🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 34-22-10 before this game

1–2

Final / OT

🗽 Home Rangers 29-27-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	0	0	0	1
NYR	0	0	0	0	2

Canadiens at Rangers

Rangers beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on March 18, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Mar 18, 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

Kevin Stevens

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:26 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Tim Sweeney

2 A

2 shots · 13:56 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Eastwood

1 G

2 shots · 12:31 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 25

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

10 Hits 14

9 Blocked shots 7

7 Takeaways 18

31 Giveaways 47

4 Penalty minutes 2

MTL shooting 4.0% (1/25) NYR shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 64:41 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 64:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 34-22-10 (52% win rate, 66 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 29-27-11 (43% win rate, 67 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 34-22-10 (52% win rate, 66 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 29-27-11 (43% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Poulin · Bureau · Recchi 23:26

L2 Brunet · Rucinsky · Koivu 19:25

L3 Savage · Hoglund · Stevenson 14:13

L4 Bordeleau 3:39

D1 Manson · Brisebois 22:20

D2 Zalapski · Malakhov 21:52

D3 Popovic · Rivet 21:30

D4 Quintal · Clark 11:17

🗽Rangers

L1 Gretzky · Kovalev · Sundstrom 27:27

L2 Graves · Savard · Keane 16:32

L3 Stevens · Eastwood · Sweeney 13:56

L4 Berg · Langdon · Skrudland 6:40

D1 Leetch · Smith 28:55

D2 Driver · Samuelsson 23:09

D3 Lidster · Finley 12:36

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

3–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Dec 1, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR

2–6 · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on March 18, 1998?

Rangers won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Rangers 2, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Canadiens 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 16

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 16

Also on March 18, 1998

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