Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Thursday, February 27, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	1	36-31-11-4
at New York Rangers	4	32-36-10-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	11	18	38
New York Rangers	18	13	16	47

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:59	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky (5)	Petr Nedved (24), Cory Cross (2)	Shorthanded	BOS 0, NYR 1
2nd	15:10	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (16)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BOS 0, NYR 2
2nd	16:34	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (17)	Brian Leetch (15), Eric Lindros (28)	Power play	BOS 0, NYR 3
2nd	19:19	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (11)	Don Sweeney (5)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 3
3rd	02:22	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev (32)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 4

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	20%	14:43
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		14:21
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	54.5%	21:07
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	20%	16:21
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		06:29
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	57.1%	22:38
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0		15:52
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:25
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	3		20:57
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	1		24:09
Number 29 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		13:05
Number 76 K. Vernarsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	04:53
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:32
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		19:46
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1		13:21
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2		28:40
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0		04:09
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3		28:21

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Hackett	47	43	4	.915	59:56	Loss

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 9 P. Bure	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	1		18:18
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		07:16
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	53.3%	17:11
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	78.9%	17:20
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:56
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:31
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:02
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:58
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	4	1	0		11:36
Number 39 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		09:30
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	1	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	56.3%	17:50
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	41.7%	20:30
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		26:29
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:21
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	3	3	0		16:43
Number 18 C. Cross	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	2	0		18:29
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0		17:43
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0		19:21

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	38	37	1	.974	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:21	Boston Bruins	Rob Zamuner	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	07:04	New York Rangers	Boris Mironov	Roughing	2
1st	08:11	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	High sticking	2
1st	11:32	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Kneeing (major)	5
1st	11:32	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	17:57	New York Rangers	Boris Mironov	High sticking	2
2nd	07:10	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	13:18	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky	Roughing	2
2nd	15:34	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Interference	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Referees: Dave Jackson, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Lyle Seitz
Boston Bruins scratches: Rich Brennan, Sean O'Donnell, Brantt Myhres, Krzysztof Oliwa, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Stock, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Andrew Raycroft, Martin Samuelsson, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
New York Rangers scratches: Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Ted Donato, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Mike Wilson, John Tripp, Dale Purinton, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Jason LaBarbera, Billy Tibbetts

Every Boston Bruins and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 29, 2003

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Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Dallas Stars 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Minnesota Wild 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 27, 2003