January 20, 1986 – Hartford Whalers vs. New York Rangers

January 20, 1986 – 7:35 PM EST
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
==Background==
===Hartford Whalers===
Game No.	Record 	PTS	PlaceDivision	PlaceConference
45 	24–20–1	49 	3rd, Adams 	5th, Wales
===New York Rangers===
Game No.	Record 	PTS	PlaceDivision	PlaceConference
45 	21–22–3	45 	5th, Patrick 	10th, Wales
==Broadcasting==
===Local TV===
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
SportsChannel New England(Hartford)	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers 	 	 	
MSG Network(New York City) 	 	 	 	 	
===Local Radio===
Flagship station 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Studio host
WTIC–AM 1080(Hartford) 	Chuck Kaiton	 	
WNBC–AM 660(New York City)	 	 	
==Rosters==
 	Hartford Whalers	New York Rangers
Coach: 	Jack Evans 	Ted Sator
Assistant Coaches:	Claude Larose 	Jack BirchReg Higgs
Starters: 	 	
Reserves: 	 	
Scratches: 	 	
* Referee: Don Koharski
* Linesmen: Wayne Bonney and Randy Mitton
==Box Score==
 Final Score 
 Period 1st 2nd 3rd Final
 HFD 0 1 4 5
 NYR 0 0 0 0
===Scoring summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	Score	Score
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	HFD 	NYR
2 	8:21 	HFD 	Gavin (14) Assisted by Babych (31) and Evason (14) (PPG) 	1 	0
3 	2:28 	HFD 	Robertson (8) Assisted by Crawford (18) and Hoffman (2) 	2 	0
3 	4:27 	HFD 	Jarvis (4) Assisted by MacDermid (5) and Quenneville (10)	3 	0
3 	10:42	HFD 	MacDermid (5) Assisted by Tippett (10) and Jarvis (5) 	4 	0
3 	17:11	HFD 	Ferraro (17) Assisted by Babych (8) and Jarvis (6) 	5 	0
===Penalty summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	Score	Score
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	HFD 	NYR
1 	14:30	HFD 	Babych (Interference) 	2 	
1 	16:42	HFD 	Crawford (Hi-sticking)	2 	
2 	6:34 	HFD 	Robertson (Fighting) 	5 	
===Player summary===
# 	Forwards 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
7 	Gavin 	1	0	1	0 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
12	Evason 	0	1	1	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
15	Tippett 	0	1	1	2 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
16	Turgeon 	0	0	0	0 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
17	Babych 	0	1	1	1 	2 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
20	Hoffman 	0	1	1	1 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
23	MacDermid 	1	1	2	2 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
25	Crawford 	0	1	1	1 	2 	3 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
26	Ferraro 	1	0	1	1 	0 	4 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
27	Jarvis 	1	2	3	3 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
32	Robertson 	1	0	1	1 	5 	3 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
# 	Defense 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
3 	Quenneville	0	1	1	2 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
4 	Murzyn 	0	0	0	0 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
5 	Samuelsson 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
8 	Siltanen 	0	0	0	2 	0 	3 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
24	Bothwell 	0	0	0	1 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
44	Babych 	0	1	1	3 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
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===Goaltender summary===
# 	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
31	Weeks 	 	 	 	19–19 	1.000	0 	60:00
# 	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Team Stats ===
Team 	SOG	FO%	PP	PIM	HITS	BLKS	GVA
Whalers	25 	- 	- 	9 	- 	- 	-
Rangers	 	- 	- 	 	- 	- 	-
* Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 17,419
==Other NHL Games played on January 20, 1986==
*QUE 3, MTL 2 (OT)
==See also==
1985-86 NHL season
Category:1986 in hockey
Category:1985–86 NHL season
Category:Hartford Whalers regular season
Category:New York Rangers regular season
Category:Hartford Whalers–New York Rangers rivalry