New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers Box Score: December 17, 1997
Scoring Summary
| 2nd Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:21 | NYR | Brian Skrudland (4) | Alex Kovalev, Ulf Samuelsson | |
| 17:22 | FLA | PP | Ray Whitney (10) | Róbert Švehla, Dave Gagner |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:41 | FLA | SH | Chris Wells (3) | Radek Dvořák, Gord Murphy |
| 08:18 | NYR | Mike Eastwood (1) | Ulf Samuelsson | |
| 11:42 | NYR | Pat LaFontaine (16) | Johan Lindbom, Brian Leetch | |
| 12:56 | NYR | Mike Eastwood (2) | Darren Langdon, P.J. Stock | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:02 | FLA | Bill Lindsay | Slashing | 2 min |
| 19:01 | FLA | Ray Whitney | Holding - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:32 | NYR | Alex Kovalev | Holding - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 11:17 | NYR | Brian Skrudland | Slashing | 2 min |
| 11:17 | FLA | Chris Wells | Slashing | 2 min |
| 17:14 | NYR | Alexander Karpovtsev | Hooking - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 19:43 | FLA | Rhett Warrener | Interference - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 10:05 | FLA | Ed Jovanovski | Roughing | 2 min |
| 10:05 | NYR | Alex Kovalev | Roughing | 2 min |
New York Rangers
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Eric Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 13:57 |
| 2 | Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 17:12 |
| 3 | Mike Eastwood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 14 | 10:27 |
| 4 | Jeff Finley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 26 | 20:11 |
| 5 | Adam Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 23 | 20:53 |
| 6 | Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 18:55 |
| 7 | Alexander Karpovtsev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 28 | 22:42 |
| 8 | Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 21 | 16:27 |
| 9 | Alex Kovalev | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 12:01 |
| 10 | Pat LaFontaine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 24 | 18:21 |
| 11 | Darren Langdon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 8:18 |
| 12 | Brian Leetch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 27 | 25:17 |
| 13 | Johan Lindbom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 14:21 |
| 14 | Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 27 | 20:41 |
| 15 | Brian Skrudland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 12:14 |
| 16 | Kevin Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 22 | 16:18 |
| 17 | P.J. Stock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 9:34 |
| 18 | Tim Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 23 | 16:24 |
| 19 | Mike Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:56 | |||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Mike Richter | W | 2 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 0 | 0 | 59:56 |
Florida Panthers
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19:13 | |
| 2 | Radek Dvořák | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16:21 | |
| 3 | Dallas Eakins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 14:34 |
| 4 | Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 29 | 16:21 |
| 5 | Dave Gagner | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 24 | 16:15 |
| 6 | Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 29 | 20:42 |
| 7 | Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 11:59 |
| 8 | Bill Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 22 | 11:56 |
| 9 | Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 18:04 |
| 10 | Kirk Muller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 12:16 |
| 11 | Gord Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 30 | 22:47 |
| 12 | David Nemirovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 17 | 10:12 |
| 13 | Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 18:25 |
| 14 | Róbert Švehla | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 33 | 23:06 |
| 15 | Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 24 | 16:17 |
| 16 | Steve Washburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16:09 | |
| 17 | Chris Wells | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 24 | 13:03 |
| 18 | Ray Whitney | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 21 | 13:48 |
| 19 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58:39 | |||||
| TOTAL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | John Vanbiesbrouck | L | 4 | 40 | 36 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 58:39 |

