New York Rangers at Dallas Stars

Sunday, December 31, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Reunion Arena, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the New York Rangers 6–1 on Sunday, December 31, 2000 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
New York Rangers	1	33-43-5-1
at Dallas Stars	6	48-24-8-2

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	0	0	1
Dallas Stars	3	1	2	6

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	5	5	5	15
Dallas Stars	12	13	5	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:17	Dallas Stars	Mike Keane (6)	Derian Hatcher (12), Mike Modano (22)	Even strength	NYR 0, DAL 1
1st	10:02	Dallas Stars	Blake Sloan (2)	Mike Modano (23), Tyler Bouck (4)	Even strength	NYR 0, DAL 2
1st	11:20	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (11)	Theo Fleury (31), Adam Graves (10)	Power play	NYR 1, DAL 2
1st	15:28	Dallas Stars	Joe Nieuwendyk (15)	Mike Keane (7), Sergei Zubov (17)	Even strength	NYR 1, DAL 3
2nd	11:20	Dallas Stars	Joe Nieuwendyk (16)	Grant Marshall (8), Brad Lukowich (4)	Power play	NYR 1, DAL 4
3rd	10:39	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow (8)	Shaun Van Allen (3), Brad Lukowich (5)	Even strength	NYR 1, DAL 5
3rd	19:58	Dallas Stars	Joe Nieuwendyk (17)	Grant Marshall (9), Brenden Morrow (13)	Power play	NYR 1, DAL 6

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	0	0		11:37
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0		18:13
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0		08:21
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	68.4%	17:30
Number 13 V. Kamensky	L	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	0		14:02
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	85.7%	26:27
Number 18 M. York	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	0	37.5%	18:52
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		15:25
Number 26 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	03:12
Number 27 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0		14:26
Number 29 J. Witehall	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0	100%	09:20
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	37.5%	20:58
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	4	1	1		26:13
Number 3 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	1	0		20:52
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	2	0		12:28
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0		14:49
Number 25 A. Gusarov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	1	0		17:43
Number 47 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	6	3	0		17:15

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	30	24	6	.800	60:00	Loss

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	0	2	2	+3	2	3	0	1	0	41.2%	22:05
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	1	1	2	+1	2	5	7	0	0		15:02
Number 11 B. Sloan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		14:16
Number 12 M. Keane	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0		17:31
Number 17 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:46
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	3	0	3	+1	0	3	0	0	2	31.3%	15:23
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1	0	100%	20:46
Number 27 S. Van Allen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	60%	14:39
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:34
Number 36 R. Lyashenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	08:31
Number 55 T. Bouck	L	0	1	1	+3	0	1	3	0	0		10:26
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	1	0		23:42
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:53
Number 6 S. Helenius	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		12:42
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	3	1	0		21:03
Number 28 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		10:33
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	2	2	+2	2	0	2	1	0		16:21
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		27:03

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Belfour	15	14	1	.933	59:48	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:18	New York Rangers	Rich Pilon	Tripping	2
1st	10:57	Dallas Stars	Brad Lukowich	Interference	2
1st	11:38	Dallas Stars	Sami Helenius	Elbowing	2
1st	16:45	New York Rangers	Brad Brown	Interference	2
2nd	01:22	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Tripping	2
2nd	08:01	New York Rangers	Valeri Kamensky	Hooking	2
2nd	11:04	New York Rangers	Jan Hlavac	Holding	2
2nd	16:18	New York Rangers	Valeri Kamensky	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:43	Dallas Stars	Jere Lehtinen	Slashing	2
3rd	08:27	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Holding	2
3rd	12:26	Dallas Stars	Richard Matvichuk	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:19	New York Rangers	Brad Brown	Roughing	2
3rd	19:16	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:16	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Roughing	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Dallas Stars head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Michael McGeough, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Dan O'Rourke, Pierre Racicot
New York Rangers scratches: John MacLean, Eric Lacroix, Vladimir Malakhov, David Wilkie, Drew Bannister, Derek Armstrong, Bert Robertsson, Vitali Yeremeyev, Jason Doig, Dale Purinton, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Manny Malhotra, Jason LaBarbera, Tomas Kloucek, Jeff Ulmer
Dallas Stars scratches: Brett Hull, Kirk Muller, Darryl Sydor, Mark Wotton, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jamie Wright, Jon Sim, Greg Leeb

Every New York Rangers and Dallas Stars game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Sun, Dec 31, 2000
Dallas Stars 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Rangers, Mon, Jan 8, 2001

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 31, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 31, 2000
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Calgary Flames 5	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Sun, Dec 31, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 31, 2000
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 31, 2000
New Jersey Devils 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Dec 31, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Dec 31, 2000