New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks

Thursday, March 7, 2002, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the New York Rangers 5–1 on Thursday, March 7, 2002 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	1	36-38-4-4
at Chicago Blackhawks	5	41-27-13-1

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	0	1	1
Chicago Blackhawks	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	4	5	9	18
Chicago Blackhawks	11	9	11	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:09	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (2)	Mike Peluso (2)	Even strength	NYR 0, CHI 1
2nd	18:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (18)	Michael Nylander (36), Eric Daze (26)	Even strength	NYR 0, CHI 2
3rd	03:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Nylander (11)	Eric Daze (27), Jon Klemm (12)	Power play	NYR 0, CHI 3
3rd	07:53	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (27)	Sandy McCarthy (11), Theo Fleury (34)	Even strength	NYR 1, CHI 3
3rd	14:25	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (31)	Steve Sullivan (36), Phil Housley (23)	Even strength	NYR 1, CHI 4
3rd	16:26	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell (11)	Michael Nylander (37), Jaroslav Spacek (10)	Even strength	NYR 1, CHI 5

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	-2	0	1	0	1	50%	12:03
Number 8 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		05:04
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		08:12
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	+1	5	2	3	0		21:35
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:41
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	0		17:07
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	55.6%	18:40
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	1		11:58
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:50
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	+1	4	2	3	0	74.2%	21:38
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	62.5%	20:11
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		28:28
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:25
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		09:35
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		25:32
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	6	0		17:00
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	1		15:58
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		18:22

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	31	26	5	.839	60:00	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks 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 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		24:58
Number 11 P. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	10:15
Number 14 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		01:37
Number 17 M. Peluso	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:07
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	3	1	0		19:14
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	28.6%	25:42
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0	50%	19:42
Number 28 M. Bell	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0		12:26
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	75%	12:14
Number 44 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:25
Number 55 E. Daze	L	1	2	3	+2	0	8	0	2	0		18:33
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	2	3	+3	0	1	0	0	1	38.9%	15:45
Number 2 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		28:24
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		20:17
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	+3	4	2	0	0	0		19:19
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		11:33
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		19:18
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	1	1	+3	2	3	2	0	0		21:37

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	18	17	1	.944	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:50	New York Rangers	Dan Blackburn	Delaying game	2
1st	09:09	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	High sticking	2
1st	14:01	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Interference	2
1st	14:52	Chicago Blackhawks	Jon Klemm	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:11	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Housley	Hooking	2
2nd	01:29	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Housley	Interference	2
2nd	03:49	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	06:31	New York Rangers	Andreas Johansson	High sticking	2
2nd	13:26	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Slashing	2
3rd	02:06	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	High sticking	2
3rd	02:06	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	High sticking	2
3rd	12:09	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:09	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Fighting (major)	5

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Ray Scapinello
New York Rangers scratches: Mark Messier, Jason Dawe, Igor Ulanov, Jeff Toms, Steve McKenna, Trent Whitfield, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Bob Probert, Joe Reekie, Steve Thomas, Chris Mcalpine, Alexei Zhamnov, Jim Campbell, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Casey Hankinson, Matt Henderson, Steve McCarthy, Michael Leighton

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