🐯 Away Predators 12-15-3 before this game

4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NSH	1	2	1	4
NYR	1	1	0	2

Predators at Rangers

Predators beat Rangers 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 12, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Andy Delmore

2 G

5 shots · 18:08 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Kimmo Timonen

2 A

4 shots · 21:31 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Eric Lindros

2 G

4 shots · 14:05 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Andy Delmore PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:07

Assists: Greg Johnson, Kimmo Timonen · beat Mike Richter

1–0

🗽 Eric Lindros Tying 1st · 17:21

Assists: Theo Fleury, Mike York · beat Mike Dunham

1–1

2nd period

🐯 Mark Eaton Go-ahead 2nd · 02:25

Unassisted · beat Mike Richter

2–1

🐯 Andy Delmore PP 2nd · 06:07

Assists: Cliff Ronning, Kimmo Timonen · beat Mike Richter

3–1

🗽 Eric Lindros 2nd · 07:01

Assists: Mike York, Theo Fleury · beat Mike Dunham

3–2

3rd period

🐯 Tom Fitzgerald Empty net 3rd · 19:46

Assists: David Legwand, Vitali Yachmenev

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 30

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

19 Hits 19

21 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 26

17 Penalty minutes 33

NSH shooting 12.5% (4/32) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Mike Dunham

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 12-15-3 (40% win rate, 30 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 19-12-2 (58% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Hartnell · Johnson · Yachmenev 20:29

L2 Orszagh · Legwand · Fitzgerald 17:32

L3 Arkhipov · Ronning · Erat 16:08

L4 Grimson · Classen · Tenkrat 4:46

D1 Hulse · Timonen 21:40

D2 Houlder · Skrastins 20:25

D3 Delmore · Eaton 17:15

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Nedved · Fleury 23:17

L2 Johansson · Messier · Dvorak 21:06

L3 Toms · Lindros · Malhotra 12:29

L4 Samuelsson · McCarthy 6:20

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 23:48

D2 Berard · Ulanov 17:08

D3 Kloucek · Karpa 12:42

D4 Purinton 6:52

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Predators won

❓ NSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Predators vs Rangers on December 12, 2001?

Predators won 4–2.

What was the final score of Predators vs Rangers?

The final score was Predators 4, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Predators?

Andy Delmore (2), Mark Eaton, Tom Fitzgerald.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eric Lindros (2).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Predators vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Predators vs Rangers season series?

Predators 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

🐯Predators

Previous game · Dec 11

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 2001

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