🐆 Away Panthers 10-14-7 before this game

3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	0	1	2	3
NYR	2	1	3	6

Panthers at Rangers

Rangers beat Panthers 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 18, 2000.

🗓 Mon, Dec 18, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Jan Hlavac

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 17:00 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

3 A

3 shots · 18:08 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:53 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Brian Leetch Go-ahead 1st · 05:25

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Petr Nedved · beat Trevor Kidd

0–1

🗽 Mark Messier PP 1st · 19:58

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Theo Fleury · beat Trevor Kidd

0–2

2nd period

🗽 Adam Graves 2nd · 01:09

Assists: Mark Messier, Valeri Kamensky · beat Trevor Kidd

0–3

🐆 Robert Svehla 2nd · 01:48

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Pavel Bure · beat Mike Richter

1–3

3rd period

🗽 Radek Dvorak 3rd · 01:24

Assists: Petr Nedved, Theo Fleury · beat Trevor Kidd

1–4

🐆 Serge Payer 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Anders Eriksson, Len Barrie · beat Mike Richter

2–4

🗽 Jan Hlavac 3rd · 06:21

Assists: Petr Nedved, Radek Dvorak · beat Trevor Kidd

2–5

🐆 Scott Mellanby 3rd · 06:37

Assists: Greg Adams, Mike Sillinger · beat Mike Richter

3–5

🗽 Sandy McCarthy Empty net 3rd · 19:07

Assists: Kim Johnsson

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 28

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

23 Hits 21

15 Blocked shots 22

12 Takeaways 18

22 Giveaways 22

8 Penalty minutes 8

FLA shooting 9.7% (3/31) NYR shooting 21.4% (6/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Trevor Kidd

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 59:42 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Sillinger · Bure 19:01

L2 Niedermayer · Larionov · Mellanby 17:51

L3 Adams · Nilson · Barrie 11:46

L4 Worrell · Payer · Jokinen 9:46

D1 Boyle · Svehla 25:30

D2 Hedican · Eriksson 19:56

D3 Ratchuk · Pitlick 12:19

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Fleury · Dvorak 20:39

L2 Hlavac · Nedved · Messier 17:00

L3 Graves · Kamensky · McCarthy 14:58

L4 Grosek · Lacroix · Taylor 5:40

D1 Leetch · Johnsson 26:31

D2 Pilon · Kloucek 20:02

D3 Brown · Lefebvre 10:51

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ FLA vs NYR, answered

Who won Panthers vs Rangers on December 18, 2000?

Rangers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Rangers?

The final score was Panthers 3, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Panthers?

Robert Svehla, Scott Mellanby, Serge Payer.

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Graves, Brian Leetch, Jan Hlavac, Mark Messier, Radek Dvorak, Sandy McCarthy.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 16

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 18, 2000

Panthers season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule