneau (12)2–113:31 DAL
3rd period
Joe Nieuwendyk (9)Richard Matvichuk (6)2–209:17 DAL- Wayne Gretzky (16)Niklas Sundstrom (13), Luc Robitaille (17)3–218:44 NYR
Team stats
NYRDAL
21Shots on goal33
0%Faceoff %0%
0/2Power play0/5
17Penalty minutes11
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 06:02
Todd Harvey · high sticking2 min - 1st 13:34
Shane Churla · boarding2 min - 1st 13:58Mike Richter · delaying game2 min
- 2nd 03:15Patrick Flatley · holding2 min
- 2nd 05:19Grant Ledyard · tripping obstruction2 min
- 2nd 07:29Ulf Samuelsson · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 14:10Grant Marshall · roughing2 min
- 2nd 14:10Jeff Beukeboom · roughing2 min
- 2nd 16:28Grant Marshall · fighting5 min
- 2nd 16:28Jeff Beukeboom · fighting5 min
- 3rd 03:54Shane Churla · holding obstruction2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Luc RobitailleL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Niklas SundstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Alex KovalevR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Brian NoonanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Alexander KarpovtsevD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 33Bruce DriverD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Patrick FlatleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 9Adam GravesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 13Sergei NemchinovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Daniel GoneauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Bill BergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Shane ChurlaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Brian LeetchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Doug LidsterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 23Jeff BeukeboomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Glenn HealyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Mike RichterG | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 |
Dallas Stars
| 15Jamie LangenbrunnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Joe NieuwendykC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 24Richard MatvichukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 56Sergei ZubovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Mike ModanoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 10Todd HarveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 14Dave ReidL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 26Jere LehtinenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 29Grant MarshallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 33Benoit HogueL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 41Brent GilchristL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 3Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 5Darryl SydorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Grant LedyardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Mike LalorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Arturs IrbeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Andy MoogG | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 59:01 |