🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-26-8 before this game
1–2
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 31-29-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 0011
NYR 0022

Canadiens at Rangers

Rangers beat Canadiens 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Mar 11, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Theo Fleury
2 A
5 shots · 27:11 TOI · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Sandy McCarthy
1 G
2 shots · 21:08 TOI · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Tomas Kloucek
1 G
1 shots · 12:01 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
3rd period
🗽 Tomas Kloucek Go-ahead 3rd · 14:04
Assists: Theo Fleury · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis Tying 3rd · 15:07
Assists: Doug Gilmour, Richard Zednik · beat Mike Richter
1–1
🗽 Sandy McCarthy Go-ahead 3rd · 19:14
Assists: Mike York, Theo Fleury · beat Jose Theodore
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽
24 Shots on goal 42
18 Hits 26
26 Blocked shots 14
1 Takeaways 6
14 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 2
MTL shooting 4.2% (1/24) NYR shooting 4.8% (2/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
40/42
.952 SV% · 2 GA · 59:26 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 31-26-8 (48% win rate, 65 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 31-29-6 (47% win rate, 66 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 31-26-8 (48% win rate, 65 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 31-29-6 (47% win rate, 66 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Juneau · Dackell · Petrov 22:40
L2 Gilmour · Bulis · Zednik 17:38
L3 Kilger · Berezin · Perreault 11:01
L4 Odjick · Van Allen · Asham 7:52
D1 Brisebois · Dykhuis 23:01
D2 Quintal · Rivet 20:22
D3 Bouillon · Markov 16:38
🗽Rangers
L1 York · Nedved · Fleury 24:46
L2 McCarthy · Dvorak · Barnaby 21:08
L3 Fata · Johansson · Samuelsson 14:04
L4 Toms · Malhotra 3:20
D1 Leetch · Malakhov 22:13
D2 Karpa · Lefebvre 17:58
D3 Berard · Kloucek 14:34
D4 Mottau 6:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 1, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · Rangers won
Nov 11, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
2–3 (OT) · Rangers won
Oct 15, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · Rangers won
Jan 31, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · Rangers won
Jan 20, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on March 11, 2002?

Rangers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Karl Dykhuis.

Who scored for Rangers?

Sandy McCarthy, Tomas Kloucek.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 40 saves on 42 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 9
🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · TOR won
Next game · Mar 14
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 · DAL won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 9
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · PIT won
Next game · Mar 13
🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR
3–1 · BOS won
Also on March 11, 2002
🔥CGY @ 🌪️CAR
3–3 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT
4–2 final
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–2 final
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
1–2 final
Canadiens season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule