New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

Saturday, March 16, 2002, 3:00 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Saturday, March 16, 2002 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	1	36-38-4-4
at New Jersey Devils	3	41-28-9-4

Goals by period, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	0	0	1
New Jersey Devils	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	12	7	6	25
New Jersey Devils	12	11	3	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:14	New Jersey Devils	Petr Sykora (17)	Patrik Elias (27), Jim McKenzie (2)	Power play	NYR 0, NJD 1
1st	03:01	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy (8)	Mike York (38), Brian Leetch (36)	Power play	NYR 1, NJD 1
2nd	04:12	New Jersey Devils	Petr Sykora (18)	Valeri Kamensky (13), Patrik Elias (28)	Even strength	NYR 1, NJD 2
2nd	14:53	New Jersey Devils	Randy Mckay (6)	Brian Rafalski (36), Patrik Elias (29)	Power play	NYR 1, NJD 3

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	-1	0	0	2	1	0		17:50
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	1		16:07
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	0		21:43
Number 16 M. York	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		22:26
Number 19 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		18:14
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:11
Number 29 R. Lyashenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	06:34
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	7	2	3	1	0	100%	14:19
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:36
Number 38 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	42.9%	10:56
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	57.1%	23:20
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	75%	18:40
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		26:29
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		12:39
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:44
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		16:22
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		19:14
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	26	23	3	.885	58:57	Loss

New Jersey Devils 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 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	66.7%	14:56
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	37.5%	08:56
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	20%	13:29
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	8	7	1	0	0	16.7%	18:41
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1		14:57
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:56
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:04
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		15:12
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	1		10:43
Number 22 V. Kamensky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:44
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:21
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	3	3	+1	0	0	0	1	0	60%	16:30
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		17:44
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		26:22
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3	0		19:16
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:37
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:47
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:59

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:40	New York Rangers	Mike Richter	Delaying game	2
1st	01:35	New Jersey Devils	Ken Daneyko	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:35	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:10	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	High sticking	2
1st	08:26	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky	Holding obstruction	2
1st	08:33	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	Boarding	2
1st	11:08	New Jersey Devils	Jay Pandolfo	Roughing	2
1st	17:01	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Slashing	2
1st	19:31	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Roughing	2
1st	19:31	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Hooking	2
2nd	07:45	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	14:04	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	10:17	New Jersey Devils	John Madden	Hooking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Referees: Stephane Auger, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Jean Morin
New York Rangers scratches: Mark Messier, Jason Dawe, Andreas Johansson, Igor Ulanov, Radek Dvorak, Dale Purinton, Trent Whitfield, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
New Jersey Devils scratches: Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Jason Arnott, Andrei Zyuzin, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson

Every New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 17, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 17, 2002
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 26, 2002
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 16, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 16, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 16, 2002