New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers
Playoffs · Sunday, April 20, 1997 · Miami Arena
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 3–0 on Sunday, April 20, 1997 at Miami Arena. The Rangers outshot the Panthers 44–31.
Goals came from Wayne Gretzky, Esa Tikkanen and Luc Robitaille.
Scoring
2nd period
Wayne Gretzky (1)Doug Lidster (1)1–013:15 NYR
Esa Tikkanen (1)Adam Graves (1), Mark Messier (1)2–014:58 NYR ·
3rd period
Luc Robitaille (1)Wayne Gretzky (1), Niklas Sundstrom (1)3–003:29 NYR
Team stats
NYRFLA
4431
0%0%
1/50/6
1614
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:39 into the first period
Doug Lidster · holding2 min - 10:56 into the first periodUlf Samuelsson · holding2 min
- 11:15 into the first period
Kirk Muller · interference goalkeeper2 min - 16:45 into the first periodPatrick Flatley · interference2 min
- 18:47 into the first periodRobert Svehla · roughing2 min
- 19:59 into the first periodTerry Carkner · slashing2 min
- 13:29 into the second periodBill Lindsay · charging2 min
- 16:28 into the second periodAdam Graves · charging2 min
- 17:48 into the second periodRob Niedermayer · holding2 min
- 17:48 into the second periodAlexander Karpovtsev · holding2 min
- 17:48 into the second periodAlexander Karpovtsev · roughing2 min
- 19:38 into the second periodJohan Garpenlov · roughing2 min
- 5:37 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · interference2 min
- 7:09 into the third periodScott Mellanby · boarding2 min
- 7:09 into the third periodBill Berg · roughing2 min
Season series
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