🏛️ Away Senators 19-12-3 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Senators at Rangers

Rangers beat Senators 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 23, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · 12:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Theo Fleury

2 G

4 shots · 24:48 TOI · -1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

2 A

3 shots · 28:25 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

1 G

1 shots · 18:59 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Zdeno Chara SH Go-ahead 1st · 13:51

Unassisted · beat Mike Richter

1–0

🗽 Theo Fleury PP Tying 1st · 15:00

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mike York · beat Patrick Lalime

1–1

2nd period

🗽 Theo Fleury PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:10

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Brian Leetch · beat Patrick Lalime

1–2

3rd period

🏛️ Wade Redden PP Tying 3rd · 12:51

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Radek Bonk · beat Mike Richter

2–2

🗽 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 3rd · 18:59

Assists: Matthew Barnaby · beat Patrick Lalime

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 29

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

16 Hits 20

20 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 9

20 Giveaways 13

26 Penalty minutes 8

OTT shooting 8.0% (2/25) NYR shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:06 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 19-12-3 (56% win rate, 34 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 21-14-3 (55% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Fisher · White · Hossa 19:07

L2 Arvedson · McEachern · Alfredsson 18:22

L3 Herperger · Bonk · Havlat 14:12

L4 Ciernik · Roy · Neil 4:36

D1 Redden · Salo 26:33

D2 Leschyshyn · Chara 17:08

D3 Persson · Hnidy 6:58

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Lindros · Fleury 23:21

L2 Johansson · Nedved · Dvorak 18:27

L3 Toms · Barnaby · Samuelsson 12:31

L4 McKenna · Malhotra · McCarthy 4:04

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 26:55

D2 Berard · Karpa 17:42

D3 Ulanov · Lefebvre 15:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 13, 2001

🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ OTT vs NYR, answered

Who won Senators vs Rangers on December 23, 2001?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Rangers?

The final score was Senators 2, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Wade Redden, Zdeno Chara.

Who scored for Rangers?

Theo Fleury (2), Petr Nedved.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Senators vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 22

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2001

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