The New York Islanders got the win against the New York Rangers, 5 to 3, on October 30, 1997.

Final

Rangers

3-6-5

3

Islanders

5-5-2

5

Team

NYR

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

NYI

Sergei Nemchinov (SH) assisted by Kenny Jonsson

Tim Sweeney (EV) assisted by Bill Berg and Mike Eastwood

Brian Leetch (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky and Niklas Sundstrom

2nd period

NYR

NYI

Bryan Smolinski (EV) assisted by Robert Reichel and Mariusz Czerkawski

Travis Green (PP) assisted by Bryan Berard

Bryan Berard (PP) assisted by Travis Green and Ziggy Palffy

3rd period

NYR

NYI

Brian Leetch (EV) assisted by Mike Eastwood and Darren Langdon

Scott Lachance (PP) assisted by Bryan Smolinski and Mariusz Czerkawski

Rangers

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Richter (L) M. Richter	0	1	0	18	14	.778	4	8.04	0	30
Jason Muzzatti J. Muzzatti				14	13	.929	1	1.99	0	30

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Bill Berg B. Berg	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Jeff Beukeboom J. Beukeboom	0	0	0	+2	17	1	0.0
Bruce Driver B. Driver	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Mike Eastwood M. Eastwood	0	2	2	+3	2	1	0.0
Jeff Finley J. Finley	0	0	0	+2	0	0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0
Alexander Karpovtsev A. Karpovtsev	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0.0
Mike Keane M. Keane	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Alex Kovalev A. Kovalev	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Darren Langdon D. Langdon	0	1	1	0	5	0
Brian Leetch B. Leetch	2	0	2	0	0	6	33.3
Ulf Samuelsson U. Samuelsson	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pierre Sevigny P. Sevigny	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0
Kevin Stevens K. Stevens	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0.0
Niklas Sundstrom N. Sundstrom	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0.0
Tim Sweeney T. Sweeney	1	0	1	+1	0	3	33.3
Ryan Vandenbussche R. Vandenbussche	0	0	0	-1	5	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Tommy Salo (W) T. Salo	1	0	0	26	23	.885	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
Ken Belanger K. Belanger	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Berard B. Berard	1	1	2	-3	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	33.3
Todd Bertuzzi T. Bertuzzi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Chorske T. Chorske	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mariusz Czerkawski M. Czerkawski	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Travis Green T. Green	1	1	2	-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
Mike Hough M. Hough	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Kenny Jonsson K. Jonsson	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Paul Kruse P. Kruse	0	0	0	-1	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Lachance S. Lachance	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Claude Lapointe C. Lapointe	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bryan McCabe B. McCabe	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sergei Nemchinov S. Nemchinov	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Ziggy Palffy Z. Palffy	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rich Pilon R. Pilon	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Robert Reichel R. Reichel	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bryan Smolinski B. Smolinski	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	14.3
Dennis Vaske D. Vaske	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0