1–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 13-19-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	0	1
WSH	1	4	0	5

Rangers at Capitals

Capitals beat Rangers 5–1 at Capital One Arena on January 7, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Jan 7, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jan Bulis

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:03 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 A

3 shots · 19:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

1 G

3 shots · 14:24 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Go-ahead 1st · 01:14

Assists: Peter Bondra, Michal Pivonka

0–1

🗽 Manny Malhotra Tying 1st · 10:49

Assists: Sean Pronger, Jeff Beukeboom

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 2nd · 00:33

Assists: Joe Juneau

1–2

🦅 Craig Berube 2nd · 02:53

Assists: Dale Hunter, Brendan Witt

1–3

🦅 Ken Klee 2nd · 06:30

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin

1–4

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP 2nd · 18:13

Assists: Peter Bondra, Jan Bulis

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

18 Shots on goal 33

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

22 Hits 22

18 Blocked shots 7

4 Takeaways 10

14 Giveaways 21

4 Penalty minutes 4

NYR shooting 5.6% (1/18) WSH shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 20-16-2 (53% win rate, 38 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-19-3 (37% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 1–5

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Sundstrom · Knuble 17:28

L2 Graves · Stevens · MacLean 16:12

L3 Fedyk · Savard · Gretzky 14:52

L4 Langdon · Pronger · Malhotra 10:34

D1 Schneider · Leetch 22:50

D2 Popovic · Samuelsson 20:34

D3 Beukeboom · Tamer 16:00

🦅Capitals

L1 Bellows · Juneau · Bondra 19:43

L2 Black · Bulis · Nikolishin 17:20

L3 Berube · Konowalchuk · Pivonka 14:33

L4 Toms · Hunter 8:52

D1 Johansson · Klee 22:25

D2 Mironov · Witt 19:48

D3 Reekie · Gonchar 17:00

D4 Ciccone 5:10

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on January 7, 1999?

Capitals won 5–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Manny Malhotra.

Who scored for Capitals?

Craig Berube, Jan Bulis, Ken Klee, Sergei Gonchar, Steve Konowalchuk.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Capitals season series?

Capitals 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 · Jan 6

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 7, 1999

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