New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

Saturday, November 2, 2002, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Saturday, November 2, 2002 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Rangers	2	32-36-10-4
at Boston Bruins	3	36-31-11-4

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	12	8	27
Boston Bruins	7	14	12	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:42	New York Rangers	Rem Murray (2)	Tom Poti (10)	Shorthanded	NYR 1, BOS 0
2nd	07:04	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (5)	Darius Kasparaitis (2), Sylvain Lefebvre (2)	Even strength	NYR 2, BOS 0
3rd	02:00	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (4)	Brian Rolston (3), Mike Knuble (4)	Power play	NYR 2, BOS 1
3rd	04:13	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown (1)	P.J. Stock (3), Michal Grosek (3)	Even strength	NYR 2, BOS 2
3rd	19:21	Boston Bruins	Bryan Berard (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 2, BOS 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Bure	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2		20:36
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0		05:32
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	52%	18:19
Number 17 R. Murray	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	100%	16:23
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	13:25
Number 27 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	04:27
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	4	0		04:41
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1		12:07
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	50%	18:18
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2		14:07
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	41.2%	19:33
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	52.9%	21:35
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1		24:53
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	0	0	1		25:25
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0		16:16
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	0	2	2		18:34
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5		17:02
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2		17:48

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	33	30	3	.909	59:25	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	10:57
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	16:50
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	16.7%	16:57
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	18:38
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	11:19
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1	60%	22:18
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0		14:36
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		11:14
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		22:13
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		16:30
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	42.9%	07:14
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		23:37
Number 23 S. Brown	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		06:03
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:34
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:14
Number 34 B. Berard	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		17:50
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		24:02
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		17:41

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Shields	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:57	New York Rangers	Krzysztof Oliwa	Interference	2
1st	19:00	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Interference	2
2nd	04:01	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure	Hooking	2
2nd	07:45	New York Rangers	Krzysztof Oliwa	Tripping	2
2nd	08:45	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Interference	2
2nd	12:02	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	14:08	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Hooking	2
2nd	15:23	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:16	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Holding the stick	2
3rd	01:36	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Tripping obstruction	2

New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Chris Rooney, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Tony Sericolo
New York Rangers scratches: Bobby Holik, Ted Donato, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Radek Dvorak, Gordie Dwyer, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Mike Mottau
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn

Every New York Rangers and Boston Bruins 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

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 2, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
St. Louis Blues 6 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 2, 2002