🏔️ Away Avalanche 14-11-0 before this game

2–1

Final

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

Avalanche at Rangers

Avalanche beat Rangers 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 9, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

2 A

3 shots · 14:00 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G

3 shots · 28:50 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

1 G

2 shots · 25:16 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Mathieu Schneider Go-ahead 2nd · 01:29

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Stevens

0–1

3rd period

🏔️ Joe Sakic Tying 3rd · 11:56

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Sylvain Lefebvre

1–1

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Go-ahead 3rd · 13:34

Assists: Valeri Kamensky

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL NYR🗽

29 Shots on goal 20

32 Hits 29

17 Blocked shots 13

14 Takeaways 14

15 Giveaways 16

13 Penalty minutes 13

COL shooting 6.9% (2/29) NYR shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 14-11 (56% win rate, 25 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 15-9-2 (58% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Lemieux 25:16

L2 Drury · Deadmarsh · Hejduk 17:12

L3 Corbet · Kamensky · Belak 14:00

L4 Rychel · Donovan · Odgers 4:56

L5 Parker 0:08

D1 Miller · Lefebvre 28:16

D2 De Vries · Russell 20:14

D3 Smith 9:55

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Gretzky · Knuble 22:16

L2 Graves · Harvey · Sundstrom 19:13

L3 Stevens · Savard · MacLean 16:50

L4 Tikkanen · Fedyk · Malhotra 5:13

D1 Leetch · Schneider 27:04

D2 Popovic · Samuelsson 20:28

D3 Neckar · Tamer 10:59

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs NYR, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Rangers on December 9, 1998?

Avalanche won 2–1.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Rangers?

The final score was Avalanche 2, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mathieu Schneider.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Rangers season series?

Avalanche 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 8

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 9, 1998

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