🐆 Away Panthers 14-11-12 before this game
2–1
Final
😈 Home Devils 21-10-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
FLA 1102
NJD 1001

Panthers at Devils

Panthers beat Devils 2–1 at Prudential Center on January 1, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Jan 1, 2003 · 14:00 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Marcus Nilson
1 G
2 shots · 16:50 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Branislav Mezei
1 G
1 shots · 25:19 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Viktor Kozlov
1 A
21:30 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Sergei Brylin PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:24
Assists: Scott Niedermayer, Brian Rafalski · beat Roberto Luongo
0–1
🐆 Marcus Nilson Tying 1st · 17:25
Unassisted · beat Martin Brodeur
1–1
2nd period
🐆 Branislav Mezei Go-ahead 2nd · 16:30
Assists: Viktor Kozlov · beat Martin Brodeur
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA NJD😈
14 Shots on goal 27
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
1 Hits 0
21 Penalty minutes 23
FLA shooting 14.3% (2/14) NJD shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
12/14
.857 SV% · 2 GA · 58:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 14-11-12 (38% win rate, 37 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 21-10-4 (60% win rate, 35 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Huselius · Kozlov · Jokinen 20:49
L2 Nilson · Bednar · Novoseltsev 16:50
L3 Weiss · Johnson · Ward 10:38
L4 Worrell · Hagman · Kolnik 6:32
D1 Mezei · Bouwmeester 24:40
D2 Ference · Majesky 21:12
D3 Ozolinsh · Ulanov 13:52
😈Devils
L1 Elias · Nieuwendyk · Langenbrunner 20:45
L2 Brylin · Friesen · Madden 16:25
L3 Pandolfo · Gomez · Stevenson 13:43
L4 Berglund · McKenzie · Gionta 7:35
D1 Niedermayer · Rafalski 24:52
D2 Stevens · White 20:14
D3 Daneyko · Tverdovsky 14:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 25, 2002
🐆FLA @ 😈NJD
1–3 · Devils won
Jan 23, 2002
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
3–1 · Devils won
Dec 14, 2001
🐆FLA @ 😈NJD
3–2 · Panthers won
Nov 24, 2001
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
5–1 · Devils won
Feb 26, 2001
🐆FLA @ 😈NJD
3–5 · Devils won

❓ FLA vs NJD, answered

Who won Panthers vs Devils on January 1, 2003?

Panthers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Devils?

The final score was Panthers 2, Devils 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Branislav Mezei, Marcus Nilson.

Who scored for Devils?

Sergei Brylin.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 12 saves on 14 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Devils season series?

Panthers 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 30
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 · NYI won
Next game · Jan 2
🐆FLA @ 🏔️COL
4–1 · FLA won
😈Devils
Previous game · Dec 30
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
1–0 · NJD won
Next game · Jan 3
🍁TOR @ 😈NJD
0–2 · NJD won
Also on January 1, 2003
🌵PHX @ 🦅WSH
2–1 final
🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH
7–3 final
Panthers season page Devils season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule