3–5

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 27-25-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	0	0	0	3
NYR	0	0	0	5

Sharks at Rangers

Rangers beat Sharks 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Mar 11, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:13 TOI · -1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:54 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Pat LaFontaine

2 A

2 shots · 20:16 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS NYR🗽

22 Shots on goal 25

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

33 Hits 32

6 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 30

33 Giveaways 53

17 Penalty minutes 17

SJS shooting 13.6% (3/22) NYR shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Kelly Hrudey

20/25

.800 SV% · 5 GA · 58:36 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 28-29-6 (44% win rate, 63 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 27-25-11 (43% win rate, 63 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 28-29-6 (44% win rate, 63 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 27-25-11 (43% win rate, 63 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Marleau · Nolan 16:43

L2 Sturm · Ricci · Nicholls 15:50

L3 Matteau · MacLean · Granato 14:07

L4 Burr · Lowry · Sutter 9:31

D1 Houlder · Gill 24:38

D2 McSorley · Ragnarsson 21:14

D3 Rathje · Zyuzin 14:16

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · LaFontaine 21:13

L2 Stevens · Sundstrom · Kovalev 18:54

L3 Berg · Skrudland · Keane 12:59

L4 Stock · Vorobiev · Sweeney 5:17

D1 Leetch · Driver 23:36

D2 Beukeboom · Samuelsson 18:16

D3 Lidster · Finley 15:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ SJS vs NYR, answered

Who won Sharks vs Rangers on March 11, 1998?

Rangers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Rangers?

The final score was Sharks 3, Rangers 5.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Sharks vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Mar 9

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 9

Also on March 11, 1998

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