4–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 29-29-3 before this game

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

Rangers at Capitals

Rangers beat Capitals 4–2 at Capital One Arena on March 4, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Mar 4, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mike Knuble

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 14:56 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Niklas Sundstrom

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 19:28 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Manny Malhotra

2 A

1 shots · 14:57 TOI · +3

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:39

Assists: Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Joe Juneau

0–1

3rd period

🗽 Mike Knuble Tying 3rd · 02:00

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Manny Malhotra

1–1

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:03

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Jan Bulis

1–2

🗽 Mike Knuble Tying 3rd · 15:31

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Brian Leetch

2–2

🗽 Adam Graves Go-ahead 3rd · 16:28

Assists: John MacLean, Petr Nedved

3–2

🗽 Niklas Sundstrom 3rd · 17:28

Assists: Mike Knuble, Manny Malhotra

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 36

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

21 Hits 26

18 Blocked shots 17

1 Takeaways 13

28 Giveaways 34

10 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 11.8% (4/34) WSH shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 30-27-4 (49% win rate, 61 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 29-29-3 (48% win rate, 61 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

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 Graves · Nedved · MacLean 23:34

L2 Malhotra · Sundstrom · Knuble 14:57

L3 Stevens · Savard · Fraser 12:47

L4 Fedyk · Lacroix · Dube 3:13

D1 Leetch · Schneider 30:16

D2 Samuelsson · Tamer 20:12

D3 Ndur · Brennan 9:34

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Svejkovsky 24:04

L2 Black · Juneau · Nikolishin 15:35

L3 Miller · Bulis · Zednik 13:19

L4 Eagles · Berube · Pivonka 7:02

D1 Johansson · Gonchar 28:34

D2 Klee · Reekie 24:33

D3 Ciccone · Poapst 3:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on March 4, 1999?

Rangers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike Knuble (2), Adam Graves, Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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 2–2 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 2

Also on March 4, 1999

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