The New York Rangers won against the Buffalo Sabres, 6 to 4, on October 27, 1996.

Final

Sabres

5-5-0

4

Rangers

4-6-2

6

Team

BUF

NYR

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

NYR

Brian Leetch (PP) assisted by Luc Robitaille and Wayne Gretzky

Luc Robitaille (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky and Niklas Sundstrom

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

2nd period

BUF

NYR

Derek Plante (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby and Garry Galley

Michal Grosek (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby

Wayne Gretzky (EV) assisted by Niklas Sundstrom and Alexander Karpovtsev

Patrick Flatley (EV) assisted by Daniel Goneau and Sergei Nemchinov

Niklas Sundstrom (PP) assisted by Bruce Driver and Wayne Gretzky

3rd period

BUF

NYR

Brian Holzinger (EV) assisted by Pat LaFontaine and Darryl Shannon

Randy Burridge (EV) assisted by Jason Dawe and Alexei Zhitnik

Sabres

Rangers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Rangers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Andrei Trefilov (L) A. Trefilov	0	1	0	40	34	.850	6	6.06	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Matthew Barnaby M. Barnaby	0	2	2	+1	0	0
Bob Boughner B. Boughner	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0.0
Randy Burridge R. Burridge	1	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Jason Dawe J. Dawe	0	1	1	0	2	1	0.0
Garry Galley G. Galley	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0.0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	1	0	1	+2	0	5	20.0
Brian Holzinger B. Holzinger	1	0	1	-1	0	2	50.0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	0	1	1	0	0	5	0.0
Michael Peca M. Peca	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Derek Plante D. Plante	1	0	1	+2	0	2	50.0
Rob Ray R. Ray	0	0	0	0	6	0
Anatoli Semenov A. Semenov	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0.0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dixon Ward D. Ward	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.0
Mike Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0.0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Glenn Healy (W) G. Healy	1	0	0	33	29	.879	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Jeff Beukeboom J. Beukeboom	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0
Eric Cairns E. Cairns	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Shane Churla S. Churla	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bruce Driver B. Driver	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	3	0.0
Patrick Flatley P. Flatley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0
Daniel Goneau D. Goneau	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Adam Graves A. Graves	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	1	0.0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	1	3	4	+1	0	0	2	0	6	16.7
Alexander Karpovtsev A. Karpovtsev	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0
Alex Kovalev A. Kovalev	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	1	0.0
Darren Langdon D. Langdon	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Brian Leetch B. Leetch	1	0	1	-3	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
Mark Messier M. Messier	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
Jayson More J. More	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Sergei Nemchinov S. Nemchinov	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Luc Robitaille L. Robitaille	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1	0	10	10.0
Niklas Sundstrom N. Sundstrom	1	2	3	+1	0	1	0	0	1	100.0