Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, February 28, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, February 28, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	28-41-8-5
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	22-47-8-5

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	2	1	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	2	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	13	12	1	33
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	11	7	0	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla (7)	Ray Whitney (28), Mike Sillinger (15)	Even strength	PIT 0, CBJ 1
1st	05:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (22)	Jan Hrdina (19), Janne Laukkanen (7)	Even strength	PIT 1, CBJ 1
2nd	00:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	Robert Kron (4)	Geoff Sanderson (5), Espen Knutsen (26)	Even strength	PIT 1, CBJ 2
2nd	17:10	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 1, CBJ 3
3rd	02:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (17)	Alex Kovalev (28), Randy Robitaille (6)	Even strength	PIT 2, CBJ 3
3rd	19:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov (15)	Randy Robitaille (7), Jan Hrdina (20)	Even strength	PIT 3, CBJ 3
OT	01:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival (5)	Jan Hrdina (21), Kris Beech (13)	Even strength	PIT 4, CBJ 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	43.8%	12:00
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	25%	14:09
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	62.5%	08:51
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	+2	2	4	0	0	40%	23:29
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	2	2	0	2	4	1	0	59.1%	18:41
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0		26:13
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		02:46
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		13:54
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	0	50%	20:07
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:29
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:36
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1		14:58
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3		19:51
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0		15:38
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		23:30
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2		23:17
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		23:13
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	1		15:32

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	25	22	3	.880	61:16	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	50%	23:13
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	100%	12:12
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0		14:21
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		19:07
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	1	57.1%	22:24
Number 18 R. Kron	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		16:36
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		27:10
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	-3	2	1	4	0	60%	16:59
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		15:01
Number 42 B. Harkins	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	06:46
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	+1	5	0	0	0		04:37
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		19:12
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		16:51
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		20:54
Number 32 R. Bicanek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:35
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		05:37
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5		23:21
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	3		24:01

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tugnutt	33	29	4	.879	61:33	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Moran	High sticking	2
1st	02:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:02	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	14:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Grant Marshall	Slashing	2
2nd	14:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Roughing	2
3rd	04:24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Serge Aubin	Interference	2
3rd	11:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang	Tripping	2
3rd	14:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille	Interference	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Referees: Brad Meier, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Thor Nelson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Jamie Heward, Sean Pronger, David Ling, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Derrick Walser, Brad Moran, Blake Sloan, Chris Nielsen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Mar 11, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
San Jose Sharks 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 28, 2002