New York Rangers vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, February 8, 1997 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 5–2 on Saturday, February 8, 1997 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Rangers 29–27.
Mark Messier scored a hat trick. Alexander Karpovtsev, Travis Green, Kenny Jonsson and Patrick Flatley also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Alexander Karpovtsev (7)Ulf Samuelsson (8), Wayne Gretzky (57)1–005:30 NYR
Mark Messier (30)Brian Leetch (45), Bruce Driver (18)2–015:53 NYR ·
2nd period
Travis Green (11)Rich Pilon (2)2–113:32 NYI
Kenny Jonsson (2)Marty Mcinnis (18), Derek King (24)2–214:20 NYI- Mark Messier (31)Brian Noonan (14), Bill Berg (4)3–218:07 NYR
3rd period
Patrick Flatley (7)Unassisted4–213:16 NYR- Mark Messier (32)Adam Graves (23), Bruce Driver (19)5–216:40 NYR
Team stats
NYRNYI
2729
0%0%
1/50/5
1616
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:16 into the first period
Jeff Beukeboom · hooking2 min - 11:23 into the first period
Bryan McCabe · interference2 min - 14:36 into the first periodPaul Kruse · interference2 min
- 19:15 into the first periodMark Messier · high sticking2 min
- 1:32 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 9:21 into the second periodBrian Noonan · holding2 min
- 14:34 into the second periodDan Plante · roughing2 min
- 14:34 into the second periodLuc Robitaille · roughing2 min
- 15:22 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 18:58 into the second periodBryan Berard · holding2 min
- 3:57 into the third periodDan Plante · roughing2 min
- 3:57 into the third periodEric Cairns · roughing2 min
- 13:16 into the third periodKenny Jonsson · delaying game2 min
- 14:00 into the third periodBrian Leetch · interference obstruction2 min
- 19:33 into the third periodScott Lachance · delaying game2 min
- 19:33 into the third periodDarren Langdon · slashing2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.