🦅 Away Capitals 23-16-4 before this game
5–3
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 20-16-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on January 8, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Jan 8, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Peter Bondra
3 G
5 shots · 23:16 TOI · +3
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Steve Konowalchuk
2 A
1 shots · 13:06 TOI · +1
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Bruce Driver
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 27:07 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
31 Shots on goal 17
21 Hits 35
6 Blocked shots 15
4 Takeaways 24
21 Giveaways 33
20 Penalty minutes 34
WSH shooting 16.1% (5/31) NYR shooting 17.6% (3/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-16-4 (53% win rate, 43 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 20-16-8 (45% win rate, 44 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-16-4 (53% win rate, 43 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 20-16-8 (45% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Nikolishin · Bondra 23:16
L2 Krygier · Toms · Brunette 16:20
L3 Konowalchuk · Miller · Eagles 12:56
L4 Berube · Hunter 9:48
D1 Johansson · Gonchar 26:52
D2 Tinordi · Reekie 23:27
D3 Housley · Cote 7:04
D4 Klee 5:56
🗽Rangers
L1 Graves · Keane · Sundstrom 19:38
L2 Stevens · Gretzky · Sweeney 16:35
L3 Lindbom · Langdon · LaFontaine 12:48
L4 Stock · Skrudland · Kovalev 7:44
D1 Driver · Lidster 22:32
D2 Finley · Leetch 17:02
D3 Cairns · Karpovtsev 10:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 3, 1998
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · Rangers won
Dec 2, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–2 (OT) · Capitals won
Mar 12, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · Rangers won
Jan 22, 1997
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · Rangers won
Jan 9, 1997
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
0–2 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on January 8, 1998?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 5, Rangers 3.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Capitals vs Rangers season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Jan 6
🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH
3–5 · WSH won
Next game · Jan 9
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
1–4 · WSH won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Jan 6
🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · NYR won
Next game · Jan 12
🍁TOR @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · NYR won
Also on January 8, 1998
🌵PHX @ 🐻BOS
2–5 final
🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR
3–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
8–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
4–4 final
⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK
2–2 final
Capitals season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule