⚡ Away Lightning 24-50-4 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Lightning at Rangers

Rangers beat Lightning 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 1999.

🗓 Mon, Apr 12, 1999 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mathieu Schneider

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 23:48 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

John MacLean

1 G

3 shots · 22:43 TOI · -1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 A

1 shots · 21:56 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Mike Sillinger SH Go-ahead 1st · 05:15

Assists: Sergey Gusev

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Mathieu Schneider Tying 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Chris Tamer, Niklas Sundstrom

1–1

3rd period

🗽 John MacLean PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:31

Assists: Mathieu Schneider, Wayne Gretzky

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 28

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

36 Hits 35

12 Blocked shots 9

9 Takeaways 28

25 Giveaways 30

15 Penalty minutes 11

TBL shooting 4.0% (1/25) NYR shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Corey Schwab

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:18 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 24-50-4 (31% win rate, 78 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 37-35-7 (47% win rate, 79 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Forbes · Gratton · Tucker 19:11

L2 Zamuner · Lecavalier · Richer 16:11

L3 Sillinger · Petrovicky · Daigle 15:23

L4 Kelly · Bonsignore 6:58

D1 Svoboda · Kubina 23:13

D2 Cullimore · Gusev 20:20

D3 Samuelsson · Bannister 16:34

D4 Wilkie 5:44

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · MacLean 22:43

L2 Savard · Sundstrom · Knuble 17:33

L3 Stevens · Langdon · Malhotra 14:42

L4 Fedyk · Lacroix 3:20

D1 Leetch · Schneider 26:32

D2 Popovic · Tamer 20:14

D3 Ndur · Brennan 13:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ TBL vs NYR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Rangers on April 12, 1999?

Rangers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Rangers?

The final score was Lightning 1, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Mike Sillinger.

Who scored for Rangers?

John MacLean, Mathieu Schneider.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Lightning vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 10

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 9

Also on April 12, 1999

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