Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

Thursday, January 3, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Thursday, January 3, 2002 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	28-41-8-5
at New York Islanders	4	42-28-8-4

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	2
New York Islanders	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	3	9	20
New York Islanders	9	15	11	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau (2)	Tom Kostopoulos (1), Krzysztof Oliwa (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYI 0
1st	14:57	New York Islanders	Brad Isbister (9)	Adrian Aucoin (10), Shawn Bates (13)	Power play	PIT 1, NYI 1
2nd	13:16	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates (12)	Jason Blake (3)	Shorthanded	PIT 1, NYI 2
2nd	16:18	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (5)	Oleg Kvasha (14), Dave Scatchard (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYI 3
3rd	06:02	New York Islanders	Mark Parrish (21)	Raffi Torres (1), Mats Lindgren (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYI 4
3rd	12:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (13)	Robert Lang (18), Krzysztof Oliwa (2)	Power play	PIT 2, NYI 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	5	1	0	33.3%	16:23
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	62.5%	09:16
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	28.6%	10:39
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	28%	24:33
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	1	1		25:19
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:15
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	1	0		19:15
Number 37 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:22
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	50%	20:13
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		15:43
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:29
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		18:39
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	2	0		20:10
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		21:41
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	4	0		21:32
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	0	0		05:42
Number 23 J. Jakopin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		06:10
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3	0		21:33

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	35	31	4	.886	59:05	Loss

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Lindgren	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0	75%	07:03
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0	33.3%	10:56
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1		14:12
Number 16 R. Torres	L	0	1	1	+1	4	1	5	0	0		06:21
Number 17 S. Bates	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	100%	16:42
Number 20 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		05:50
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		23:12
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	68%	23:27
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2	0		22:09
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	1	1	+1	4	3	3	0	0	80%	11:07
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0		11:23
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	73.3%	16:09
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	6	2	1	0		16:10
Number 6 K. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		11:42
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	7	0		31:15
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	2	0	0		15:43
Number 45 M. Kiprusoff	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		09:08
Number 47 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:46

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Osgood	20	18	2	.900	59:52	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang	Hooking	2
1st	14:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Hooking	2
1st	15:48	New York Islanders	Dave Scatchard	Roughing	2
1st	15:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Boarding (major)	5
1st	15:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	07:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Interference	2
2nd	11:03	New York Islanders	Raffi Torres	High sticking	2
2nd	11:03	New York Islanders	Raffi Torres	High sticking	2
3rd	07:16	New York Islanders	Dave Scatchard	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	07:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	07:54	New York Islanders	Oleg Kvasha	Interference	2
3rd	11:13	New York Islanders	Mats Lindgren	Tripping	2
3rd	14:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Mark Faucette, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Ian Moran, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Eric Meloche, Milan Kraft, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott
New York Islanders scratches: Kevin Haller, Claude Lapointe, Roman Hamrlik, Marko Tuomainen, Dave Roche, Jason Podollan, Raymond Giroux, Ray Schultz, Evgeny Korolev, Jason Krog, Branislav Mezei, Juraj Kolnik, Radek Martinek, Alexandre Kharitonov, Dusan Salficky

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 10, 2001
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 14, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 24, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Mon, Mar 4, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 3, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Nashville Predators 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 3, 2002