🐦 Away Thrashers 18-14-3 before this game
4–1
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 17-19-1 before this game
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NYR 0011

Thrashers at Rangers

Thrashers beat Rangers 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 28, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Dec 28, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐦 ATL
Ray Ferraro
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 18:37 TOI · +3
2nd star 🐦 ATL
Donald Audette
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 18:41 TOI · +3
3rd star 🐦 ATL
Andrew Brunette
2 A
2 shots · 15:28 TOI · +2
4rd star 🐦 ATL
Damian Rhodes
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🐦 Steve Staios Go-ahead 2nd · 07:41
Assists: Andrew Brunette · beat Mike Richter
1–0
🐦 Ray Ferraro 2nd · 10:21
Unassisted · beat Mike Richter
2–0
3rd period
🐦 Yves Sarault 3rd · 05:25
Assists: Donald Audette, Ray Ferraro · beat Mike Richter
3–0
🐦 Donald Audette PP 3rd · 07:16
Assists: Ray Ferraro, Andrew Brunette · beat Mike Richter
4–0
🗽 Theo Fleury 3rd · 11:58
Assists: Radek Dvorak, Sylvain Lefebvre · beat Damian Rhodes
4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL NYR🗽
27 Shots on goal 31
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
21 Hits 28
26 Blocked shots 16
9 Takeaways 16
6 Giveaways 26
11 Penalty minutes 11
ATL shooting 14.8% (4/27) NYR shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Damian Rhodes
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 18-14-3 (51% win rate, 35 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 17-19-1 (46% win rate, 37 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Svartvadet · Ferraro · Audette 18:41
L2 Domenichelli · Brunette · Karlsson 15:42
L3 Sarault · Sylvester · Tapper 13:54
L4 Lambert · Stefan · Odgers 10:33
D1 Tamer · Kaberle 22:58
D2 Burt · Staios 21:55
D3 Harlock · Skopintsev 15:15
🗽Rangers
L1 Messier · Fleury · Dvorak 20:42
L2 York · Hlavac · Nedved 17:20
L3 Kamensky · Graves · McCarthy 13:47
L4 Grosek · Witehall · Taylor 7:32
D1 Leetch · Johnsson 25:16
D2 Pilon · Kloucek 18:46
D3 Lefebvre · Brown 13:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 7, 2000
🗽NYR @ 🐦ATL
2–1 · Rangers won
Feb 3, 2000
🗽NYR @ 🐦ATL
6–3 · Rangers won
Jan 24, 2000
🗽NYR @ 🐦ATL
6–3 · Rangers won
Jan 16, 2000
🐦ATL @ 🗽NYR
3–6 · Rangers won
Oct 17, 1999
🐦ATL @ 🗽NYR
1–4 · Rangers won

❓ ATL vs NYR, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Rangers on December 28, 2000?

Thrashers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Rangers?

The final score was Thrashers 4, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Donald Audette, Ray Ferraro, Steve Staios, Yves Sarault.

Who scored for Rangers?

Theo Fleury.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Thrashers vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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
🐦Thrashers
Previous game · Dec 26
🍁TOR @ 🐦ATL
3–5 · ATL won
Next game · Dec 29
🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI
2–5 · NYI won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 27
🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR
3–4 · CAR won
Next game · Dec 31
🗽NYR @ ⭐DAL
1–6 · DAL won
Also on December 28, 2000
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
5–2 final
🦆ANA @ 🐯NSH
2–2 final
🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL
3–4 final
🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS
2–2 final
Thrashers season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule