🌪️ Away Hurricanes 16-11-6 before this game
1–0
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 16-13-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
CAR 0011
NYR 0000

Hurricanes at Rangers

Hurricanes beat Rangers 1–0 at Madison Square Garden on December 23, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 23, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Ray Sheppard
1 G
1 shots · 17:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
3rd period
🌪️ Ray Sheppard Go-ahead 3rd · 00:38
Unassisted
1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR NYR🗽
25 Shots on goal 29
34 Hits 32
12 Blocked shots 21
10 Takeaways 23
17 Giveaways 19
8 Penalty minutes 12
CAR shooting 4.0% (1/25) NYR shooting 0.0% (0/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Arturs Irbe Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
24/25
.960 SV% · 1 GA · 59:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 16-11-6 (48% win rate, 33 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-13-2 (52% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 16-11-6 (48% win rate, 33 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 16-13-2 (52% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Roberts · Francis · Primeau 22:50
L2 O'Neill · Kapanen · Sheppard 17:18
L3 Kron · Dineen · Emerson 12:20
L4 Gelinas · Ranheim · Manderville 8:07
D1 Wesley · Malik 23:10
D2 Leschyshyn · Halko 19:33
D3 Burt · Rucinski 12:12
🗽Rangers
L1 Graves · Gretzky · Sundstrom 21:27
L2 Stevens · Nedved · MacLean 19:22
L3 Fedyk · Tikkanen · Knuble 15:30
L4 Langdon · Savard · Malhotra 1:44
D1 Leetch · Schneider 25:50
D2 Popovic · Samuelsson 18:50
D3 Beukeboom · Ndur 13:27

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 30, 1998
🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR
0–1 · Rangers won
Mar 26, 1998
🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR
1–4 · Hurricanes won
Jan 6, 1998
🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · Rangers won
Nov 21, 1997
🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR
4–3 · Rangers won
Oct 20, 1997
🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · Rangers won

❓ CAR vs NYR, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Rangers on December 23, 1998?

Hurricanes won 1–0.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Rangers?

The final score was Hurricanes 1, Rangers 0.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ray Sheppard.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Hurricanes vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · Dec 21
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
4–1 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 26
🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR
6–3 · NYR won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 19
🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR
4–7 · TOR won
Next game · Dec 26
🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR
6–3 · NYR won
Also on December 23, 1998
⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF
0–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🐻BOS
2–1 final
⭐DAL @ 🍁TOR
5–1 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
1–3 final
🎵STL @ 😈NJD
2–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
4–0 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
3–5 final
🌵PHX @ 🪶CHI
3–4 final
Hurricanes season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule