Florida Panthers vs New York Rangers
Playoffs · Tuesday, April 22, 1997 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Panthers 45-39.
Luc Robitaille scored twice. Mike Eastwood, Johan Garpenlov, Ray Sheppard, Robert Svehla and Esa Tikkanen also scored.
Mike Richter made 36 saves on 39 shots for the win; John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 41 of 45.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Eastwood (1)Niklas Sundstrom (2), Doug Lidster (2)0–113:12 NYR
Luc Robitaille (2)Mike Eastwood (1), Doug Lidster (3)0–217:09 NYR
2nd period
Johan Garpenlov (2)Gord Murphy (2), Robert Svehla (4)1–201:16 FLA · PPG
Ray Sheppard (1)Kirk Muller (1), Bill Lindsay (1)2–202:58 FLA
Robert Svehla (1)Kirk Muller (2)3–216:32 FLA · PPG
3rd period
- Luc Robitaille (3)Mark Messier (2), Wayne Gretzky (2)3–319:41 NYR
OT period
Esa Tikkanen (2)Brian Leetch (1)3–416:29 NYR
Team stats
FLANYR
39Shots on goal45
0%Faceoff %0%
2/4Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes8
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 02:49
Doug Lidster · holding2 min - 2nd 00:12Jeff Beukeboom · hooking2 min
- 2nd 06:33
Bill Lindsay · slashing2 min - 2nd 15:44Jeff Beukeboom · hooking2 min
- OT 02:44Scott Mellanby · interference goalkeeper2 min
- OT 07:54Luc Robitaille · slashing2 min
Season series
Florida Panthers
| 9Kirk MullerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 24Robert SvehlaD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 | – |
| 11Bill LindsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Ray SheppardR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 29Johan GarpenlovL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 5Gord MurphyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 10Dave LowryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Jody HullR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 15David NemirovskyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 18Mike HoughL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | – |
| 21Tom FitzgeraldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Chris WellsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 27Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 44Rob NiedermayerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 2Terry CarknerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | – |
| 3Paul LausD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 7Rhett WarrenerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 55Ed JovanovskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mark FitzpatrickG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | L | 45 | 41 | 4 | .911 | 76:29 |
New York Rangers
| 20Luc RobitailleL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 32Mike EastwoodC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 6Doug LidsterD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 8 | – |
| 24Niklas SundstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2Brian LeetchD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 | – |
| 8Patrick FlatleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Adam GravesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Darren LangdonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Bill BergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 21Russ CourtnallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Shane ChurlaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Jeff BeukeboomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Alexander KarpovtsevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 33Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Glenn HealyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Mike RichterG | W | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 75:35 |