🏝️ Away Islanders 34-24-6 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🗽 Home Rangers 32-31-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NYI 01001
NYR 00101

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 1–1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on March 3, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 3, 2003 · 19:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Dave Scatchard
1 G
2 shots · 20:18 TOI · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Jason Blake
1 A
9 shots · 24:35 TOI · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Jason Wiemer
1 A
17:23 TOI · +1
4rd star 🏝️ NYI
Garth Snow
34 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Dave Scatchard Go-ahead 2nd · 05:41
Assists: Jason Blake, Jason Wiemer · beat Mike Dunham
1–0
3rd period
🗽 Brian Leetch PP Tying 3rd · 12:49
Unassisted · beat Garth Snow
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
37 Shots on goal 35
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
13 Hits 19
20 Blocked shots 15
8 Takeaways 9
8 Giveaways 18
12 Penalty minutes 6
NYI shooting 2.7% (1/37) NYR shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Garth Snow
34/35
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Dunham
36/37
.973 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 34-24-6 (53% win rate, 64 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 32-31-5 (47% win rate, 68 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Blake · Scatchard · Peca 20:18
L2 Bates · Wiemer · Yashin 17:23
L3 Lapointe · Parrish · Asham 14:50
L4 Isbister · Kvasha · Godard 8:38
D1 Hamrlik · Timander 26:01
D2 Martinek · Aucoin 20:30
D3 Butenschon · Letang 8:47
🗽Rangers
L1 Nedved · Lindros · Kovalev 20:53
L2 Messier · Holik · Bure 19:19
L3 Lundmark · Dvorak · Petrovicky 11:39
L4 Lacouture · McCarthy · Barnaby 9:41
D1 Leetch · Poti 30:41
D2 Cross · Mironov 21:04
D3 Kasparaitis · Malakhov 11:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 21, 2003
🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI
5–0 · Rangers won
Nov 23, 2002
🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR
3–1 · Islanders won
Mar 25, 2002
🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI
2–4 · Islanders won
Jan 30, 2002
🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR
6–3 · Islanders won
Jan 22, 2002
🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI
5–4 · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on March 3, 2003?

Islanders won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 1, Rangers 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Dave Scatchard.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Mar 1
⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 · NYI won
Next game · Mar 4
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
3–1 · TBL won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 1
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
2–5 · NYR won
Next game · Mar 7
🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR
1–5 · NYR won
Also on March 3, 2003
🐋VAN @ 🐻BOS
6–4 final
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 final
🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR
2–1 final
Islanders season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule