Rangers 2, Senators 5
The Ottawa Senators beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Dec 26, 1996 at Canadian Tire Centre.
Top performers
Mark Messier had 2 goals for the Rangers.
Glenn Healy made 28 saves on 32 shots for the Rangers.
Alexei Yashin had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Senators.
Damian Rhodes made 19 saves on 21 shots for the Senators.
Before and after
- Rangers · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 22, 1996: FLA 3, NYR 7 · Next Dec 27, 1996: ANA 2, NYR 3
- Senators · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 23, 1996: OTT 6, MTL 0 · Next Dec 28, 1996: OTT 2, CAR 3
Other Rangers vs Senators games
| Mar 17, 1997 |  OTT at  NYR | 4-3 | Regular |
| Mar 14, 1997 | NYR at OTT | 4-3 | Regular |
| Jan 4, 1997 | OTT at NYR | 4-6 | Regular |
| Mar 23, 2026 | OTT at NYR | 2-1 | Regular |
| Jan 14, 2026 | OTT at NYR | 8-4 | Regular |
| Dec 4, 2025 | NYR at OTT | 4-2 | Regular |
