Fansided · May 8, 2021
On May 8 in NYR history
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 09: Mark Messier #11 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck during a NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on November 9, 1996 at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
What happened on May 8 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 1995, Mark Messier scored the 100th playoff goal of his glorious career in the New York Rangers’ 8-3 win over the Quebec Nordiques in the second game of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals. The game was in Quebec in a series won in six games by the Rangers.
Messier scored on the power play midway through the second period to give New York a 4-1 lead.