New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, March 5, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	3	36-38-4-4
at Minnesota Wild	2	26-35-12-9

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	4	11	8	4	27
Minnesota Wild	9	9	6	4	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:14	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (19)	Jim Dowd (22), Willie Mitchell (7)	Power play	NYR 0, MIN 1
2nd	14:43	Minnesota Wild	Antti Laaksonen (9)	Richard Park (12), Stacy Roest (7)	Even strength	NYR 0, MIN 2
3rd	02:17	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (17)	Petr Nedved (21), Tomas Kloucek (3)	Shorthanded	NYR 1, MIN 2
3rd	13:38	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (9)	Andreas Johansson (8), Matthew Barnaby (6)	Even strength	NYR 2, MIN 2
OT	03:44	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (10)	Eric Lindros (29), Theo Fleury (33)	Even strength	NYR 3, MIN 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	30%	12:50
Number 8 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0		20:04
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		05:49
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	50%	19:40
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	25%	19:46
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0		22:04
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:30
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	66.7%	16:10
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0		09:35
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:33
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	43.8%	23:27
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0	50%	17:57
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	2		29:18
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0		13:46
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		24:42
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		16:03
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		17:05
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:36

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	28	26	2	.929	63:44	Win

Minnesota Wild 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 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		11:58
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	2	1		17:24
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	0	0		20:16
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	01:32
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:10
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	18:53
Number 22 S. Roest	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	66.7%	18:10
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:11
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0	50%	23:53
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	2	0	60%	19:47
Number 36 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:14
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:20
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0		22:20
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4	0		18:48
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:58
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0		22:42
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:46
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0		28:21

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	27	24	3	.889	63:42	Loss

Penalties, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:47	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Tripping	2
1st	05:39	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Cross checking	2
1st	14:26	New York Rangers	Michal Grosek	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	18:27	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	03:39	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Slashing	2
2nd	05:58	New York Rangers	Michal Grosek	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:23	Minnesota Wild	Hnat Domenichelli	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	19:57	Minnesota Wild	Stacy Roest	High sticking	2
3rd	00:34	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Tripping	2
3rd	07:53	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	Hooking obstruction	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
New York Rangers scratches: Mark Messier, Jason Dawe, Igor Ulanov, Jeff Toms, Dale Purinton, Trent Whitfield, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Jason Marshall, Matt Johnson, Filip Kuba, Mike Matteucci, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche, Tony Virta

Every New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers, Tue, Nov 6, 2001
New York Rangers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 5, 2002

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Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 5, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Mar 5, 2002
New Jersey Devils 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 5, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 5, 2002