2–2

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 14-20-3 before this game

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

Rangers at Canadiens

Rangers beat Canadiens 2–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on January 2, 2000.

🗓 Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:14 TOI · -1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrice Brisebois

2 A

3 shots · 24:47 TOI · -1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Sylvain Lefebvre

1 G

2 shots · 20:57 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mike York PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:22

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Theo Fleury · beat Jeff Hackett

1–0

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet PP Tying 1st · 19:13

Assists: Eric Weinrich, Patrice Brisebois · beat Mike Richter

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Sergei Zholtok PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:50

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Benoit Brunet · beat Mike Richter

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Sylvain Lefebvre Tying 3rd · 10:10

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Petr Nedved · beat Jeff Hackett

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

22 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

17 Hits 22

17 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 18

18 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 6

NYR shooting 9.1% (2/22) MTL shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 64:59 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-15-5 (44% win rate, 36 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 14-20-3 (38% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Graves · Fleury 20:02

L2 Kamensky · Hlavac · Nedved 16:41

L3 MacLean · Dvorak · Daigle 13:32

L4 Lacroix · Taylor · Knuble 10:23

D1 Schneider · Hatcher 23:32

D2 Johnsson · Quintal 22:02

D3 Lefebvre · Pilon 19:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Rucinsky · Brunet 20:22

L2 Poulin · Zubrus · Zholtok 18:33

L3 Thornton · Darby · Ward 12:58

L4 Cummins · Stevenson · Asham 9:46

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 26:13

D2 Rivet · Lachance 21:24

D3 Ulanov · Dykhuis 17:25

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on January 2, 2000?

Rangers won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 2, Canadiens 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike York, Sylvain Lefebvre.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Sergei Zholtok.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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 · Dec 29

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on January 2, 2000

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