3–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 22-15-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	0	0	3
WSH	0	0	0	2

Rangers at Capitals

Rangers beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on January 3, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

2 G

4 shots · 16:53 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Mark Tinordi

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:17 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G

1 shots · 19:06 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 20

8 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 8

20 Penalty minutes 22

NYR shooting 11.1% (3/27) WSH shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Cloutier

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 53:37 TOI

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 06:18 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 18-16-8 (43% win rate, 42 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 22-15-4 (54% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 18-16-8 (43% win rate, 42 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 22-15-4 (54% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · LaFontaine · Keane 18:34

L2 Berg · Gretzky · Sundstrom 16:46

L3 Stevens · Skrudland · Kovalev 13:34

L4 Langdon · Stock · Sweeney 8:55

D1 Leetch · Karpovtsev 27:50

D2 Driver · Finley 22:22

D3 Cairns · Samuelsson 9:30

🦅Capitals

L1 Krygier · Konowalchuk · Oates 19:48

L2 Brunette · Pivonka · Bondra 18:14

L3 Miller · Eagles · Hunter 11:21

L4 Berube · Bulis · Zednik 6:11

D1 Johansson · Gonchar 22:56

D2 Tinordi · Cote 19:28

D3 Witt · Reekie 17:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 2, 1997

🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on January 3, 1998?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 3, Capitals 2.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 31

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 1

Also on January 3, 1998

Rangers season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule