4–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 18-22-3 before this game

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

Rangers at Capitals

Rangers beat Capitals 4–1 at Capital One Arena on January 26, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Jan 26, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:28 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

3 A

2 shots · 22:01 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G

2 shots · 20:38 TOI · +1

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Adam Graves PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:51

Assists: John MacLean, Wayne Gretzky

1–0

🦅 Adam Oates Tying 1st · 18:04

Assists: Joe Juneau, Peter Bondra

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Mathieu Schneider Go-ahead 3rd · 01:37

Assists: Wayne Gretzky

2–1

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom SH 3rd · 12:34

Assists: Adam Graves

3–1

🗽 Adam Graves Empty net 3rd · 18:58

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Brian Leetch

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 35

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

25 Hits 31

21 Blocked shots 14

8 Takeaways 7

17 Giveaways 19

11 Penalty minutes 9

NYR shooting 17.4% (4/23) WSH shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 22-21-2 (49% win rate, 45 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 18-22-3 (42% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 22-21-2 (49% win rate, 45 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 18-22-3 (42% win rate, 43 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · MacLean 22:01

L2 Nedved · Sundstrom · Knuble 18:34

L3 Fedyk · Stevens · Malhotra 11:57

L4 Langdon · Savard · Pronger 4:41

D1 Leetch · Samuelsson 25:55

D2 Schneider · Popovic 19:27

D3 Beukeboom · Tamer 14:00

🦅Capitals

L1 Juneau · Oates · Bondra 22:13

L2 Konowalchuk · Black · Bulis 17:48

L3 Bellows · Nikolishin · Pivonka 15:58

L4 Berube · Hunter 5:04

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 24:37

D2 Reekie · Tinordi 17:46

D3 Mironov · Ciccone 14:12

D4 Klee 10:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on January 26, 1999?

Rangers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 4, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves (2), Mathieu Schneider, Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 21

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 21

Also on January 26, 1999

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