🐻 Away Bruins 40-25-7 before this game
4–2
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 31-30-13 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Bruins at Rangers

Bruins beat Rangers 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on April 1, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 1, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Dmitri Khristich
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 19:02 TOI · +3
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Sergei Samsonov
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:39 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Jason Allison
2 A
19:23 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS NYR🗽
22 Shots on goal 17
23 Hits 26
10 Blocked shots 18
8 Takeaways 25
34 Giveaways 57
4 Penalty minutes 6
BOS shooting 18.2% (4/22) NYR shooting 11.8% (2/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
18/21
.857 SV% · 3 GA · 59:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 40-25-7 (56% win rate, 72 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 31-30-13 (42% win rate, 74 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 40-25-7 (56% win rate, 72 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 31-30-13 (42% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 19:02
L2 Axelsson · Carter · Heinze 15:41
L3 Donato · Taylor · DiMaio 15:00
L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Wilson 8:03
D1 Bourque · Van Impe 26:36
D2 Gill · Ellett 20:25
D3 Ledyard · Malkoc 12:25
🗽Rangers
L1 Gretzky · Sundstrom · Kovalev 22:31
L2 Stevens · Graves · Goneau 15:08
L3 Berg · Lindbom · Savard 13:56
L4 Langdon · Errey · Stock 8:01
D1 Leetch · Driver 23:36
D2 Lidster · Smith 18:30
D3 Finley · Cairns 15:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Mar 14, 1998
🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS
1–5 · Bruins won
Jan 31, 1998
🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · Bruins won
Dec 28, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR
3–4 · Rangers won
Apr 3, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR
4–5 · Rangers won
Feb 2, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR
3–2 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs NYR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Rangers on April 1, 1998?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Rangers?

The final score was Bruins 4, Rangers 2.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Bruins vs Rangers season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Mar 30
🏔️COL @ 🐻BOS
1–4 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 3
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
4–5 · BUF won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 30
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
3–1 · TBL won
Next game · Apr 4
🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI
0–3 · NYI won
Also on April 1, 1998
🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT
3–2 final
👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF
0–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
0–4 final
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
4–0 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
4–3 final
🎵STL @ 🍁TOR
6–4 final
🏔️COL @ 🐙DET
0–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🔥CGY
1–3 final
Bruins season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule