6–4

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 30-35-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	2	1	3	6
TBL	1	2	1	4

Rangers at Lightning

Rangers beat Lightning 6–4 at AMALIE Arena on April 1, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Apr 1, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Pavel Bure

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:02 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

2 G

3 shots · 16:54 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:52 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Pavel Kubina Go-ahead 1st · 01:44

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Ben Clymer · beat Dan Blackburn

0–1

🗽 Rem Murray Tying 1st · 17:02

Assists: Dale Purinton, Andreas Johansson · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

🗽 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 1st · 18:24

Assists: Eric Lindros · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 2nd · 02:43

Assists: Cory Sarich · beat Dan Blackburn

2–2

🗽 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 2nd · 08:17

Assists: Dave Karpa, Martin Rucinsky · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–2

⚡ Dave Andreychuk SH Tying 2nd · 09:54

Assists: Jimmie Olvestad, Cory Sarich · beat Dan Blackburn

3–3

3rd period

🗽 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 3rd · 00:25

Assists: Pavel Bure · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

4–3

⚡ Vinny Prospal Tying 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Jimmie Olvestad, Martin Cibak · beat Dan Blackburn

4–4

🗽 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 3rd · 14:41

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Brian Leetch · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

5–4

🗽 Pavel Bure Empty net 3rd · 19:32

Unassisted

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR TBL⚡

21 Shots on goal 30

14 Hits 17

7 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 8

30 Penalty minutes 38

NYR shooting 28.6% (6/21) TBL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

15/20

.750 SV% · 5 GA · 58:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 34-36-6 (45% win rate, 76 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 30-35-9 (41% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Johansson · Fleury · Bure 20:30

L2 Murray · Lindros · Nedved 19:00

L3 Rucinsky · Barnaby · McCarthy 12:58

L4 McKenna · Lyashenko · Samuelsson 6:18

D1 Leetch · Karpa 24:16

D2 Poti · Malakhov 21:08

D3 Berard · Purinton 13:36

⚡Lightning

L1 Andreychuk · Prospal · Richards 20:17

L2 Lecavalier · Keefe · Alexeev 16:43

L3 Olvestad · Cibak · Clymer 15:33

L4 Roy · Royer · Willis 6:39

D1 Kubina · Boyle 23:56

D2 Cullimore · Sarich 19:06

D3 Pratt · Ledyard 15:43

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Rangers won

Feb 17, 2001

🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL

5–4 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on April 1, 2002?

Rangers won 6–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Lightning?

The final score was Rangers 6, Lightning 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Pavel Bure (2), Petr Nedved (2), Martin Rucinsky, Rem Murray.

Who scored for Lightning?

Dave Andreychuk, Pavel Kubina, Vincent Lecavalier, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Lightning season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 30

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on April 1, 2002

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