1997–98 New York Rangers season
Game March Opponent Score Record
60 2 Buffalo Sabres 1 - 0 18-26-16
61 4 @ Florida Panthers 4 - 3 19-26-16
62 7 @ New Jersey Devils 6 - 3 19-27-16
63 9 New Jersey Devils 2 - 2 OT 19-27-17
64 11 San Jose Sharks 5 - 3 20-27-17
65 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 4 - 1 20-28-17
66 14 @ Boston Bruins 5 - 1 20-29-17
67 16 Ottawa Senators 5 - 4 21-29-17
68 18 Montreal Canadiens 2 - 1 OT 22-29-17
69 21 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 22-30-17
70 22 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5 - 4 OT 22-31-17
71 25 Ottawa Senators 3 - 2 OT 22-32-17
72 26 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 1 22-33-17
73 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 2 OT 22-33-18
74 30 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 1 22-34-18
The 1997-98 New York Rangers season was the 72nd season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers posted a 25-39-18 record in the regular season and finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. New York missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1992-93 season. The Rangers fired head coach Colin Campbell during the season and replaced him with former Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup-winning coach John Muckler. This was also the first season since the 1990-91 campaign that the Rangers did not have Mark Messier; after a contentious negotiating period, the Rangers elected not to re-sign Messier and he instead joined the Vancouver Canucks.