Lightning 4, Rangers 2
Final · Madison Square Garden
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 NYR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Oct 21, 2002 at Madison Square Garden.
Top performers
Martin St. Louis had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Lightning.
Nikolai Khabibulin made 18 saves on 20 shots for the Lightning.
Mark Messier had 1 goal for the Rangers.
Dan Blackburn made 18 saves on 21 shots for the Rangers.
Before and after
- Lightning · 2002-03 season · Previous Oct 19, 2002: TB 3, PIT 3 · Next Oct 23, 2002: TB 2, CBJ 2
- Rangers · 2002-03 season · Previous Oct 19, 2002: NSH 2, NYR 2 · Next Oct 23, 2002: WSH 2, NYR 1
Other Lightning vs Rangers games
| Dec 29, 2002 | NYR at TB | 3-5 | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2002 | TB at NYR | 3-4 | Regular |
| Oct 30, 2002 | NYR at TB | 0-3 | Regular |
| Apr 15, 2026 | NYR at TB | 4-2 | Regular |
| Nov 29, 2025 | TB at NYR | 4-1 | Regular |
| Nov 12, 2025 | NYR at TB | 7-3 | Regular |
