Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Sunday, December 8, 2002, 1:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Sunday, December 8, 2002 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	13	11	11	35
New York Rangers	9	11	4	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:32	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (9)	Unassisted	Power play	BOS 0, NYR 1
2nd	16:12	Boston Bruins	Bryan Berard (7)	Jozef Stumpel (12), Ivan Huml (10)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 1
2nd	18:16	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 1
3rd	04:40	Boston Bruins	Ivan Huml (4)	Michal Grosek (7)	Even strength	BOS 3, NYR 1
3rd	15:59	Boston Bruins	Marty Mcinnis (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 4, NYR 1

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	60%	13:05
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	30%	19:17
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	52.4%	16:31
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		11:29
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	50%	17:46
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	100%	18:05
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		09:50
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1		13:45
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0		17:02
Number 36 I. Huml	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0		11:21
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	33.3%	10:29
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:59
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:54
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		20:50
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		15:38
Number 34 B. Berard	D	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0		18:14
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		23:28
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1		18:39

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	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	50%	06:53
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:20
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	52.9%	21:56
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	47.4%	13:49
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:50
Number 19 R. Lyashenko	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	25%	08:58
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		15:18
Number 27 R. Fata	L	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		10:05
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		13:33
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:39
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	62.5%	21:55
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	68.8%	23:16
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		26:55
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:47
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0		21:03
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		22:47
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		15:57
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:15

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	35	31	4	.886	59:52	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:48	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Tripping	2
1st	07:51	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Holding the stick	2
1st	08:23	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Hooking	2
1st	09:20	New York Rangers	Mikael Samuelsson	Tripping	2
1st	09:42	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel	Hooking	2
1st	15:15	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	00:58	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Boarding	2
2nd	03:10	New York Rangers	Sylvain Lefebvre	Tripping	2
2nd	10:01	Boston Bruins	Bryan Berard	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:06	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Hooking	2
3rd	11:46	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Interference	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Michael McGeough, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Lazarowich
Boston Bruins scratches: Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Axelsson, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Dixon Ward, Matthew Barnaby, Krzysztof Oliwa, Gordie Dwyer, Richard Lintner, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Jamie Lundmark

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

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 8, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Nashville Predators 0 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 8, 2002