5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	2	2	5
SJS	0	1	2	3

Rangers at Sharks

Rangers beat Sharks 5–3 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 28, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 28, 2001 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Adam Graves

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 16:17 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Matt Bradley

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:59 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Radek Dvorak

1 G

3 shots · 22:05 TOI

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Dan Blackburn

40 saves

0.930 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Vladimir Malakhov Go-ahead 1st · 02:36

Assists: Eric Lindros · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Matt Bradley Tying 2nd · 09:18

Assists: Adam Graves · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

🗽 Mikael Samuelsson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:31

Assists: Mike York, Brian Leetch · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–1

🗽 Radek Dvorak 2nd · 17:29

Assists: Bryan Berard · beat Evgeni Nabokov

3–1

3rd period

🗽 Manny Malhotra 3rd · 02:07

Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov

4–1

🦈 Adam Graves 3rd · 07:12

Assists: Matt Bradley, Marcus Ragnarsson · beat Dan Blackburn

4–2

🗽 Sandy McCarthy 3rd · 14:19

Assists: Matthew Barnaby · beat Miikka Kiprusoff

5–2

🦈 Stephane Matteau PP 3rd · 16:43

Assists: Mike Rathje, Marco Sturm · beat Dan Blackburn

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR SJS🦈

17 Shots on goal 43

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

26 Hits 26

12 Blocked shots 2

2 Takeaways 7

7 Giveaways 16

24 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 29.4% (5/17) SJS shooting 7.0% (3/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

40/43

.930 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

10/14

.714 SV% · 4 GA · 42:07 TOI

Miikka Kiprusoff

2/3

.667 SV% · 1 GA · 16:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Johansson · Nedved · Dvorak 22:05

L2 York · Toms · Samuelsson 17:04

L3 Malhotra · Barnaby · McCarthy 12:17

L4 McKenna · Lindros · Fleury 4:41

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 22:54

D2 Berard · Karpa 18:38

D3 Lefebvre · Ulanov 17:59

🦈Sharks

L1 Sturm · Ricci · Marleau 17:42

L2 Graves · Damphousse · Sundstrom 15:59

L3 Thornton · Bradley · Selanne 14:37

L4 Matteau · Smith · Harvey 11:19

D1 Hannan · Rathje 23:46

D2 Marchment · Ragnarsson 21:42

D3 Stuart · Suter 14:31

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs SJS, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sharks on December 28, 2001?

Rangers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sharks?

The final score was Rangers 5, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Manny Malhotra, Mikael Samuelsson, Radek Dvorak, Sandy McCarthy, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Sharks?

Adam Graves, Matt Bradley, Stephane Matteau.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 40 saves on 43 shots (.930 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 10 saves on 14 shots (.714 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sharks 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 23

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 2001

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