New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, February 23, 2003, 8:30 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Sunday, February 23, 2003 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Rangers	1	32-36-10-4
at Colorado Avalanche	4	42-19-13-8

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	8	12	18	38
Colorado Avalanche	8	6	10	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:20	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (18)	Matthew Barnaby (16), Alex Kovalev (39)	Even strength	NYR 1, COL 0
1st	15:43	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (35)	Rob Blake (24), Peter Forsberg (52)	Even strength	NYR 1, COL 1
1st	19:12	Colorado Avalanche	Derek Morris (7)	Steve Reinprecht (21), Radim Vrbata (15)	Power play	NYR 1, COL 2
2nd	08:15	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (36)	Peter Forsberg (53), Chris McAllister (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, COL 3
2nd	17:30	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (15)	Martin Skoula (17), Peter Forsberg (54)	Even strength	NYR 1, COL 4

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 9 P. Bure	R	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0		17:26
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	1	100%	06:38
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	42.9%	16:29
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	57.1%	12:57
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		14:30
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:39
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	33.3%	19:33
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		13:31
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		10:01
Number 39 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		10:57
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0	46.7%	19:07
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	41.2%	19:47
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		25:52
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		24:31
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	6	0	2	2		13:08
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1		19:02
Number 18 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		18:48
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		14:29

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	24	20	4	.833	60:00	Loss

Colorado Avalanche 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 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0	45%	16:36
Number 11 J. Shantz	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	56.3%	12:32
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:11
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		14:39
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	3	3	+3	0	0	0	1	0	60%	15:33
Number 22 V. Nedorost	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:25
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	2	0	2	+3	0	4	0	0	0		16:59
Number 24 C. McAllister	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		07:53
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0	58.3%	16:18
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:54
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	1	0		14:28
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		13:00
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0		16:10
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	1	0		25:11
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		19:50
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+2	4	1	0	0	0		16:28
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		23:56
Number 53 D. Morris	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	1		24:08

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	38	37	1	.974	59:58	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:53	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Holding	2
1st	17:29	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Tripping	2
2nd	02:11	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	High sticking	2
2nd	02:11	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	High sticking	2
2nd	09:22	Colorado Avalanche	Riku Hahl	Tripping	2
3rd	03:08	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	08:54	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Hooking	2
3rd	12:07	Colorado Avalanche	Dean McAmmond	Hooking	2
3rd	17:13	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Holding	2
3rd	18:44	Colorado Avalanche	Serge Aubin	Roughing	2
3rd	18:44	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Charging	2

New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Terry Gregson, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Brian Mach
New York Rangers scratches: Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Ted Donato, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Boris Mironov, Mike Wilson, John Tripp, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Jason LaBarbera, Billy Tibbetts
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Steve Brule, Denis Smith, Brad Larsen, Bryan Muir, Jeff Paul, Scott Parker, Brian Willsie, Dan Hinote, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Charlie Stephens

Every New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Feb 23, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Nashville Predators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003