🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 25-25-6 before this game

6–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on February 17, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Feb 17, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

3 A

3 shots · 16:32 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Knuble

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:09 TOI · -1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Quintal

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 23:42 TOI · +3

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jeff Hackett

35 saves

0.921 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 1st · 04:25

Assists: Benoit Brunet

1–0

🇨🇦 Jonas Hoglund 1st · 04:43

Assists: Sergei Zholtok

2–0

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson 1st · 05:32

Assists: Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu

3–0

2nd period

🗽 Mike Knuble PP 2nd · 06:32

Assists: Marc Savard, Rich Brennan

3–1

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 2nd · 08:40

Assists: Stephane Quintal, Benoit Brunet

4–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Scott Thornton 3rd · 04:47

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Benoit Brunet

5–1

🗽 Mike Knuble PP 3rd · 10:51

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mathieu Schneider

5–2

🗽 Petr Nedved 3rd · 13:00

Assists: Mike Knuble, Ulf Samuelsson

5–3

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal SH 3rd · 14:02

Assists: Saku Koivu, Vladimir Malakhov

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

46 Shots on goal 38

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

32 Hits 39

13 Blocked shots 18

13 Takeaways 16

23 Giveaways 35

29 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 13.0% (6/46) NYR shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Dan Cloutier

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 54:25 TOI

Mike Richter

6/9

.667 SV% · 3 GA · 05:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 18:33

L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Damphousse 17:36

L3 Poulin · Thornton · Zholtok 12:28

L4 Hoglund · Stevenson · Dawe 4:19

D1 Malakhov · Quintal 24:10

D2 Brisebois · Weinrich 23:10

D3 Rivet · Ulanov 12:14

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · Savard 20:22

L2 Stevens · Harvey · Knuble 18:09

L3 Fedyk · Nedved · Sundstrom 17:03

L4 Lacroix · Malhotra · MacLean 3:42

D1 Schneider · Samuelsson 22:52

D2 Leetch · Neckar 16:15

D3 Tamer · Brennan 10:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on February 17, 1999?

Canadiens won 6–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jonas Hoglund, Martin Rucinsky, Scott Thornton, Shayne Corson, Stephane Quintal, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike Knuble (2), Petr Nedved.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Feb 13

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 15

Also on February 17, 1999

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