🧥 Away Blue Jackets 10-11-3 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CBJ	1	1	1	3
NYR	3	0	2	5

Blue Jackets at Rangers

Rangers beat Blue Jackets 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 3, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 3, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Pavel Bure

3 G, 1 A

9 shots · 19:32 TOI · +4

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

3 A

2 shots · 24:07 TOI · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Ronald Petrovicky

2 A

3 shots · 15:42 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Dale Purinton Go-ahead 1st · 06:10

Assists: Radek Dvorak, Mikael Samuelsson · beat Marc Denis

0–1

🧥 David Vyborny Tying 1st · 06:43

Assists: Tomi Kallio, Luke Richardson · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

🗽 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 1st · 09:17

Assists: Ronald Petrovicky, Petr Nedved · beat Marc Denis

1–2

🗽 Pavel Bure 1st · 19:37

Assists: Ronald Petrovicky, Petr Nedved · beat Marc Denis

1–3

2nd period

🧥 Matt Davidson 2nd · 03:08

Assists: Ray Whitney, Luke Richardson · beat Dan Blackburn

2–3

3rd period

🧥 Andrew Cassels PP Tying 3rd · 03:27

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Geoff Sanderson · beat Dan Blackburn

3–3

🗽 Eric Lindros Go-ahead 3rd · 10:47

Assists: Pavel Bure · beat Marc Denis

3–4

🗽 Pavel Bure 3rd · 18:06

Assists: Petr Nedved, Vladimir Malakhov · beat Marc Denis

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 35

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

1 Hits 3

20 Penalty minutes 10

CBJ shooting 9.7% (3/31) NYR shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Marc Denis

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Whitney · Cassels · Sillinger 18:59

L2 Sanderson · Marshall · Vyborny 17:32

L3 Nash · Pirjeta · Kallio 15:07

L4 Shelley · Davidson · Hyvonen 6:35

D1 Spacek · Richardson 24:43

D2 Lachance · Westcott 19:26

D3 Walser · Klesla 14:10

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Messier · Bure 21:52

L2 Lindros · Samuelsson · Dvorak 18:30

L3 Murray · Petrovicky · McCarthy 15:29

L4 Fata · Donato · Barnaby 2:51

D1 Poti · Malakhov 29:08

D2 Purinton · Lefebvre 20:54

D3 Karpa · Leetch 10:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 9, 2002

🗽NYR @ 🧥CBJ

3–6 · Blue Jackets won

Jan 16, 2002

🗽NYR @ 🧥CBJ

0–2 · Blue Jackets won

Jan 14, 2002

🧥CBJ @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Blue Jackets won

Feb 12, 2001

🗽NYR @ 🧥CBJ

4–3 · Rangers won

❓ CBJ vs NYR, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Rangers on December 3, 2002?

Rangers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blue Jackets vs Rangers?

The final score was Blue Jackets 3, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Andrew Cassels, David Vyborny, Matt Davidson.

Who scored for Rangers?

Pavel Bure (3), Dale Purinton, Eric Lindros.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Blue Jackets vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🧥Blue Jackets

Previous game · Nov 30

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 1

Also on December 3, 2002

Blue Jackets season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule