🏝️ Away Islanders 23-39-11 before this game

1–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	1	0	1
NYR	0	1	2	3

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 3–1 at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 1999.

🗓 Mon, Mar 29, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 5–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

John MacLean

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 25:29 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G

7 shots · 22:57 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Graves

1 G

3 shots · 23:32 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Adam Graves Go-ahead 2nd · 03:21

Assists: Brian Leetch, John MacLean

0–1

🏝️ Mariusz Czerkawski Tying 2nd · 08:53

Assists: Trevor Linden, Eric Cairns

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 3rd · 17:53

Unassisted

1–2

🗽 John MacLean Empty net 3rd · 19:17

Assists: Manny Malhotra, Niklas Sundstrom

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

22 Shots on goal 35

45 Hits 42

9 Blocked shots 15

14 Takeaways 32

24 Giveaways 26

15 Penalty minutes 11

NYI shooting 4.5% (1/22) NYR shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:04 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 23-39-11 (32% win rate, 73 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 35-31-7 (48% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 23-39-11 (32% win rate, 73 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 35-31-7 (48% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lapointe · Lindgren · Palffy 21:12

L2 Linden · Smolinski · Czerkawski 18:53

L3 Kennedy · Lawrence · Luhning 11:57

L4 Sacco · Orszagh · Webb 3:22

D1 Jonsson · Brewer 24:22

D2 Chara · Harlock 20:30

D3 Richter · Cairns 14:46

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · MacLean 23:32

L2 Malhotra · Savard · Sundstrom 15:42

L3 Stevens · Lacroix · Knuble 14:24

L4 Fedyk · Langdon · Nedved 6:11

D1 Leetch · Schneider 27:30

D2 Popovic · Tamer 20:42

D3 Brennan · Ndur 11:50

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 5–0 Full head-to-head →

Mar 14, 1999

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

3–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Jan 13, 1999

🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR

3–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on March 29, 1999?

Rangers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 1, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mariusz Czerkawski.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, John MacLean, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 5–0 after 5 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 27

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 27

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0–1 final

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