3–5

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 20-12-4 before this game

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

Rangers at Lightning

Lightning beat Rangers 5–3 at AMALIE Arena on December 29, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Dec 29, 2002 · 17:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Dave Andreychuk

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:55 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Freddy Modin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:06 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:20 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Bobby Holik Go-ahead 1st · 08:38

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Eric Lindros · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–0

⚡ Martin St. Louis PP Tying 1st · 18:12

Assists: Brad Richards, Dave Andreychuk · beat Mike Dunham

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:29

Assists: Brad Richards · beat Mike Dunham

1–2

⚡ Dave Andreychuk PP 2nd · 19:49

Assists: Dan Boyle, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Mike Dunham

1–3

3rd period

🗽 Joel Bouchard PP 3rd · 05:17

Assists: Mark Messier, Radek Dvorak · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–3

⚡ Freddy Modin 3rd · 09:48

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Nolan Pratt · beat Mike Dunham

2–4

⚡ Dave Andreychuk PP 3rd · 12:09

Assists: Freddy Modin · beat Mike Dunham

2–5

🗽 Eric Lindros PP 3rd · 15:02

Assists: Tom Poti, Mark Messier · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR TBL⚡

31 Shots on goal 43

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 4/13

0 Hits 3

35 Penalty minutes 21

NYR shooting 9.7% (3/31) TBL shooting 11.6% (5/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

38/43

.884 SV% · 5 GA · 57:22 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 17-19-3 (44% win rate, 39 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 20-12-4 (56% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Nedved · Holik 18:47

L2 Messier · Samuelsson · Dvorak 14:04

L3 Fata · Barnaby · Petrovicky 11:19

L4 Dwyer · McCarthy · Tibbetts 7:46

D1 Malakhov · Poti 24:05

D2 Kasparaitis · Bouchard 19:20

D3 Cross · Karpa 16:34

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · Richards 21:47

L2 Modin · Fedotenko · St. Louis 18:20

L3 Andreychuk · Taylor · Clymer 12:35

L4 Dingman · Olvestad · Keefe 7:11

D1 Boyle · Kubina 24:05

D2 Sarich · Pratt 15:42

D3 Neckar · Lukowich 14:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on December 29, 2002?

Lightning won 5–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Lightning?

The final score was Rangers 3, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Bobby Holik, Eric Lindros, Joel Bouchard.

Who scored for Lightning?

Dave Andreychuk (2), Freddy Modin, Martin St. Louis, Ruslan Fedotenko.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 38 saves on 43 shots (.884 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 28

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 2002

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