New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers
Regular season · Wednesday, December 17, 1997 · Miami Arena
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Wednesday, December 17, 1997 at Miami Arena. The Rangers outshot the Panthers 40-29.
Mike Eastwood scored twice. Brian Skrudland, Ray Whitney, Chris Wells and Pat LaFontaine also scored.
Mike Richter made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 36 of 40.
Scoring
2nd period
Brian Skrudland (4)Alex Kovalev (12), Ulf Samuelsson (5)1–001:21 NYR
Ray Whitney (10)Robert Svehla (14), Dave Gagner (11)1–117:22 FLA · PPG
3rd period
Chris Wells (3)Radek Dvorak (6), Gord Murphy (6)1–200:41 FLA · SHG
Mike Eastwood (1)Ulf Samuelsson (6)2–208:18 NYR
Pat LaFontaine (16)Johan Lindbom (2), Brian Leetch (12)3–211:42 NYR- Mike Eastwood (2)Darren Langdon (2), P.J. Stock (1)4–212:56 NYR
Team stats
NYRFLA
40Shots on goal29
43%Faceoff %57%
0/3Power play1/2
8Penalty minutes10
5Hits9
1Blocked shots1
0Giveaways4
6Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 11:02
Bill Lindsay · slashing2 min - 1st 19:01Ray Whitney · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 04:32
Alex Kovalev · holding obstruction2 min - 2nd 11:17Chris Wells · slashing2 min
- 2nd 11:17Brian Skrudland · slashing2 min
- 2nd 17:14Alexander Karpovtsev · hooking obstruction2 min
- 2nd 19:43Rhett Warrener · interference obstruction2 min
- 3rd 10:05Ed Jovanovski · roughing2 min
- 3rd 10:05Alex Kovalev · roughing2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 32Mike EastwoodC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 10:27 |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 20:41 |
| 15Darren LangdonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 08:18 |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:21 |
| 20Brian SkrudlandC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:14 |
| 21Johan LindbomL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 14:21 |
| 27Alex KovalevR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:01 |
| 28P.J. StockC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 09:34 |
| 2Brian LeetchD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25:17 |
| 9Adam GravesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:53 |
| 12Mike KeaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:27 |
| 17Kevin StevensL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:18 |
| 37Tim SweeneyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:24 |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 |
| 25Alexander KarpovtsevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22:42 |
| 26Jeff FinleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:11 |
| 29Eric CairnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:57 |
| 33Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Jason MuzzattiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Mike RichterG | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 59:56 |
Florida Panthers
| 14Ray WhitneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 13:48 |
| 15Dave GagnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 16:15 |
| 19Radek DvorakR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 |
| 23Chris WellsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:03 |
| 5Gord MurphyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 22:47 |
| 24Robert SvehlaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:06 |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:16 |
| 11Bill LindsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:56 |
| 21Tom FitzgeraldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:21 |
| 22Steve WashburnC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 |
| 26Ray SheppardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:25 |
| 27Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:04 |
| 51David NemirovskyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 10:12 |
| 2Terry CarknerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 |
| 3Paul LausD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:59 |
| 7Rhett WarrenerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 16:17 |
| 8Dallas EakinsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:34 |
| 55Ed JovanovskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mark FitzpatrickG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | L | 40 | 36 | 4 | .900 | 58:39 |