3–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 10-13-0 before this game

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

Rangers at Islanders

Rangers beat Islanders 3–2 at UBS Arena on December 2, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 2, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:23 TOI · -3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

2 A

3 shots · 27:59 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

1 G

2 shots · 21:56 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Robert Reichel PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:59

Assists: Bryan Berard, Trevor Linden

0–1

🗽 Mike Knuble Tying 1st · 14:30

Assists: Esa Tikkanen, Manny Malhotra

1–1

2nd period

🗽 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 2nd · 02:24

Unassisted

2–1

3rd period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky 3rd · 04:10

Assists: Kevin Stevens

3–1

🏝️ Claude Lapointe PP 3rd · 19:55

Assists: Robert Reichel, Bryan Berard

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR NYI🏝️

17 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

18 Hits 21

11 Blocked shots 6

8 Takeaways 3

11 Giveaways 5

17 Penalty minutes 19

NYR shooting 17.6% (3/17) NYI shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 58:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 12-9-2 (52% win rate, 23 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 10-13 (43% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Nedved · MacLean 19:26

L2 Stevens · Gretzky · Knuble 17:29

L3 Tikkanen · Savard · Harvey 16:37

L4 Langdon · Pronger · Malhotra 3:57

D1 Leetch · Samuelsson 23:44

D2 Schneider · Popovic 17:47

D3 Neckar · Beukeboom 13:04

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smolinski · Linden · Reichel 20:01

L2 Sacco · Donato · Lapointe 16:49

L3 Nemchinov · Dawe · Czerkawski 14:45

L4 Odjick · Miller · Webb 4:44

D1 Berard · Lachance 25:15

D2 Harlock · Richter 21:44

D3 Pilon · Chara 10:00

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs NYI, answered

Who won Rangers vs Islanders on December 2, 1998?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Islanders?

The final score was Rangers 3, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike Knuble, Petr Nedved, Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe, Robert Reichel.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Islanders season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 1

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 28

Also on December 2, 1998

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