🗽 Away Rangers 16-19-3 before this game
2–1
Final / OT
🐆 Home Panthers 14-11-10 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NYR 10012
FLA 10001

Rangers at Panthers

Rangers beat Panthers 2–1 in overtime at Amerant Bank Arena on December 28, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Radek Dvorak
1 G
3 shots · 14:53 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Darius Kasparaitis
1 G
1 shots · 22:08 TOI · +1
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Bobby Holik
1 A
3 shots · 20:53 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Sandis Ozolinsh PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:03
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Marcus Nilson · beat Mike Dunham
0–1
🗽 Radek Dvorak PP Tying 1st · 15:11
Assists: Joel Bouchard, Mikael Samuelsson · beat Jani Hurme
1–1
Overtime
🗽 Darius Kasparaitis Go-ahead OT · 00:56
Assists: Bobby Holik · beat Jani Hurme
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR FLA🐆
37 Shots on goal 20
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
33 Hits 20
8 Penalty minutes 12
NYR shooting 5.4% (2/37) FLA shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Mike Dunham
19/20
.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:52 TOI
🐆Panthers
Jani Hurme
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-19-3 (42% win rate, 38 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 14-11-10 (40% win rate, 35 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 16-19-3 (42% win rate, 38 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 14-11-10 (40% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Lindros · Nedved · Holik 21:03
L2 Messier · Barnaby · Dvorak 17:13
L3 Dwyer · Samuelsson · Petrovicky 11:00
L4 Fata · Tibbetts · McCarthy 8:59
D1 Malakhov · Poti 23:57
D2 Kasparaitis · Bouchard 21:44
D3 Cross · Karpa 14:08
🐆Panthers
L1 Kozlov · Bednar · Jokinen 20:36
L2 Weiss · Novoseltsev · Ward 16:01
L3 Huselius · Nilson · Hagman 11:38
L4 Worrell · Johnson · Kolnik 6:25
D1 Ozolinsh · Majesky 23:44
D2 Mezei · Bouwmeester 20:40
D3 Ulanov · Lilja 16:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 30, 2002
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
4–2 · Rangers won
Dec 17, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · Rangers won
Nov 3, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
5–3 · Rangers won
Oct 31, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
3–1 · Panthers won
Apr 7, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
0–3 · Panthers won

❓ NYR vs FLA, answered

Who won Rangers vs Panthers on December 28, 2002?

Rangers won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Panthers?

The final score was Rangers 2, Panthers 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Rangers?

Darius Kasparaitis, Radek Dvorak.

Who scored for Panthers?

Sandis Ozolinsh.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Jani Hurme made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Panthers season series?

Rangers 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 26
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
6–1 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 29
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
3–5 · TBL won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 27
⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA
4–0 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 30
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 · NYI won
Also on December 28, 2002
🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 final
🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI
0–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
2–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL
1–0 final
🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ
6–1 final
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–2 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
4–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🌵PHX
0–4 final
Rangers season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule