Islanders 3, Rangers 4
Final · Madison Square Garden
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 NYR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Jan 2, 1997 at Madison Square Garden.
Top performers
Zigmund Palffy had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Islanders.
Tommy Salo made 30 saves on 34 shots for the Islanders.
Mark Messier had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Rangers.
Mike Richter made 26 saves on 29 shots for the Rangers.
Before and after
- Islanders · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 30, 1996: NYI 0, TOR 2 · Next Jan 4, 1997: NYI 1, MTL 3
- Rangers · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 31, 1996: NYR 2, TB 4 · Next Jan 4, 1997: OTT 4, NYR 6
Other Islanders vs Rangers games
| Feb 8, 1997 | NYR at NYI | 5-2 | Regular |
| Jan 13, 1997 | NYI at NYR | 4-2 | Regular |
| Dec 11, 1996 | NYI at NYR | 5-3 | Regular |
| Nov 6, 1996 | NYR at NYI | 1-1 | Regular |
| Jan 29, 2026 | NYI at NYR | 2-1 | Regular |
| Jan 28, 2026 | NYR at NYI | 2-5 | Regular |
