Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	27-40-11-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	1	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	13	12	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	8	9	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen (2)	Mario Lemieux (17), Dan Lacouture (7)	Even strength	TBL 0, PIT 1
1st	18:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (14)	Mario Lemieux (18), Janne Laukkanen (3)	Power play	TBL 0, PIT 2
2nd	08:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov (10)	Mario Lemieux (19), Michal Rozsival (12)	Power play	TBL 0, PIT 3
3rd	03:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (4)	Aleksey Morozov (14), Darius Kasparaitis (9)	Even strength	TBL 0, PIT 4
3rd	12:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ben Clymer (10)	Vinny Prospal (16), Zdeno Ciger (11)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 4
3rd	14:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (5)	Aleksey Morozov (15), Janne Laukkanen (4)	Power play	TBL 1, PIT 5

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	40%	22:04
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1		16:38
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:00
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	15:29
Number 18 Z. Ciger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:21
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	50%	22:05
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	50%	16:50
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	47.1%	13:43
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:36
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	-2	6	1	1	0		19:35
Number 34 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		05:06
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:53
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:34
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		17:37
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0		21:12
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:25
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		24:27
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:46

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	11	8	3	.727	28:40	Loss
Number 80 K. Weekes	16	14	2	.875	31:20

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 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	46.2%	13:07
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	11:14
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	50%	23:42
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	07:03
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	80%	23:41
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		12:01
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0		18:28
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85.7%	08:57
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	2	3	5	+2	0	6	0	1	1	33.3%	21:49
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		15:15
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	1	2	3	+2	2	4	0	1	1		19:37
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	2	0		12:38
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	1	2	3	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:16
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		11:35
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		14:55
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	+1	6	2	4	4	0		18:29
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		20:54
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:27

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	27	26	1	.963	59:56	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Meloche	Kneeing	2
1st	17:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Hooking	2
2nd	03:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	High sticking	2
2nd	04:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	High sticking	2
2nd	07:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Tripping	2
2nd	09:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov	Hooking	2
3rd	02:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	High sticking	2
3rd	02:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gordie Dwyer	Roughing	2
3rd	02:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Slashing	2
3rd	13:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Tripping	2
3rd	16:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Hooking	2
3rd	16:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	16:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Diving	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Rob Shick, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Tim Nowak
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Grant Ledyard, Tim Taylor, Brian Holzinger, Nolan Pratt, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Martin Cibak, Kristian Kudroc, Sheldon Keefe
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Stephane Richer, Kevin Stevens, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 3, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 10, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 4, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002