New York Islanders vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Thursday, January 2, 1997 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4–3 on Thursday, January 2, 1997 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Islanders 34–29.
Mark Messier scored twice. Bryan McCabe, Luc Robitaille, Bryan Smolinski, Ziggy Palffy and Alexander Karpovtsev also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Bryan McCabe (5)Travis Green (15), Kenny Jonsson (7)1–018:48 NYI ·
2nd period
Luc Robitaille (15)Eric Cairns (1), Wayne Gretzky (39)1–107:09 NYR
Mark Messier (21)Adam Graves (15), Alex Kovalev (20)1–208:36 NYR
Bryan Smolinski (10)Ziggy Palffy (18), Kenny Jonsson (8)2–210:01 NYI · 
Ziggy Palffy (23)Derek King (17), Doug Houda (3)3–211:11 NYI
3rd period
Alexander Karpovtsev (4)Mark Messier (21)3–313:12 NYR- Mark Messier (22)Brian Leetch (32), Adam Graves (16)3–416:30 NYR
Team stats
NYINYR
2934
0%0%
2/40/4
1232
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00
00
00
Penalties
- 10:52 into the first period
Jeff Beukeboom · hooking2 min - 12:06 into the first period
Travis Green · boarding2 min - 17:20 into the first periodWayne Gretzky · hooking2 min
- 9:52 into the second periodBrian Noonan · hooking obstruction2 min
- 13:13 into the second periodDerek Armstrong · roughing2 min
- 13:13 into the second periodPatrick Flatley · roughing2 min
- 17:15 into the second periodDerek King · cross checking2 min
- 17:15 into the second periodMark Messier · slashing2 min
- 18:45 into the second periodBryan McCabe · holding obstruction2 min
- 18:45 into the second periodBryan McCabe · slashing2 min
- 4:30 into the third periodEric Cairns · cross checking2 min
- 5:05 into the third periodBryan Berard · slashing2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodMark Messier · misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the third periodMark Messier · gross misconduct10 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.