1–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	0	1
MTL	1	1	5	7

Rangers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Rangers 7–1 at Bell Centre on October 10, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Oct 10, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

4 A

1 shots · 23:08 TOI · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:11 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:06 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 1st · 09:50

Assists: Shayne Corson, Mark Recchi

0–1

🗽 Adam Graves PP Tying 1st · 11:13

Assists: Mike Knuble, Wayne Gretzky

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:32

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Mark Recchi

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet 3rd · 02:35

Assists: Mark Recchi, Shayne Corson

1–3

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet SH 3rd · 06:27

Unassisted

1–4

🇨🇦 Scott Thornton 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Stephane Quintal

1–5

🇨🇦 Igor Ulanov 3rd · 15:21

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Vincent Damphousse

1–6

🇨🇦 Brett Clark 3rd · 15:55

Assists: Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu

1–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

21 Shots on goal 30

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Hits 18

20 Blocked shots 15

9 Takeaways 17

32 Giveaways 40

12 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 4.8% (1/21) MTL shooting 23.3% (7/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

23/30

.767 SV% · 7 GA · 59:56 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · MacLean 20:32

L2 Malhotra · Sundstrom · Kovalev 17:25

L3 Tikkanen · Stevens · Knuble 15:32

L4 Fedyk · Langdon · York 4:18

D1 Leetch · Popovic 24:15

D2 Smith · Beukeboom 17:30

D3 Samuelsson · Mertzig 16:00

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 22:11

L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Stevenson 16:12

L3 Thornton · Poulin · Zholtok 13:58

L4 McCleary · Hoglund 9:51

D1 Manson · Ulanov 19:59

D2 Clark · Quintal 17:46

D3 Rivet · Malakhov 15:32

D4 Guren 7:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Rangers won

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 19, 1997

🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR

5–4 · Canadiens won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on October 10, 1998?

Canadiens won 7–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 1, Canadiens 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Brett Clark, Craig Rivet, Igor Ulanov, Saku Koivu, Scott Thornton, Vincent Damphousse.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 23 saves on 30 shots (.767 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 9

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · May 14

Also on October 10, 1998

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