🌪️ Away Hurricanes 17-20-6 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	0	0	2
NYR	0	0	0	4

Hurricanes at Rangers

Rangers beat Hurricanes 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on January 6, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Jan 6, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

2 G

5 shots · 29:35 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:28 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Tim Sweeney

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 12:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR NYR🗽

28 Shots on goal 17

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

28 Hits 36

6 Blocked shots 13

13 Takeaways 24

26 Giveaways 31

15 Penalty minutes 15

CAR shooting 7.1% (2/28) NYR shooting 23.5% (4/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Kirk McLean

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:15 TOI

🗽Rangers

Dan Cloutier

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 17-20-6 (40% win rate, 43 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 19-16-8 (44% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 17-20-6 (40% win rate, 43 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 19-16-8 (44% win rate, 43 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Gelinas · Primeau · Kapanen 19:58

L2 Roberts · Kron · Emerson 17:57

L3 Battaglia · O'Neill · Leach 14:34

L4 Ranheim · Grimson · Manderville 7:26

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 23:36

D2 Haller · Burt 18:06

D3 Hill · Leschyshyn 15:58

🗽Rangers

L1 Berg · Skrudland · Keane 19:24

L2 Graves · LaFontaine · Sundstrom 17:58

L3 Stevens · Gretzky · Sweeney 14:15

L4 Langdon · Stock · Kovalev 3:08

D1 Leetch · Driver 27:50

D2 Karpovtsev · Finley 18:34

D3 Lidster · Cairns 14:03

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ CAR vs NYR, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Rangers on January 6, 1998?

Rangers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Rangers?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Rangers 4.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Jan 5

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 6, 1998

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