🏛️ Away Senators 34-28-3 before this game

4–5

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 28-27-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	0	0	0	4
NYR	0	0	0	5

Senators at Rangers

Rangers beat Senators 5–4 at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Mar 16, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:31 TOI · +4

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 19:31 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

4 A

1 shots · 19:49 TOI · +3

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

38 saves

0.905 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT NYR🗽

42 Shots on goal 20

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

8 Hits 18

10 Blocked shots 12

10 Takeaways 24

36 Giveaways 41

4 Penalty minutes 10

OTT shooting 9.5% (4/42) NYR shooting 25.0% (5/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

10/15

.667 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Damian Rhodes Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:58 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

38/42

.905 SV% · 4 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 34-28-3 (52% win rate, 65 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 28-27-11 (42% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 34-28-3 (52% win rate, 65 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 28-27-11 (42% win rate, 66 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Alfredsson 21:12

L2 Arvedson · Prospal · Dackell 15:05

L3 Zholtok · Murray · Falloon 12:24

L4 Lambert · Van Allen · Gardiner 11:26

D1 Kravchuk · Phillips 22:50

D2 Neckar · Pitlick 19:44

D3 York · Redden 17:28

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · Sundstrom 19:49

L2 Stevens · Sweeney · Kovalev 17:29

L3 Skrudland · Keane · Vorobiev 14:48

L4 Berg · Langdon · LaFontaine 4:26

D1 Leetch · Driver 25:39

D2 Samuelsson · Lidster 22:39

D3 Finley · Beukeboom 11:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 29, 1998

🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

4–3 (OT) · Rangers won

Jan 4, 1997

🏛️OTT @ 🗽NYR

4–6 · Rangers won

❓ OTT vs NYR, answered

Who won Senators vs Rangers on March 16, 1998?

Rangers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Senators vs Rangers?

The final score was Senators 4, Rangers 5.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 10 saves on 15 shots (.667 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Senators vs Rangers season series?

Rangers 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Mar 14

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 16, 1998

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