5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	3	1	5
LAK	0	2	2	4

Rangers at Kings

Rangers beat Kings 5–4 at Crypto.com Arena on December 29, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 29, 2001 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Adam Deadmarsh

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 20:52 TOI · +2

2nd star 👑 LAK

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 21:20 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mikael Samuelsson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:23 TOI · +2

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

31 saves

0.886 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Jeff Toms Go-ahead 1st · 03:24

Assists: Mike York, Bryan Berard · beat Felix Potvin

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Petr Nedved 2nd · 01:24

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Bryan Berard · beat Felix Potvin

2–0

👑 Adam Deadmarsh 2nd · 02:05

Assists: Craig Johnson · beat Mike Richter

2–1

🗽 Mikael Samuelsson 2nd · 02:55

Assists: Andreas Johansson, Vladimir Malakhov · beat Felix Potvin

3–1

👑 Aaron Miller 2nd · 07:40

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Adam Deadmarsh · beat Mike Richter

3–2

🗽 Manny Malhotra SH 2nd · 12:27

Assists: Dave Karpa, Mark Messier · beat Felix Potvin

4–2

3rd period

🗽 Andreas Johansson 3rd · 14:39

Assists: Mikael Samuelsson · beat Jamie Storr

5–2

👑 Steve Heinze 3rd · 18:51

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Adam Deadmarsh · beat Mike Richter

5–3

👑 Bryan Smolinski 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Adam Deadmarsh, Lubomir Visnovsky · beat Mike Richter

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR LAK👑

22 Shots on goal 35

13 Hits 20

21 Blocked shots 5

8 Takeaways 3

10 Giveaways 13

19 Penalty minutes 9

NYR shooting 22.7% (5/22) LAK shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Felix Potvin

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 32:24 TOI

Jamie Storr

5/6

.833 SV% · 1 GA · 25:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Fleury · Dvorak 18:48

L2 Johansson · Messier · Nedved 18:02

L3 Toms · Malhotra · Samuelsson 14:44

L4 McKenna · Barnaby · McCarthy 2:13

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 25:40

D2 Berard · Karpa 17:58

D3 Ulanov · Lefebvre 16:42

👑Kings

L1 Allison · Smolinski · Heinze 21:20

L2 Johnson · Robitaille · Deadmarsh 17:28

L3 Belanger · Laperriere · Buchberger 14:19

L4 Eloranta · Emerson · Chartrand 6:52

D1 Modry · Boucher 21:53

D2 Visnovsky · Miller 19:34

D3 Norstrom · Lilja 18:04

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 14, 2000

🗽NYR @ 👑LAK

5–5 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs LAK, answered

Who won Rangers vs Kings on December 29, 2001?

Rangers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Kings?

The final score was Rangers 5, Kings 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Andreas Johansson, Jeff Toms, Manny Malhotra, Mikael Samuelsson, Petr Nedved.

Who scored for Kings?

Aaron Miller, Adam Deadmarsh, Bryan Smolinski, Steve Heinze.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Kings season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 28

👑Kings

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 2001

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