Nashville Predators at New York Rangers

Saturday, December 23, 2000, 1:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, December 23, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Nashville Predators	3	34-36-9-3
at New York Rangers	2	33-43-5-1

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	1	1	3
New York Rangers	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	17	10	12	2	41
New York Rangers	9	7	11	1	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:44	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy (5)	Adam Graves (9), Mike York (10)	Even strength	NSH 0, NYR 1
2nd	07:03	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen (6)	Marian Cisar (6), David Legwand (14)	Even strength	NSH 1, NYR 1
2nd	19:27	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (10)	Theo Fleury (30), Mike York (11)	Even strength	NSH 1, NYR 2
3rd	18:17	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker (9)	Tom Fitzgerald (5), Karlis Skrastins (4)	Shorthanded	NSH 2, NYR 2
OT	03:17	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (6)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	NSH 3, NYR 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	17:28
Number 10 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:07
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	57.1%	17:01
Number 12 R. Valicevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:56
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:28
Number 19 M. Watt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		09:25
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		16:31
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	69.6%	17:15
Number 24 S. Walker	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	40%	20:56
Number 27 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	33.3%	13:29
Number 36 S. Haggerty	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		09:15
Number 39 M. Cisar	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		13:54
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	5		17:00
Number 15 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		23:29
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		22:01
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	2	1		23:25
Number 41 R. Lintner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:45
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	1	0	1	0	4	6	1	2		24:41

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 M. Dunham	28	26	2	.929	63:17	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		14:40
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0		11:57
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	47.4%	18:07
Number 13 V. Kamensky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		16:33
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	2		20:58
Number 18 M. York	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0	42.9%	18:13
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		20:34
Number 26 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	83.3%	08:16
Number 27 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		18:32
Number 28 E. Lacroix	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		07:14
Number 29 J. Witehall	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		06:37
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	56.3%	21:16
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0		30:30
Number 3 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:43
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		14:21
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:27
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		15:10
Number 47 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		20:38

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 K. McLean	41	38	3	.927	63:17	Loss

Penalties, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:23	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Hooking	2
1st	08:28	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Hooking	2
1st	15:30	New York Rangers	Kim Johnsson	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:27	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:49	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:56	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Holding	2
2nd	14:56	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	High sticking	2
2nd	14:56	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	High sticking	2
3rd	17:30	Nashville Predators	Marian Cisar	Tripping	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Terry Gregson, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Nashville Predators scratches: Jeremy Stevenson, Brantt Myhres, Rory Fitzpatrick, Ville Peltonen, Sebastien Bordeleau, Vitali Yachmenev, Marc Moro, Chris Mason, Alexandre Boikov, Pavel Skrbek, Andy Berenzweig, Denis Arkhipov, Mark Eaton, Jan Lasak, Greg Classen
New York Rangers scratches: John MacLean, Mike Richter, Vladimir Malakhov, David Wilkie, Drew Bannister, Derek Armstrong, Michal Grosek, Bert Robertsson, Jason Doig, Dale Purinton, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Manny Malhotra, Jason LaBarbera, Jeff Ulmer

Every Nashville Predators and New York Rangers game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
New York Rangers 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Sun, Mar 4, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 23, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
San Jose Sharks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Anaheim Ducks 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Dallas Stars 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
New Jersey Devils 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 23, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 23, 2000