🏝️ Away Islanders 35-38-6 before this game

2–4

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 32-35-13 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	2
NYR	0	0	0	4

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on April 15, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 15, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:34 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:14 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:25 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 30

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

6 Hits 3

6 Blocked shots 17

44 Takeaways 58

58 Giveaways 46

12 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 6.5% (2/31) NYR shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:41 TOI

🗽Rangers

Dan Cloutier

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 35-38-6 (44% win rate, 79 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 32-35-13 (40% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 35-38-6 (44% win rate, 79 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 32-35-13 (40% win rate, 80 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Reichel · Palffy 24:34

L2 Smolinski · Czerkawski · Chorske 14:30

L3 Sacco · Lapointe · Dawe 11:16

L4 Hough · Odjick · Belanger 7:35

D1 Berard · Jonsson 25:46

D2 Daigneault · Pilon 19:39

D3 Chara · Schultz 12:38

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · Sundstrom 21:25

L2 Stevens · Savard · Kovalev 18:30

L3 Errey · Goneau · Berg 12:33

L4 Lindbom · Langdon · Stock 5:32

D1 Leetch · Smith 24:52

D2 Beukeboom · Samuelsson 18:42

D3 Cairns · Galanov 12:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Feb 8, 1997

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

5–2 · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on April 15, 1998?

Rangers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Rangers 4.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 13

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 15, 1998

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