🗽 Away Rangers 31-32-13 before this game

2–1

Final / OT

🪶 Home Blackhawks 35-31-10 before this game

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

Rangers at Blackhawks

Rangers beat Blackhawks 2–1 in overtime at United Center on April 5, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Apr 5, 1998 · 14:00 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:50 TOI · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Daniel Goneau

1 G

3 shots · 10:32 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 A

1 shots · 23:20 TOI

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR CHI🪶

17 Shots on goal 31

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

15 Hits 20

6 Blocked shots 4

1 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 19

10 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 11.8% (2/17) CHI shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 61:23 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 61:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 31-32-13 (41% win rate, 76 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 35-31-10 (46% win rate, 76 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 31-32-13 (41% win rate, 76 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 35-31-10 (46% win rate, 76 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · Kovalev 23:20

L2 Stevens · Lindbom · Sundstrom 18:08

L3 Errey · Berg · Savard 14:00

L4 Goneau · Langdon · Stock 3:43

D1 Smith · Galanov 23:07

D2 Driver · Finley 20:05

D3 Samuelsson · Beukeboom 14:58

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Daze · Kilger · Amonte 20:09

L2 Moreau · Johnson · Dubinsky 16:14

L3 Probert · Miller · Sutter 12:53

L4 Black · Simpson · White 8:06

D1 Chelios · Suter 26:20

D2 Weinrich · Yawney 19:46

D3 Laflamme · Russell 15:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Blackhawks won

Nov 16, 1995

🗽NYR @ 🪶CHI

1–3 · Blackhawks won

❓ NYR vs CHI, answered

Who won Rangers vs Blackhawks on April 5, 1998?

Rangers won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Blackhawks?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 4

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Apr 4

Also on April 5, 1998

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