🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 9-14-2 before this game
2–3
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 9-13-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 1012
NYR 1203

Canadiens at Rangers

Rangers beat Canadiens 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 3, 1999.

🗓 Fri, Dec 3, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Adam Graves
1 G
1 shots · 19:28 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Mike Knuble
1 G
1 shots · 06:20 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Eric Lacroix
1 G
1 shots · 14:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Adam Graves PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:27
Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Mathieu Schneider · beat Jeff Hackett
0–1
🇨🇦 Jason Ward Tying 1st · 18:23
Assists: Scott Thornton, Jim Cummins · beat Mike Richter
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 2nd · 03:58
Assists: Kim Johnsson · beat Jeff Hackett
1–2
🗽 Eric Lacroix 2nd · 17:37
Assists: Todd Harvey, Kevin Stevens · beat Jeff Hackett
1–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Craig Rivet 3rd · 11:34
Assists: Oleg Petrov, Francis Bouillon · beat Mike Richter
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽
19 Shots on goal 27
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
17 Hits 29
18 Blocked shots 20
3 Takeaways 18
12 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 10.5% (2/19) NYR shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-14-2 (36% win rate, 25 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 9-13-2 (38% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
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 · Thornton · Zubrus 19:32
L2 Rucinsky · Darby · Petrov 16:18
L3 Poulin · Ward · Asham 13:18
L4 Higgins · Zholtok · Cummins 9:41
D1 Weinrich · Dykhuis 25:04
D2 Bouillon · Rivet 19:42
D3 Guren · Richter 15:19
🗽Rangers
L1 Graves · Fleury · MacLean 20:12
L2 York · Taylor · Daigle 18:30
L3 Stevens · Lacroix · Harvey 14:15
L4 Kamensky · Malhotra · Knuble 6:20
D1 Schneider · Johnsson 22:54
D2 Hatcher · Lefebvre 18:49
D3 Quintal · Pilon 17:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 30, 1999
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Rangers won
Feb 17, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
6–3 · Canadiens won
Jan 16, 1999
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–3 · Canadiens won
Nov 4, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
4–1 · Canadiens won
Oct 10, 1998
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–7 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on December 3, 1999?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Rivet, Jason Ward.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, Eric Lacroix, Mike Knuble.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 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?

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Dec 1
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 4
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · PHI won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 1
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
2–3 · NJD won
Next game · Dec 4
🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF
1–1 · NYR won
Also on December 3, 1999
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
4–7 final
🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL
1–2 final
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
7–4 final
👑LAK @ 🦆ANA
1–1 final
Canadiens season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule