New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, January 2, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	1	36-38-4-4
at Edmonton Oilers	4	38-28-12-4

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	1	0	1
Edmonton Oilers	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	5	5	12	22
Edmonton Oilers	13	7	9	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:31	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown (3)	Jochen Hecht (10), Rem Murray (8)	Power play	NYR 0, EDM 1
2nd	03:36	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 1, EDM 1
2nd	15:10	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 1, EDM 2
3rd	12:14	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith (3)	Todd Marchant (15)	Even strength	NYR 1, EDM 3
3rd	18:52	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (19)	Jason Smith (6), Janne Niinimaa (23)	Even strength	NYR 1, EDM 4

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		14:22
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		05:52
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		17:06
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0		23:19
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	33.3%	19:29
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	1	1	0	0	4	0	1		22:23
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	36.4%	17:29
Number 32 J. Toms	L	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	25%	08:08
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	-1	5	1	0	0		04:40
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:47
Number 38 R. Fata	L	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	08:13
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	45%	22:36
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	-3	0	2	1	3		27:35
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		16:03
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	100%	22:05
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	5	1	0	2		15:36
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		15:09
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		20:51

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Loss

Edmonton Oilers 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 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		09:54
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:39
Number 15 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	37.5%	09:52
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	16:35
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:40
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		11:22
Number 22 A. Carter	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	18:34
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		16:04
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	76.9%	17:44
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:47
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	70%	16:44
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		18:27
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	4	5	0		23:42
Number 21 J. Smith	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	3	0		21:45
Number 23 S. Brown	D	2	0	2	+1	11	2	0	1	1		12:09
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		23:59
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	+1	7	1	1	3	0		12:59
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	4	0		26:04

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:57	New York Rangers	Andreas Johansson	Holding	2
1st	15:15	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Tripping	2
2nd	02:55	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:55	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:55	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Boarding	2
2nd	15:44	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Interference	2
3rd	02:38	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	High sticking	2
3rd	08:27	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:55	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Hooking	2
3rd	14:35	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Slashing	2
3rd	14:35	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:44	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Roughing	2
3rd	19:44	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:44	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	High sticking	2
3rd	19:44	New York Rangers	Sylvain Lefebvre	Fighting (major)	5

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Kevin Maguire, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Randy Mitton
New York Rangers scratches: Eric Lindros, Jason Dawe, Igor Ulanov, Michal Grosek, Dale Purinton, Steve McKenna, Mike Mottau, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Tom Poti, Daniel Cleary, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa

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