🐦 Away Thrashers 31-38-9 before this game

4–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
ATL	1	1	1	1	4
NYR	0	0	3	0	3

Thrashers at Rangers

Thrashers beat Rangers 4–3 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on March 31, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 31, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Thrashers lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐦 ATL

Vyacheslav Kozlov

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 25:44 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Marc Savard

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:49 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Dany Heatley

3 A

5 shots · 28:13 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐦 ATL

Pasi Nurminen

38 saves

0.927 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Marc Savard Go-ahead 1st · 19:50

Assists: Dany Heatley, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Mike Dunham

1–0

2nd period

🐦 Vyacheslav Kozlov 2nd · 00:18

Assists: Dany Heatley, Marc Savard · beat Mike Dunham

2–0

3rd period

🗽 Boris Mironov 3rd · 01:05

Assists: Eric Lindros · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–1

🗽 Mark Messier Tying 3rd · 02:53

Assists: Petr Nedved · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–2

🐦 Marc Savard PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:28

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Mike Dunham

3–2

🗽 Alex Kovalev Tying 3rd · 16:19

Assists: Petr Nedved, Mark Messier · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–3

Overtime

🐦 Yannick Tremblay PP Go-ahead OT · 02:40

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Dany Heatley · beat Mike Dunham

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 41

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

20 Hits 31

19 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 7

10 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 8

ATL shooting 16.0% (4/25) NYR shooting 7.3% (3/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 62:35 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 62:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kozlov · Savard 25:44

L2 Kovalchuk · Bartecko · Hrkac 19:44

L3 Simon · Svartvadet · Odgers 10:36

L4 Cowan · Hartigan · Lessard 6:39

D1 Tremblay · Exelby 28:55

D2 Kaberle · Safronov 20:38

D3 Tjarnqvist · Foster 11:36

🗽Rangers

L1 Messier · Nedved · Kovalev 21:28

L2 Lindros · Carter · Barnaby 17:45

L3 Lacouture · Holik · McCarthy 13:21

L4 Donato · Lundmark · Petrovicky 4:19

D1 Leetch · Poti 29:33

D2 Kasparaitis · Mironov 25:45

D3 Purinton · Lefebvre 7:29

⚔️ Last meetings

Thrashers lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ ATL vs NYR, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Rangers on March 31, 2003?

Thrashers won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Rangers?

The final score was Thrashers 4, Rangers 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Marc Savard (2), Vyacheslav Kozlov, Yannick Tremblay.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev, Boris Mironov, Mark Messier.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Thrashers vs Rangers season series?

Thrashers lead the season series 4–0 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Mar 29

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 2003

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