🏝️ Away Islanders 37-28-6 before this game

0–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	0
NYR	0	0	1	1

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 1–0 at Madison Square Garden on March 17, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 17, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

1 G

3 shots · 28:39 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

1 A

4 shots · 22:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

3rd period

🗽 Brian Leetch PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:43

Assists: Petr Nedved · beat Garth Snow

0–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

17 Shots on goal 39

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 19

14 Blocked shots 12

8 Takeaways 8

9 Giveaways 9

17 Penalty minutes 17

NYI shooting 0.0% (0/17) NYR shooting 2.6% (1/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

38/39

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 58:53 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham Shutout

17/17

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 37-28-6 (52% win rate, 71 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 33-33-7 (45% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 37-28-6 (52% win rate, 71 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 33-33-7 (45% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Peca · Bates 19:00

L2 Yashin · Scatchard · Parrish 16:00

L3 Robitaille · Kvasha · Wiemer 12:27

L4 Weinhandl · Asham · Webb 8:04

D1 Aucoin · Hamrlik 26:32

D2 Niinimaa · Jonsson 23:55

D3 Timander · Cairns 9:44

🗽Rangers

L1 Messier · Nedved · Kovalev 22:09

L2 Lacouture · Holik · Carter 17:38

L3 Donato · Lindros · McCarthy 12:22

L4 Lundmark · Petrovicky · Barnaby 3:57

D1 Leetch · Poti 27:58

D2 Malakhov · Mironov 19:26

D3 Kasparaitis · Purinton 12:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 3, 2003

🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on March 17, 2003?

Rangers won 1–0.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 0, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 17 saves on 17 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 15

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 17, 2003

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