🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 5-5-0 before this game

4–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on November 4, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Nov 4, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:13 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:27 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

3 shots · 19:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 1st · 03:41

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Mark Recchi

1–0

🗽 John MacLean Tying 1st · 07:36

Unassisted

1–1

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:33

Assists: Brian Savage, Vincent Damphousse

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 3rd · 12:32

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Craig Rivet

3–1

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Empty net 3rd · 19:25

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Brett Clark

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 20

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

38 Hits 37

13 Blocked shots 15

10 Takeaways 14

7 Giveaways 12

20 Penalty minutes 20

MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32) NYR shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 21:27

L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Savage 19:25

L3 Poulin · Zholtok · Stevenson 15:15

L4 Morissette · Higgins · Hoglund 2:16

D1 Brisebois · Malakhov 22:24

D2 Quintal · Ulanov 19:58

D3 Clark · Rivet 15:54

🗽Rangers

L1 Tikkanen · Gretzky · MacLean 22:42

L2 Graves · Stevens · Knuble 19:04

L3 Sundstrom · Fraser · Harvey 13:15

L4 Langdon · Stock · Malhotra 2:06

D1 Leetch · Schneider 26:38

D2 Samuelsson · Popovic 19:53

D3 Mertzig · Beukeboom 13:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Rangers won

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on November 4, 1998?

Canadiens won 4–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi, Martin Rucinsky, Shayne Corson, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Rangers?

John MacLean.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Oct 31

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 3

Also on November 4, 1998

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