🏝️ Away Islanders 2-3-0 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on October 22, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Oct 22, 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 🗽 NYR

Kevin Stevens

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:13 TOI · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

2 A

3 shots · 27:38 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

John MacLean

1 G

2 shots · 18:13 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 1st · 10:13

Assists: Adam Graves, Jeff Beukeboom

0–1

🏝️ Trevor Linden Tying 1st · 11:21

Assists: Kenny Jonsson

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Robert Reichel Go-ahead 2nd · 02:13

Assists: Mike Watt, Claude Lapointe

2–1

🗽 John MacLean Tying 2nd · 16:24

Assists: Brian Leetch, Kevin Stevens

2–2

3rd period

🗽 Kevin Stevens Go-ahead 3rd · 14:52

Assists: Brian Leetch, Esa Tikkanen

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 29

51 Hits 39

10 Blocked shots 14

10 Takeaways 22

22 Giveaways 38

8 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 6.7% (2/30) NYR shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:07 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Lapointe · Smolinski 22:51

L2 Nemchinov · Sacco · Reichel 15:45

L3 Odjick · Miller · Dawe 11:42

L4 Watt · Belanger · Czerkawski 4:30

D1 Berard · Jonsson 26:50

D2 Richter · Lachance 19:22

D3 Harlock · Brewer 13:50

🗽Rangers

L1 Gretzky · Harvey · Sundstrom 20:53

L2 Graves · MacLean · Kovalev 16:55

L3 Tikkanen · Stevens · Knuble 14:43

L4 Langdon · Malhotra · Fraser 4:49

D1 Leetch · Schneider 26:47

D2 Samuelsson · Finley 18:17

D3 Beukeboom · Mertzig 15:00

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on October 22, 1998?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Robert Reichel, Trevor Linden.

Who scored for Rangers?

John MacLean, Kevin Stevens, Mike Knuble.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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?

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 21

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 20

Also on October 22, 1998

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