Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers

Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the New York Rangers 4–3 on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	4	30-33-13-6
at New York Rangers	3	32-36-10-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	8	8	10	26
New York Rangers	15	14	20	49

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:36	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury (3)	Sergei Berezin (9), Nathan Dempsey (6)	Even strength	CHI 1, NYR 0
1st	17:02	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (5)	Steve Sullivan (12), Nathan Dempsey (7)	Even strength	CHI 2, NYR 0
2nd	01:37	New York Rangers	Mikael Samuelsson (6)	Tom Poti (19), Bobby Holik (3)	Power play	CHI 2, NYR 1
2nd	07:22	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (6)	Phil Housley (13), Nathan Dempsey (8)	Even strength	CHI 3, NYR 1
3rd	11:59	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (7)	Nathan Dempsey (9)	Even strength	CHI 4, NYR 1
3rd	15:13	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved (11)	Eric Lindros (9), Tom Poti (20)	Power play	CHI 4, NYR 2
3rd	17:07	New York Rangers	Rico Fata (1)	Sandy McCarthy (4), Tom Poti (21)	Even strength	CHI 4, NYR 3

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	45.8%	19:45
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	9.1%	14:17
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:59
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	0	0	3		13:32
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	33.3%	14:49
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	1	1	+2	0	4	28.6%	18:31
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	4	1		09:40
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	11:49
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	20%	14:21
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.1%	11:29
Number 55 E. Daze	L	3	0	3	+2	0	6		15:07
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1		15:11
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:37
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1		17:29
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	2	1		17:48
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0		25:39
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	0	0	0		23:41
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	4	4	+4	2	1		20:29

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	49	46	3	.939	60:00	Win

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	57.1%	10:14
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		10:20
Number 12 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:13
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	-1	0	10	0	0	62.1%	21:03
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	15:16
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		15:45
Number 27 R. Fata	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	06:07
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	1	100%	17:47
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		14:48
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	1	1	-1	2	3	2	0	71.4%	23:57
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	1	0	1	-2	2	6	0	1	80%	22:52
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	3	3	-1	0	1	0	0		26:10
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		17:22
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		22:26
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		21:34
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:24
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:00
Number 39 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		16:26

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	8	6	2	.750	20:00
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	18	16	2	.889	38:58	Loss

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Boarding	2
1st	09:31	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	01:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Thomas	Hooking	2
2nd	03:11	Chicago Blackhawks	Nathan Dempsey	Interference	2
2nd	11:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Hooking	2
3rd	02:09	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon	High sticking	2
3rd	06:15	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	High sticking	2
3rd	10:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev	Diving	2
3rd	10:50	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	Hooking	2
3rd	14:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Lyle Odelein	Closing hand on puck	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Pierre Racicot
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Mike Eastwood, Alexander Karpovtsev, Peter White, Boris Mironov, Andrei Nikolishin, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Jason Strudwick, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Igor Radulov
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Matthew Barnaby, Krzysztof Oliwa, Gordie Dwyer, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Mike Mottau, Jason LaBarbera, Jamie Lundmark

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