🗽 Away Rangers 25-28-5 before this game
3–1
Final
🐆 Home Panthers 21-20-14 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NYR 1113
FLA 1001

Rangers at Panthers

Rangers beat Panthers 3–1 at Amerant Bank Arena on February 12, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Feb 12, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Alex Kovalev
1 G
3 shots · 22:44 TOI · +1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Tom Poti
1 G
2 shots · 27:46 TOI · +1
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Sandy McCarthy
1 G
1 shots · 04:31 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Tom Poti PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:41
Assists: Mark Messier, Petr Nedved · beat Roberto Luongo
1–0
🐆 Olli Jokinen PP Tying 1st · 19:25
Assists: Marcus Nilson, Mathieu Biron · beat Mike Dunham
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Sandy McCarthy Go-ahead 2nd · 18:44
Unassisted · beat Roberto Luongo
2–1
3rd period
🗽 Alex Kovalev Empty net 3rd · 19:49
Unassisted
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR FLA🐆
26 Shots on goal 28
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
19 Hits 22
10 Blocked shots 13
5 Takeaways 3
3 Giveaways 6
10 Penalty minutes 12
NYR shooting 11.5% (3/26) FLA shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Mike Dunham
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 25-28-5 (43% win rate, 58 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 21-20-14 (38% win rate, 55 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Lindros · Holik · Kovalev 22:32
L2 Messier · Nedved · Lundmark 16:10
L3 Barnaby · Dvorak · Petrovicky 11:32
L4 Lacouture · Donato · McCarthy 6:28
D1 Poti · Mironov 23:38
D2 Kasparaitis · Purinton 17:09
D3 Karpa · Wilson 13:12
🐆Panthers
L1 Jokinen · Kozlov · Weiss 25:02
L2 Nilson · Novoseltsev · Bure 15:54
L3 Hagman · Huselius · Cullen 11:21
L4 Worrell · Matteau · Johnson 4:53
D1 Lilja · Majesky 25:26
D2 Bouwmeester · Biron 18:36
D3 Ference · Trnka 16:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 28, 2002
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
2–1 (OT) · Rangers won
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

❓ NYR vs FLA, answered

Who won Rangers vs Panthers on February 12, 2003?

Rangers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Panthers?

The final score was Rangers 3, Panthers 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev, Sandy McCarthy, Tom Poti.

Who scored for Panthers?

Olli Jokinen.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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 2–0 after 2 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 · Feb 8
🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI
1–2 · PHI won
Next game · Feb 14
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
0–1 · NYR won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Feb 8
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
4–4 · TBL won
Next game · Feb 14
🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA
6–5 · BOS won
Also on February 12, 2003
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
0–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
3–0 final
🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL
5–1 final
🍁TOR @ 🪶CHI
3–1 final
🔔PHI @ 🌲MIN
0–2 final
😈NJD @ 🌵PHX
3–0 final
🔥CGY @ 🦆ANA
3–4 final
Rangers season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule