🏝️ Away Islanders 16-29-3 before this game

3–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	0	2	3
NYR	1	0	1	2

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on January 26, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Jan 26, 2001 · 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 🏝️ NYI

Brad Isbister

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:00 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mariusz Czerkawski

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:23 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Roman Hamrlik

1 A

5 shots · 27:24 TOI · +1

4rd star 🏝️ NYI

Wade Flaherty

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mariusz Czerkawski Go-ahead 1st · 04:59

Assists: Brad Isbister, Taylor Pyatt · beat Mike Richter

1–0

🗽 Jeff Toms Tying 1st · 13:46

Assists: Rich Pilon, Brian Leetch · beat Wade Flaherty

1–1

3rd period

🏝️ Brad Isbister PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:50

Assists: Jason Blake, Garry Galley · beat Mike Richter

2–1

🏝️ Brad Isbister 3rd · 17:09

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Roman Hamrlik · beat Mike Richter

3–1

🗽 Radek Dvorak PP 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Petr Nedved, Theo Fleury · beat Wade Flaherty

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 34

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 18

15 Blocked shots 19

9 Takeaways 9

10 Giveaways 29

12 Penalty minutes 14

NYI shooting 9.4% (3/32) NYR shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 16-29-3 (33% win rate, 48 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 22-25-2 (45% win rate, 49 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 16-29-3 (33% win rate, 48 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 22-25-2 (45% win rate, 49 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Connolly · Scatchard 20:16

L2 Isbister · Lapointe · Czerkawski 17:41

L3 Pyatt · Parrish · Muckalt 13:49

L4 Berube · Martins · Lawrence 5:09

D1 Hamrlik · Galley 26:22

D2 Chara · Cairns 22:16

D3 Brimanis · Schultz 11:24

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Fleury · Dvorak 21:03

L2 Hlavac · Messier · Nedved 19:55

L3 Graves · McCarthy · Smyth 13:09

L4 Toms · Grosek · Lacroix 1:18

D1 Leetch · Johnsson 26:24

D2 Kloucek · Gusarov 20:31

D3 Pilon · Purinton 9:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 22, 2000

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

4–3 (OT) · Rangers won

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on January 26, 2001?

Islanders won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brad Isbister (2), Mariusz Czerkawski.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jeff Toms, Radek Dvorak.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 23

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 26, 2001

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