Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, January 6, 2002, 7:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 on Sunday, January 6, 2002 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	28-41-8-5
at Chicago Blackhawks	2	41-27-13-1

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0
Chicago Blackhawks	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	8	9	22
Chicago Blackhawks	11	5	3	19

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:24	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (14)	Alexei Zhamnov (27), Tony Amonte (23)	Even strength	PIT 0, CHI 1
2nd	03:12	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov (15)	Kyle Calder (19), Tony Amonte (24)	Even strength	PIT 0, CHI 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	1	42.9%	07:01
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	16:29
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	3	2	0	41.7%	14:34
Number 20 R. Lang	C	-2	0	3	0	3	43.3%	21:33
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	1	1	0	50%	15:56
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	0	1	1	0		08:39
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	-2	2	1	1	0		20:43
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	2	1		08:29
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	2	0	0		17:34
Number 37 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	1	4	0		13:53
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	-2	0	0	0	0	100%	17:36
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	4	1	0		17:17
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	-1	5	2	2	0		17:21
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	3	1		20:49
Number 7 A. Ference	D	-1	4	1	1	0		17:51
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	1	4		17:02
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	-1	2	1	6	1		20:38
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	-1	0	0	3	3		21:45

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	19	17	2	.895	58:51	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	2	2	+2	5	2	0	2		19:16
Number 11 P. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	10:15
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	1	1	2	+2	4	3	0	0	68.2%	21:07
Number 14 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		06:33
Number 17 M. Peluso	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:22
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	1	2	+2	2	1	1	1		18:21
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.7%	17:05
Number 24 B. Probert	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:56
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58.3%	18:38
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		14:54
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		17:05
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	55.6%	15:06
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:05
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	1	1		23:10
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		15:40
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:26
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	3		24:09
Number 45 V. Chebaturkin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		11:44

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	22	22	0	1.000	59:58	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Kneeing	2
1st	08:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Interference	2
1st	18:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	High sticking	2
2nd	13:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Ryan Vandenbussche	Tripping	2
3rd	13:07	Chicago Blackhawks	Tony Amonte	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:07	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Roughing	2
3rd	13:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Roughing	2
3rd	15:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Holding	2
3rd	15:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Diving	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Tim Peel, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Dan Schachte
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Ian Moran, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Milan Kraft, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Steve Thomas, Steve Dubinsky, Chris Mcalpine, Jim Campbell, Boris Mironov, Casey Hankinson, Aaron Downey, Tyler Arnason, Matt Henderson, Steve McCarthy, Michael Leighton

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 6, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Jan 6, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 6, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Jan 6, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 6, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Jan 6, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Jan 6, 2002