New York Rangers at Nashville Predators

Thursday, January 23, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Thursday, January 23, 2003 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Rangers	4	32-36-10-4
at Nashville Predators	2	27-35-13-7

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	3	0	1	4
Nashville Predators	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	11	6	6	23
Nashville Predators	10	10	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:15	New York Rangers	John Tripp (1)	Petr Nedved (17)	Even strength	NYR 1, NSH 0
1st	17:26	New York Rangers	Jamie Lundmark (4)	Mikael Samuelsson (13), Cory Cross (1)	Even strength	NYR 2, NSH 0
1st	18:37	New York Rangers	Tom Poti (7)	Sandy McCarthy (5), Petr Nedved (18)	Even strength	NYR 3, NSH 0
2nd	07:38	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell (7)	Rem Murray (14), Jason York (7)	Even strength	NYR 3, NSH 1
3rd	10:29	Nashville Predators	Karlis Skrastins (2)	Rem Murray (15), Scott Hartnell (13)	Even strength	NYR 3, NSH 2
3rd	12:12	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (14)	Vladimir Malakhov (12), Tom Poti (30)	Power play	NYR 4, NSH 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	08:41
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		05:58
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	53.8%	17:13
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	57.1%	22:29
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		12:20
Number 27 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		05:27
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	+1	7	0	0	0		09:09
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		19:09
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		15:39
Number 42 J. Tripp	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		08:24
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	0		23:13
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	71.4%	20:16
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0		22:23
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		17:08
Number 18 C. Cross	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:51
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		23:21
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:34
Number 39 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		18:48

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	30	28	2	.933	59:57	Win

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	11:44
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	64.7%	21:50
Number 12 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		05:22
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	52.9%	21:07
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	1	1	2	+1	2	3	1		17:56
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		15:31
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		14:06
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	20%	19:30
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		15:22
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		18:24
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		16:25
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0		12:50
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:34
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		20:46
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:04
Number 27 J. York	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		16:25
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:39
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		22:46

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	23	19	4	.826	57:22	Loss

Penalties, New York Rangers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:40	Nashville Predators	Cale Hulse	Hooking	2
1st	08:12	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik	Tripping	2
1st	13:24	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	02:30	Nashville Predators	Reid Simpson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:30	New York Rangers	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:20	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Clipping	2
2nd	10:11	Nashville Predators	Reid Simpson	Hooking	2
2nd	10:11	New York Rangers	Gordie Dwyer	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	07:20	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Interference	2
3rd	10:55	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell	Tripping	2
3rd	16:02	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Roughing	2

New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Paul Devorski, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Radek Dvorak, Dale Purinton, Ronald Petrovicky, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Jason LaBarbera, Billy Tibbetts
Nashville Predators scratches: Brent Gilchrist, Greg Johnson, Denis Pederson, Domenic Pittis, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Andy Berenzweig, Francis Bouillon, Robert Schnabel, Wyatt Smith, Tomas Kloucek, Brian Finley, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Vernon Fiddler, Scottie Upshall

Every New York Rangers and Nashville Predators game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 19, 2002
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 23, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
St. Louis Blues 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 7 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 23, 2003