New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers
Regular season · Tuesday, November 18, 1997 · Miami Arena
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday, November 18, 1997 at Miami Arena. The Panthers outshot the Rangers 31-20.
Goals came from Johan Lindbom, Robert Svehla, Pat LaFontaine and Niklas Sundstrom.
Mike Richter made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Mark Fitzpatrick stopped 17 of 20.
Scoring
1st period
Johan Lindbom (1)Pat LaFontaine (10), Doug Lidster (1)1–001:36 NYR
2nd period
Robert Svehla (2)Ray Whitney (5), Ray Sheppard (2)1–112:12 FLA · PPG
3rd period
Pat LaFontaine (11)Alex Kovalev (7), Brian Leetch (7)2–103:47 NYR
Niklas Sundstrom (8)Wayne Gretzky (15), Alex Kovalev (8)3–108:14 NYR · PPG
Team stats
NYRFLA
20Shots on goal31
50%Faceoff %50%
1/3Power play1/6
14Penalty minutes8
13Hits9
3Blocked shots2
6Giveaways9
3Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 04:54
Doug Lidster · interference obstruction2 min - 1st 07:29
Rhett Warrener · holding stick obstruction2 min - 1st 17:01Kevin Stevens · interference2 min
- 2nd 04:56Darren Langdon · tripping obstruction2 min
- 2nd 11:56Jeff Beukeboom · hooking obstruction2 min
- 2nd 13:07Kirk Muller · interference obstruction2 min
- 2nd 13:07Eric Cairns · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 19:36Niklas Sundstrom · interference obstruction2 min
- 3rd 00:33Dave Gagner · tripping2 min
- 3rd 06:29Chris Wells · holding stick obstruction2 min
- 3rd 10:39Jeff Beukeboom · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 16:59 |
| 27Alex KovalevR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 12:35 |
| 21Johan LindbomL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 09:54 |
| 24Niklas SundstromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:21 |
| 2Brian LeetchD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 29:33 |
| 6Doug LidsterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:38 |
| 8Ryan VandenbusscheR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:11 |
| 12Mike KeaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:15 |
| 15Darren LangdonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:00 |
| 17Kevin StevensL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 |
| 18Bill BergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 |
| 20Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 32Mike EastwoodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 |
| 23Jeff BeukeboomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:04 |
| 26Jeff FinleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 |
| 29Eric CairnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:19 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Jason MuzzattiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Mike RichterG | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
Florida Panthers
| 14Ray WhitneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 25:41 |
| 26Ray SheppardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 24:19 |
| 24Robert SvehlaD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 26:32 |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:52 |
| 11Bill LindsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:44 |
| 15Dave GagnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20:13 |
| 21Tom FitzgeraldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 |
| 23Chris WellsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:47 |
| 25Viktor KozlovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:17 |
| 27Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:05 |
| 29Johan GarpenlovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:12 |
| 44Rob NiedermayerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 05:42 |
| 51David NemirovskyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:03 |
| 2Terry CarknerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:33 |
| 3Paul LausD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| 5Gord MurphyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:58 |
| 7Rhett WarrenerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 |
| 55Ed JovanovskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mark FitzpatrickG | L | 20 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 58:34 |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |