New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Sunday, January 12, 1997 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday, January 12, 1997 at Madison Square Garden. The Devils outshot the Rangers 33-27.
Goals came from Mark Messier, Ulf Samuelsson and Luc Robitaille.
Scoring
1st period
Mark Messier (25)Vladimir Vorobiev (1)0–103:18 NYR
3rd period
Ulf Samuelsson (4)Wayne Gretzky (45), Alexander Karpovtsev (20)0–200:57 NYR
Luc Robitaille (18)Wayne Gretzky (46), Niklas Sundstrom (14)0–302:51 NYR
Team stats
NJDNYR
33Shots on goal27
0%Faceoff %0%
0/4Power play0/0
5Penalty minutes13
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 05:58
Randy Mckay · fighting5 min - 1st 05:58
Eric Cairns · fighting5 min - 1st 08:50Ulf Samuelsson · hooking obstruction2 min
- 1st 14:00Mark Messier · hooking obstruction2 min
- 3rd 04:15Brian Noonan · tripping2 min
- 3rd 12:40Alexander Karpovtsev · holding obstruction2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.