🏝️ Away Islanders 15-13-1 before this game

3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	3
NYR	0	0	0	4

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 4–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 18, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Dec 18, 2003 · 19:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Eric Lindros

2 A

2 shots · 16:38 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mariusz Czerkawski

2 A

1 shots · 10:16 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Matthew Barnaby

1 G

3 shots · 13:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

23 Hits 20

16 Blocked shots 17

1 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 5

12 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYR shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:44 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 15-13-1 (52% win rate, 29 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 14-12-4 (47% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 15-13-1 (52% win rate, 29 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 14-12-4 (47% win rate, 30 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Kvasha · Peca · Yashin 19:24

L2 Blake · Bates · Hunter 18:01

L3 Scatchard · Parrish · Asham 13:17

L4 Mapletoft · Czerkawski · Godard 5:37

D1 Hamrlik · Niinimaa 25:29

D2 Aucoin · Jonsson 22:42

D3 Cairns · Martinek 11:38

🗽Rangers

L1 Rucinsky · Holik · Kovalev 21:10

L2 Lindros · Nedved · Carter 16:03

L3 Simon · Hlavac · Barnaby 13:15

L4 Lacouture · Messier · MacDonald 8:43

D1 Leetch · Poti 22:45

D2 Malakhov · Bouchard 18:46

D3 De Vries · Kasparaitis 17:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

Jan 21, 2003

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

5–0 · Rangers won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on December 18, 2003?

Rangers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 3, Rangers 4.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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?

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 16

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 18, 2003

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