Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, February 27, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Los Angeles Kings	5	40-27-11-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	3	2	0	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	10	15	6	31
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	8	13	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (15)	Alex Kovalev (26), Robert Lang (27)	Even strength	LAK 0, PIT 1
1st	07:00	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Allison (15)	Mattias Norstrom (6), Adam Deadmarsh (23)	Even strength	LAK 1, PIT 1
1st	11:47	Los Angeles Kings	Mikko Eloranta (5)	Ian Laperriere (10)	Even strength	LAK 2, PIT 1
1st	12:19	Los Angeles Kings	Adam Deadmarsh (21)	Jason Allison (33), Mathieu Schneider (17)	Even strength	LAK 3, PIT 1
1st	14:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen (4)	Mario Lemieux (24), Alex Kovalev (27)	Power play	LAK 3, PIT 2
2nd	06:45	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry (4)	Jason Allison (34), Ziggy Palffy (16)	Power play	LAK 4, PIT 2
2nd	11:17	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere (8)	Mikko Eloranta (8), Brad Chartrand (7)	Even strength	LAK 5, PIT 2
3rd	05:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen (5)	Aleksey Morozov (20), Mario Lemieux (25)	Even strength	LAK 5, PIT 3
3rd	19:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (21)	Robert Lang (28), Jan Hrdina (18)	Even strength	LAK 5, PIT 4

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

Los Angeles Kings 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 9 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:19
Number 15 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	25%	05:16
Number 19 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		05:13
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	66.7%	18:12
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0	0	25%	12:42
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0		19:59
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	1	0		17:12
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	2	0	63.6%	12:53
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:09
Number 41 J. Allison	C	1	2	3	0	0	4	3	1	0	57.7%	19:59
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	1	1	2	+2	2	1	2	0	0		12:59
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		15:48
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		22:22
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:01
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		24:16
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	0	0		15:06
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		20:57
Number 44 J. Modry	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	1		17:50

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	27	23	4	.852	59:57	Win

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	0	0	66.7%	17:10
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	07:49
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	21.4%	19:37
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	41.2%	15:55
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	2	3	0	0	4	2	0	0	50%	21:21
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:35
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	17:15
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		14:03
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0	0	0	44.4%	21:10
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		08:14
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:03
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:14
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	2	0	2	+1	2	2	2	1	1		20:47
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		14:59
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		19:26
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		19:47
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		19:15
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	0		17:32

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	31	26	5	.839	58:13	Loss

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:25	Los Angeles Kings	Mikko Eloranta	High sticking	2
1st	13:51	Los Angeles Kings	Ted Donato	Tripping	2
2nd	06:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	High sticking	2
2nd	12:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	High sticking	2
2nd	15:37	Los Angeles Kings	Craig Johnson	Holding	2
2nd	19:26	Los Angeles Kings	Nelson Emerson	Roughing	2
2nd	19:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Roughing	2
3rd	00:31	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski	Holding	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Kevin Maguire, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Troy Sartison
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Rob Valicevic, Ken Belanger, Jere Karalahti, Jason Holland, Steve Kelly, Eric Belanger, Adam Mair, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Andreas Lilja, Jaroslav Bednar
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kevin Stevens, Mike Wilson, Krzysztof Oliwa, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott

Every Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 27, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 16, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 27, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Feb 27, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Feb 27, 2002
Minnesota Wild 5 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 27, 2002