Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

Sunday, December 1, 2002, 1:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 on Sunday, December 1, 2002 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	36-25-16-5
at New York Rangers	4	32-36-10-4

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	2	3
New York Rangers	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	9	11	26
New York Rangers	4	12	13	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (6)	Dan Boyle (16), Vinny Prospal (18)	Power play	TBL 1, NYR 0
2nd	17:27	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (10)	Ronald Petrovicky (4), Petr Nedved (8)	Even strength	TBL 1, NYR 1
3rd	08:17	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved (10)	Tom Poti (18)	Power play	TBL 1, NYR 2
3rd	13:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy (5)	Ben Clymer (4), Nolan Pratt (3)	Even strength	TBL 2, NYR 2
3rd	14:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (14)	Dave Andreychuk (4), Freddy Modin (8)	Power play	TBL 3, NYR 2
3rd	17:22	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (11)	Radek Dvorak (8), Petr Nedved (9)	Even strength	TBL 3, NYR 3
3rd	17:40	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky (4)	Brian Leetch (11), Mikael Samuelsson (8)	Even strength	TBL 3, NYR 4

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	41.7%	20:02
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:36
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:13
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1		16:20
Number 18 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:09
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	16.7%	21:15
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:59
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	36.4%	11:57
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	1		20:13
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	61.1%	14:20
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0		19:17
Number 36 A. Roy	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		12:15
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		19:36
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:04
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:58
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0		21:38
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:13
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		16:53

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	29	25	4	.862	59:33	Loss

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	0	0	0		04:45
Number 9 P. Bure	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	0		17:49
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:21
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	63.6%	18:51
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	75%	18:17
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:38
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:11
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	0		17:47
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	0		17:08
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	17:41
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	1	61.1%	21:29
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0		25:33
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0		21:41
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:28
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		16:07
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		20:55
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		16:24
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:37

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	26	23	3	.885	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Interference	2
2nd	04:56	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Hooking	2
2nd	10:09	New York Rangers	Mikael Samuelsson	Interference	2
3rd	04:09	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky	Boarding	2
3rd	07:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Stan Neckar	Interference	2
3rd	13:42	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Hooking	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tony Sericolo
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Sheldon Keefe, Evgeny Konstantinov, Nikita Alexeev, Alexander Svitov
New York Rangers scratches: Bobby Holik, Mike Richter, Dixon Ward, Krzysztof Oliwa, Gordie Dwyer, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Jamie Lundmark

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Mon, Oct 21, 2002
New York Rangers 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Oct 30, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 1, 2002
New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Dec 29, 2002

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 1, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 1, 2002
Calgary Flames 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 1, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 1, 2002