6–4

Final

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

Rangers at Bruins

Rangers beat Bruins 6–4 at TD Garden on April 6, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Apr 6, 2002 · 12:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Matthew Barnaby

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 15:12 TOI · +4

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

2 G

3 shots · 19:55 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Eric Lindros

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:08 TOI · +3

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Dan Blackburn

34 saves

0.895 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 1st · 01:53

Assists: Sandy McCarthy, Matthew Barnaby · beat Byron Dafoe

1–0

🗽 Petr Nedved 1st · 11:58

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Bryan Berard · beat Byron Dafoe

2–0

🗽 Sandy McCarthy 1st · 13:53

Assists: Dale Purinton, Bryan Berard · beat Byron Dafoe

3–0

🐻 Brian Rolston PP 1st · 16:32

Assists: Glen Murray, Sergei Samsonov · beat Dan Blackburn

3–1

2nd period

🗽 Eric Lindros 2nd · 07:30

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Pavel Bure · beat Byron Dafoe

4–1

🐻 Glen Murray PP 2nd · 16:44

Assists: Bill Guerin, Joe Thornton · beat Dan Blackburn

4–2

3rd period

🗽 Martin Rucinsky 3rd · 03:18

Assists: Pavel Bure, Eric Lindros · beat Byron Dafoe

5–2

🐻 Bill Guerin 3rd · 04:02

Assists: Rob Zamuner, Joe Thornton · beat Dan Blackburn

5–3

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 15:24

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Martin Lapointe · beat Dan Blackburn

5–4

🗽 Matthew Barnaby Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Assists: Brian Leetch

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BOS🐻

25 Shots on goal 38

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

16 Hits 18

19 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 10

20 Penalty minutes 16

NYR shooting 24.0% (6/25) BOS shooting 10.5% (4/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 59:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Nedved · Bure 20:08

L2 Rucinsky · Johansson · McCarthy 15:33

L3 Murray · Barnaby · Fleury 14:23

L4 McKenna · Lyashenko · Samuelsson 5:58

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 23:59

D2 Karpa · Poti 21:42

D3 Berard · Purinton 13:50

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Guerin · Rolston 21:04

L2 Samsonov · Stumpel · Murray 19:03

L3 Axelsson · Mcinnis · Lapointe 15:38

L4 Zamuner · Stock 6:04

D1 O'Donnell · Gill 22:04

D2 Boynton · McLaren 19:28

D3 Brown · Sweeney 14:44

D4 Rivers 2:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BOS, answered

Who won Rangers vs Bruins on April 6, 2002?

Rangers won 6–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Bruins?

The final score was Rangers 6, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Petr Nedved (2), Eric Lindros, Martin Rucinsky, Matthew Barnaby, Sandy McCarthy.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston, Glen Murray, Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Bruins season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 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 · Apr 4

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 4

Also on April 6, 2002

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