⚡ Away Lightning 15-7-1 before this game

3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	2	3
NYR	0	1	3	4

Lightning at Rangers

Rangers beat Lightning 4–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 1, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Dec 1, 2002 · 12:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:29 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Pavel Bure

2 G

2 shots · 17:49 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Ronald Petrovicky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:08 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:15

Assists: Dan Boyle, Vinny Prospal · beat Dan Blackburn

1–0

🗽 Pavel Bure Tying 2nd · 17:27

Assists: Ronald Petrovicky, Petr Nedved · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Petr Nedved PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:17

Assists: Tom Poti · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

⚡ Andre Roy Tying 3rd · 13:17

Assists: Ben Clymer, Nolan Pratt · beat Dan Blackburn

2–2

⚡ Martin St. Louis PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:43

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Freddy Modin · beat Dan Blackburn

3–2

🗽 Pavel Bure Tying 3rd · 17:22

Assists: Radek Dvorak, Petr Nedved · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–3

🗽 Ronald Petrovicky Go-ahead 3rd · 17:40

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mikael Samuelsson · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 29

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

1 Hits 4

4 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYR shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:33 TOI

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 15-7-1 (65% win rate, 23 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 13-12-1 (50% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 15-7-1 (65% win rate, 23 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 13-12-1 (50% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:13

L2 Modin · Fedotenko · Prospal 16:20

L3 Taylor · Clymer · Roy 14:20

L4 Andreychuk · Dingman · Olvestad 8:13

D1 Boyle · Kubina 21:21

D2 Neckar · Sarich 18:17

D3 Pratt · Lukowich 16:33

🗽Rangers

L1 Murray · Nedved · Messier 18:51

L2 Lindros · Bure · Samuelsson 17:47

L3 Petrovicky · Dvorak · McCarthy 15:38

L4 Donato · Barnaby 6:28

D1 Leetch · Poti 23:37

D2 Malakhov · Purinton 19:12

D3 Lefebvre · Kasparaitis 16:16

D4 Karpa 5:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ TBL vs NYR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Rangers on December 1, 2002?

Rangers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Rangers?

The final score was Lightning 3, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Andre Roy, Martin St. Louis, Ruslan Fedotenko.

Who scored for Rangers?

Pavel Bure (2), Petr Nedved, Ronald Petrovicky.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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 · Nov 29

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 29

Also on December 1, 2002

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