New York Rangers vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Saturday, October 10, 1998 · Centre Molson
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 7-1 on Saturday, October 10, 1998 at Centre Molson. The Canadiens outshot the Rangers 30-21.
Goals came from Saku Koivu, Adam Graves, Vincent Damphousse, Craig Rivet, Benoit Brunet, Scott Thornton, Igor Ulanov and Brett Clark.
Scoring
1st period
Saku Koivu (1)Shayne Corson (1), Mark Recchi (1)0–109:50 MTL
Adam Graves (1)Mike Knuble (1), Wayne Gretzky (1)1–111:13 NYR · PPG
2nd period
Vincent Damphousse (1)Benoit Brunet (1), Mark Recchi (2)1–213:32 MTL · PPG
3rd period
Craig Rivet (1)Mark Recchi (3), Shayne Corson (2)1–302:35 MTL
Benoit Brunet (1)Unassisted1–406:27 MTL · SHG
Scott Thornton (1)Patrick Poulin (1), Stephane Quintal (1)1–511:02 MTL
Igor Ulanov (1)Benoit Brunet (2), Vincent Damphousse (1)1–615:21 MTL
Brett Clark (1)Mark Recchi (4), Saku Koivu (1)1–715:55 MTL
Team stats
NYRMTL
21Shots on goal30
25%Faceoff %75%
1/5Power play1/6
12Penalty minutes10
14Hits18
20Blocked shots15
32Giveaways40
9Takeaways17
Penalties
- 1st 10:02
Patrick Poulin · boarding2 min - 1st 14:08Vincent Damphousse · holding stick obstruction2 min
- 1st 18:21
Adam Graves · holding obstruction2 min - 2nd 04:06Brian Leetch · interference2 min
- 2nd 08:51Bench · abuse of officials2 min
- 2nd 12:49Alex Kovalev · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 13:32Esa Tikkanen · hooking obstruction2 min
- 3rd 04:07Scott Thornton · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 04:07Scott Thornton · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 09:03Brent Fedyk · hooking2 min
- 3rd 10:27Miloslav Guren · tripping2 min
Season series
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