🐧 Away Penguins 41-29-11 before this game

2–1

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
PIT	0	1	0	1	2
NYR	0	1	0	0	1

Penguins at Rangers

Penguins beat Rangers 2–1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 1999.

🗓 Sun, Apr 18, 1999 · 14:00 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Aleksey Morozov

2 A

1 shots · 17:47 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G

3 shots · 23:03 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G

2 shots · 18:57 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐧 PIT

Tom Barrasso

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 12:13

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Robert Lang

1–0

🗽 Brian Leetch PP Tying 2nd · 19:30

Assists: Mathieu Schneider, Wayne Gretzky

1–1

Overtime

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead OT · 01:22

Assists: Aleksey Morozov

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

23 Shots on goal 38

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

28 Hits 26

12 Blocked shots 16

13 Takeaways 36

34 Giveaways 30

4 Penalty minutes 2

PIT shooting 8.7% (2/23) NYR shooting 2.6% (1/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 61:22 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 61:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 41-29-11 (51% win rate, 81 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 39-35-7 (48% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 41-29-11 (51% win rate, 81 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 39-35-7 (48% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Miller · Jagr 21:30

L2 Lang · Kovalev · Morozov 18:22

L3 Bonin · Brown · Barnaby 12:54

L4 Wright · Hrdina 6:36

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 22:52

D2 Slegr · Moran 20:42

D3 Andrusak · Dollas 17:11

D4 Butenschon 8:29

🗽Rangers

L1 Gretzky · MacLean · Sundstrom 22:30

L2 Graves · Savard · Knuble 19:40

L3 Stevens · Langdon · Malhotra 15:08

L4 Fedyk · Witehall · Lacroix 1:59

D1 Leetch · Popovic 26:12

D2 Schneider · Tamer 21:01

D3 Ndur · Brennan 14:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 21, 1999

🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Oct 17, 1998

🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 28, 1998

🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on April 18, 1999?

Penguins won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Rangers?

The final score was Penguins 2, Rangers 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–2 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 17

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 15

Also on April 18, 1999

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