New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Thursday, December 5, 2002 · First Union Center

2–3

26–35

Game summary

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, December 5, 2002 at First Union Center. The Flyers outshot the Rangers 35–26.

Goals came from Mark Recchi, Bobby Holik, Jeremy Roenick, Eric Lindros and Michal Handzus.

Roman Cechmanek made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Dan Blackburn stopped 32 of 35.

Goals
NYR	0	2	0	0	2	26
PHI	0	2	0	1	3	35

Scoring

2nd period

Mark Recchi (7)Justin Williams (10), Kim Johnsson (11)0–102:02 PHI ·
Bobby Holik (2)Matthew Barnaby (5), Dale Purinton (7)1–107:40 NYR
Jeremy Roenick (10)Simon Gagne (11), Mark Recchi (8)1–215:32 PHI
Eric Lindros (7)Bobby Holik (2), Matthew Barnaby (6)2–218:00 NYR

Overtime

Michal Handzus (8)Unassisted2–304:23 PHI

Team stats

NYRPHI

2635

52%48%

0/21/3

Penalties

3:40 into the first periodRadek Dvorak · holding the stick2 min
8:39 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
13:27 into the first periodBruno St. Jacques · roughing2 min
0:24 into the second periodVladimir Malakhov · holding2 min
4:32 into the third periodChris McAllister · slashing2 min

Season series

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

16Bobby HolikC	1	1	2	+2	4	0	0	55	25	17:09
36Matthew BarnabyR	0	2	2	+2	1	0	0	–	21	14:23
88Eric LindrosC	1	0	1	+2	5	0	0	33	24	19:37
5Dale PurintonD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	–	32	22:13
8Ted DonatoL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	9	06:01
9Pavel BureR	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	–	22	17:06
10Sandy McCarthyR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	12	08:22
11Mark MessierC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	27	19:41
17Rem MurrayL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100	24	16:59
20Radek DvorakR	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	–	22	16:12
37Mikael SamuelssonR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	21	13:50
38Ronald PetrovickyR	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	–	20	14:41
93Petr NedvedC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	54	24	19:54
3Tom PotiD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	29	24:09
6Darius KasparaitisD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	30	23:15
23Vladimir MalakhovD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	–	32	23:20
24Sylvain LefebvreD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	22	17:48
33Dave KarpaD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	23	18:01

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31Dan BlackburnG	L	35	32	3	.914	64:23
34Jason LaBarberaG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters

8Mark RecchiR	1	1	2	+1	5	0	0	29	26	20:14
12Simon GagneL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	–	28	20:08
14Justin WilliamsR	0	1	1	−2	3	0	0	–	24	17:57
26Michal HandzusC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	56	22	15:41
97Jeremy RoenickC	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	36	28	20:26
5Kim JohnssonD	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	–	34	26:20
17Guillaume LefebvreL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10	07:58
19Paul RanheimL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	20	14:23
20Radovan SomikR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	22	15:33
24Chris McAllisterL	0	0	0	−1	2	0	2	–	16	13:14
25Keith PrimeauC	0	0	0	−2	2	0	0	63	25	18:24
29Todd FedorukL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10	07:10
39Marty MurrayC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15	10:26
87Donald BrashearL	0	0	0	−2	2	0	0	–	20	15:35
2Eric WeinrichD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	–	32	26:15
3Dan McgillisD	0	0	0	−1	4	0	0	–	31	25:32
22Bruno St. JacquesD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	2	–	16	12:49
36Dennis SeidenbergD	0	0	0	−1	3	0	0	–	27	25:09

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
32Roman CechmanekG	W	26	24	2	.923	64:23
42Robert EscheG		0	0	0	–	00:00