Florida Panthers at New York Rangers

Saturday, March 1, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 5–2 on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Florida Panthers	2	24-36-13-9
at New York Rangers	5	32-36-10-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	10	13	11	34
New York Rangers	16	17	14	47

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:36	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius (18)	Ivan Novoseltsev (17), Ivan Majesky (8)	Even strength	FLA 1, NYR 0
1st	08:29	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (7)	Tom Poti (34)	Even strength	FLA 1, NYR 1
1st	09:44	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (6)	Jamie Lundmark (9), Bobby Holik (17)	Even strength	FLA 1, NYR 2
1st	18:35	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (17)	Eric Lindros (29), Pavel Bure (11)	Power play	FLA 1, NYR 3
2nd	08:22	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen (33)	Viktor Kozlov (27), Marcus Nilson (17)	Power play	FLA 2, NYR 3
2nd	13:42	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (18)	Cory Cross (3), Petr Nedved (25)	Even strength	FLA 2, NYR 4
3rd	00:39	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev (33)	Vladimir Malakhov (14), Boris Mironov (8)	Power play	FLA 2, NYR 5

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

Florida Panthers 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 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	-1	11	1	0	1	0		05:06
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	25%	14:56
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	46.2%	20:32
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:08
Number 16 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	45%	18:12
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	100%	14:58
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		20:27
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0		21:20
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0	71.4%	16:57
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		11:01
Number 36 J. Tetarenko	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0		05:12
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	1	0		17:08
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		23:46
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		17:34
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		22:40
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:33
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		17:09
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		18:03

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	47	42	5	.894	59:36	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	1	2	0	2	8	0	0	0		21:34
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:22
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	50%	17:43
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0	57.7%	15:21
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		13:17
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		11:20
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	3	1	1		18:11
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	+1	7	2	2	0	0		11:13
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:42
Number 39 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:35
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0	0	63.2%	19:02
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	40%	20:20
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		23:16
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0		18:59
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	1	0		18:02
Number 18 C. Cross	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	4	0		17:03
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0		20:29
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:57

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:20	Florida Panthers	Stephane Matteau	High sticking	2
1st	17:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	High sticking	2
1st	17:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Roughing	2
1st	17:52	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2
2nd	02:10	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:10	Florida Panthers	Joey Tetarenko	Roughing	2
2nd	02:10	Florida Panthers	Joey Tetarenko	Roughing	2
2nd	02:10	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:53	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure	Roughing	2
2nd	15:40	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	High sticking	2
2nd	18:49	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Roughing	2
3rd	03:13	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Hooking	2
3rd	06:05	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Charging	2
3rd	06:47	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Hooking	2
3rd	17:38	New York Rangers	Cory Cross	Slashing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Referees: Marc Joannette, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Andy McElman
Florida Panthers scratches: Wade Flaherty, Jim Campbell, Valeri Bure, Jeff Toms, Jamie Rivers, Pavel Trnka, Byron Ritchie, Pierre Dagenais, Kyle Rossiter, Eric Beaudoin, Branislav Mezei, Denis Shvidki, Juraj Kolnik
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 Florida Panthers and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
New York Rangers 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 10, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 1, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 1, 2003