2–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 20-8-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	1	1	2
DET	2	0	1	3

Rangers at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Rangers 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 21, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:21 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Igor Larionov

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:18 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Vladimir Malakhov

2 G

4 shots · 25:28 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Igor Larionov PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:21

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Brett Hull · beat Mike Dunham

0–1

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom 1st · 06:27

Assists: Sergei Fedorov · beat Mike Dunham

0–2

2nd period

🗽 Vladimir Malakhov 2nd · 01:25

Unassisted · beat Manny Legace

1–2

3rd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP 3rd · 03:30

Assists: Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Mike Dunham

1–3

🗽 Vladimir Malakhov PP 3rd · 13:29

Assists: Mark Messier, Tom Poti · beat Manny Legace

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 32

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

9 Hits 2

20 Penalty minutes 16

NYR shooting 6.5% (2/31) DET shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Manny Legace

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Lindros · Messier 21:22

L2 Holik · Dvorak · Petrovicky 15:44

L3 Lundmark · Samuelsson · Barnaby 10:27

L4 Dwyer · Tibbetts · McCarthy 7:12

D1 Poti · Malakhov 27:29

D2 Kasparaitis · Karpa 17:38

D3 Bouchard · Lintner 14:38

🐙Red Wings

L1 Maltby · Fedorov · Hull 18:16

L2 Robitaille · Shanahan · Draper 15:35

L3 Larionov · Zetterberg · McCarty 14:12

L4 Holmstrom · Avery · Devereaux 6:49

D1 Chelios · Lidstrom 21:26

D2 Bykov · Woolley 15:34

D3 Kuznetsov · Boileau 10:49

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs DET, answered

Who won Rangers vs Red Wings on December 21, 2002?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Rangers 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Vladimir Malakhov (2).

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan, Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 19

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2002

Rangers season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule