🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 39-26-11 before this game

3–2

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 32-32-13 before this game

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

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on April 7, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Apr 7, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Scott Thornton

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:19 TOI · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:09 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G

3 shots · 22:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

22 Shots on goal 22

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Hits 11

13 Blocked shots 9

13 Takeaways 13

24 Giveaways 40

10 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22) NYR shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 39-26-11 (51% win rate, 76 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 32-32-13 (42% win rate, 77 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 39-26-11 (51% win rate, 76 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 32-32-13 (42% win rate, 77 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 22:46

L2 Brunet · Bureau · Hoglund 16:43

L3 Thornton · Poulin · Stevenson 13:07

L4 Bordeleau · Houde · Vukota 2:29

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 23:04

D2 Zalapski · Popovic 18:51

D3 Rivet · Manson 16:14

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · Kovalev 20:32

L2 Stevens · Errey · Sundstrom 14:17

L3 Lindbom · Goneau · Berg 12:56

L4 Langdon · Savard · Stock 6:26

D1 Smith · Samuelsson 21:35

D2 Galanov · Driver 19:12

D3 Finley · Beukeboom 15:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 18, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR

1–2 (OT) · Rangers won

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

3–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on April 7, 1998?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Rangers 2.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 5

Also on April 7, 1998

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