Rangers 3, Capitals 2
The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Jan 3, 1998 at Capital One Arena.
Top performers
Wayne Gretzky had 2 goals for the Rangers.
Dan Cloutier made 16 saves on 16 shots for the Rangers.
Mark Tinordi had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Capitals.
Olaf Kolzig made 24 saves on 27 shots for the Capitals.
Before and after
- Rangers · 1997-98 season · Previous Dec 31, 1997: NYR 0, TB 2 · Next Jan 6, 1998: CAR 2, NYR 4
- Capitals · 1997-98 season · Previous Jan 1, 1998: ANA 2, WSH 3 · Next Jan 6, 1998: TOR 3, WSH 5
Other Rangers vs Capitals games
| Apr 14, 1998 |  NYR at  WSH | 1-3 | Regular |
| Jan 26, 1998 | WSH at NYR | 2-2 | Regular |
| Jan 8, 1998 | WSH at NYR | 5-3 | Regular |
| Dec 2, 1997 | WSH at NYR | 3-2 | Regular |
| Apr 5, 2026 | WSH at NYR | 1-8 | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2025 | NYR at WSH | 3-6 | Regular |
