🪶 Away Blackhawks 15-12-1 before this game

4–3

Final

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

Blackhawks at Rangers

Blackhawks beat Rangers 4–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 11, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Nathan Dempsey

4 A

1 shots · 20:29 TOI · +4

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

3 G

6 shots · 15:07 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Tom Poti

3 A

1 shots · 26:10 TOI · -1

4rd star 🪶 CHI

Jocelyn Thibault

46 saves

0.939 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Theo Fleury Go-ahead 1st · 13:36

Assists: Sergei Berezin, Nathan Dempsey · beat Dan Blackburn

1–0

🪶 Eric Daze 1st · 17:02

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Nathan Dempsey · beat Dan Blackburn

2–0

2nd period

🗽 Mikael Samuelsson PP 2nd · 01:37

Assists: Tom Poti, Bobby Holik · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–1

🪶 Eric Daze 2nd · 07:22

Assists: Phil Housley, Nathan Dempsey · beat Johan Holmqvist

3–1

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze 3rd · 11:59

Assists: Nathan Dempsey · beat Johan Holmqvist

4–1

🗽 Petr Nedved PP 3rd · 15:13

Assists: Eric Lindros, Tom Poti · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–2

🗽 Rico Fata 3rd · 17:07

Assists: Sandy McCarthy, Tom Poti · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 49

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

0 Hits 2

14 Penalty minutes 6

CHI shooting 15.4% (4/26) NYR shooting 6.1% (3/49)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

46/49

.939 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Johan Holmqvist

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 38:58 TOI

Dan Blackburn

6/8

.750 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Berezin · Zhamnov 18:31

L2 Daze · Korolev · Arnason 14:49

L3 Calder · Simon · Fleury 13:32

L4 McLean · Bell · Thomas 11:29

D1 Poapst · Klemm 24:40

D2 Dempsey · Odelein 19:08

D3 Housley · McCarthy 15:03

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Nedved · Holik 22:52

L2 Murray · Samuelsson · Dvorak 15:45

L3 Ward · Petrovicky · McCarthy 12:13

L4 Donato · Fata 8:10

D1 Poti · Kasparaitis 24:18

D2 Malakhov · Purinton 19:28

D3 Bouchard · Karpa 14:13

D4 Lefebvre 8:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ CHI vs NYR, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Rangers on December 11, 2002?

Blackhawks won 4–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Rangers?

The final score was Blackhawks 4, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze (3), Theo Fleury.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mikael Samuelsson, Petr Nedved, Rico Fata.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 46 saves on 49 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Rangers season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 10

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 8

Also on December 11, 2002

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