2–3

Final

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

Oilers at Rangers

Rangers beat Oilers 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Oct 20, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Josef Beranek

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:28 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

1 G

3 shots · 17:41 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Manny Malhotra

1 G

2 shots · 08:28 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Bill Guerin PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:51

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Josef Beranek

1–0

🗽 Manny Malhotra Tying 1st · 15:10

Assists: Jeff Beukeboom

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Josef Beranek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:23

Assists: Doug Weight, Roman Hamrlik

2–1

3rd period

🗽 Brian Leetch PP Tying 3rd · 00:30

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Niklas Sundstrom

2–2

🗽 Mathieu Schneider PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:38

Assists: Todd Harvey, Alex Kovalev

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 28

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

43 Hits 40

16 Blocked shots 12

11 Takeaways 14

40 Giveaways 37

20 Penalty minutes 14

EDM shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYR shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:14 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Beranek · Weight · Kovalenko 18:21

L2 Murray · McAmmond · Guerin 17:07

L3 Smyth · Buchberger · Falloon 12:21

L4 Devereaux · Marchant · Grier 10:53

D1 Hamrlik · Niinimaa 24:06

D2 McSorley · Poti 18:22

D3 Musil · Brown 14:46

🗽Rangers

L1 Gretzky · Sundstrom · Kovalev 20:03

L2 Harvey · MacLean · Knuble 15:56

L3 Graves · Tikkanen · Fedyk 11:43

L4 Stevens · Malhotra · Fraser 8:28

D1 Schneider · Samuelsson 22:48

D2 Leetch · Beukeboom 16:14

D3 Smith · Mertzig 10:23

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 3, 1997

🛢️EDM @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

Oct 8, 1997

🗽NYR @ 🛢️EDM

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

Jan 21, 1997

🛢️EDM @ 🗽NYR

4–4 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs NYR, answered

Who won Oilers vs Rangers on October 20, 1998?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Rangers?

The final score was Oilers 2, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Bill Guerin, Josef Beranek.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Manny Malhotra, Mathieu Schneider.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Rangers season series?

Rangers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Oct 17

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 17

Also on October 20, 1998

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