6–3

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 17-11-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	6	0	6
CAR	1	0	2	3

Rangers at Hurricanes

Rangers beat Hurricanes 6–3 at PNC Arena on December 26, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:55 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

2 G

5 shots · 13:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

2 A

1 shots · 18:40 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 1st · 08:00

Assists: Ray Sheppard, Keith Primeau

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Petr Nedved Tying 2nd · 02:13

Assists: Brian Leetch, Jeff Beukeboom

1–1

🗽 Kevin Stevens Go-ahead 2nd · 06:39

Assists: Petr Nedved, Ruman Ndur

2–1

🗽 Petr Nedved 2nd · 07:33

Assists: Mike Knuble, Niklas Sundstrom

3–1

🗽 Adam Graves 2nd · 08:59

Assists: Sean Pronger, Jeff Beukeboom

4–1

🗽 Peter Popovic 2nd · 10:04

Assists: Petr Nedved, Niklas Sundstrom

5–1

🗽 Adam Graves 2nd · 11:41

Assists: Marc Savard, Sean Pronger

6–1

3rd period

🌪️ Gary Roberts 3rd · 12:32

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Michael Rucinski

6–2

🌪️ Nelson Emerson PP 3rd · 18:01

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Sami Kapanen

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR CAR🌪️

20 Shots on goal 22

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

39 Hits 33

10 Blocked shots 9

8 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 10

21 Penalty minutes 15

NYR shooting 30.0% (6/20) CAR shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

9/12

.750 SV% · 3 GA · 32:27 TOI

Arturs Irbe

5/8

.625 SV% · 3 GA · 27:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 6–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Sundstrom · MacLean 16:55

L2 Stevens · Gretzky · Knuble 16:12

L3 Graves · Tikkanen · Pronger 13:00

L4 Fedyk · Savard · Malhotra 10:21

D1 Schneider · Leetch 24:46

D2 Popovic · Beukeboom 19:26

D3 Ndur · Samuelsson 16:02

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Francis · O'Neill · Kapanen 18:56

L2 Roberts · Primeau · Sheppard 17:24

L3 Kron · Emerson · Dineen 13:16

L4 Ranheim · Gelinas · Manderville 11:46

D1 Wesley · Malik 26:03

D2 Halko · Leschyshyn 17:17

D3 Burt · Rucinski 12:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs CAR, answered

Who won Rangers vs Hurricanes on December 26, 1998?

Rangers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Rangers 6, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves (2), Petr Nedved (2), Kevin Stevens, Peter Popovic.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Gary Roberts, Nelson Emerson, Sami Kapanen.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 9 saves on 12 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Hurricanes season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 23

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1998

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