Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Thursday, April 3, 1997 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5–4 on Thursday, April 3, 1997 at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins outshot the Rangers 34–27.
Landon Wilson scored twice. Wayne Gretzky, Adam Graves, Jeff Beukeboom, David Oliver, Jozef Stumpel, Mark Messier and Anson Carter also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Wayne Gretzky (24)Jeff Beukeboom (9), Brian Leetch (54)0–105:39 NYR
Adam Graves (31)Mark Messier (46), Russ Courtnall (22)0–213:36 NYR
Jeff Beukeboom (3)Mark Messier (47)0–316:25 NYR
David Oliver (3)Unassisted0–417:58 NYR
Jozef Stumpel (19)Landon Wilson (10), Jean-Yves Roy (12)1–418:42 BOS
2nd period
Mark Messier (36)Unassisted1–504:16 NYR
Landon Wilson (4)Jozef Stumpel (48), Jean-Yves Roy (13)2–504:50 BOS- Landon Wilson (5)Jean-Yves Roy (14), Jozef Stumpel (49)3–508:59 BOS
3rd period
Anson Carter (10)Dean Chynoweth (3)4–511:37 BOS
Team stats
BOSNYR
3427
0%0%
0/30/2
46
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:52 into the first period
Chris Ferraro · hooking2 min - 7:54 into the first period
Jon Rohloff · tripping2 min - 16:54 into the second periodShane Churla · slashing2 min
- 2:50 into the third periodDean Malkoc · holding the stick2 min
- 7:14 into the third periodJeff Beukeboom · high sticking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.