New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes

Monday, December 31, 2001, 8:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the New York Rangers 5–0 on Monday, December 31, 2001 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	0	36-38-4-4
at Phoenix Coyotes	5	40-27-9-6

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	8	19	10	37
Phoenix Coyotes	9	16	9	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (13)	Shane Doan (16), Daymond Langkow (14)	Even strength	NYR 0, PHX 1
2nd	03:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow (11)	Shane Doan (17), Todd Simpson (6)	Even strength	NYR 0, PHX 2
2nd	04:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow (12)	Paul Mara (8), Ladislav Nagy (4)	Even strength	NYR 0, PHX 3
2nd	14:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan (9)	Denis Pederson (6), Ladislav Nagy (5)	Even strength	NYR 0, PHX 4
3rd	06:05	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan (10)	Todd Simpson (7), Daniel Brière (6)	Even strength	NYR 0, PHX 5

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	12	0	2	1	66.7%	06:56
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	-2	2	2	1	0		08:10
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	2	3	1	1	25%	17:26
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	-2	20	4	0	0	50%	17:28
Number 16 M. York	L	-2	2	0	0	0	16.7%	16:24
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	-1	0	7	0	0		20:53
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	-1	4	1	3	0		05:30
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	2	5	0	0	22.2%	17:27
Number 32 J. Toms	L	-2	0	1	3	1	27.3%	08:52
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	-3	2	1	2	0		07:34
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	-1	0	3	2	1		15:25
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	-1	2	2	1	0	42.9%	21:15
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	-2	0	3	3	1		23:35
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	-3	0	1	5	0		22:04
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	3	3		13:48
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	-2	0	1	2	2		18:06
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	2	2	0		23:42
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	-3	0	1	2	1		16:48

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	34	29	5	.853	60:00	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	0	83.3%	18:52
Number 10 D. Pederson	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	1	55.6%	10:27
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	2	1	3	+3	0	3	2	2	50%	22:17
Number 16 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	69.2%	17:48
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0		10:28
Number 19 S. Doan	R	2	2	4	+4	0	7	2	0		24:04
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	100%	18:12
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:37
Number 32 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:22
Number 36 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	76.9%	12:27
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:32
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	2	2	+3	2	1	0	0		15:22
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+1	6	1	1	0		15:22
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	1		13:39
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		15:00
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	2		19:40
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		20:30
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	4	1		20:34

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	37	37	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Interference	2
1st	18:23	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Hooking	2
2nd	06:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:03	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	High sticking	2
2nd	09:03	New York Rangers	Manny Malhotra	Roughing	2
2nd	09:03	New York Rangers	Manny Malhotra	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	09:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	Holding	2
2nd	10:54	New York Rangers	Mike York	Tripping	2
2nd	18:13	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Slashing	2
2nd	18:13	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	01:22	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Roughing	2
3rd	01:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Danny Markov	Roughing	2
3rd	01:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Danny Markov	Slashing	2
3rd	03:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Holding	2
3rd	08:07	New York Rangers	Steve McKenna	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:07	New York Rangers	Steve McKenna	Roughing	2
3rd	08:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Denis Pederson	Roughing	2
3rd	09:57	New York Rangers	Andreas Johansson	High sticking	2
3rd	13:14	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Roughing	2
3rd	13:14	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2
3rd	13:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Roughing	2
3rd	18:35	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Slashing	2
3rd	18:35	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:35	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Stephane Auger, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Vaughan Rody
New York Rangers scratches: Eric Lindros, Jason Dawe, Michal Grosek, Dale Purinton, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Tomas Kloucek, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Sullivan, Todd Warriner, Dan Focht, Jean-Guy Trudel, Mike Johnson, Wyatt Smith, Patrick Desrochers, Tyler Bouck, David Cullen, Kirill Safronov, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic

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