1–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	0	1
NJD	1	2	0	3

Rangers at Devils

Devils beat Rangers 3–1 at Prudential Center on March 16, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Mar 16, 2002 · 14:00 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Devils lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Patrik Elias

3 A

16:30 TOI · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Petr Sykora

2 G

4 shots · 14:57 TOI · +1

3rd star 😈 NJD

Randy Mckay

1 G

1 shots · 10:43 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Petr Sykora PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:14

Assists: Patrik Elias, Jim McKenzie · beat Mike Richter

0–1

🗽 Sandy McCarthy PP Tying 1st · 03:01

Assists: Mike York, Brian Leetch · beat Martin Brodeur

1–1

2nd period

😈 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 2nd · 04:12

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Patrik Elias · beat Mike Richter

1–2

😈 Randy Mckay PP 2nd · 14:53

Assists: Brian Rafalski, Patrik Elias · beat Mike Richter

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR NJD😈

25 Shots on goal 26

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

24 Hits 21

12 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 15

8 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 17

NYR shooting 4.0% (1/25) NJD shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 32-30-6 (47% win rate, 68 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 34-25-7 (52% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Lindros · Fleury 22:26

L2 Rucinsky · Grosek · Nedved 18:14

L3 Fata · McCarthy · Barnaby 14:19

L4 McKenna · Lyashenko · Samuelsson 5:36

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 24:06

D2 Karpa · Berard 18:28

D3 Lefebvre · Kloucek 14:30

😈Devils

L1 Brylin · Holik · Gomez 17:56

L2 Pandolfo · Elias · Sykora 15:12

L3 Kamensky · Madden · Gionta 13:29

L4 McKenzie · Nemchinov · Mckay 9:04

D1 Stevens · Rafalski 23:10

D2 Niedermayer · White 19:32

D3 Daneyko · Albelin 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Devils won

Oct 17, 2001

😈NJD @ 🗽NYR

3–4 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 31, 2001

🗽NYR @ 😈NJD

4–3 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs NJD, answered

Who won Rangers vs Devils on March 16, 2002?

Devils won 3–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Devils?

The final score was Rangers 1, Devils 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Sandy McCarthy.

Who scored for Devils?

Petr Sykora (2), Randy Mckay.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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 · Mar 13

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 16, 2002

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