Scores for Dec 7, 2003
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    TB
    NYR
    3
    2
    3
    2
    0
  • Final OT
    OT
     
    PHX
    CHI
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
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    PIT
    CGY
    1
    6
    1
    6
    2
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    DAL
    ANA
    0
    4
    0
    4
    3

Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

Close

Tampa Bay leads 3-1

Game 1: Tuesday, November 25th
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Lightning0
Game 2: Sunday, December 7th
Lightning3Final
Rangers2
Game 3: Sunday, January 11th
Lightning2Final
OT
Rangers1
Game 4: Friday, March 12th
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Lightning5

Lightning 3

(13-6-1, 31 pts)

Rangers 2

(10-10-2, 27 pts)

5:00 PM ET, December 7, 2003

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

1 2 3 T
TB 1 0 23
NYR 1 1 02

M. St. Louis (Lightning - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

J. Grahame (Lightning - G): Saves: 29, Save Pct.: .935

A. Carter (Rangers - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Tampa Bay (12-6-4-1) at NY Rangers (10-9-5-2) 5:00 pm EST

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Coming off a victory against their biggest rival, the New York Rangers try to move two games over .500 for the third time this season on Sunday afternoon as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

After a pair of tough losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Rangers avoided falling under .500 with a 4-2 road victory over the struggling New York Islanders on Thursday.

The Rangers built a 3-0 lead as defenseman Brian Leetch scored twice. Leetch scored his second goal of the game and Anson Carter tallied during a five-minute power play, which was awarded following Mike Peca's knee-to-knee hit on Jamie Lundmark.

New York had to hold on as the Islanders scored twice in 47 seconds, but Martin Rucinsky sealed the win with his eighth goal of the season.

Tampa Bay snapped a season-high six-game winless streak with Saturday's 3-1 win over Buffalo.

In just their ninth road game of the season, the Lightning scored three goals for the first time since November 20 as captain Dave Andreychuk netted the game-winner and Nikolai Khabibulin tied a season high with 37 saves.

Andreychuk has scored in the last two games following a 15-game drought.

The Rangers opened the season series with a 2-0 victory at Tampa Bay on November 25 when Jussi Markkanen made 36 saves and captain Mark Messier and rookie Jed Ortmeyer scored.

New York is 12-10-2 all time at home vs. the Lightning.

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Regular Season Matchup

 
Tampa Bay
New York
W-L-OTL46-22-627-40-8
Home24-10-313-21-4
Road22-12-314-19-4
Division13-8-011-10-2
Conference38-19-222-31-6
Last 105-4-12-6-2
Complete Standings

Team Stat Comparison

Tampa Bay
New York
2.99Goals Per Game2.51
2.34Goals Against Per Game3.05
30Shots on Goal Per Game29.46
25.43Shots Against Per Game29.22
12.01Penalty Minutes Per Game17.79
55Power Play Goals46
16.3%Power Play %14.3%
42Power Play Goals Allowed80
84.8%Penalty Kill %79.4%
15Shorthanded Goals6
4Shorthanded Goals Allowed8

Goalie Breakdown

Tampa Bay		 GP W L OTL GAA SO SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin 55 28 19 0 2.33 3 .910
John Grahame 29 18 9 0 2.06 1 .913
New York		 GP W L OTL GAA SO SV%
Mike Dunham 57 16 30 0 3.03 2 .896
Jussi Markkanen 26 8 12 0 2.56 2 .913
Jason LaBarbera 4 1 2 0 4.84 0 .824
Jamie McLennan 4 1 3 0 2.96 0 .876
Steve Valiquette 2 1 1 0 3.00 0 .915

Team Stat Leaders

 
Tampa Bay
New York
GMartin St. Louis 38 Bobby Holik 25
AMartin St. Louis 56 Bobby Holik 31
PTSMartin St. Louis 94 Bobby Holik 56
PIMChris Dingman 140 Chris Simon 225
SOGBrad Richards 244 Bobby Holik 225