Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 8–4 on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	4	43-24-6-9
at New York Rangers	8	36-38-4-4

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	3	0	1	4
New York Rangers	3	3	2	8

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	13	9	11	33
New York Rangers	10	9	7	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:37	New York Rangers	Jeff Toms (4)	Eric Lindros (22), Mike York (27)	Even strength	BOS 0, NYR 1
1st	03:14	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe (12)	Bill Guerin (15), Jozef Stumpel (24)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 1
1st	07:54	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (11)	Theo Fleury (26), Petr Nedved (14)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 2
1st	09:28	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury (19)	Petr Nedved (15), Radek Dvorak (16)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 3
1st	18:30	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (23)	Bill Guerin (16), Jonathan Girard (3)	Power play	BOS 2, NYR 3
1st	18:51	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (22)	Joe Thornton (34), Sean O'Donnell (13)	Even strength	BOS 3, NYR 3
2nd	00:31	New York Rangers	Mike York (17)	Theo Fleury (27), Eric Lindros (23)	Power play	BOS 3, NYR 4
2nd	06:05	New York Rangers	Mike York (18)	Jeff Toms (4), Eric Lindros (24)	Even strength	BOS 3, NYR 5
2nd	12:28	New York Rangers	Jeff Toms (5)	Eric Lindros (25), Mike York (28)	Power play	BOS 3, NYR 6
3rd	01:20	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (15)	Jozef Stumpel (25)	Even strength	BOS 4, NYR 6
3rd	04:21	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby (2)	Sandy McCarthy (7)	Even strength	BOS 4, NYR 7
3rd	18:54	New York Rangers	Jeff Toms (6)	Mike York (29), Theo Fleury (28)	Power play	BOS 4, NYR 8

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

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:50
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	-1	0	6	2	0	1	35.3%	20:42
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	2	2	-2	0	1	2	0	0		21:19
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		15:16
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	1	0	46.2%	15:57
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	09:47
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	37.5%	21:11
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	1	0	1	-2	0	5	1	0	0	100%	20:56
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	5	3	1	0	0		10:42
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:37
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	41.7%	08:42
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		07:51
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	-1	4	0	1	0	0		16:15
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		17:20
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:38
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		20:05
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		17:28
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		21:53

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	26	18	8	.692	59:57	Loss

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 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	1	0	61.9%	18:44
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	1	1	+1	4	0	2	0	0		14:53
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	3	4	+1	0	3	0	3	0	100%	17:31
Number 16 M. York	L	2	3	5	0	2	4	0	0	1		18:51
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	2	0		19:38
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		05:15
Number 32 J. Toms	L	3	1	4	0	0	6	0	0	2		15:59
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	1	0	1	+1	10	3	1	0	0		12:09
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:41
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	66.7%	19:17
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	3	0	46.2%	21:15
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	3	0		25:25
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		00:49
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	2	0		15:16
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	4	0		20:33
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:37
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	2	0		16:49
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		19:22

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	33	29	4	.879	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:50	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:50	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:28	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:28	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:54	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	High sticking	2
1st	17:36	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Delaying game	2
1st	19:08	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Hooking	2
2nd	02:48	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:57	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:14	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Slashing	2
2nd	14:11	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:11	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Roughing	2
2nd	14:11	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Roughing	2
2nd	14:11	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Roughing	2
2nd	14:11	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:57	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	07:55	New York Rangers	Mike York	Holding the stick	2
3rd	18:07	Boston Bruins	Jarno Kultanen	Hooking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Scott Driscoll
Boston Bruins scratches: Benoit Hogue, Eric Manlow, Jamie Rivers, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Dennis Bonvie, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Pavel Kolarik
New York Rangers scratches: Mark Messier, Jason Dawe, Andreas Johansson, Igor Ulanov, Michal Grosek, Trent Whitfield, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott

Every Boston Bruins and New York Rangers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 13, 2002
New York Rangers 6 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 6, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002