2–1

Final

🏛️ Home Senators 14-6-2 before this game

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

Rangers at Senators

Rangers beat Senators 2–1 at Canadian Tire Centre on December 5, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 5, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Todd Harvey

1 G

1 shots · 15:05 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G

1 shots · 16:49 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Knuble

1 A

2 shots · 14:14 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Radek Bonk Go-ahead 1st · 10:40

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Andreas Johansson

0–1

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom Tying 1st · 13:41

Assists: Mike Knuble, Petr Nedved

1–1

🗽 Todd Harvey PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:28

Assists: Marc Savard, Mathieu Schneider

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR OTT🏛️

17 Shots on goal 30

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

22 Hits 18

12 Blocked shots 9

10 Takeaways 7

24 Giveaways 27

8 Penalty minutes 12

NYR shooting 11.8% (2/17) OTT shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 59:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · MacLean · Sundstrom 17:15

L2 Gretzky · Savard · Harvey 15:05

L3 Stevens · Nedved · Knuble 14:14

L4 Tikkanen · Fedyk · Malhotra 9:07

D1 Leetch · Schneider 24:32

D2 Popovic · Samuelsson 22:26

D3 Beukeboom · Neckar 13:05

🏛️Senators

L1 Johansson · Yashin · Alfredsson 20:46

L2 McEachern · Bonk · Dackell 20:32

L3 Arvedson · Hossa · Gardiner 11:45

L4 Prospal · Van Allen · Murray 6:14

D1 Redden · York 24:55

D2 Kravchuk · Pitlick 19:43

D3 Phillips · Traverse 15:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 25, 1998

🏛️OTT @ 🗽NYR

3–2 (OT) · Senators won

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs OTT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Senators on December 5, 1998?

Rangers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Senators?

The final score was Rangers 2, Senators 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Niklas Sundstrom, Todd Harvey.

Who scored for Senators?

Radek Bonk.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Senators 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 2

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 5, 1998

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