5–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 25-16-6 before this game

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

Rangers at Islanders

Rangers beat Islanders 5–4 at UBS Arena on January 22, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Jan 22, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Theo Fleury

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:35 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Brad Isbister

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:52 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Dick Tarnstrom

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:37 TOI · -1

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

35 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mikael Samuelsson Go-ahead 1st · 02:16

Assists: Eric Lindros · beat Garth Snow

1–0

🏝️ Michael Peca Tying 1st · 03:40

Assists: Brad Isbister, Shawn Bates · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

🏝️ Brad Isbister Go-ahead 1st · 04:16

Assists: Shawn Bates, Kenny Jonsson · beat Dan Blackburn

1–2

🏝️ Dick Tarnstrom 1st · 06:54

Assists: Dave Scatchard, Marko Kiprusoff · beat Dan Blackburn

1–3

🏝️ Adrian Aucoin PP 1st · 08:48

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom, Kip Miller · beat Dan Blackburn

1–4

🗽 Manny Malhotra 1st · 17:02

Assists: Sandy McCarthy · beat Garth Snow

2–4

🗽 Theo Fleury PP 1st · 18:24

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Brian Leetch · beat Garth Snow

3–4

2nd period

🗽 Steve McKenna PP Tying 2nd · 07:10

Assists: Bryan Berard, Theo Fleury · beat Garth Snow

4–4

3rd period

🗽 Theo Fleury Go-ahead 3rd · 08:02

Unassisted · beat Garth Snow

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR NYI🏝️

19 Shots on goal 42

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

28 Hits 20

22 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 6

10 Giveaways 14

26 Penalty minutes 33

NYR shooting 26.3% (5/19) NYI shooting 9.5% (4/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter Shutout

35/35

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 51:12 TOI

Dan Blackburn

3/7

.429 SV% · 4 GA · 08:48 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

14/19

.737 SV% · 5 GA · 59:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 24-21-5 (48% win rate, 50 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 25-16-6 (53% win rate, 47 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Nedved · Lindros 22:19

L2 Toms · Dvorak · Fleury 19:35

L3 Malhotra · McCarthy · Barnaby 9:35

L4 McKenna · Samuelsson 6:02

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 27:54

D2 Berard · Lefebvre 19:15

D3 Karpa · Kloucek 10:54

D4 Purinton 0:44

🏝️Islanders

L1 Isbister · Yashin · Peca 21:52

L2 Bates · Miller · Czerkawski 17:01

L3 Kvasha · Lindgren · Lapointe 10:27

L4 Blake · Scatchard · Cummins 8:43

D1 Tarnstrom · Aucoin 20:20

D2 Jonsson · Kiprusoff 13:32

D3 Sutton · Cairns 6:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs NYI, answered

Who won Rangers vs Islanders on January 22, 2002?

Rangers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Islanders?

The final score was Rangers 5, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Theo Fleury (2), Manny Malhotra, Mikael Samuelsson, Steve McKenna.

Who scored for Islanders?

Adrian Aucoin, Brad Isbister, Dick Tarnstrom, Michael Peca.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 35 saves on 35 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 14 saves on 19 shots (.737 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Islanders season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Jan 17

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 19

Also on January 22, 2002

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