3–1

Final

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

Rangers at Bruins

Rangers beat Bruins 3–1 at TD Garden on March 29, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 29, 2003 · 12:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

2 G

3 shots · 22:00 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Matthew Barnaby

2 A

16:01 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

1 G

3 shots · 24:32 TOI

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Dunham

31 saves

0.969 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 19:00

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Boris Mironov · beat Steve Shields

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 10:26

Assists: Petr Nedved, Matthew Barnaby · beat Steve Shields

2–0

🐻 Joe Thornton 2nd · 11:37

Assists: Glen Murray, Mike Knuble · beat Mike Dunham

2–1

3rd period

🗽 Brian Leetch PP 3rd · 02:28

Unassisted · beat Steve Shields

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BOS🐻

24 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

9 Hits 11

4 Blocked shots 1

2 Takeaways 1

3 Giveaways 2

12 Penalty minutes 24

NYR shooting 12.5% (3/24) BOS shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

31/32

.969 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Messier · Kovalev 20:27

L2 Holik · Lindros · Barnaby 17:12

L3 Lacouture · Carter · Petrovicky 14:56

L4 Donato · Lundmark · McCarthy 4:59

D1 Leetch · Poti 24:14

D2 Kasparaitis · Mironov 21:08

D3 Lefebvre · Purinton 14:37

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Murray · Knuble 21:33

L2 Axelsson · Stumpel · Rolston 19:56

L3 Zamuner · Mcinnis · Lapointe 14:07

L4 Grosek · Stock 5:30

D1 Boynton · Mcgillis 22:32

D2 Berard · Gill 19:37

D3 O'Donnell · Brown 14:00

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs BOS, answered

Who won Rangers vs Bruins on March 29, 2003?

Rangers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Bruins?

The final score was Rangers 3, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev (2), Brian Leetch.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Bruins 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 26

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 27

Also on March 29, 2003

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