3–2

Final

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

Bruins at Rangers

Bruins beat Rangers 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Mar 25, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Bill Guerin

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 28:55 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G

4 shots · 23:53 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

1 G

2 shots · 12:43 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Jan Hlavac Go-ahead 1st · 17:51

Assists: Petr Nedved, Kim Johnsson · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Joe Thornton PP Tying 2nd · 00:25

Assists: Bill Guerin, Jason Allison · beat Guy Hebert

1–1

3rd period

🐻 Bill Guerin Go-ahead 3rd · 06:39

Assists: Kyle McLaren · beat Guy Hebert

2–1

🐻 P.J. Axelsson 3rd · 07:36

Assists: Dixon Ward, Brian Rolston · beat Guy Hebert

3–1

🗽 Brian Leetch SH 3rd · 14:36

Unassisted · beat Byron Dafoe

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 23

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Hits 36

12 Blocked shots 25

6 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 11

23 Penalty minutes 33

BOS shooting 9.4% (3/32) NYR shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🗽Rangers

Guy Hebert

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 33-29-12 (45% win rate, 74 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 30-40-4 (41% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Thornton · Guerin 28:22

L2 Samsonov · Rolston · Kovalenko 19:46

L3 Axelsson · Ward · Eloranta 11:59

L4 Nazarov · Knuble · Goren 1:34

D1 Weinrich · McLaren 23:16

D2 Sweeney · Kultanen 19:18

D3 Gill · Popovic 13:22

🗽Rangers

L1 Messier · Nedved · Dvorak 23:13

L2 Grosek · Hlavac · York 17:54

L3 Graves · Malhotra · McCarthy 12:40

L4 Kamensky · Forbes 2:48

D1 Leetch · Johnsson 26:00

D2 Pilon · Kloucek 17:22

D3 Smrek · Lefebvre 12:52

D4 Purinton 8:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Feb 11, 2000

🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR

2–5 · Rangers won

❓ BOS vs NYR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Rangers on March 25, 2001?

Bruins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Rangers?

The final score was Bruins 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Joe Thornton, P.J. Axelsson.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Jan Hlavac.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Guy Hebert made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Bruins vs Rangers season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 24

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 24

Also on March 25, 2001

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