The New York Rangers were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4 to 3, on January 8, 1997.

Final

Lightning

15-20-5

4

Rangers

22-17-6

3

Team

TBL

NYR

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

TBL

NYR

Brian Leetch (PP) assisted by Alexander Karpovtsev and Wayne Gretzky

2nd period

TBL

NYR

Mark Messier (SH) assisted by Adam Graves and Brian Leetch

Chris Gratton (PP) assisted by Alexander Selivanov and Drew Bannister

Rob Zamuner (EV) assisted by Chris Gratton and Bill Houlder

Alex Kovalev (EV) assisted by Adam Graves and Mark Messier

3rd period

TBL

NYR

Shawn Burr (EV) unassisted

Patrick Poulin (EV) assisted by Alexander Selivanov and Shawn Burr

Lightning

Rangers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Lightning

Rangers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Rick Tabaracci (W) R. Tabaracci	1	0	0	36	33	.917	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Mikael Andersson M. Andersson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Bannister D. Bannister	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Brian Bradley B. Bradley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Shawn Burr S. Burr	1	1	2	+2	10	0	0	0	1	100.0
Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Cory Cross C. Cross	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
John Cullen J. Cullen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Chris Gratton C. Gratton	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Roman Hamrlik R. Hamrlik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bill Houlder B. Houlder	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Poulin P. Poulin	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	1	2	50.0
Alexander Selivanov A. Selivanov	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0.0
Craig Wolanin C. Wolanin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Paul Ysebaert P. Ysebaert	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Rob Zamuner R. Zamuner	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	4	25.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Richter (L) M. Richter	0	1	0	31	27	.871	4	4.08	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	S	S%
Bill Berg B. Berg	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Jeff Beukeboom J. Beukeboom	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Eric Cairns E. Cairns	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Churla S. Churla	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Dube C. Dube	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Patrick Flatley P. Flatley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Graves A. Graves	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.0
Alexander Karpovtsev A. Karpovtsev	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0
Alex Kovalev A. Kovalev	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Brian Leetch B. Leetch	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	1	4	25.0
Doug Lidster D. Lidster	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Messier M. Messier	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	6	16.7
Brian Noonan B. Noonan	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Luc Robitaille L. Robitaille	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Ulf Samuelsson U. Samuelsson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Niklas Sundstrom N. Sundstrom	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0