⚡ Away Lightning 21-26-4 before this game
1–0
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 27-21-5 before this game
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Lightning at Rangers

Lightning beat Rangers 1–0 at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Jan 28, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Vincent Lecavalier
1 G
2 shots · 13:37 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Dan Boyle
1 A
18:03 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Vinny Prospal
1 A
15:22 TOI · +1
4rd star ⚡ TBL
Nikolai Khabibulin
42 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
3rd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 3rd · 03:27
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Dan Boyle · beat Mike Richter
1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL NYR🗽
21 Shots on goal 42
18 Hits 28
19 Blocked shots 14
4 Takeaways 5
4 Giveaways 14
22 Penalty minutes 12
TBL shooting 4.8% (1/21) NYR shooting 0.0% (0/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin Shutout
42/42
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:58 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 21-26-4 (41% win rate, 51 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 27-21-5 (51% win rate, 53 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 21-26-4 (41% win rate, 51 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 27-21-5 (51% win rate, 53 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Olvestad · Ylonen · Taylor 22:32
L2 Ciger · Richards · Clymer 18:25
L3 Prospal · Andreychuk · Lecavalier 13:49
L4 Dwyer · Alexeev 7:36
D1 Cullimore · Neckar 21:36
D2 Biron · Boyle 18:52
D3 Sarich · Ledyard 15:31
D4 Kubina 6:10
🗽Rangers
L1 Nedved · Fleury · Dvorak 24:46
L2 York · Toms · McCarthy 17:45
L3 Malhotra · Barnaby · Samuelsson 12:55
L4 McKenna · Lindros 6:49
D1 Leetch · Malakhov 24:17
D2 Berard · Lefebvre 18:46
D3 Karpa · Kloucek 14:51
D4 Purinton 1:35

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 2, 2001
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
0–1 · Rangers won
Oct 20, 2001
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
2–5 · Lightning won
Apr 5, 2001
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
4–3 (OT) · Rangers won
Feb 17, 2001
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
5–4 · Rangers won
Nov 1, 2000
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
1–6 · Rangers won

❓ TBL vs NYR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Rangers on January 28, 2002?

Lightning won 1–0.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Rangers?

The final score was Lightning 1, Rangers 0.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 42 saves on 42 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Lightning vs Rangers season series?

Lightning 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
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Jan 26
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
2–6 · NYI won
Next game · Jan 30
🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL
3–1 · CAR won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Jan 26
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–6 · NYR won
Next game · Jan 30
🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR
6–3 · NYI won
Also on January 28, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🐻BOS
1–2 final
🌵PHX @ 🐦ATL
4–2 final
🦆ANA @ 🎵STL
1–0 final
🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN
3–2 final
🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL
2–4 final
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
6–4 final
🐙DET @ 🛢️EDM
1–1 final
🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN
1–5 final
Lightning season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule