Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers

Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	22-43-11-6
at New York Rangers	5	32-36-10-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	5	13	13	31
New York Rangers	3	17	4	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:46	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby (6)	Boris Mironov (2)	Even strength	CAR 0, NYR 1
2nd	06:08	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik (6)	Gordie Dwyer (1), Eric Lindros (15)	Power play	CAR 0, NYR 2
2nd	13:33	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (13)	Mark Messier (8), John Tripp (1)	Power play	CAR 0, NYR 3
2nd	18:18	New York Rangers	Jamie Lundmark (1)	Boris Mironov (3), John Tripp (2)	Even strength	CAR 0, NYR 4
3rd	01:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (17)	Ron Francis (16), Rod Brind'Amour (21)	Power play	CAR 1, NYR 4
3rd	06:44	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, NYR 5

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	40%	18:59
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:40
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:45
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	62.5%	08:39
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	55%	20:55
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		19:01
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		17:23
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:22
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:38
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:09
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	44.4%	13:15
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	-1	0	8	1	1	46.2%	19:42
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:40
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0		23:54
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		19:20
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		27:04
Number 28 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		08:15
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:23

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	20	16	4	.800	40:00	Loss
Number 80 K. Weekes	4	3	1	.750	20:00

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.3%	14:50
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		07:53
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	55%	17:32
Number 16 B. Holik	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	1	66.7%	19:19
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:46
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0		09:50
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		11:16
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0		15:59
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	100%	12:04
Number 42 J. Tripp	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0		11:08
Number 44 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:11
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	1	2	+2	2	4	0	1		22:28
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		23:01
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:11
Number 18 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:21
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1	0		23:48
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	2	2	+3	0	2	1	0		16:40
Number 39 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:59

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	06:51	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Holding	2
1st	19:33	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	High sticking	2
2nd	04:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	High sticking	2
2nd	05:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Roughing	2
2nd	05:02	New York Rangers	Jamie Lundmark	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:27	New York Rangers	Mikael Samuelsson	Hooking	2
2nd	11:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Jaroslav Svoboda	High sticking	2
2nd	19:37	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Roughing	2
3rd	15:23	New York Rangers	Cory Cross	Holding	2
3rd	17:30	New York Rangers	Joel Bouchard	High sticking	2
3rd	17:30	New York Rangers	Joel Bouchard	High sticking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Tim Peel, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Kevin Collins
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Bret Hedican, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Tommy Vestlund, David Tanabe, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Sylvain Lefebvre, Petr Nedved, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Dale Purinton, Josh Green, Ronald Petrovicky, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Jason LaBarbera

Every Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Oct 9, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Mon, Nov 25, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 8, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Ottawa Senators 4 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Jan 8, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 8, 2003